Do you have a project you want your company to adopt, an idea for a business you’d like to start, or just an argument you need to win? Would you like to present your proposal in a way that’s sure to succeed? From establishing a compelling case, to writing a report that makes your thoughts a reality, to presenting a perfect pitch, this half day course will show you The Winning Way.
Simon Hall Communications

I'm a tutor, lecturer and coach in Communications and Business Skills at the University of Cambridge. I also run my own media, public relations and design consultancy, Creative Warehouse, work in government, and across the private and public sectors.
I can offer communications support in all areas, including:
Branding, reports, investment pitches, presentations and speech writing ~ Conventional and social media ~ Websites ~ Photography and videography ~ Public speaking ~ Crisis communications ~ Building your personal brand
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An introduction to Simon Hall:
Simon Hall is a communications consultant, journalist and author. He was a broadcaster for twenty five years, mostly as a BBC Television, Radio and Online News Correspondent, covering some of the biggest stories Britain has seen.
Simon now works as a communications consultant for the University of Cambridge, and a range of businesses. He helps with strategy, branding, reports, pitches, presentations and speech writing, along with enhancing organisations' media profiles, both conventional and social.
He also works with senior politicians and civil servants in preparing, polishing and presenting their messages.His books - the tvdetective series - are about a television reporter who covers crimes and gets so involved in the cases he helps the police to solve them. Seven have been published.
Simon has also contributed articles and short stories to a range of newspapers and magazines, written plays, and even a pantomime.
He is a tutor in media skills and creative writing, teaching at popular Writers’ Summer Schools such as Swanwick and Winchester, for the National Association of Writers’ Groups, at universities including Cambridge and Exeter, on cruise ships and overseas.
Simon has also become sought after as a speaker, appearing at a variety of prestigious literary festivals. His talks combine an insight into his writing work, along with some extraordinary anecdotes from the life of a television reporter, including the now notorious story of What to do when you really need a dead otter.
He is married to Jess, Director of Libraries at the University of Cambridge, and has an adopted daughter, Niamh. Simon lectures on careers in the media at Cambridge University, and is an aspiration champion in schools and colleges, often working with the Speakers for Schools charity. Amongst his proudest achievements, he includes the number of young people he has helped into leading universities and jobs in broadcasting, and aspiring writers into publication.
You can get a taste of Simon's teaching here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH8egGYFjB0&t=4s

A strong personal brand can position you as an expert in your area of business, attracting customers, partners, investors and media interest.
And building your own brand isn’t as difficult, or time consuming, as you might think, as this course will show you.

Whether you're struggling for words with a speech, presentation, report or blog, this course will help you create a clear and effective story, whatever your communications needs.

You hope it won't happen but when a crisis strikes - from a fire to a cyber attack - how you handle it can make the difference between life and death for your business.

Learn how to be a sharp, stylish and effective speaker, whether you're pitching for investment, trying to attract new customers, or simply enthralling an audience about whatever topic you choose.

Learn how to perform with power and present yourself with purpose in media interviews.

This half day course will teach you how to write compelling blogs and online articles to help enhance you brand awareness, attract new customers and partners, and make you stand out as a leader in your field.

A full day, intensely practical course to provide everything you need to know to film and edit your own videos using only your smartphone.

This highly interactive course offers a range of tips and tricks for coping with even the most extreme tensions
If you want to be a master of your subject, whatever it might be, this is the best way, and all set out in my five favourite tips, writes Simon Hall.

This is my most effective way of networking, which also takes a lot of the pain out of often awkward occasions, writes Simon Hall.

If you need to be more creative, innovative and productive, here are five tips to help, writes Simon Hall.
If you're going to invest time and money in public relations, or PR, this is how to make it work for you, writes Simon Hall.

If you should ask - what's the point of PR? - here's a £100 million response from Simon Hall.

The final part (3 of 3) of a simple way to work through whether that idea you have for starting your own business is feasible, from business communications consultant and coach Simon Hall.

If you're thinking about starting your own business, this is what you need to consider to see if it could work, writes Simon Hall in part two of his three-part series of blogs.

If you're thinking about starting a business, this is part one (of three) covering what you need to consider to see if it could be a success, writes business coach Simon Hall.

Simon Hall shares a classic journalist's trick for structuring a story, report, or even speech, to make sure your audience pays attention.

Getting in early can bring big advantages, whatever your business, challenge, or idea, writes business communications consultant Simon Hall.

Taking photos on your phone can be good for your business, career, and even private life, in many and often unexpected ways, writes Simon Hall...

Simon Hall explains how the wisdom of words can help you through even the worst of troubles...
How to power up your productivity and work on your wellbeing, all in one easy trick, writes Simon Hall.

There's a way to get a lockdown lift, which can also have unexpectedly excellent consequences, writes Simon Hall...

A new book by a Cambridge Network trainer, writer and University tutor helps to solve one of the biggest problems growing businesses face – how to get noticed and become well known.

Learning is a great way to help you stay sane during lockdown, which can also bring some very welcome extra income, writes Simon Hall, from experience...
If you're fearful of what the new lockdown will mean for your business or organisation, these four OARS can help, writes Simon Hall...
Facing a big challenge in life and feeling daunted? Here's how to make it manageable, and maybe even enjoyable, writes Simon Hall.
These are troubled times, with all of us suffering... and this is a critical mindset to help us get through, says communication consultant Simon Hall.
Smiles from social media and two faced leaving speeches prompt a serious message about the art of ambiguity from author and communications consultant Simon Hall...
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Guest blog by Simon Hall
My one, single, most important tip for nailing public speaking - The Loving It Ladder.

Guest blog by Simon Hall
Choosing the right words can make the difference between success and failure if you're looking for a job, to appoint a member of staff, trying to persuade and inspire, and so many other things.
Guest blog by Simon Hall
A surprise discovery inside yourself which can bring in new income, make you feel good, and benefit a lot of people. What's not to like?
Guest blog by Simon Hall
Coronavirus has thrown many challenges at us. A tiny, but nonetheless knotty one, for me at least, has been what to wear when hosting a webinar.
Guest blog by Simon Hall
The second part of my photodiaries of the impact of coronavirus in and around Cambridge...
Guest blog by Simon Hall
I've been quietly keeping a photodiary of the onset, and progress, of the coronavirus pandemic in and around Cambridge.
Guest blog by Simon Hall
Simon writes of his schoolboy error of webinar woe, and how to fix it fast...