Testimonials
"Thank you for great sessions over skype. I liked your professionalism and you are a great enthusiast. I have noticed significant improvements in my speech clarity, pausing between speeches and stressing words. The exercises you taught are highly beneficial and did help in a great way in betterment of my voice.”
DP, India
“I have contracted Francesca on many occasions in the last three years to provide bespoke English tuition to my clients. The feedback has in all cases been extremely positive, emphasising Francesca’s unfailing professionalism, enthusiasm and reliability. Francesca has always been totally flexible in adapting the tuition to cover a wide range of abilities, backgrounds and requirements and in fully satisfying all of my requirements.”
Anita Hohenegger, Managing Director of Travel to Talk Ltd
“Oh My God! I have just had the most AMAZING day with Francesca. I showed up with a dark cloud hanging over me. I felt muddled and distracted mentally, worn out and low emotionally and physically exhausted. After spending the day with Francesca, I left feeling relaxed and calm to say the least. I can't quite express the shift I've had today. Not only did Francesca help me to feel fantastic emotionally and mentally, she also prepared the most fantastic, healthy raw food for me...including raw chocolate truffles that were to die for! I feel like I've been cleaned inside and out. What a refreshing and effective way to deal with the baggage I'd been carrying round. I highly recommend working with Francesca and I will definitely be booking in with her again - it's like liposuction for the soul! ”
Fran Fowler, 25, writer, London
“We organised a session with Positive Voice because we wanted to empower female students with the confidence to achieve what they want to do and the session most definitely fulfilled that! Fran's variety of techniques offered support for everyone who attended and feedback after the event has been really positive, with all the women who participated having benefited in some way. It's most definitely a session we will look to run again in future years. ”
University of Nottingham Women's Network
“My job has recently been transferred from the UK to an Asian country. With the move from my established position to a new challenging role in a new environment, I suddenly found myself lacking my usual level of confidence. I was often put in situations where I needed to present, often at a very short or no notice. The fear inside me gradually grew greater and greater. I knew I had to do something about it before it paralysed me completely! Then one day I happened to receive a newsletter from Positive Voice, offering confidence boosting courses. I had known (and had a very good experience with) Francesca as I had taken elocution lessons with her. Francesca was able to accommodate a session at short notice and we used Skype to overcome the geographical distance. During the session, Francesca asked me good questions about the things that scared me and why it was so; and somehow helped me make them work towards my advantage. Thanks to Francesca, I now even see the boss I used to be afraid of as my greatest teacher! Francesca and I discussed running a follow up session if that was needed but I am pleased to say Francesca managed to disperse my fears during our first lesson. On top of that she provided some very useful presentation tips, which have helped me feel much more confident about the presentations I prepare and conduct. Overall, I would recommend Positive Voice to anyone who feels their confidence could do with a boost!”
Manager, Big 4 firm
“I'm delighted to say that my daughter's Wedding Day was an amazing day and everything went absolutely perfectly. I cannot thank you enough for all the help you gave in both boosting my confidence and with the preparation for my 'mother of the bride speech'. I felt completely calm and at ease on the day, remembered all the tips you have given me about presentation, voice projection, punctuation, posture etc., and didn't need to refer to any notes for my speech. I even felt confident enough to ad lib. I think this was one of my greatest achievements as I've always had a phobia about public speaking and had been terrified at the prospect of speaking in front of a group of people. Before starting the lessons, I could never have envisaged that I would stand up in front of 120 and have the confidence to give a speech. Throughout the afternoon and evening a number of guests congratulated me on an excellent speech, some said they were touched to tears and another that my speech was extremely polished and sincere.
I'm going to make sure I keep up my new skill and regularly participate in my club's poetry reading evenings.
Thank you so much Fran, I couldn't have done it without your help. ”
Anonymous, London
“I had been feeling quite stuck in a rut for a while and was having difficulty reaching my goals. I have to admit, I was a little bit sceptical at first. However Fran's kindness and understanding was something that really stood out in the sessions. I can't put my finger on it, but i did see a shift happen, accompanied by a rise in self esteem and perhaps the most profound thing that I took out of the sessions was the simplest: Love yourself first and everything else will slowly begin to fall into place. I realised how harsh i was being on myself, and as soon as I started to be kinder to myself, things became easier. There are still some things to work on, but I think Fran's coaching has definitely made me aware of the need to take more control of what is happening in my life! Fran's techniques are fast moving and if you aren't comfortable with certain techniques, she is really flexible about trying something new and unique to you. Fran is extremely supportive and definitely goes that extra mile to help those changes occur. Thanks for all your help, Fran. ”
Anonymous, London
“I have been meaning to thank you properly for all the help and support you gave me in the run up to Katie’s wedding, and to let you know how positively I felt about how it went. I found the whole process very insightful. Interesting and stimulating. One of the interesting things that came out of giving the speech is that my family just assumed I could give a speech, although they have never heard me give one, and assumed I do so all the time at work! My parents did come up to say they enjoyed it at the first opportunity, although in my visualisation I couldn’t see them doing so! I hope your courses are going well and if you ever need any help or support, I would be a willing helper for you! ”
Joanne Lane
“I spent 5 sessions with Fran to help me overcome my fear of public speaking and my forthcoming best mans speech. By helping me break down the negative thought patterns I had developed over the years combined with actual speaking exercises I was able to tackle the problem from both ends.
Fran is very passionate about what she does. It's nice to know that someone has a genuine interest in the behaviour of the human mind and it was interesting to unravel some of my insecurities that were holding me back in my everyday life. I now have a much healthier and realistic attitude towards towards the prospect of public speaking and thanks to Fran my best mans speech was a success.”
Ben Johnson, London
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