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Confidence to Speak Ltd., Donald Phillips
Specialization
- 1:1 Coaching
Specialization
- Corporate Coaching
Specialization
- Group Coaching/Workshops
Specialization
- Public Speaking
Country
- United Kingdom
Donald Phillips
27 St Ronan's Drive
Peterculter
Aberdeen, AB14 0RA
07979 913323
d.phillips@confidencetospeak.co.uk
https://www.confidencetospeak.co.uk
About Business
Confidence to Speak offers speech coaching services in Aberdeen and across Scotland. We offer clients speech coaching informed by executive coaching practices to help improve public speaking, presentation skills and boardroom management. We also offer a therapeutic speech practice that helps with childhood speech delay, speech impediments and developmental challenges.
Our driving goal is to help people gain confidence to speak – in any situation, find their true voice and be heard, and to have the opportunity to make a difference. We help clients speak better – developing confidence to speak in any situation, and building the confidence and skills to speak more effectively, powerfully and with integrity.
We give clients the tools to gain confidence to speak, to develop vocal strength and speaking skills, to soften an accent, to deliver an unforgettable speech, to address and manage health-related problems, and to experience an overall sense of wellbeing. We provide expert tuition to help you achieve your personal and professional goals and feel better about how you come across to others.
Additional Information
Preferred Name
Donald Phillips
Correct Pronouns
he/him
Bio
Donald has for 30 years been coaching people to improve their speech and speaking abilities. His 20-year background in the health, voluntary and education charity sectors, affords him a unique insight into learning, personal and professional development and change management.
In the 2010s he started a coaching and training business, working with executives and team members worldwide.
He is the founder and currently the lead coach at Confidence to Speak.
Primary Professional Affiliation/Institution
Confidence to Speak, Ltd
Primary Affiliation Title
Executive Speech Coach, Therapeutic Speech Practitioner
Secondary Affiliation Title
Executive Coach
Degrees
1987: Bachelor of Arts, Biological Sciences – Antioch University, Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Applicable Training and Certifications
2024: Professional Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching - Academy of Executive Coaching, London, England, UK
2024: Senior Practitioner, Professional Designation level, EMCC Global Individual Accreditation (EIA) Award, European Mentoring and Coaching Council
2018: Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching – Academy of Executive Coaching, London, England, UK
2013: Postgraduate Certificate Research Methods – The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK
2012: Certification, Joanna Briggs Institute, Systematic Review Training
2010: Professional Certification, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) – LSVT Global, Inc.
2002: Postgraduate Certificate Vocology – University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
2001: Professional Certification, Therapeutic Speech, School of Anthroposophy, The Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland
1995: Diploma, Speech and Drama, The Speech School, East Grinstead, W. Sussex, UK
1991: Certificate, Anthroposophical Studies, The Waldorf Institute, Spring Valley, NY, USA
Areas of Specialization
1:1 Coaching
Clinician
Corporate Coaching/Trainings
Group Coaching/Workshops
Presence
Public Speaking
Speech & Dialects
Professional Organization Affiliation(s)
VASTA
EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council)
AATA (Association of Anthroposophic Therapeutic Arts)
Selected Publications
“Therapeutic Speech in Relation to the Individual with Down’s Syndrome”, Journal of Curative Education and Social Therapy, Easter, 2001, ISSN 1421-5357.
Editor and Forward, Anthroposophical Therapeutic Speech, B. Denjean v Stryk and D v Bonin. Floris Books, Edinburgh, 2003.
Chapter contributor. "Therapeutic Speech", Holistic Special Education, R. Jackson, Floris Books, Edinburgh, 2006.
How would you describe your career stage?
Established
In which of the following areas do you regularly work?
Business/Corporate Coaching
Clinical/Speech Language Pathology
Private Coaching
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