Training Testimonials
Testimonials from clients and participants across leadership, communication, wellbeing and personal development programmes and workshops – delivered in corporate, public sector, higher education and community settings.
“Excellent! Nicola provided an insightful bespoke workshop for our professional community and is a very personable facilitator who helped create a bond between participants to enhance our network. We had great feedback from participants, who felt they had a new set of tools to apply to day-to-day situations. On a personal level it taught me about traits in myself that I can now apply to my leadership. A thoroughly enjoyable collaboration and I would recommend Nicola without hesitation to support staff professional development.”
Priscilla Haselhurst
Chief Executive and Women in Flood and Coastal Erosion Committee Member, UK
“Nicola developed and facilitated a half-day workshop and a follow-up coaching session for our small team.
We are a specialist engineering firm. We had plenty of work but were experiencing communication and planning challenges that were affecting resources and the timely completion of projects. This bottleneck was slowing projects down, delaying their progress through to completed, billable reports.
Nicola’s training was very practical and helped us address these issues with valuable results, including clearer communication, better planning and improved efficiency in the completion of projects.
Nicola took the time to understand both our business and the people in it, and designed a workshop that was insightful and highly relevant to the way we work. She helped us better understand our different working styles and how these affect the way we communicate, prioritise our work, and work as a team. This was particularly relevant between the office and the technical engineers.
The workshop was very well prepared, professionally delivered and supported with excellent materials. I have attended several of Nicola’s workshops, both online and in person, and they have always been top quality. She is empathetic and a great facilitator.
We gained a lot from working with Nicola, and so did our business. I highly recommend her work.”
Parisch Browne
Co-Director, Hydro-G, Galway, Ireland
Nicola recently ran a Spotlight Session on ‘Nervous System Basics for Self-Care and Business Success for our Trainer Talk members. Nicola expertly guided us through the intricacies of the autonomic nervous system, offering practical insights on how our survival states impact our personal and professional lives.
Her session was a perfect blend of theory and application. We delved into the polyvagal theory, creating personalised nervous system maps for enhanced self-awareness. Nicola then shared invaluable techniques for nervous system regulation which can help with self-care and increased productivity.
Her session was both interesting and enjoyable. Her approach to setting nervous system-friendly goals gave everyone a new perspective on achieving business objectives with greater ease.
If you’re looking to enhance your understanding of stress management, self-care, and business performance through the lens of neuroscience, I highly recommend connecting with Nicola.
Sharon Gaskin
Founder, The Trainers Training Company
“Nicola encourages you to look at things from different angles in order to start to change many unhelpful learned behaviours and thoughts. I found the session incredibly useful with hints, tips, exercises and different ways to start to incorporate real change into your life. Nicola comes with a wealth of experience, knowledge, passion and enthusiasm… She is an encouraging and nurturing facilitator who created a safe container where all participants were open to sharing their thoughts and experiences.”
Shaun Meehan, London, England
Workshop Participant
“The training and support that Nicola has provided has been of great service to many students who have attended her courses…in feedback students reported that the skills they learned enabled them to deal much more effectively with the challenges they face in their interactions with others, reducing their stress considerably. I highly recommend Nicola and her work.”
Cindy Dring
Health Promotion Coordinator
National University of Ireland, Galway
“We attended two of Nicola’s workshops… they were incredible… myself, my partner and friend all took away lots of practical guidance and tips. Nicola was grounded, knowledgeable and warm… From the start you could tell Nicola was an expert in her field and was very comfortable/experienced. I’d also like to add that she was passionate about her work and you could feel she really cared about what she was delivering. Thanks for everything Nicola. Really, a huge thank you for the workshops, I got a lot from them.”
Josh Laverty, Lancaster, England
Workshop Participant
“Nicola develops straightforward, focused workshops that often break down complicated concepts, creating a deeper self-awareness – so you can easily take the concepts and ideas and apply to your daily living.”
Ian Caruana Ashford, Washington USA
Workshop Participant
“Nicola has a gift in the kind and compassionate manner she delivers her workshops. As a result I am more self-aware, a better listener, and able to clearly communicate with confidence in situations that previously I would have avoided. Her online interactive workshops really have changed my life for the better.”
Kerry Goodfellow, Bern, Switzerland
Workshop Participant
“Nicola’s workshops are extremely rewarding, and have left me with lots of things to consider and apply to my life going forward. I was able to make sense of what was just a jumble of aspects, and to address each of them separately rather than getting lost in what felt like an insurmountable task. “How do you eat an elephant? One spoonful at a time”
Tilo Flache, Brighton, UK
Workshop Participant