“Helen is an inspirational teacher and made the sessions fun whilst keeping her professionalism. We all highly recommend Helen to anyone or any company seeking to improve their public speaking. The investment is very worthwhile. In the words of Robin Sharma – “starting strong is good, finishing strong is epic” – That sums up our sessions with Helen – thank you x”.

LAILA ZOLLINGER -wildshaw LTD

'The Presenting with Passion sessions were not only informative and illuminating but they were entertaining.  Who knew that learning such vital presentation skills could be such great fun?  By infusing the process of training with humour and joy, the girls - a very dynamic duo - encouraged me to aim to bring an energetic upbeat positivity to my presentations.  Genuinely inspiring.  Thank you!

SUSAN COHEN – May 2021–Author and storyteller

PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER

“Stella thank you for this morning's taster class.

Not only did you and Helen put on a fantastic [and persuasive] presentation from which I learnt a lot, but I was completely enlightened by the other stories and made some great new connections.”

WENDY CARRIG - AOP Photographer

“The taster session was professional, but not intimidating, and the hour seemed to pass very quickly. I felt at ease speaking up and picked up some useful tips that I hope to put into practice. Even though I myself (thankfully) don't have any cause to address mass gatherings of strangers, the advice given would also work with smaller groups.”

MAUREEN STEWART -May 2021

“It was an extremely helpful taster class.  More than I had expected. 

Succinct, clever, informative and creative. 

Your knowledge and experience came through without being overwhelming.   You allowed a platform for some many profiles.  I think this was your forte.  You read YOUR audience and gave us the confidence to ask ?’s. 

Many many thanks.”

EMMA FREEMAN - AOP Photographer 

I can thoroughly recommend the two-part Toucan Agency Training Course for both beginners and more experienced speakers alike. Feeling much more confident and on track with my Fine Art talks, making them more succinct, interesting and engaging.

Thank you so much Helen and Stella.

LOUISE GARMAN – August 2021-Art Historian and Art Tutor

PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER

“This is an excellent inter-active course, with lots of useful practical tips on how to present to a cruise ship audience. Helen and Stella are engaging hosts, with a wealth of experience of public speaking and lots of insights into how to engage, surprise and wow your audience. One of the key messages I took away was the power of telling a good story with passion. A real benefit of the course is the opportunity to meet and learn from other speakers. I commend Peel Talent for having lined this course up and the Toucan Agency for delivering it with such professionalism.”

BOYD McCLEARY –PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER

“However many years you have been lecturing, there is always something new to learn. The course was a very enjoyable way of looking at the way you and fellow cruise speakers do things, and picking up new tips and tricks." 

PETER DEAN – April 2021 - Coroner and Forensic Medical Examiner

PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER

Yesterday’s course was fun, and served both as a refresher course and a source of new ideas.

PATRICIA ERSKINE HILL – PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER

"This stimulating course could be valuable for any cruise speaker at any time. Helen and Stella are a great team, combining Helen's confident worldwide experience of cruise lecturing with Stella's courage at overcoming beginner's nerves -- as well as mastering a major re-routing of her very first cruise as a speaker. With their energy and liveliness, Helen and Stella are filled with good ideas and suggestions on technique, and participants in the course will come away refreshed and eager to add at least some of those into their own range of skills. The course that I attended was after months of lockdown, and it was really rejuvenating. "Meeting" other speakers was another very enjoyable element of the course. Warmly recommended."

STEPHEN HOWARTH – May 2021 Historian – May 2021

PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER

“Thank you for setting up this very useful course. I really found it refreshing and energising - just the tonic and encouragement that I needed to prepare me for a return to cruising in the (hopefully) not too distant future. It was presented with great enthusiasm and skill by Helen and Stella, who teased the best speaking skills out of all of us.” 

LES EVANS – April 2021 –  Retired Concord Pilot, RAF and Aviation.

PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER

“The Presenting with Passion Course” was a real eye opener. Working alongside colleagues both experienced and inexperienced, with such a wide variety of subjects, Helen and Stella gave us all such helpful advice and direction. I would thoroughly recommend this course. 

LOUISE GARMAN – May 2021-Art Historian and Art Tutor

PEEL TALENT CRUISE SHIP SPEAKER