SPEAKING PERSONALLY

Thank you Elaine Powell for speaking at our Medical Education Development Day attended by senior surgeons. The feedback was written and verbal from the day in relation to your session was overwhelming and outstanding. The audience thought the session was brilliant, inspiring, motivational, and thought-provoking. You made them think about their behavior and changing behaviors. The session was very interactive and initiated a wide discussion.

We have had the pleasure of working in partnership with Elaine before as part of our flagship BAME development. This was initially based on an endorsement from another colleague working in D&I. This was a very positive experience for both the program leads and also the delegates, which led us to invite Elaine to speak at our AGM to 300 delegates. The experience for the attendees was very uplifting, empowering, and inspiring and was positioned in our day to ensure delegates left energized and with key takeaways post-event. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive and this led to a number asking for contact details to invite Elaine to speak at their own events, including corporate leads for our national inclusion week. Elaine is very accommodating and flexible, with nothing being too much trouble. She is happy to design her activities based on our needs and is always responsive to our needs. We have to recommend Elaine join us at future events.

Having found Elaine’s details online, we were impressed with her credentials and felt she would be a great fit for our ‘into Leadership’ events. We invited her initially to our BAME into Leadership series, and she was so impressive that we now have Elaine delivering our prestigious Women into Leadership events throughout the UK as well. Delegates love Elaine- feedback always focuses on the incredible energy and enthusiasm she is able to bring to her sessions. She inspires those around her through her well-targeted content and passionate delivery, which have made her one of our most popular trainers. I would absolutely highly recommend Elaine.

Elaine was a fantastic facilitator. She was highly energetic, jovial, and open which immediately enabled the workshop attendees to feel more at ease before the “Speaking with Confidence” workshops began in earnest. Many attendees highlighted that they felt anxious about the very prospect of speaking in front of an audience and so right from the offset Elaine provided some great and very helpful tools for overcoming mental barriers to public speaking. Furthermore, throughout each workshop attendees were provided with opportunities to present both in front of the whole group as well as in smaller groups. This was fantastic as this allowed all attendees to slowly build up their confidence when speaking to different-sized groups which was one of the main objectives of running these workshops. By the end of each session, it was clear to see that the workshop attendees had become significantly more confident when speaking in public compared to when the workshops had started. I have received a lot of positive feedback from numerous attendees since she ran both of her highly successful workshops. I cannot recommend her enough; it was a pleasure having Elaine at Southwark Council to work with the EMpower Network.

The course was excellent. I found it really useful and by the end of it I genuinely felt more confident in my own abilities. Although not strictly an advocacy course, Elaine had some really helpful tips on how to present with impact and persuasion which I would definitely use in the court environment. I found Elaine to be a very powerful and inspiring speaker.

I asked Elaine to facilitate a Leadership Mindset session as part of our Advance program because I saw her energy, passion, and commitment to transforming the people she works with. We were looking for a high-impact facilitator who could connect with our participants and be bold in taking them out of their comfort zones to challenge pre-conceived perceptions and self-deprecating mindsets. Elaine delivered a fantastic session which has received excellent feedback from our participants. If you are looking for someone to create a truly impactful and moving experience that will have long-term benefits for your people, I would highly recommend working with Elaine.

The session with Elaine Powell was very well received by all staff who attended. Elaine is a highly skilled facilitator and public speaker and delivered the course with energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism. Colleagues left the session feeling invigorated and empowered to deliver more focused, confident, and engaging presentations. The tools Elaine provided as part of the session enabled colleagues to critique each other’s presentations in a supportive, honest and productive way. It was by far one of the best courses any of us had attended. One colleague commented that it was the best course he had been on in over 25 years. Elaine’s delivery style is engaging, and supportive and challenges you to push yourself to be better. She ensured that everyone left the course having learned something valuable and had an insight into their presentation style and how to improve upon it. I would highly recommend the course. It also provided a great opportunity for team building.

In designing a bespoke development program for a diverse group of Home Office leaders I identified Elaine as a particularly suitable trainer, having heard the feedback about her ability to inspire a group and encourage energy in the room. I had feedback that she was previously well received by other Home Office staff and her areas of expertise matched our requirements. The Leadership Mindset masterclass Elaine delivered was a powerful and emotive event that inspired and empowered the participants. As a result, Elaine was successful in creating a deep learning experience. Participants described feeling energized, having great self-worth, and having a more positive attitude. I would definitely recommend Elaine and look forward to working with her again.

To support the development of our people, we arranged virtual workshops for our Directors and Deputy Directors and Grades, facilitated by Elaine Powell. Workshops covered topics such as - Winning the Inner Mindset Game: Being Confident, Powerful, and Resilient, presenting confidently and handling difficult conversations, and were all very interactive and thought-provoking. Colleagues enjoyed the sessions and found the delivery, style, and humor very impactful, which helped put them at ease. The topics and content were really timely, and everyone quickly grasped her Be, Do Have concept. Feedback has been great with very positive comments on her professional manner, great delivery, and style, we, therefore, commissioned Elaine to deliver 6 additional sessions for our grade 6 and 7 leads and a new workshop to be delivered in March 2022 on - Being your word: How to enhance your productivity and performance. We are really looking forward to participating in this workshop.

Elaine’s Leadership Mindset workshops in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities formed part of our 6 months Career Workout Programme. These sessions were extremely impactful and Inspiring. The two cohorts went away empowered to focus on their career aspirations with a large boost of confidence, kicking away self-limiting beliefs and imposter syndrome. 21% of the ladies who attended the training went on to secure promotions in 6/8 months. Elaine’s sessions are transformational.

Elaine provided a truly impactful training course that the delegates received well. The training was offered within our Women in Leadership Programme enabling our next generation of female leaders to speak with authentic confidence during presentations and to be more present and grounded in interviews for more senior posts. We gained 4 promotions as a product of the program, we are confident that Elaine's course was a large contributor to this strategic result. I would strongly recommend Elaine for all your presenting with confidence needs. To quote a delegate, "This was the best course in the world!”

Elaine delivered a 1-day workshop to a cohort of about 40 delegates from my business area. As well as being very organized, with excellent pre-course communications and first-rate materials, she brought a potent blend of professionalism, humility, energy, and good humor to the event. Elaine showed a real passion for the subject and a genuine interest in the work that we do, and in the individuals on the course. These qualities came together not only to achieve the aims of our workshop but to genuinely inspire and energize our delegates along the way. I am confident that the learning from this event will be instantly practical in the workplace, with the added benefit that many of the learning points can be applied in a variety of situations. I would recommend Elaine unreservedly for any learning needs relating to presenting and pitching.

We hired Elaine to deliver a session on “Communicating with Impact” at our BAME into Leadership event and she did just that! We required a communication expert to deliver an interactive and exciting session for our delegates and felt Elaine’s expertise was a perfect fit. Attendee’s loved Elaine’s session, they left smiling and wanting more. Her confidence is contagious and her passion and energy were felt throughout the room with many commenting on how inspiring and engaging the session was. Within a week of working with Elaine for the first time, we confirmed her for our next event, six months down the line!