Matthew James is an award winning corporate learning strategist, facilitator and speaker. He is well sought after with more than 100 speaking, training and consulting engagements every year. He spends a large part of his time speaking and training people in the areas ofPublic Speaking, People Skills, Communication Skills and Helping organizations and business units build high performing teams. He has worked with over 1000 companies, in the past 20 years across 20 countries..His audiences often describe him as one of the most engaging, motivating and inspiring trainers that they have encountered. One of Matthew's strengths is his ability to connect with his audiences and his down-to-earth approach in helping and empowering others.Matthew is the founder and CEO of Matthew James International, a Learning & Development consultancy which he started in 2001. He is a certified trainer with the Leadership Institute of America and is also a Fully Qualified and Accredited Administrator of the MBTI and DISC profiling instruments. He also partners Metaplan; an international management consulting firm, advising companies on how to manage the process of strategy development. He is a certified Metaplan Consultant & Facilitator, and represents the Metaplan brand in Asia.