Maryanne Johnston – Effective Spoken Communication

My Approach

My approach is based on showing you or your team that everyone communicates most effectively when they are in a relaxed informal conversation, when they are being themselves.
How I Help
- Increased confidence
- Saved time
- Greater impact
- Video reviewing

I work with a wide range of professionals, either 1-to-1, in small group sessions or delivering training to big teams. Although each client’s requirements are different below are some examples of the types of training and skills development I offer.

Commercial Law Firm, Edinburgh
Progression to partner in a Commercial Legal Practice is a challenge. You need the right blend of skills to add real value to the business.

Maryanne created a programme to build skills for successful client relationships. It was a 1-to-1 programme for an individual which resulted in a far more rounded candidate for partner.
University of St Andrews Centre for Academic, Professional and Organisational Development
St Andrews University PSC+ negotiation team is a student-led initiative that delivers courses for students to ensure they have the skills they need for the workplace.

Maryanne ran the first session of the 2019 programme – Communicate with Confidence.
Find out how the students benefited from the sessions.
Suni Peasgood
Maryanne delivers personal, one-to-one training to build communication skills for a range of situations.

Following maternity leave, Suni, who had worked with Maryanne before enlisted her help to rebuild her confidence as she embarked on interviews to get back to work. These sessions were all about establishing a positive mindset.

Video Conferencing Etiquette – A Simple Guide to Best Practice
Our family, social and working lives have all undergone such dramatic changes in recent weeks. For those of us fortunate enough to still be working, our workplace has changed beyond recognition. Face-to-face meetings, handshakes, and quick catch-ups over a coffee have been replaced by the video conference call. Detached yet connected, video conferencing is uncharted […]
CivTech® 4.0: Solve a challenge, build a business
I’m delighted to be working with the Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate again. The CivTech® Programme brings together public sector expertise and private sector creativity to deliver significant benefits to public services. More challenges than ever were presented in this year’s programme as 14 companies from across the UK were selected to work with challenge sponsors to […]
9 Workshops, 4.5 Days, 54×60 Second Pitches…
9 workshops, 4.5 days, 54 x 60-second pitches… phew! EIE20 is set to be an amazing event. Over the past couple of weeks, I have worked with up to 60 innovative tech companies from ICT, Life Sciences and Energy Sectors to prepare them for the main event: EIE20 on April 23rd. Each company will take […]

Best workshop I have attended to date. The process of practise, perform and repeat was extremely effective. The day was relaxed and the emphasis on bringing out the natural attributes of the individual presenting was very refreshing and reassuring. Focus on both presentation skills and content was invaluable. You had a very good grasp of the psychological processes involved in presenting and I would thoroughly recommend your course to anyone.

EIE Exhibiting CompanyInformatics Ventures – EIE (Engage, Invest, Exploit) Scotland’s Premier Investor Conference
Maryanne delivered 2 half day elevator pitch workshops for Converge Challenge top 30. She achieved significant improvements in a very short period of time. The pitches were clear, on time and conveyed the main points well. Her approach was very practical and enabled participants to practise their pitches live before delivering it to the audience. I have found her very professional and our participants stated the elevator pitch training as one of the most useful elements.

Olga Kozlova, Director, Converge Challenge
I walked away from Maryanne’s workshop feeling far more confident both in the content of my pitch and my ability to deliver it well.

Eve Bramley, Better Internet Research LtdInformatics Ventures – EIE (Engage, Invest, Exploit) Scotland’s Premier Investor Conference