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.
Personal Investment Management firm
The firm provides discretionary investment management to private clients. They are based in East Lothian and have 43 employees.

They needed a solution that would ‘raise the bar’ in terms of their presentations and deliver more positive results. A proposed programme of two half-day sessions produced some noticeable results.
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.

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 Face-to-face meetings, handshakes, and quick catch-ups over a coffee have been replaced by the video conference call.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 […]

Professional, assured and extremely helpful.

Toby KirkwoodGalbraith
I was really impressed with Maryanne’s workshop. Over just one day, I felt my confidence grow and now look forward to putting into practice all the techniques I have learnt. Maryanne got the balance just right of working with a group but tailoring to individual needs. We all got a lot out of it!

Children 1st
Thanks again for all your help and guidance. I definitely feel more confident now about communicating and presenting, it’s been a hugely beneficial experience for me. It was one of the most enjoyable training courses I have been on and I’m quite sad not to be continuing with the sessions every week.

Cornelian Asset Managers