I am a qualified Executive Business Coach and Communications Trainer dedicated to helping my clients. With a background in psychology and acting, I have been focusing on personal impact, communication and leadership skills in difficult situations for the past 16 years. I have worked as a trainer, facilitator and coach in teams and one to one sessions. My clients leave our working sessions with practical actions to help themselves and their teams. My sessions have been described as ‘challenging’, ‘supportive’ and ‘rewarding’. I have worked throughout Europe, the USA, the Middle East, India and the Far East for clients such as BP, Coca-Cola, PwC, Allen & Overy, Barclays, GSK, Rolls Royce, and Hitachi.I am currently a guest speaker on the High Performance Leadership course for the IMD (International Institute for Management Development) in Lausanne, Switzerland. My talk covers Influencing through the Spoken Word and focuses on managing your state, content and delivery. I am also the Communications Trainer and Coach on the Advanced High Performance Leadership course for the IMD, in association with Professor George Kohlrieser.Professor George Kohlrieser, IMD..."Ed has worked with us on IMD’s High Performance Leadership (HPL) and Advanced High Performance Leadership (AHPL) Programs in Switzerland, China, Brazil and the US. The programs offer developmental experiences for senior level executives from all over the world who want to achieve the next level of leadership effectiveness. Ed brings huge impact, inspiring participants to step up and out of the comfort zone to communicate with confidence. Through innovative and dynamic practice in real time, Ed challenges participants to be their very best in an atmosphere that both supports and challenges. He has been described as “transformational” and “an incredible communications professional”.