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PSA North East September 2025: Back to School Basics!

10 September|18:00 - 21:00|Maldron Hotel - Newcastle Upon Tyne - See full address

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About this event

Back to school in September, with two huge workshops!
We kick off our September event with Julie French. Julie’s been helping people get out of their own heads and out of their own way for as long as I can remember (yes, I’m old!).
We all want more gigs, right? And most of us know what we should be doing to get them – or at least something we could try. The hardcore question is why we don’t do those things? We get in our own way!  Julie’s going to put us through our paces to figure out what’s in our heads, and how to get it out of the way.

Harling Kaye will be our showcase this month, and we’ll be doing our usual helpful feedback on how to “Speak More; Speak Better”.
Bringing us home is Fiona Brennan-Scott. Fiona’s an expert in audience engagement and boasts 25 years working with people in multiple countries to become confident and competent communicators!
In this workshop she’ll invite you to think about – and practice – remarkable feedback! It’s about how to do it with excellence. I don’t know about you but I’ve been on the receiving end of some brutal and unhelpful stuff in the past, so this should be great!

Keynote speakers

Julie French
Fiona Brennan-Scott
Fiona Brennan-Scott
Julie French

Formerly a senior leader in social work, Julie has been coaching, training, and delivering keynote presentations since 1999.

As an NLP Master Trainer, she has led numerous Practitioner and Master Practitioner trainings around the world.

Today, she is the Co-Director of the Academy of High Achievers, which she runs with her life and business partner, Tony Burgess. Together, they’ve co-authored three books focused on helping people reclaim their true selves.

Since 2008, they’ve also built a successful psychometric profiling business and have delivered transformative Havening Techniques® Practitioner trainings, all with the aim of helping people unlock lasting change and step into their full potential.

Fiona Brennan-Scott

Fiona is an award-winning and CPD accredited audience engagement skills trainer, coach and speaker. This is underpinned and enhanced by her listening skills as a Time to Think Certified coach. She works with subject matter experts to increase their impact in organisations, working nationally and internationally to help leaders engage with their audiences in-person and online.

Fiona published her first book, ‘Breathtaking Communication: Tools and Techniques for Everyday Leaders’ in 2023 and is currently working on Breathtaking Communication, the online course. Her life is divided between South Wales and Oxfordshire, and she is occasionally mismanaged by two adorable labradors!

Event agenda

17:30
Bar networking
18:00
Meeting kicks off
21:00
Back to the Bar for more networking

The venue

Maldron Hotel – Newcastle Upon Tyne

Maldron Hotel
17 Newgate Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 5RE Maldron Hotel

Get in touch with the organiser

Simon Raybould

Regional President, PSA North East

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PSA North East September 2025: Back to School Basics!

Event details

10 September|18:00 - 21:00
Maldron Hotel
17 Newgate Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 5RE

Ticket types

Members Early Bird
£30
+ VAT and fees
Members Standard
£35
+ VAT and fees
First Time Visitors
£25
+ VAT and fees
Visitors
£50
+ VAT and fees
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