Debs is a fantastic mentor and Business Coach. She applies proven skill sets that work to turn my ideas into reality and help formulate them into business plans of various formats. She provided real life guidance that helped me to apply to my everyday life. I found the 12 session programme of Business Coaching & Mentoring enlightening with a great amount of information provided in the sessions to get me started well before I set up my business in the future.
Another 5 participants from Waimakiriri District Council have successfully completed the Success Factor Speech Coaching Business Programme. The Programme has given me more confidence and knowledge of my weaknesses to improve my abilities. The Programme has boosted my confidence and practical skills. The Programme has improved my awareness of things to do and not to do when giving a speech. The Programme has made me more confident in planning and delivering a speech, removing fillers and introducing pauses. The Programme has shown me that I am capable of public speaking. If you are interested in participating in the next programme please visit our website www.succesafactor.co.nz or email debs@successfactor.co.nz
I was thrilled to be able to share my time with such an experienced Life Coach. Debs was so professional but fun at the same time. I received weekly tasks to complete. Her excellent advice has worked well in my life which I am utilising on a daily basis. I would strongly recommend using this business and can 100 % guarantee you will be happy from your experience - I am loving life.
I worked with Debs over a period of two months in order to advance my career. Debs took a holistic approach to coaching, encouraging me to make progress in my professional goals whilst making sure I didn’t neglect other important areas of my life such as family, friends and my health. The accountability and support Debs provided really helped to accelerate my progress in reaching my goals, and challenged me to achieve more than I would have if I were accountable only to myself. I highly recommend taking the opportunity to work with her.
Excellent Programme! Learned heaps! Liked doing it weekly to keep the practice going. It made me more relaxed about speaking in public. The key think I learned was presentations are not scary; add stores and personal information to be more relatable. The aspects I found most interesting was the variation of speeches; we can add so much information, vocal variety, actions, movement etc. Leanne - Red Pencil Excellent programme, the information was so very, very helpful! The interaction and explanation at each session was great. The programme made a difference to my personal and professional role by leaning how to present and do it well – it’s polished me up! The key thing I got out of participating was to relax into it, prepare and remember that I am here to tell the audience something of substance. The key aspects of the programme I found most interesting was breaking the
Participated in the Speech Coaching Business Programme Excellent programme Great coaching Team feedback meant we learned from others I went from being scared to talk to the audience to becoming very relaxed and confident Learned the tools to use for structuring a speech Plenty of practical application Repeated exposure over the 5 weeks helped me become less stressed about presenting Learned that making the presentation personal, looking at people, planning the speech and linking content makes great presentations! All tips can be applied to use I liked the specific homework requirements and work-related speeches I gained greater confidence in giving work presentations to colleagues, the public and councillors I learned how to use PowerPoint well, how to use pace and pause well and how to manage nervous breathlessness It really helped having presentations critiqued Loved the impromptu speeches Relaxed and comfortable sessions I built up my confidence in public speaking
"An excellent programme. I liked the fact that I felt I was in a safe space to get my confidence up. I felt the programme was great as it made me realise that I know a lot more than I think, and that if I use the tips to prepare myself I have the skills to give great presentations. What I found most useful was that the majority of the negative things are all in your head, so focus on the positive and that will shine through in your delivery." Maia Rewha "I felt the speech coaching programme was excellent and made me aware that I can deliver speeches and that fear only occurs when standing up, therefore pretty much irrational! The programme was very encouraging pushing you outside of your comfort zone, but in a safe place and controlled environment. Personally, I understand the fear but know everyone is
Here's what the team said: I feel empowered to manage my time better! Great seminar supporting people needing time management. Great content of information to help build strategies to action and make good use of my time! The biggest learning was having an understanding of our day and how we spend our time e.g. unpacking a day and being able to see what parts are a waste of time. This has helped me to plan my weeks, and got me thinking ahead; great tools to use, great information and great delivery! It was well worth going to, thought-provoking with great tips to make me really think. I learned to just go do it! Awesome techniques to go away and use. The biggest thing I learned to plan and review my weeks in a SMART way and hold myself accountable. The 'It's All About Time' Seminar is helpful for people who
Debs has been great taking some of the 'fog' out of the business and my mind. I've been able to get clear on whats 'working on' and 'working in' the business. Going through the process I've been able to break everything down into separate areas and allocate time to each meaning nothing gets left behind.
When I attended my first speech coaching class, I was apprehensive that Success Factor could help me. I used to get terribly nervous whenever I had to do public speaking, the dead giveaway - my shaky voice and clammy hands. This coupled with the hand-held full written speech-crutch, I was the ideal speech coaching candidate. After the first two sessions with Debs at Success Factor, I was already noticing a difference. My body was no longer reactive when I was up the front speaking. Debs enduring patience and confidence in me and the other participants was legendary. With Debs insightful tips and the supportive ‘safe’ environment I felt I could be myself and had the encouragement of the group. Debs gave a lot of helpful feedback around speech techniques do’s and don’ts and how to enhance a presentation by being very conscious with thorough preparation and practice. This included foregoing
