Welcome to Talking Speaking

Are you ready to attract and take new opportunities and make a great impact?

Do you want to build, polish and enhance your public speaking and further personal and professional skills?

Looking for some self-development now?

I’m Philippa Hammond, a Brighton-resident learning, development and performance consultant, trainer and facilitator, with an acting background.

I’ll help you build your performance confidence and skill and make an impact when you:

Stand up to speak about you and what you do

Read and perform to an audience

Deliver training as a subject matter expert

Join the LinkedIn conversation

My Training

My range of 1-1 Power Hours and Group Workshops include:

Talking Speaking: Confident public speaking Power Hours and Personal development programmes

Build your confident public speaking skills for business, performance and social life

“A massive confidence boost” James Clammer, Carnegie Medal nominee

“Feeling like I could conquer anything” Danielle Evans, Miss Hastings 2024, Miss Brighton 2021

“It’s life-changing” Corinne Card, Co-founder, Full Story Media


Talking Training: Trainer Essentials Power Hour

First steps for a subject matter expert getting into training, learning and development

“One of the best training courses I have ever been on … thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience” Mark Blyton, Customer Training Instructor, Rolls Royce

“Excellent knowledge and delivery style … a very pleasant learning environment” James Roberts, Technical Inspector, Civil Aviation Authority

Incredibly beneficial and well presented” Chris Robertson, Instructor, Micro Nav


Talking LinkedIn: You Can Learn To Love LinkedIn Power Hour

Polish your LinkedIn presence and profile, build your network and join the conversation

“It has really helped and given me a broader understanding of how the corporate world may work” Sophie Methuen-Turner, Actor/Agent, The Working Actor Agency

“I now have a clear set of aims to work towards and the tools to do so” Eva Marie Wilshere, Script Writer, Editor, Director, Video Editor

Confident that I can start using LinkedIn as an effective marketing tool and lead generator for my business” Jad Orlinska, EFT Health and Wellbeing Coach


Talking Reading: Reading Your Work To An Audience workshop

Building performance skills for writers

So good, it was what we all needed” Julia Martínez, Hove Writers

“Very warm, knowledgeable, great delivery … practical advice … thank you very much” Sarah Agnew, Hove Writers

I enjoyed it very much … very helpful and increased my knowledge” Marjan, Hove Writers


Talking Acting: Acting From The Script workshop

For actors and newcomers needing new skills for growing performance confidence

“So much positive energy and feedback – absolutely loved it” Steven Valentine

“Great to perform a monologue on Monday evening, written by Philippa Hammond” Tristan Wolfe

“Brilliant acting class … wonderfully freeing and friendly and so much fun” Alexxa Flexxa


Benefits and outcomes

Learn the essentials, practice new skills and build new confidence, all in a friendly, practical safe space where you’ll learn real skills for business, performance and social life.

1-1 online Power Hours and personal development programmes

In-person small group events for your club, team, business or social group

If you’d like to feel, look and sound your best with Philippa Hammond and Talking Speaking, Contact