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CASE STUDY: Coaching to write and deliver a powerful RSA speech

November 26, 2021

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We recently helped Susannah Hardyman of Action Tutoring prepare for an important speech at the RSA.  We did this all by coaching via Zoom.

“Ben has been fantastic to work with…really helped me think differently about the way I deliver talks and presentations…… really practical, full of useful tips and valuable feedback.

I now feel confident delivering talks with only skeleton notes and without PowerPoint and could feel the difference it made to my delivery doing so!

Ben is easy, supportive and friendly to work with, I would highly recommend.”

Susanna Hardyman, CEO Action Tutoring

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