At 7:15 I arrived at their offices and was shown into what looked very much like a dining room in an old farm house yes, in Bryanston. I didn’t know but the Cape Dutch gabled house was the original farm house in the area - really, really beautiful. It feels like you’re far out of Joburg, with trickling water from the pond and ducks swimming noisily.

So I put my slightly anal “this-is-how-a-room-should-be-set-out-for-training
-especially-presentation-skills-training” view of the world on hold (how do you set out a Dining room???). Yellow-wood table, creaky chairs and squeaky wooden floors.

But I must admit, once over my own stuff, what a great day we had. The guys at Ogilvy have a lovely vibrant way of being, and so the course was full of discussion, debate, personal experiences and laughter. We were relaxed, engaged and tired at the end of two super days. I look forward to finding out how your recent presentation experiences have been, what you’ve learnt and what worked for you.

Here are their comments after the course:

Cassandra Naidoo - The course was incredibly valuable. Learnt lots about my bad habits & now that I am aware of it, I will make a conscious effort not to practice them.

Sabie Macu - This is bloody marvelous!!! Primary learning: I need to stop looking too serious, i.e. Work my facial expression!

Pranusha Naidoo - This was an extremely beneficial course. I found it very relevant and assisted me in overcoming my bad habits. Highly recommended!

Stephanie - Brilliant! I learnt so much about myself, what I need to improve upon, what I am great at, it’s practical!

Lisa Oosthuizen - It was great to learn all the tricks of presenting and to be made aware of any bad habits so they can be eliminated, I feel presentable now.

Guys, please blog and let me how things are going, would love to know of any experiences that really worked for you.

Ciao Grant.