Jay Surti

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About Jay Surti

WHAT I DO - 1. Keynote Speaker - Personal Brand, Presentation Skills, Effective Communication, Women in Leadership 2. Coach & Consultant - helping professionals with public speaking and designing engaging content 3. Author - a number of books on presentation skills available at Kogan Page, Waterstones, WHSmith, and Amazon 4. Non-Executive Director - University of Dundee (Convenor of People and Organisational Development Committee) Whilst working in the corporate sector as a litigation lawyer I realised how many people struggle with delivering engaging presentations. I now help individuals and teams through 1-2-1 or group sessions to transform their presentations - ensuring they engage with their audience and get their message across. I also work with executives - helping them to attain professional results they want to achieve through coaching. WHO I WORK WITH - My clients are busy executives, corporate professionals, and rising stars who want to make an impact and improve their performance. SPECIALISMS - Presentation Coaching and Training, Executive Coaching, Leadership Development. AUTHOR: Ultimate Presentations (Second Edition - Kogan Page 2021)- We live in a busy world with people being bombarded with lots of messages every day. There is increasing competition for each person's attention so how can you increase the chances of your message hitting home?"Ultimate Presentations" provides a range of strategies and techniques that will transform the way you deliver a presentation. You will get practical steps to reframe your approach giving you the edge over average speakers even if you are a seasoned speaker. This second edition includes a new chapter on virtual presentations and tips on developing a Personal Brand. Working through the tools in this book will vastly improve your ability to communicate and will prepare you to be a more memorable and persuasive speaker: PERSONAL NOTE - I am a strong advocate for women in leadership which is why I became involved with the Women's Engineering Society and Women in Banking & Finance as a Board Member and Head of Mentoring. I regularly speak and run workshops on this topic. I am passionate about Personal Development and believe it is never too early to take an interest in increasing your potential. With a background in Engineering and Law, I enjoy problem-solving and love a good quiz!