FAQ | Booking Tessa Parry-Wingfield
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Who is Tessa Parry-Wingfield?
A former broadcast journalist with Al Jazeera and ITN, and founder and CEO of The Power of Words, an international B2B communications consultancy that has helped C-suites across Europe and the Middle East tell their stories and find their voice for 15 years. She has media trained very senior spokespeople at major public-facing organisations, and is the creator of The Seeing Clearly Method™.
What is the keynote about?
Say what matters when it matters: clear, courageous, human communication when the pressure is on. It equips leaders and teams to tackle the tough conversations, rather than avoid them, using The Seeing Clearly Method™: SEE. SAY. LEAD.
What will our audience leave with?
A battle-tested, simple communication method for hard conversations that they can put to work straight away.
What makes the keynote different?
Twenty-five years in communication, from broadcast newsrooms to helping C-suites tell their stories and find their voice, and a method that has been tested for real. When Tessa faced a shocking cancer diagnosis and had her entire eye removed at short notice, The Seeing Clearly Method™ held. She teaches what she has lived.
Who is it for?
Leaders and teams under pressure. Most often professional and financial services firms, leadership conferences, senior team away days, L&D programmes and women’s networks.
Who has Tessa spoken for?
The World Health Organization, IWIRC, International Women’s Day events, Richmond Business Hub and Kingston Chamber of Commerce. Read what organisers say on the Testimonials page.
Is the keynote tailored to our audience?
Yes. Every booking starts with a briefing call. Tessa learns your audience, your sector and the pressures your people face, then shapes the examples, language and practical exercise around them.
How long is the keynote?
30 minutes, plus 15 minutes of Q&A. It can be adapted to fit your programme.
Can you combine the keynote with a workshop?
Yes. Many clients book the keynote followed by a 60 to 90 minute workshop, so people practise the method on their real conversations the same day.
Do you speak virtually and internationally?
Yes. Tessa is based in London and speaks in person across the UK, Europe and further afield, as well as virtually and in hybrid formats.
What AV do you need?
A screen for slides, and a lapel, headset or handheld microphone. Tessa brings her own clicker and arrives early to check AV and meet your team.