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	Tel: 0845 458 2581	Carole Spiers MIHE MISMA - Author, Broadcaster and International Speaker Keynote Presenter No stranger to the world of public speaking, Carole Spiers is highly regarded as a dynamic and entertaining keynote presenter and broadcaster who, over the past 15 years, has travelled extensively over five continents, to fulfil speaking engagements for diverse audiences in many countries. Carole is a Vice President of the International Stress Management AssociationUK (ISMAUK) and member of the Professional Speakers Association. She is an internationally recognised Occupational Stress Consultant with more than 20 years experience in the field of Stress Management consultancy, training and counselling within all sectors of commerce and industry. The Broadcaster As a leading Business stress management guru, Carole is frequently called upon by national and international media to provide comment on stress-related issues. During the last year alone, she has appeared on NBC, CBS, CNN, Sky TV, BBC (TV and radio), ITV, LBC, Carlton TV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. The Author Carole is the author of Tolley's Managing Stress in the Workplace(2003) - a comprehensive guide to stress management published by LexisNexis UK. What makes Carole different? Energetic, and with a vibrant personality, Carole ensures that her presentations are both stimulating and challenging. Carole handles sensitive issues with an empathy and understanding born of experience, enabling her audience to achieve a greater awareness of, and benefit from proven techniques that will help them to deal with, issues that are all too often swept under the carpet. Her delegates learn practical skills and ideas - empowering them to bring about positive change. Carole's keynote presentations include: One man's mountain: managing stress effectively Training the rotweiller not to bite: managing violence and aggression Where managers fear to tread: dealing with personal problems in the workplace Two bites at the cherry: recovering from burnout Is anyone listening?: dealing with work overload Absent without leave: managing attendance in the workplace Coming down for air: personal diary from Tibet The Indian Experience: introducing stress management to the developing world The Conference Chair As part of her role within ISMAUK, Carole chaired the charity's International Conference in 2001 and UK Conference in 2002. She was also instrumental in establishing and running National Stress Awareness Day (now in its 6th year) - a national media campaign raising the profile of stress and ensuring that it stays prominently on the public agenda. The Journalist Carole is also a regular contributor to periodicals, trade and professional journals as well as the national press. Her subjects include: The Business Case for Stress Management A case for stress counselling The Conspiracy of Silence: Bullying in the Workplace The human sacrifice: redundancy An Age-Old injustice: age discrimination Crisis in industry: whose responsibility is it anyway? The end of the road: suicide in the workplace The Indian file: alleviating student stress in India The Carole Spiers Group Carole is the founder of the Carole Spiers Group (CSG), a dynamic, leading-edge, niche consultancy specialising in Stress Management and Employee Wellbeing. Supported by a nationwide network of professionally trained counsellors, consultants and trainers, CSG's mission is to help employers develop and maintain a healthy, enthusiastic and resilient workforce, thus improving productivity and increasing competitive advantage. The Trainer and Executive Coach Carole still presents many of CSG's training programmes, covering subjects including the management of pressure and stress, redundancy, resiliency development, coping with change, bullying at work, workplace counselling skills and post-trauma stress. One-to-one sessions can be arranged in private consulting rooms in Harley Street, London, where Carole offers individual counselling, coaching and mediation, together with rehabilitation support to Executives who have fallen victim to stress and/or burnout. Each workshop is tailored to the individual needs of the client, and Carole is happy to tailor the presentations to meet the needs of the particular audience. Pro Bono Activity In addition to her professional commitments, Carole is an appointee of the Lord Chancellor's department on a panel that selects potential Magistrates, and also travels to diverse areas such as the Middle East, Hawaii, Holland, Australia, India, Tibet, Russia and Serbia to give professional advice on a voluntary basis. Her pro bono work includes an involvement with The Samaritans (since 1980), the Probation Service, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, Crisis and Capital Radio's "Help a London Child". Carole's clients include: Abbey National, Academy of Chief Executives, BAe Systems, Bank of England, British Gas plc, BT Police, Canon UK, Electricity Council, The Foreign Office, Harrods Ltd., Hertsmere Borough Council, J Sainsbury's plc, Law Society, Lloyds TSB Group, MIND, NWS Bank plc, Public Record Office, Rolls Royce plc, Quest International, Nuclear Electric Ltd, South Bank Centre, Motorola, The Office of Fair Trading, West Midlands Police, W.H. Smith Ltd and Unilever plc.

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