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PSA Thames Valley January 2025: Convert Your Mindset, Convert The Room

16 January|15:30 - 20:30|Green Park Conference Centre - Reading - See full address

About this event

Get off to a flying start in the New Year by reassessing your purpose, setting a clear vision and learning how to craft a speech that generates the results that you want.

Our line-up includes podcasting and sales superstar Sarah Archer and the inimitable, funny and wise Shelley Bridgman.

Two great speeches/ workshops, plus the usual structured and unstructured networking, sharing and food.

Sarah’s will talk to us about Objection Mastery – How to Convert the Room without Friction

Most speakers miss a vital part of the audience journey, which means that whilst they might get compliments after the gig, their talk doesn’t generate the results they want.
In this talk you are going to get insight on how to create a transformational talk that better connects with decision makers, shifts beliefs and increases book sales, spin off gig opportunities and wins clients.

Shelley will enable us to Reassess our Purpose as we head into 2025 so that we can move forward with renewed purpose.

Keynote speakers

Sarah Archer
Shelley Bridgman
Sarah Archer

Sarah Archer is a speaker, speaking and marketing coach, podcast host, writer and performer. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), she is also Prince 2 qualified and an NLP Practitioner.

After more than 20 years’ experience in senior HR roles, leading and managing organisational change, Sarah shifted to focus on helping organisations, authors and experts use strategic storytelling to get buy in to their message.

She is at heart a storyteller herself, having spent over 20 years, performing stand-up comedy, and writing, directing and acting in sell-out plays, which have been published and performed internationally.

Her podcast The Speaking Club, is in the top 5 public speaking podcasts and in the top 1% of podcasts globally, with listeners in more than 190 countries.

Today she coaches individual authors and experts, and organisations such as the Imperial College, the CAA, the CIPD and Sony on marketing, strategic business storytelling, pitching and speaking.

Shelley Bridgman

Diversity Thinker, Author & a winner in the European Court of Justice

There are speakers who have led a conventional life, then there are those with experiences beyond the routine and Shelley is certainly among the latter. She has been a media commentator specialising in psychotherapy, psychology, and Coaching with appearances on BBC Television, Sky News, Channel 4 and 5 as well Radio 4’s “Woman’s Hour” “Midweek” and the “Jeremy Vine Show” on Radio 2. She has also featured in “Psychologies,” and “Therapy Today” magazines.

Shelley’s mission is to empower a new breed of Entrepreneur or Leader committed to affecting positive sustainable change in the world they inhabit.

As a Speaker, Shelley’s principal topics include Transformational Change, Diversity Thinking & Developing a Fearless Mindset.

Shelley’s TEDX talk “Dare to be You” was described as “Brilliant, brave & sensational!”

Event agenda

15:30
Doors open & Networking
16:00
Welcome, notices, welcome guests
16:30
Keynote/ workshop - Sarah Archer
17:15
Showcases
18:00
Networking supper; juggling workshop
19:00
Structured sharing
19:15
Keynote/ workshop - Shelley Bridgman
20:15
Thank yous and closing notices
20:30
Carriages

The venue

Get in touch with the organiser

John  Hayns

Regional President - PSA Thames Valley

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PSA Thames Valley January 2025: Convert Your Mindset, Convert The Room

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Members Early Bird
£40
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£45
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First Time Visitors
£30
+ VAT and fees
Non Members
£60
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