About us
At Summit Speaking we have seen all the challenges people face with public speaking and communication. There is a severe lack of training for these types of skills both at the school level and in professional settings. This has resulted in a huge percentage of the population having issues with presenting their ideas, thoughts, and objectives to an audience, however small. Neglecting to develop public speaking skills can have a very detrimental effect on someone’s career development both in a professional and social sense. I am here to change that.
The courses that are provided have been developed over the past 12 years using a variety of different disciplines to offer a truly holistic approach to teaching public speaking skills. This unique approach is what makes Summit Speaking stand out.
What we offer:
Personalised 1-1 Public Speaking and Communication Coaching
Corporate Workshops For Companies (Online and In-Person)
Group Classes For Companies (Online and In-Person)
THE METHOD
I have developed a unique method that encompasses a number of different research-based approaches, techniques, and fields. Public Speaking is a skill that involves different elements- linguistic, psychological, physiological, and vocality. As well as this I understand that everyone is different and has their own distinct objectives and areas they wish to improve. So, while I use tried and tested methods systematically every course is tailored-made for the individual.
Research-based Holistic ApproacH
At Summit Speaking I use several methods in the fields of psychology, linguistics, neuro-linguistics, and physiology that are evidence-based and backed up by research whether it’s breathing exercises to help reduce anxiety or improve the projection of your voice to confidence-building activities to overcome psychological barriers to linguistic training to sound more engaging and appealing. I have carefully selected and refined these methods integrating them into concise and effective courses.
Engaging and Creative Lessons
Develop your skills in a practical, enjoyable and creative way, at Summit Speaking we firmly believe that the best way to learn and develop your public speaking skills is to make things engaging. When classes are memorable they really help students to entrench the ideas and reinforce the skills that were practised in the lesson. We use role-plays, movie scripts, poems, improvised speeches, prepared speeches, storytelling and much more to improve your level of speaking
Personalised Coaching
Everyone has different attributes, characteristics, and objectives and the reasons for wishing to improve public speaking skills are various. While some of you will need assistance in overcoming speech anxiety others will be more focused on improving their delivery for a specific speech and we cater for these individual goals. Our aim is to utilise the methods mentioned above so that you can find your own style and your inner orator. We will employ some activities and exercises more than others and in a variety of different ways for each student.
About ME
My name is David Wright and I am the founder of Summit Speaking. I grew up in Oxford, UK and had a love for speaking from a young age being involved in the debating team at school. However, I also suffered from speech anxiety in my late teens and early twenties, overcoming this has greatly assisted me in developing methods for helping people with a fear of public speaking.
After studying sociology and politics at Leeds University, I went into education in 2011, teaching English Language, English Literature, and Presentation/Public Speaking Skills at several different international schools and colleges in London, Buenos Aires, and Yangon.
It was during these years that I started to lecture at colleges and universities to audiences of around 200 people on a number of different topics mainly politics, social anthropology, and theology. Alongside this I began my one-on-one private classes mainly helping professionals and academics in the art of speaking. This is a project and business I have been working on ever since.
In 2018, I went on to do a Master’s in Applied Linguistics at University College London (UCL), receiving a distinction. A 2-year stint teaching Presentation and Public Speaking Skills at Cardiff University was followed by a decision, in 2021, to take my private teaching business to the next level and set up my own company and become entirely self-employed.
Now I coach clients and students from many companies and institutions including, Novasol, ObraLink, Collegium Carolinum Munich, ECIJA, Evolve OOH, The Evening Standard, and Vanderbilt University, etc. I have created the methods over the past 12 years of public speaking experience both from giving speeches and training at businesses, schools, universities, and private classes.