Community Foundation Wales
"We have benefited enormously from Gaenor’s expertise, particularly because she can offer such bespoke and tailored support. Her diligent approach in developing a clear brief and expectations has guaranteed successful personalised training. What’s more, Gaenor’s unique combination of skills and contexts mean that we always get such great added-value from her broad perspective and wide-reaching experience. "
Liza Kellett
CEO
Egelnick Associates
"I found Gaenor’s advice invaluable, she was patient and very accomplished, I often use the advice she gave me, I’d highly recommend her."
Jessica O'Donovan
Senior Account Director
Macro Advisory Partners
"We engaged Gaenor Howells to help improve the presentation and delivery skills of our middle and junior client-facing staff. Over two days Gaenor led a series of team-wide seminars and individual sessions, ensuring that people could not only benefit from the larger sessions but also raise personal presentation issues or worries. Gaenor was very professional creating a friendly and productive environment allowing us to get maximum benefit from her extensive experience. Gaenor helped improve the team’s communication and presentation skills which has helped create a more professional image for the company. The team was visibly more confident as a result of this process."
Jess Wood
Operations Manager
Swansea University
"Gaenor is a jewel. She offered a tailor-made course for Swansea University Public Relations department focusing on increasing the University's coverage both nationally and internationally. This was delivered in a thoroughly professional and sensitive way recognising key strengths within the department and building a platform for extending outreach to international media for the markets that are key to the university, such as India, China and the Middle East. Gaenor was very engaging and was able to reinforce a sense of a community of professionals. This infused a sense of empowerment as to pitching in the right way whether through the written word or though other modes of communication. The emphasis was upon fitness for effective purpose of communication including how to synopsize research papers for those markets in a way that made them media friendly and how to prioritize what should and shouldn't be pitched to media outlets. They were given a comprehensive guide on writing and storyfying research. They were given an extensive guide on interviewing skills and on how to sell the university to raise its profile. They were also given tips on how to monitor the media so that a proper evaluation could be done on the coverage that was achieved. "
Professor Iwan Davies
Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Hodge Chair in Law
Tenovus Cancer Care
"I thought that Gaenor Howells’ presentation training was particularly insightful and of an exceptionally high standard for the sector. I would advocate it for anyone in the charity sector who has to give presentations that are business."
Tim Smith
Trusts and Foundations Officer
Winkreative
"Winkreative is a branding, design and publishing agency working for a wide range of clients operating at the top end of the market across a range of industries. We pride ourselves in a rigorous approach to strategy and design and aim to deliver best in class creative solutions for positive impact for businesses.Creative concepts need to be explained with energy, focus and an understanding of the client's business challenges and opportunities. An idea or design cannot sell itself and needs to be expressed with reasoning and conviction. Gaenor Howells has worked with Winkreative for the last 5 years to ensure that our critical thinking and good ideas are communicated with impact and understood by our clients. The team, both in account management, strategy and design have worked with her in groups and as individuals to hone and advance our confidence and presence and direct the content of our speech to ensure that our good ideas and hard work resonate and get grip with our clients."
Ariel Childs
Managing Director