Testimonials

"A real eye-opener!"

The Mastering Persuasion and Influence course was fantastic and a real eye-opener! There was lots of engagement throughout the day and plenty of opportunities to apply the techniques taught to real-world situations as well as discussing the experiences and ideas of others. The 4 P's were particularly interesting and useful as well as the idea of framing an argument as either Towards or Away in order to match in with other's preferences and allow you to better persuade them, both techniques which I have subsequently used to get results. Overall a great course which I'd highly recommend.

Vicky Wheatley

Marketing Executive, Tribepad

I was absolutely delighted with the quality of training from Big Fish Training and the value we got out of it as an organisation. We commissioned them to lead a group training session for a number of our staff. Right from the start, they really took the time to learn about us and our needs as a business, as well as getting an understanding of each individual participating. As a result our trainer, Emma Ewing, delivered a fully tailored course designed around our business. For me, the most telling sign that the training had been a success was seeing colleagues who had participated implementing her advice day-to-day in the office, including printing out the guidance to use as a reminder at their desks.

We were looking for a face to face PR course that would help us strengthen our marketing output. With so many options online only we were grateful that Kick Start offered the option of a face to face course. Fiona our trainer was impeccable, very informative and allowed the group to discuss ideas and methods of how to create and design a PR campaign. It has already allowed us to see new ideas form content we already had but did nothing with and pushed our company into a more forward way of thinking when it comes to PR.

Emma's training was great, I have attended two courses she has run and both have been invaluable to me. She was warm and approachable and her sessions were fun and interesting. Her training has helped to grow my confidence and has given me skills that I will take with me throughout my career.

This recommendation is well overdue. I took part in a course run by Emma called 'Improving Communication Skills for a PR Professional' as a trainee on the Taylor Bennett Foundation. I instantly warmed to Emma, helping me to relax and get the most of out the course. By the end of the day I had not only learned a great deal about my colleagues, I learnt a lot about myself, how I communicate and how I can effectively communicate with others. Emma is a joy to be around and very passionate about what she does. I have friends who have attended other courses such as 'Becoming Assertive', and have nothing but positive things to say about Emma and her courses. I look forward to working with her in the future.

Emma inspired a room full of PR account managers to work together and produce a pretty awesome and empowering manifesto for our role. She helped us analyse what we meant to the company, to our clients, to our colleagues and to the media. Emma's guidance ensured we fully understood our responsibilities and we all came out stronger from her excellent training and facilitation. In fact, what we discussed continued to be useful to me after the course. Thank you Emma.