All our associates are selected as communication skills trainers and facilitators because they have shown a gift in bringing out the best in people, enabling them to achieve outstanding results.

They come from a wide range of backgrounds, with ideas and activities drawn from many disciplines, so there's always new stuff going on in our courses - from drama, accelerated learning, NLP, psychology, Alexander Technique, counselling, teaching, improvised comedy, sports and more.

Our associates include:

Paul Z Jackson

Paul is a consultant, trainer and author. After ten years experience as a journalist with the Thomson Organisation, he worked as a freelance contributor to national magazines and newspapers.

His passion for comedy led to script-writing commissions and a post as senior producer with BBC Radio Light Entertainment. Working as a script-editor and producer, he introduced dozens of writers to their first professional contracts.

A flair for improvisation saw him making programmes with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Steve Coogan, Caroline Aherne and Jeremy Hardy (to name-drop just a few).

In addition to his extensive corporate work, he has taught and lectured at the London Actors Centre, Ashridge and Bath Spa University College . A graduate of Oxford University, he lives in St Albans, near London .

He founded Paul Jackson Associates in 1996. Clients have included Hewlett-Packard, Glaxo, Future Publishing, Procter & Gamble, Aon, Bristol City Council, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Nationwide, Lloyds TSB, Ashridge. 

Paul is a member of AMED, IAF, EBTA, and a Fellow of the RSA.  Co-founder of the international improvisation network (AIN) and the annual solutions focus conference (SOL), he has given keynotes and presentations at many events worldwide, including International Alliance for Learning, AIN, Junior Chamber International, SOL, International Coaching Federation and European Coaching and Mentoring.

If you are interested in a keynote or masterclass with Paul, click here.

Janine Waldman

With extensive experience in the human resources field, Janine has led organisational development programmes in the UK and overseas in retail, public sector, manufacturing, healthcare and service industries.

As a leadership coach, Janine supports professionals to transform the daily challenges of business life into a balanced life of personal and professional significance.

She has a passion for the outdoors and is an avid rock climber.

Belina Raffy

Belina has an MBA from Cranfield University in the UK and a BSc (Hons) in Management from the Lally School of Management in the US. Before her MBA, she worked in New York and London as a project manager for Citigroup.

Starting in 1996, Belina has studied with some of the top improvisers in the world (Keith Johnstone, Loose Moose and others) with a keen interest in learning and developing activities which can be applied to non-theatrical situations. During the last 8 years, Belina has designed and delivered executive development programmes for Bristol-Myers Squibb, General Motors, Pfizer and Procter & Gamble. She has been engaged in client projects in more than 11 countries across Europe, North America and Asia, with managers representing over 30 different nationalities.

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