Amanda Vickers
 AMANDA VICKERS, Director of Speak First, has many years experience in training, coaching and management development. Within the banking sector she has held line management, HR and training roles. She has worked with a wide range of organisations and has expertise in communication, leadership, customer relationship management and individual and team coaching at senior management level. Amanda brings energy, compassion and fun to everything she does and has helped a vast amount of people increase their confidence and achieve satisfying results. Amanda focuses particularly on Presentation Skills, Personal Impact, Influencing, Coaching and bespoke training.
She has a BSc Hons Psychology, is a Master Practitioner of NLP and a certified NLP Coach. She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and The Institute of Directors.
Amanda is co-author of ‘Coach, Be Your Best and Beyond', ‘Teach Yourself Coaching’ and 'Teach Yourself NLP'
Specific areas of expertise
Business Relationships - in today's competitive business enviroment leaving client relationships to chance is like leaving your office door open at night. More »
Personal Impact - your personal success comes from your ability to get other people to value your ideas and act upon your recommendations. More »
Winning Pitches is vital to the success of any professional organisation, yet too often is rushed, the participants are unprepared and the outcome unsatisfactory. More »
Communication Skills is vital in every organisation. This becomes even more important as companies operate on a global basis. More »
Presentation Skills - Everything’s a presentation. Whether you’re in a meeting or speaking at a seminar presentation skills are vital to your success. More »
Coaching is becoming increasingly popular as a means to achieve rapid and transformational change. It is a core element of our business. More »
Client Comments
"Amanda was fantastic. She was a great mentor to us all - recognising the different strengths and weaknesses of all those involved. She has given me the confidence to present - which is a minor miracle."
Customer Relationship Manager, EMC
"Amanda was brilliant. I've learnt so much in such a short time. My public speaking confidence has zoomed."
Deborah Trenchland
"It addressed my specific needs rather than one size fits all."
Finance Director, Witan Jardine
Want to find out more about our courses?
Presentation Skills Programme
Confident Presenter
Advance Your Presentations
Presentations Masterclass
Personal Impact Programme
Assert Yourself with Confidence
Developing Personal Impact
Making the Right Impact
Personal Impact for Leaders
Other Open Courses
Sales Cold Calling
Influencing and Persuading
Negotiation Skills
Understanding the Media
Call us today to discuss your learning needs on 020 7253 2117 or email us at info@speakfirst.co.uk
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