• Welcome to Talking Speaking

    Are you ready to attract and take new opportunities and make a great impact?

    Do you want to build, polish and enhance your public speaking and further personal and professional skills?

    Looking for some self-development now?

    I’m Philippa Hammond, a Brighton resident learning, development and performance consultant, trainer and facilitator, with an acting background.

    I’ll help you make an impact when you

    • Stand up to speak about you and what you do
    • Deliver training as a subject matter expert
    • Join the LinkedIn conversation
    • Build your performance confidence and skill

    My training

    Talking Speaking

    Power Hours and Personal development programmes

    Build your confident public speaking skills for business, performance and social occasions

    “A massive confidence boost” James Clammer, Carnegie Medal nominee

    “Feeling like I could conquer anything” Danielle Evans, Miss Hastings 2024, Miss Brighton 2021

    “It’s life-changing” Corinne Card, Co-founder, Full Story Media

    Talking Training

    Take your first steps as a subject matter expert getting into training with a Trainer Essentials Power Hour

    “One of the best training courses I have ever been on … thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience” Mark Blyton, Customer Training Instructor, Rolls Royce

    “Excellent knowledge and delivery style … a very pleasant learning environment” James Roberts, Technical Inspector, Civil Aviation Authority

    “Incredibly beneficial and well presented” Chris Robertson, Instructor, Micro Nav

    Talking LinkedIn

    You Can Learn To Love LinkedIn when you polish your LinkedIn presence and profile, build your network and join the conversation

    “It has really helped and given me a broader understanding of how the corporate world may work” Sophie Methuen-Turner, Actor/Agent, The Working Actor Agency

    “I now have a clear set of aims to work towards and the tools to do so” Eva Marie Wilshere, Script Writer, Editor, Director, Video Editor

    “Confident that I can start using LinkedIn as an effective marketing tool and lead generator for my business” Jad Orlinska, EFT Health and Wellbeing Coach

    Talking Reading

    Reading Your Work To An Audience builds performance skills for writers

    “So good, it was what we all needed” Julia Martínez, Hove Writers

    “Very warm, knowledgeable, great delivery … practical advice … thank you very much” Sarah Agnew, Hove Writers

    “I enjoyed it very much … very helpful and increased my knowledge” Marjan, Hove Writers

    Talking Acting

    Acting From The Script skills for actors and newcomers growing new performance confidence

    “So much positive energy and feedback – absolutely loved it” Steven Valentine

    “Great to perform a monologue on Monday evening, written by Philippa Hammond” Tristan Wolfe

    “Brilliant acting class … wonderfully freeing and friendly and so much fun” Alexxa Flexxa

    Benefits and outcomes

    • Learn the essentials, practice new skills and build new confidence, all in a friendly, practical safe space where you’ll learn real skills for business, performance and social life.
    • 1-1 online Power Hours and personal development programmes
    • In-person small group events for your club, team, business or social group

    Feel, look and sound your best when you speak about you and what you do, with Philippa Hammond and Talking Speaking

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