engage improves business efficiency and performance by coaching your key staff in techniques developed from the worlds of opera and theatre.
Repurposing the performance psychology and physiology employed in opera and theatre, engage brings out the best in Directors, Managers and Staff, increases performance across entire business structures and injects positive, morale boosting and profit-making energy.
Our finely honed personal coaching processes empower people – we unlock potential for leaders, teams and companies to be at their best: to work better, to connect better and achieve more.
ENGAGE
DIRECTOR
COACHING
Power Pitching and Presentations
Mastering Client Relationships
Inspiring and Leading
Corporate Influencing
Securing Succession
Hosting and Networking
ENGAGE
MANAGEMENT
COACHING
Pitch and Presentation Perfect
Sales Power and Client Handling
Engaged Teamwork
Having a Voice
Tactics for Networking
ENGAGE
STAFF
COACHING
Be at Your Best
Having a Voice
Client Handling
Engage Staff Details
Brand ‘Me’
Building self-awareness of the vibes we often send unknowingly - how you carry yourself says a lot about youMoment of Influence
At your best whatever the situation – understanding how to connect and communicate naturally with impact when everything around you might seem unnatural!Mind and Body Matters
How the mind and body reacts to different situations - tools and techniques to reboot and perform, to use stress positively, feel and be grounded whatever the pressureBeing your own Best Friend...
not your own Worst Enemy
Recognising unhelpful, subconscious triggers and being able to turn these around.
Engage Management Details
Personal Presence
Cultivating a presence that holds others’ attention making your message more powerful and engaging: contrary to popular belief, presence is not something you have to be born with!Moment of Influence
Being performance ready in any situation using the tools and techniques of performance: how to have impact, be compelling, build rapport and engageMind and Body Matters
How your voice and persona can come across under pressure – not let body/mind reactions sabotage but use nerves positively, take control and be magnetic and captivatingGame Tactics for a Contact Sport
Many organisations invest in exhibiting and attending events: engaging and networking is a contact sport and there are game tactics that produce results.
Engage Director Details
Leadership Presence
Having a natural easy presence of dignity and authority – inspiring and putting others at their ease making your message more powerful and engaging – contrary to popular belief, presence is not something you have to be born with!Moment of Influence
Being performance ready and at your best in any situation, especially in high-stakes interactions whether presenting, chairing, negotiating - how to connect with impact when it mattersBeing at your Expressive Best
Experimenting further with your full (often undiscovered) expressive palate – a liberating experienceWorking the Stage
A host of stage craft techniques for holding your audience - the power of movement (being free of podium/desk), the power of stillness and silence and… if you wish, how to provoke applause!Deeper into Mind and Body Matters
At the Olympics, Steve Redgrave stated that 90% of performance ‘on the day’ depends on mind-set. Here we go deeper into the mind and body dynamics for being at your bestGame Tactics for Contact Sport
Trusted relationships are at the heart of sound business - it is a contact sport for which there are game tactics.
Caroline Vance
Caroline is an experienced facilitator, coach and trainer, supporting clients for over 20 years across personal impact training, technology and innovation, knowledge management and new venture support.
With a passion for developing performance through effective learning and experience – Caroline has led international learning tours in knowledge management; facilitated collaborative consortia in new technologies and currently leads the team at Engage to bring the tools and techniques from the worlds of theatre and opera: empowering people to be at their best whatever the situation. Caroline has a background in the laser industry, a PhD in Bioengineering and an MBA.
Sam Thorogood
Sam is a workshop facilitator, theatre practitioner and performer. He has directed, produced, acted, advertised and written for the stage, with a focus on Physical Theatre, visual storytelling and bold adaptations.
Sam brings a theatrical background to Engage, and works to gently bring participants out of their comfort zones so that they are uninhibited, grounded and brilliantly expressive.
Sam has a BA in English and Theatre Studies (First) from the University of Warwick.
Alison Barton
Alison Barton B.A. mus. perf. DRSAM (opera performance) MISM. BSc (Hons) Psych (Open)
Trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to graduate (B.A.) and post graduate level (Opera Performance), Alison was a professional opera singer for 30 years In 2015 Alison graduated from the Open University with a BSc hons (first class) in Psychology, which has informed her approach to teaching and coaching.
She is chief associate and coach at Engage, which helps individuals develop presence, self -awareness and the ability to perform well in the workplace.
Our Clients
"Highly recommended training sessions delivered by enthusiastic trainers with an impressive depth of subject knowledge and experience. Also, a huge amount of fun in a relaxed environment."
Pippa Gardener, CEO Urban Tide
"Our senior team is now unfazed and well prepared for showcasing the company in the best light which in turn is leading to new business opportunities."
