Formed out of a fusion of experience in media production, media sales and comedy, Smirk Experience provides bespoke comical solutions to a panoply of business and social requirements.
Corporate Training
By combining our extensive experience of corporate needs and suitable UK comics we are in a unique position to use professional comedians for company based training. Sessions using comedy techniques on creativity, personal branding, resilience and body language skills are fun ways to learn new skills or hone existing ones.
- Sam spoke at our Grow your Career Your Way event, it was great working with him as he took time to really understand the event and then build the content collaboratively to ensure it was relevant. The session was scored 4.2 out of 5 amongst attendees, we really enjoyed it, some great insight and food for thought.
GemmaGoogle - I was blown away by the presentation by Sam last week and, on reflection, felt the urge to make it a public recommendation. Sam is not just your average speaking coach, he delves into evolutionary psychology, provides great anecdotes and discusses the pitfalls you may encounter all while keeping a smile on your face with his trademark humour.
ChrisEx-Exeter Chiefs player and RPA delegate - The course’s speaking tips and techniques were peppered with plenty of war stories from the sharp end of comedy makes for a more engaging experience. Also, I can see that there is a need in the era of the millennial for corporations to show their softer side, be more friendly, natural and humorous and perhaps less starchy
RogerLloyds of London - The feedback has been fantastic. Public Speaking is so important in this industry and Sam’s unique approach inspired the team, helped them to look at things from a different perspective and generally invigorated us to get up and do more talking! It really is a training session out of the norm, hilarious but with real knowledge and experience at its heart. The transferable skills from the comedy circuit to the business meeting are there for all to see, and very, very useful.
JohnRocket Media Agency - Sam provided useful insight into how to leverage comedy to gain confidence not only in the workplace but in general. A lot of our attendees had been out of the workforce for a few years rearing children and needed a confidence boost to either make the leap back or even start their own business. We’ve had great feedback from Sam’s seminar with attendees saying they feel energised and motivated.
MoniqueThe Motherhood - Smirk Experience incorporates an alternative, entertaining look at sales skills that delivers the fundamentals in a fun way.
ElliotCNA Hardy
An article about us by Intelligent Insurer
05.02.2018
In an increasingly digitised age, the art of the presentation is becoming lost, which can be a problem in a people-oriented industry such as insurance. To rekindle this lost skill, some insurers are turning to a stand-up comedian to help them wow an audience.
The best companies have always been willing to explore what might be called unorthodox methods to gain a competitive edge. From quirky incentives programmes to working with the US Marines on team building and leadership exercises, there is not a lot that re/insurers and brokers have not tried at some point.
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If your group are feeling really brave we can arrange to combine the training with a standup comedy show for the delegates to participate in alongside pro comics (which is ideal for evening entertainment at a conference / away day.) Here’s an example of one we’ve done, which none of the participants will forget in a hurry.