About this event
Join us at PSA Ireland this July for The Year of Growth, a morning of learning, inspiration and connection for professional speakers, trainers, coaches and consultants.
We’re delighted to welcome internationally renowned presentation skills expert Richard Pascoe as our keynote speaker.
Author of the Amazon bestselling book The Versatile Presenter, Richard has spent more than 25 years helping business leaders deliver presentations with greater confidence, adaptability and impact. His keynote, The Versatile Presenter, Attend to Your Task, will leave you with practical techniques you can put into practice straight away.
The morning will also feature our Professional Speaker of the Year Ireland Region competition, showcasing some of the country’s top speaking talent, along with a member showcase from Sarah Daly, where you’ll see how constructive feedback helps speakers develop and refine their talks.
Whether you’re an experienced professional speaker or looking to grow your confidence on stage, you’ll leave inspired, better connected and equipped with practical ideas to help you grow.
Tea, coffee and networking begin at 9.00am, before the formal programme starts.
Keynote speakers
Richard is one of the UK’s top experts in advanced presentation skills, especially in commercial business situations.
Richard spent 18 years at Procter & Gamble, in a range of UK-based and global roles in sales, insights, and learning & development. In addition, he soon became their go-to global expert on advanced presentation skills training – becoming known as the “guru grandfather of presentation skills”.
Since 2016 Richard has shifted this ‘side hustle’ into being is sole focus. Today he runs Making Presentations. He works with large multinationals like Procter & Gamble and Carslberg, UK companies like Channel 4 and TTP, and heroic charities like the Trussell Trust and Yorkshire Cancer Research. He designs and delivers training courses, leads executive coaching and delivers keynote talks all an array of topics within making presentations – “The science and art of saying things brilliantly”.
Richard is the co-author, with Kirstie Hawkes, of “The Versatile Presenter: Master 12 styles to get the response you need” – a book that tells you how to break-out of your one fixed style of presenting and to embody any of twelve different styles. It transforms you into a truly versatile business presenter.
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