David windle

BA hons, PGCE

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Presentation and Communication Skills Expert

David windle Quick Facts

Main Areas: Presentation Skills
Best Sellers: The Art of Presenting
Career Focus: Business Training
Affiliation: Opposite Leg Ltd

David trained as an actor at the Mountview
Academy, gaining a 1st class degree in Performance
(University of East Anglia ’99). He trained as a
teacher at London South Bank University (2005).

David has studied clowning with Mick Barnfather
and ‘Told by an Idiot;’ he has studied NLP with
One Training and Alan Margolis of Hampstead
Training. He is an experienced practitioner of
the Alexander Technique and continues to study
Wudang Tai Chi with Sifu Michael Jacques.

David has worked as an actor and director for many touring theatre companies, recently directing a MEN award nominated performance for the Manchester 24:7 theatre festival.

David has over ten years experience teaching drama and performance to adults and young people alike, he has handled a wide variety of audiences from primary school to managing directors. He teaches presentation skills, voice, scriptwriting and acting for City Academy at Sadlers Wells Theatre, working with a wide variety of business clients.

David worked for 6 highly successful years as a fundraiser and trainer on behalf of many leading charities such as Oxfam, Friends of the Earth and Cancer Research UK.

To Opposite Leg David brings a combination of skills as a performance teacher, with an understanding of how to apply those skills in a business or fundraising environment. He is passionate about the effective use of the body and language in order to have maximum positive impact and is an expert in rapport building and communication skills.

He is training as a counsellor with a particular interest in Gestalt Therapy.

He also plays football for Sporting Atutu. He rarely scores.

Articles by this expert

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Responding to Change

Responding to Change Keep your ship steady in choppy seas Change is an inevitable and necessary part of life. Even small changes can have a big impact, leading to feelings of anxiety and loss of control. Try these tips to help you stay happy during change. 1. Come home to your breathr Sounds so simple, doesn’t it? When everything is changing around you and the feelings of panic arise, returning to your breath will give you some solid ground. Place your hand on your lower belly and feel the breath drop deep. Focus on the flow of air in and out, and enjoy breathing mindfully.

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Influencing Stakeholders

Influencing Stakeholders Become influential in any line of work We are constantly consciously or unconsciously influencing or being influenced. Refresh your approach in an open structured way, tailoring the style as needed. 1. Neutral

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Develop Your Presence

Build Your Personal Presence – it’s a vital training skill As trainers we are constantly striving to improve our presence - our ability to lead and engage with a room full of trainees, our ability to speak both to the whole room and to each individual, our ability to make a lasting positive impact. But, if we are hindered by our invisibility cloak – the lack of real, strong and useful presence in front of the group, how is any of this ever possible?

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Presentation Skills - Beat the Fear and Enjoy Presenting

Presentation Skills – beat the fear and enjoy presenting! Presentation skills aren’t something that you’re born with. They are something that you can learn. After all, Barak Obama wasn’t born making speeches and Churchill started life with a voice impediment. Presenting can be something you enjoy! And, as we all know, if you enjoy something it usually makes you better at it.

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Communication Skills - become a superb communicator with 5 easy techniques

Communication Skills – Become a superb communicator with 5 easy techniques Communication skills are the key to success in many areas of life, whether at work or in socially. It is true that some people seem better at communicating than others. Why is this? Why are there people that you always look forward to communicating with, and others that you avoid at all costs?r

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Powerful Public Speaking - Tips for Speaking Success

Powerful Public Speaking – Tips for Public Speaking Successr For many of us the words public and speaking should never be spoken together in public. Public speaking is a terrifying task. What could be more exposing than standing up in front of a group or colleagues, friends or strangers and being expected to entertain and engage with nothing but your words, wit and charisma?r

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Opposite Leg Creative Training and Development

Opposite Leg Creative Training and Development provide soft skills training for businesses and other organisations. Specialising in presentation and communication skills, they work to empower teams and individuals.

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Contacting David windle

David Windle

Opposite Leg Ltd - Creative Training and Development

david@oppositeleg.co.uk