Welcome to The Public Speaking Academy. Our Sheffield centre at 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX offers the same world-class training we deliver in London, with the accessibility and personal touch that makes Yorkshire special.
Whether you’re a professional in South Yorkshire, an executive commuting to Leeds or Manchester, or an organisation based in Sheffield looking to develop your team’s communication skills, we’ve designed our programmes for genuine transformation.
Located in the heart of Sheffield city centre, our Paternoster Row centre is minutes from Sheffield Station and well connected to Meadowhall, Rotherham, Barnsley, and the wider South Yorkshire region. For professionals travelling from Manchester, Leeds, or Nottingham, Sheffield’s central location makes it genuinely accessible.
Our dedicated coaching rooms provide the privacy and focus that open-plan office training never achieves. Purpose-built spaces where you can work through your speaking challenges, record your practice, and review your progress — without interruption or judgement.
We also recognise that not everyone can come to us. Our coaches travel to workplaces across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, from Kelham Island creative studios to Meadowhall corporate offices, from university campuses to manufacturing sites around the region.
There’s something powerful about leaving your workplace behind and immersing yourself in dedicated training. Our in-our-facilities programmes at Paternoster Row give you:
The centre is designed to feel professional but not intimidating. You’ll work hard here, but you’ll also feel supported. That’s the balance we’ve struck over fifteen years of training thousands of professionals.
Sometimes bringing your team to our centre works beautifully. Other times, it’s simply not practical. Our in-house training brings the same quality coaching to your Sheffield workplace.
We’ve delivered training in corporate headquarters on Ecclesall Road, manufacturing facilities around the region, co-working spaces in the Creative Industries Quarter, and conference rooms at hotels across South Yorkshire.
The advantages? Your team trains together, building shared language and standards. No travel time. Minimal disruption to the working week. And when we coach in your actual environment, we can address your real-world speaking situations.
Most corporate programmes blend both approaches — initial intensive training at our Paternoster Row facilities, followed by workplace application sessions where we continue supporting your team in their actual setting.
Sheffield’s economy is diverse — from advanced manufacturing and healthcare to creative industries and professional services. We’ve trained professionals from across this spectrum.
Individual professionals come to us when they’ve hit a ceiling in their career. Technical competence only gets you so far — eventually, visibility matters. Presenting to senior teams. Leading client meetings. Speaking at industry events. We help good professionals become confident communicators.
Senior leaders and executives work with us to develop executive presence. The quality that makes people listen when you speak. The calm that handles pressure. The ability to own a room without shouting. These aren’t personality traits — they’re learnable skills.
Teams and departments across South Yorkshire use our corporate training programmes to level up together. Sales teams who need to sell more confidently. Account managers building stronger relationships. Technical experts who need to translate complexity into clarity.
Whole-organisation training programmes ensure consistent communication standards. When every employee can represent your company well — from the shop floor to the boardroom — the impact on your reputation and results is measurable.
Some challenges need privacy. Some schedules need flexibility. Some people simply learn better one-to-one. Our private coaching at our Sheffield centre gives you both.
Work with the same proven methodology our group programmes use, but at your pace, on your specific challenges, with your coach’s complete attention.
That presentation you’ve been dreading? We’ll rehearse it until you’re confident. That hostile question you don’t know how to handle? We’ll practice responses until they feel natural. That speaking anxiety that’s held you back for years? We’ll address its roots, not just its symptoms.
Our private coaching rooms at Paternoster Row are genuinely private — no glass walls, no interruptions, no audience before you’re ready. Sessions can be scheduled around your life — early mornings, lunch breaks, or after work.
For executives with limited time, we can also deliver coaching at your workplace or via video call. The methodology works wherever you are.
Sheffield is known for honesty and straight talking. We fit right in.
We’re not interested in generic advice you’ve heard a hundred times. “Picture the audience naked” is a punchline, not a solution. We work with the reality of why speaking is hard for you specifically — and build practical, proven solutions.
Our approach fuses speaking delivery skills with mindset transformation. You won’t become someone else. You’ll become a more confident version of yourself.
Through demonstration micro-coaching, you’ll experience new ways of presenting, answering questions, managing nerves, and owning your space. These aren’t theories — they’re methods tested with thousands of professionals who faced exactly what you’re facing.
“The impact of this programme is game-changing. A must-have for all our Leaders.”
“My ability to speak with impact has transformed my business career. Truly world-class.”
Being able to find your words and speak so others listen is exactly what this programme enables.
