speaksmith.com

What It Is

Speaksmith is a London-based training provider focused on public speaking, sales, negotiation, and business communication. Its background draws on around 20 years of experience across technology, media, banking, finance, and related fields. Its services are mainly aimed at corporate teams and business professionals, with an emphasis on using training and coaching to help clients become more persuasive in meetings, proposals, presentations, sales, and negotiation scenarios.

Core Capabilities

Based on the website information, Speaksmith’s core offering is not standardized online courses, but more customized corporate training and coaching services. Its course areas cover presentation training, sales training, negotiation training, and communication skills. In terms of trainers, Keir Hall is an Ashridge-accredited executive coach who has long worked on coaching for meetings, pitches, presentations, and speeches; Emilie Thysse is a Henley Business School-certified executive coach specializing in sales training and leadership development, with more than 15 years of experience in London’s competitive sales environment. The company also highlights that its coaches come from industries such as finance, PR, media, real estate, and IT.

Pricing and Delivery

The official website does not disclose course prices, duration, class formats, or standard course packages. It only prompts users to “Talk to us to discuss your training needs,” so pricing appears to be customized based on corporate requirements. Delivery formats include training, workshops, individual or team coaching, facilitation, and mentoring. The company is headquartered in London, but states that it can provide international services in regions including the United States, Europe, Russia, and the CIS.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths lie in its very clear focus on business scenarios, making it especially suitable for sales, finance, media, and executive communication needs. The coaches have strong qualifications and industry experience, and client testimonials come from professionals at organizations such as Barclays, Dentsu Aegis, Mindshare, and JCDecaux, suggesting a solid corporate client base. The limitations are the lack of transparency on the website: there are no detailed course outlines, prices, learning timelines, measurable outcomes, or certificate information, and there is no visible Chinese-language service or online self-study product.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Speaksmith is better suited to companies with a budget that want executive presentation coaching, sales team training, client pitch support, or improved negotiation and communication skills. It is less suitable for individual learners looking for low-cost recorded courses, standardized certificate programs, or Chinese-language courses. The review text does not provide information on access from China, so this would need to be tested in practice; for now, its China accessibility is rated as unknown.