The Sunflower Effect Confidence Courses
My Sunflower Effect Courses have worked for hundreds of quiet, shy, and introverted people with confidence issues, through the highly effective confidence system I have developed – the Sunflower Effect.
Many have been struggling to make changes for many years and report the courses quicker and more effective than any other approaches they have tried.
Everyone is individual and has slightly different needs, therefore I provide a wide range of courses for different levels of experience so you can progress at your own pace and in your own way.
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Introductory Evening – beginners confidence building
Next Introductory Evening July TBA Beginners confidence building Quiet, reserved, shy or self-conscious? Have you been told or know that you need to be more confident? Want to try before you buy? In this introductory evening, you will be discovering the keys to an authentic self-confidence
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Breakthrough Confidence Course
Next live course starts 9th May 2023 @7.30pm Fast, effective and proven to overcome shyness, stage fright and inhibitions. Designed for quiet people. Build a natural self-confidence that feels like the “real you” The Breakthrough Group will enable you to break out of your shell – no matter how inhibited or stuck you feel you are
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Finding Your Voice – a speaking with confidence course
Next live courses start May 11th @ 7.45pm (LAST PLACES) Do you struggle with any kind of public speaking or speaking in front of groups i.e. at meetings, giving presentations, or in social situations? Do you have a love-hate relationship with the spotlight – you simply freeze up when all eyes are on you!
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“I Don’t Know What To Say” Improvisation Course for Social Confidence
Next live course starts May 17th @7.30pm – not too late to join Never again be stumped for something to say Do you dry up, go blank, or get tongue-tied in social or professional situations? You’d love to respond humorously when someone makes a smart remark, but you can’t think of anything to say.
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Express Yourself Confidence Workshop
Next workshop date: Sunday, July 9th, 2023 Build a natural self-confidence the fast, fun and creative way Would you love to Express Yourself and let the real you out? Want to play more in life – and have a whole lot more fun? Want to overcome your fear of performing in front of groups?
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Breakthrough Plus for confidence and self esteem
An intensive two-weekend course to build confidence and self-esteem Next two-weekend course: Oct 28th-29th & Dec 2nd-3rd Fast, effective and proven to overcome difficult life experiences that have caused you to shut down or have undermined your confidence and self-esteem.
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Advanced Course: Speak with Charisma
One more person needed to run this course Have you got over your worst fears of public speaking but know you could be making more of an impact? What if you could speak so your listeners are hanging on your every word? What if you had Charisma?
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Individual Sessions for feeling stuck
Feeling stuck and nothing else has worked? Then a Sunflower Effect individual session is a highly effective way of shifting stuckness, so that you get back on track with your life and find peace of mind. It an alternative to psychotherapy or a talking approach – if you know talking about your issues is not going to solve your problem.
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Emotional Freedom – express your emotions
A transformational course for emotional wellbeing This course will launch in September 2023 Do you find it difficult to express your emotions? Or do they come out all wrong when you do express them? Perhaps you are aware that there is a volcano of unexpressed emotion locked away inside you. You get upset by the slightest thing and you take
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Advanced Course: Stand Up For Yourself
A Sunflower Effect Assertiveness Course Next course starts January 19th 2023 Do you avoid conflict? Because you are a people-pleaser? Because you’re afraid the other person might get upset or angry? Because you afraid of damaging your prospects? Because there are certain people that seem to have the knack of getting the better of you? Or, because your attempts to
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Sunflower Effect Online Confidence Courses
In Autumn 2022, due to knee surgery, I offered a series of evening online courses on zoom. I will be returning to live courses in January 2023. It is my intention to run more courses on zoom in the future. As well as to offer home study courses, so people in other time zones can participate. I am currently training
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Confidence Course Leader Training
Transform lives through drama Become a Sunflower Effect Confidence Course Leader Do you have a background in drama and have a yearning to do more rewarding work? Are you a compassionate, supportive, enthusiastic person and understand what it’s like to be shy, self-conscious or lacking in confidence? You may already be in the helping professions. Become a Sunflower Effect Confidence
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How to overcome shyness, self-consciousness or anxiety
Had enough of being too shy? Perhaps you were shy as a child and you never got over it? Perhaps you are an introvert and you are by nature a quieter kind of person? Or perhaps you have gradually become shyer over time. This can happen in your teenage years or any time in adulthood. You are not alone I
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How to overcome nerves when speaking in front of groups?
Overcome Nerves Are you confident in many other areas of life but there’s this one area that has you running for the door – giving a presentation, speaking in meetings, public speaking or any situation when all eyes are on you? This is also known as stage-fright. You may also experience: Rapid heartbeat (you may even have to take beta-blockers
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How to stop feeling socially awkward?
Feel socially awkward at times? Do you dry up, go blank, or get tongue-tied in social or professional situations? Have you decided, as a result, that you have social anxiety and that you really do have a problem? You may be fine when you’re with good friends, family or people you trust. You look around you and see everyone else talking
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How do I get started to build my confidence?
The Sunflower Effect Confidence Courses are proven to be by far the fastest, most effective and definitely the most fun ways of building confidence. However, if you’ve just landed on this website, you may feel just a little daunted about participating! Since participating is the one thing you find hard. Particularly when you discover it’s based on an adapted form
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Frequently asked questions
You will find answers to questions here, about the content of courses, practical questions about courses, how to book, any problems you’re having with signing up for the newsletter or for the free chapters from my book From Wallflower to Sunflower, or with the website.
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How to Book
If you have an enquiry about a booking you would like to make or about anything else, you can tell me about this here. Either I or my assistant will be in touch with you, the next time we’re online. You can book for any of my courses online. Please visit the webpage of the course you want to book
Read moreHow to make faster progress
Most people find they make the faster and more significant progress when they participate in a series of courses. As humans we psychologically grow in a zig-zag pattern – we need time to make the kind of shifts we want in our lives.
Therefore I offer a range of follow-on courses and workshops designed for those who are serious about building confidence and wish to continue to expand and grow.
You’ll find some of these on this page.