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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.
My Approach
How I Help
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How I Help

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.

Informatics Ventures – EIE (Engage, Invest, Exploit) Scotland’s Premier Investor Conference
Informatics Ventures support Scotland’s technology entrepreneurs to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

EIE is their flagship event and showcases over 50 tech entrepreneurs to over 800 investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs. Over the last decade, Maryanne has worked with EIE to make sure they are all pitch-fit through a series of workshops.

Informatics Ventures – EIE (Engage, Invest, Exploit) Scotland’s Premier Investor Conference
Highlands & Islands Enterprise Entrepreneurial Academy
Highlands and Islands Enterprise support economic and community development for 450,000 people across a vast and diverse region.

Maryanne is delivering group Pitching Skills Workshops for up to 15 participants, in a variety of locations across the region, as part of the 2018-20 Entrepreneurial Academy. Find out more about the sessions here.

Highlands & Islands Enterprise Entrepreneurial Academy
Brewgooder
Preparing to Raise Venture Capital Investment with Brewgooder, supported by Scottish Enterprise. Brewgooder sell craft beer – with a difference! They are committed to making a difference in the world, on a mission to provide 1,000,000 people with clean drinking water through the power of craft beer. The Programme Scottish Enterprise is the Scottish Government’s […]

Brewgooder

How To Improve Public Speaking – Script or No-Script
The majority of my job is advising clients on how to improve public speaking. My advice is always predicated on being yourself, but that’s easier said than done when you’re in the heat of the moment and the adrenaline starts to flow.

How To Improve Public Speaking – Script or No-Script
Four public speaking techniques from the best
Just as the top sportspeople and finest actors make it look easy, so the world’s most inspiring speakers have a calmness and a flow that keeps us captivated. However, as with anyone who’s successfully mastered their craft, the hard work that goes into the final result is very rarely appreciated. The most effective orators over […]

Four public speaking techniques from the best
Finding Confidence With Assertive Behaviour
Assertiveness, to some, comes with negative connotations, and it shouldn’t. There is nothing wrong with being assertive; it is a crucial trait of great leaders, as long as it doesn’t stray into aggression.

Finding Confidence With Assertive Behaviour

Maryanne has provided professional and effective presentation skills training for us for the exhibiting companies who have attended our annual investor showcase event, EIE. The quality of presentations has been duly noted by our investor audience, as has the quality of training received beforehand from the companies who have taken part.

Danny HelsonInformatics Ventures – EIE (Engage, Invest, Exploit) Scotland’s Premier Investor Conference
This course should be mandatory in business and for fathers of the bride!

Lydia Bailey, Marketing Executive, SmartestEnergySmartestEnergy
It was a great insight in to what I need to consider before presenting and the skills and tips picked up are invaluable. A great base to start from and to practise!

HIE Entrepreneurial AcademyHighlands & Islands Enterprise Entrepreneurial Academy