Business Training
In Speaking, Stand-up & Comedy Writing
I offer speaking training, stand-up coaching and comedy writing training for Creatives.
My speaking training is unusual because:
* it draws on my extensive experience coaching and directing stand-up comedians.
* This gives me a unique perspective and allows me to offer techniques not found in traditional public speaking courses.
It’s about much more than simply being funny (although humour always helps). It’s about knowing your persona, constructing a message and delivering your points so they land memorably.
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Meanwhile, in the world of advertising, funny is making a come back! My increasingly in demand Quick & Funny workshop for creatives equips them with the tools to create content that is, well, quick and funny.
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Plus if your team are brave enough they can learn stand-up and do a show! Incredible speaking skills guaranteed!
Django Weisz (Superheroes agency, Amsterdam)
"The sessions with Chris were really inspiring. Chris managed to create a safe setting so people could really engage and participate in the assignments without hesitation. We learned how to break with the usual way of making and doing presentations and received some very good tools to improve the way of presenting. On top of this the sessions were really good for team building."
Victoria Fox, CEO at LIDA (M&C Saatchi)
"At LIDA we have been engaging Chris Head to run his stand-up comedy course. Ten people from across the agency, across a wide range of disciplines and levels sign up. I can honestly say it is a truly brilliant course that I couldn’t recommend highly enough. Its fantastic for the individual - building confidence, self awareness and presentation skills. It's brilliant team building for the team that sign up each year and it is culturally part of our LIDA DNA now. The course culminates in a show. A night the whole agency gets behind and looks forward to. The best value for money training. Chris is simply brilliant.”
Simon Devereux,
Bank Paribas, Amsterdam
“We are an international team of portfolio managers. For our annual team meeting Chris gave us a day completely filled with funny exercises, good discussions on dos and don'ts when speaking for clients and some nice examples of a few of the best stand-up comedians out there. We really enjoyed the way he taught us how to handle hecklers and the course certainly helped us to get to know a lot more about each other. Therefore the team building targets were certainly met and we will also be much better equipped the next time we'll be presenting in front of our clients.”
Sitting/ Standing/ Screen
A Unique Live Speaking Workshop
​In this in-person four hour workshop, you team will improve their speaking when standing in front of an audience, sitting with colleagues or clients and when speaking on a video call.
It's highly practical, entertaining, inspiring and it improves everyones' speaking; whether on a chair, on their feet or on a screen.
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Available to book weekday afternoons, 1pm-5pm.
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Quick & Funny
Comedy Writing Workshop for Creatives
Funny in advertising is making a comeback! Equip your creatives with tools they need to write quick and funny content.
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The session is composed of analysis of comedy writing tools used in adverts, sketches and other funny content, alongside quick fire creative exercises.
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This session will reinvigorate and inspire your creatives. They will also leave with a powerful toolkit for getting quickly into ideas that will grab the audience's attention and deliver laughs.
Bespoke Training
I have delivered bespoke coaching sessions for agencies including Superheros and 180 Kingsday in Amsterdam. I can deliver bespoke training for you in presenting, pitching, speaking or writing.
“Working with Chris was an absolute pleasure. He built a bespoke two day course for our team that was practical and entertaining allowing them to put the tools and advice into practice straight away."
Stephen Corlett, MD, 180 Kingsday agency
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FOR ADVERTISING AGENCIES
(AND OTHER BOLD, CREATIVE BUSINESSES)
Four sessions and a show in a comedy club for friends, colleagues and family!
Agency Stand-up Course!
I deliver my acclaimed stand-up course for brave members of your team!
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I take your team through the process of finding their comedy voice, writing material and performing it so it works.
They put it all into practice in a wonderful, uplifting comedy show at the end of the course, for friends, family and colleagues.
Incredible speaking skills guaranteed.
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"Chris himself was inspiring, really knew his stuff and engaged all of us (even the more reluctant among us) from the word go." "He got to know us all personally and encouraged us to build on our strengths rather than fashioning a particular style." "The buzz of actually getting up on stage was amazing and brought me closer to colleagues that I may otherwise not have gotten the chance to meet."
LIDA, Agency Stand-up Course Students
Here I am a number of years ago when I had long hair and no grey hairs!) delivering a "Lunch & Learn" session at British broadcaster ITV.
