"A UNIQUE TRAINING EXPERIENCE"

A ONE DAY TRAINING EVENT FOR MANAGERS THAT

"instills the instinct to perform and create"

Alan Leighton - (then) ASDA Deputy CEO 

" LEARNING CIRCUS SKILLS AND TAKING PERFORMANCE TRAINING IMPROVES COMMUNICATION ,

BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND CAN BE USED TO CREATE UNIQUE AND ENTERTAINING PRESENTATIONS "

EVERREADY REGIONAL MANAGER

TRAINING IS GIVEN BY  A REAL CIRCUS  CLOWN

AND QUALIFIED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST

PETER B. TURNER MA FRSA AKA "PEANUT THE CLOWN ".

"A CHANCE TO GAIN VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO CREATING AND HOLDING AUDIENCE ATTENTION, DRIVING HOME MESSAGES IN A LIGHT-HEARTED YET VIVID WAY".  ASDA REGIONAL MANGER

  "A PRACTICAL INSIGHT INTO YOUR LATENT POWER TO ENTERTAIN WHILST INFORMING AND DIRECTING" Director of the Headmasters Annual Conference WAKEFIELD MDC

 "GREAT FUN AND HEALTHY TOO!"

Director of MIND ,UK

RECENT CLIENTS INCLUDE

 DELEGATES TO THE UNITED KINGDOM LEADERSHIP FORUM (FOR HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH),

PARTICIPANTS IN COMMON PURPOSE (LEEDS) ,

 PERSONNEL, HR MANAGERS AND REGIONAL MANAGERS (HSBC - FINANCIAL SERVICES) ,

LEISURE SERVICES MANAGERS (LEEDS CITY COUNCIL),

PROMOTIONAL SALES TEAMS CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANTS (MARKS AND SPENCERS, EVER READY UK),

SOCIAL EVENT FOR SOLICITORS PRACTICE (EMSLEYS),

HEALTH EXECUTIVES (LEEDS PCT'S),

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY (WAKEFIELD MDC),

IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF IN  DOZENS OF  SCHOOLS

THE WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH ANY MESSAGES OR THEME

THAT  THE CLIENT DESIRES AND IS DELEIVERED THROUGH PRACTICAL PARTICIPATION.

THE WORKSHOP REQUIRES A QUITE HALL/LARGE ROOM WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND A POWER POINT.

ALL EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS  AND LEARNING RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED.

A SAMPLE PROGRAMME

THE DAY BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND WARM UP/RELAXATION EXERCISE.

FOLLOWED BY A DEMONSTRATION OF SIX DIFFERENT CIRCUS SKILLS

AND A 45 MINUTE 'HAVE-A-GO' PRACTICE PERIOD.

MANY CIRCUS SKILLS CAN BE LEARNED TO A HIGH DEGREE OF COMPETENCE, VERY

QUICKLY WITH INDIVIDUAL COACHING (AND THE RIGHT TEACHER, OF COURSE!)

THEN A LOOK AT CLOWNING -

THIS INVOLVES CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT,

TAKING PHYSICAL (AND OTHER RISKS),

LISTENING SKILLS

AND THE ART OF NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION,

GIVING AND TAKING DIRECTION.

A SHORT FEEDBACK SESSION FROM COLLEAGUES

BEFORE LUNCH - WE WILL HAVE CREATED OUR SHOW (AND A THEME, A TITLE, A SONG)

DURING LUNCH WE PRACTICE OUR SKILLS AND LEARN TO USE THEM TO RELAX !

IN THE AFTERNOON - THE PRESSURE IS ON!

WE DEVISE OUR ROLES AND LEARN ABOUT PROPS,

HOW KEEP FOCUS, HOW TO GET ON AND OFF STAGE,

HOW TO GET THE AUDIENCE RESPONSE YOU WANT -

COMPREHENSION, ENTERTAINMENT, RETENTION,

ENTHUSIASM AND - AN ENCORE!

BEFORE YOU REALISE IT - IT'S SHOWTIME,FOLKS!

(WE FINISH WITH A TWENTY MINUTE RELAXATION)

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO DEVELOP ANY OF THE SKILLS LEARNED IS GIVEN

AND A SHORT CONFIDENTIAL QUESTIONNAIRE CIRCULATED .

RECENT COMMENTS FROM SATISFIED CLIENTS

"ENORMOUS FUN AND VERY RELEVANT TO CUSTOMER CARE"

"EXCELLENT FOR GENERATING FRESH IDEA'S ABOUT TEAM WORKING"

"VERY IMPRESSIVE PRESENTATION WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF

INTERPERSONAL SKILL"   

"MORE CHALLENGING THAN SOME MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMMES BECAUSE IT ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL RISK TAKING AND TEAM RESPONSIBILITY"

"I NEVER THOUGHT IT'D BE ABLE TO JUGGLE !"

MANY ASPECTS OF THIS PROGRAMME HAVE BEEN TAUGHT AS INDIVIDUAL

WORKSHOPS - FOR INSTANCE - JUGGLING. NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION.

SLAPSTICK AND SO ON CAN BE TAILORED TO A BUSY CONFERENCE TIMETABLE OR AS PART OF A WIDER TRAINING PROGRAMME.