Consultancy
Has run her own company since 1987.  Trains, coaches and leads seminars on presentation skills, media skills, voice technique, motivation and handling difficult interactions.  1995-2002 clients include the Labour Party (election campaign), MD and board directors of Thorn, CEO and board directors of Thomas Cook, MD and board directors of Habitat, Deputy Chairman and board directors of John Lewis, directors of Rover, directors of BAA, CEOs and board directors of several NHS trusts, Chairman and principal members of the Royal College of Surgeons and TV newsreaders for Meridian and West Country TV.

Writing
Four books published by Piatkus including ‘Your Total Image’ and ‘Total Confidence’.  Large contribution to Reader’s Digest reference book ‘How To Write and Speak Better’.  Articles published in training journals and national press: The Times, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Express, The Express and Cosmopolitan.  Wrote and presented BBC 1 TV series ‘Tomorrow The World’ on confidence building.  Her first book for Hodder Headline ‘Irresistibility’ was published in March 2000 and serialised by The Times. It has already been translated into 12 other languages including Japanese, Norwegian and German.  Her second book for Hodder entitled ‘Get Up and Grow’ was published towards the end of 2001 and is also doing well internationally.  Her third title for Hodder ‘eureka-making brilliant ideas happen’ was published in August 2004 and paperback version in May 2005.

Broadcasting
Along with above mentioned TV series and BBC Business Skills video, Philippa also wrote and presented her own radio series ‘Speaking Up’ for Radio 5.  She has also made over a hundred other TV and radio broadcasts as a presenter or expert commentator.  She has also contributed to the BBC’s recent and well-received Blair/Brown documentary and is currently filming a new show for ITV1 which will be broadcast later this year.

Conference Speaking
Speaks in Europe and Britain for Glaxo, Allied Dunbar, Pansophic, BT, Gatehouse Conferences, City Women’s Network, Women In Management and Oxford University Law Society.

Education
BA Hons in Drama, Hull University.  MSc in Organisational Psychology, London University.  Advanced Diploma in Voice Studies, Central School of Speech and Drama.  She is completing her Phd thesis on the psychology of creativity and collaboration, to be awarded next year (MPhil level already completed).  She has been a guest speaker at the Judge Institute of Management at Cambridge University, Oxford University Law Society and Warwick University.  Next year she is collaborating and researching with Cardiff University Business School to develop an MBA standard programme for managers in the creative industries.  For seven years she was a Samaritan-in-charge at the Central London branch of the Samaritans.

For more information, please contact Vicki McIvor on 0207 209 3777