This four-part professional development programme has been designed for MGI's NextGen community and professionals from across the network.
Each module focuses on a different aspect of professional growth, from increasing professional impact and building confidence to enhancing communication and navigating feedback. Whether you're stepping into a new role, deepening your technical expertise or continuing to develop your career, you'll gain practical skills you can apply immediately.
The programme is delivered by Stretching the City, a leadership development consultancy renowned for its coaching programmes that build confidence, strengthen performance and create lasting behaviour change.
Speaking up, presenting ideas and making your point land
Speaking up and being heard — in meetings, in front of more senior people, in client conversations — is one of the highest-anxiety, highest-impact skills for early-career professionals. This session gives participants a repeatable structure for any communication, practical tools for voice and presence, and the confidence to speak up in the situations that matter most.
What we’ll cover:
- Why early-career communicators often lose their audience - and how to avoid it
- Structuring your message for impact: A simple, repeatable framework participants can use the next day
- Voice and presence: How you show up in meetings, on Teams, in front of partners and clients
- Engaging your audience and holding attention
- Speaking up in moments that matter — meetings, client conversations, partner-track moments
Participants will leave with:
- A repeatable structure for any communication situation
- Practical tools for voice, presence and holding attention
- Confidence to speak up in meetings and key moments
- A between-session action to apply before Module 4
Your coach
Jenny Allen-Smith
This session is Module 3 of our NextGen Professional Development Programme. You can view the full programme and register for other sessions HERE.
Missed a module? Visit our Learning Hub to watch the recording HERE.
