Advanced Presentation Skills

John Cooper speaking at Pecha Kucha Manchester

With 20 years of experience in stand-up comedy and improv, I can supercharge you or your team with advanced presentation skills.

These presentation skills sessions have improvisation games at their core. We discover how to use humour to unlock creativity and build more confidence in front of an audience.

Sessions are developed to hone a distinct voice that's your own and keep audiences highly engaged, energised and entertained. I often bring in members from The Totally Improvised Company, too.

What's covered?

  • Gain skills to deliver exhilarating presentations.
  • How the right kind of humour can create amazing results at work.
  • Overcoming technology fears - don't let it push your buttons.
  • Pop, don't fizzle - Make nervous energy work for you,
  • How comedy can build stronger, happier relationships.
  • Using comedy to 'smash the roof off' your presentation (as we say on the stand-up comedy circuit).
  • Timing. Prevent overrunning so you always end on a high note.
  • Applying storytelling beats that keep your audience listening to the end.
  • Think like a comedy show editor, how to eliminate waffle and look for punchlines.

How, where, when?

Tailored to suit individuals or teams. Delivered online or face-to-face, afternoon or full-day events that deep dive into crafting a presentation or talk as sharp as a stand-up comedy set.

Interested? The first step is to get in touch to find out more:


    Presentation skills clients

    About John

    John has delivered talks on the effectiveness of humour to Lloyds Bank, Google’s Digital Garage, The Business Growth Hub, Power to Change, Locality, Avecto Cyber Security and many others. He's a speaker coach for TEDx Warrington, regularly hosts events across the North West, and has a few hundred comedy gigs under his belt.

    Testimonials

    A different and refreshing way of looking at the skills that we use in presenting. I thoroughly enjoyed this workshop.
    - Raj Patel MBE

    "Many thanks to John, a real master in the craft of improvised speaking."
    - Andy Atkins, Resonant

    "I came away with more confidence and an understanding that I can talk about topics that I'm passionate about in a way to engage the  audience"
    - Ollie, Business Growth Hub

    "Got a lot from it. Hope to implement in my workplace."
    - Dave Jenkins

    "Amazing workshop, thank you for making the storytelling so much fun"
    The Coalville Hero Project

    "Excellent workshop on telling your story"
    - Jax Lovelock

    “Excellent session. John made us feel at ease and have fun whilst giving us valuable advice and skills.”
    - Liz Whitely

    "Brilliant – straight away comfortably out of my comfort zone!"
    - Janet Riley

    “Eye-opening and something that I'd do again”
    - David Norris

    “Scary but loads of fun too, brilliant.”
    - Terry Corbett

    "Really enjoyed it and got out of my comfort zone."
    - Connor Aston

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