This event is about : 

At this event, business coach and leadership and strategy consultant, R.A.Williams, will introduce a highly effective approach to investing in and developing your own capabilities and those of your team and business. The session offers an empowering and adaptable way of building a more responsive and resilient business able to meet current and future challenges. The session will help you explore how a coaching approach can help you as you make strategic decisions, plan for the future, look after staff and manage relationships with clients and customers.

Ms.Williams will introduce coaching techniques to help develop your business including active listening, open questioning and clear goal-setting.

About the speaker:

Ms. Williams has a background in Finance and Strategy Consulting as well as a number of years’ experience coaching individuals and teams. She has worked with clients across a number of sectors including non-profit. She is based in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and is building a Business Coaching, Leadership and Strategy Consulting practice, working with individuals and teams to grow and develop their professional practice and business.

Additional Info:

Free

The address is:

Kensington Central Library, Lecture Theatre (Back of library, off from Campden Hill Road), 12 Phillimore Walk, W8 7RX

Exploring the Secret Ingredients of Longevity of Life from the land of longevity area of the world. 
Join Vivien on the first Friday of each month at Wimbledon Library and share experiences over a free cup of tea and more from the Pubei area in Guangxi, China.
Tea tasting between 10am – 12pm, 1 – 3pm and 4 – 6pm.
More information about 1-day SILL Discovery in the UK and 10-day SILL Exploration in China can also be found about about on the day.
Presented by the International Education & Training Centre (www.ietcuk.com)

Confused by all the social media platforms that are out there?

Come along for this hour-long overview of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest, and more.

The aim is to expore them enough to decide which might be suitable for you.

This session is part of the library’s Festival of Learning events programme

Festival of Learning (previously known as Adult Learners Week) is an annual campaign which celebrates and promotes adult learning opportunities.

Whether you already love to learn, or are thinking about learning something new, come along to one of our free events.

After this event you will understand how websites are designed, built and managed.

You will get an idea of:

1. How websites work – Key elements and terminology explained.
2. Why you need a Website – The aim and purpose of having an online presence.
3. Design and Content – The structure and ingredients of a successful website.
4. Tools & Techniques – Enhancing and developing your website for maximum effect.
5. Looking Good – Examples of good web design: “The good, the bad and the ugly”.
6. Q & A

About the speaker:

Lisa Collins is the founder and director of Chelsie Elsie, a boutique website agency based in Chelsea. She is a digital marketing creative with a passion for coding and is frequently learning & up to date with latest tech trends skills and knowledge. She coaches at code bar and is the founder of the go to geek girl London wordpress community for women.

Lisa studied website design in 2000 and app design 2015. With a background and in fashion styling /PR and business she ran her own fashion agency business for 10 years, sourcing and marketing upcoming fashion brands, positioning them into retail and online stores.

Lisa is a Wordpress consultant, she runs Wordpress training courses, on how to build manage and run your own website.

Exploring the Secret Ingredients of Longevity of Life from the land of longevity area of the world. 
Join Vivien on the first Friday of each month at Wimbledon Library and share experiences over a free cup of tea and more from the Pubei area in Guangxi, China.
Tea tasting between 10am – 12pm, 1 – 3pm and 4 – 6pm.
More information about 1-day SILL Discovery in the UK and 10-day SILL Exploration in China can also be found about about on the day.
Presented by the International Education & Training Centre (www.ietcuk.com)

BIG Bytes are an opportunity for people running, working in and thinking about starting up (their own business), to gain real insight and from others who have been there. All of our speakers are building their own business / have been there / specialise in business support / offer advice to ensure you keep a balance between work and life as you grow.

The first speaker, Oreste, will be presenting “Breaking Big – 10 practical steps to success” : 

At the seminar you will learn how to:
-Get clarity on your business vision and its effectiveness
-Maximise your business capabilities
-Stand out from the crowd
-Find and exploit your competitive edge
-Focus your marketing on the right customers
-Manage and support the best people for your business
-Understand the big picture and future proof your business

The second speaker, Chris, will be talking about “How to approach digital agency effectively” :

Project estimation as cooked in a digital agency kitchen.
Why they won’t tell you the truth, how not to get fed with rubbish and get relevant numbers from them.

Why they will lie to you and what you can do about it. How not to get cheated by the service supplier.

This talk is targeted at businesses and individuals that want to use 3rd party digital services agencies to launch their project.

You will have, in the end of the event, the opportunity to give us your feedback about the speakers and the event itself 🙂