Martin Welsh, Managing Director, Booth Welsh
"This coaching has given me practical insights on how to bring out the best in my own performance - really enjoyable and valuable sessions"
James Muir, Operations Director, VShips
"We asked Engage to coach our people and the benefits were immediate across the business. I highly recommend Engage for all those wanting to improve in the work place."
Robin MacGeachy, MD, Peak Scientific
Case Study 1
Pitch Perfect
Global growth through people performance
Case Study 2
Engaging with technical expertise
Case Study 3
Pitch Perfect
Helping leaders of high growth start-ups be compelling in their pitching to investors
Each year since 2014, Engage prepares 30-60 leaders of high tech, high growth start-ups deliver their pitch and engage with an audience of over 500 at an international investment conference.
One to one coaching is delivered in small groups:
- Cultivating everyone’s natural style for having presence, being captivating and compelling
- Shaping the essence of each message for impact
- Discovering how to be ‘performance ready’
- Lights camera action… pitching to camera and making it your friend
- ‘Working the stage’ techniques to hold an audience
- Confidence in knowing how to make it happen when it matters
‘This coaching took me from zero to hero in pitching’ Jim Stout Screetech
‘Fantastic training! You’ll feel a difference after just 30 minutes!’ Suzanne Mitschke MindMate
Thoroughly enjoyable, productive and light hearted at times – not what I expected at all but totally loved it – well done’ Seonaidh MacDonald mled-ltd
‘Amazingly structured and instant impact!’ Joseph McElmeel SymbaSync
‘Was delighted with the approach and genuine interest in the actual business – go with an open mind and you will get so much from it, thanks very much’ Mark Roger Ibisvision
‘Incredible experience, highly recommend it’ Julio Guerrero Metixmedical
‘Loved this coaching, they help you to enjoy your own style of presenting and not to be afraid of being yourself! Would highly recommend Engage to increase your confidence, tune your key messages and learn how to make the right impact’ Wendy McDougall, CEO Firefish Software Ltd
Global growth through people performance
Supporting a high growth industrial manufacturer equip it’s people for global expansion
Engage continues to support Peak Scientific (winner of 5 Queens Awards for International Trade and Innovation) in equipping it people for rapid growth and continued manufacturing and service excellence.
Programmes of coaching are delivered to groups at all levels in the business:
- Leadership presence and engagement for business expansion
- Client handling at all levels for customer confidence, international service support and business development
- Leaders and managers engaging and inspiring internally through times of change and pressure
- Cultivating talent and succession management
- Helping all to have a voice - a core value within Peak
‘We asked Engage to coach our people and the benefits were immediate, not only in speaking but having confidence and working across the business. I highly recommend Engage for all those wanting to improve in the work place.’ Robin MacGeachy, MD
‘Inspirational’ Gerry Spencer, Production Manager
Extremely worthwhile, makes you examine what you do and provides pertinent and valid skills to improve’ Russell Gillespie, Manufacturing Engineering Manager
‘Some very powerful tools that could help in many different situations not just presentations’ Frazer Stewart, Business Systems Manager
‘Fantastic course, useful for people of all ages, profession and experience. I would highly recommend’ Ian Dixon, Territory Manager
Enjoyable, useful, can’t wait to put it into practice’ Iain Williamson, Technical Project Manager
Engaging with technical expertise
Enabling technical experts to connect and engage at a level that matches their specialist knowledge
Engage helps the technical specialists within engineering consulting company, Booth Welsh during a crucial phase post acquisition – developing a voice and position of strength within the parent group.
Programmes of coaching were delivered to managers and directors in the business:
- Cultivating personal skills for engagement - being technically excellent is often not enough
- Equipping technical experts to take on more outward facing roles, how to connect and be an effective voice for the company
- Confidence and game tactics for networking and exhibiting at conferences - maximising business opportunities
- Know-how and confidence for being at their engaging best in any situation
‘It certainly takes the fear out of presenting and encourages you to use your own personality to be at your best. Our senior team is now unfazed and well prepared for showcasing the company in the best light which in turn is leading to new business opportunities.’ Martin Welsh, Managing Director
‘Definitely an out of body experience and a very worthwhile and valuable one. Would highly recommend Engage to work their magic on anyone’ Aimee Doole, Marketing
‘Excellent sessions, full of tips and tricks to get you through presentations’ Gavin Florence, Systems Director
‘Great to see a subject area that can be regarded as ‘uncomfortable’ or ‘cheesy’ transformed into real practical (life) situations. Good fun!’ Gordon Semple, Engineering Director
‘Refreshingly different and very useful’ Laura Haley, Process Engineering
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