Speakers for Workplace Wellbeing Events
Are you looking to transform your workplace culture and boost employee wellbeing?
Our passionate, dynamic, and engaging presenters are ready to inspire and educate your team on crucial topics like workplace mental health, wellbeing, conflict management, and personal safety. With their expertise and enthusiasm, our speakers will captivate your audience and provide practical insights and takeaways that will make a real difference.
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What people say about our speakers...
On behalf of ORIS Forums I would like to thank you for attending our event and delivering a fantastically energetic and engaging presentation – our members loved it!
Louise Kadege
Managing Director ORIS Forums
The feedback from your input at our global Men's Mental Health event has been phenomenal, as always you smashed it out of the park.
Dave Brookfield
LKQ Europe
Brilliant talk today for International Men’s Day by Nick at Oakwood Training An incredibly important cause, in such a fast paced industry; and I think it’s safe to say that we all walked away with a lot more knowledge than when we started
Williams Racing
HR Advisor
Terry was fantastic, very engaging and pitched at exactly the right level. He totally captivated the entire room of over 100 people.
Nick Hawkins
Safety, Security & Licensing Officer, McDonalds
Another fantastic session from Pete and Andy at the Superdrug Store Manager roadshows.
Charlene Smout
People Development Manager, Superdrug
Terry is so approachable and personable and really connects with his audience. He is both engaging and inspirational with a wealth of knowledge and ‘real life’ stories.
Claire Kershaw
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager, Next
The key to any content is in its delivery. Nothing short of world class Terry at our Operations Leadership training. Many, many of our colleagues have been discussing this today. That’s testament to your articulation of such a difficult topic. The content is so thought provoking and I’m already trying to embrace some new approaches for
Lee Chambers
Distribution Director, Unipart Group
International Keynote Speaker: Terry Streather
As an expert in mental wellbeing and personal safety, Terry’s keynote presentations are not just grounded in academic theory, but enriched with real-world, frontline experience. His passion for improving mental health and workplace wellbeing inspires audiences around the world, and his personable yet impactful style makes these nuanced topics accessible, engaging, and relatable. He brings a refreshingly holistic take to the conversation, recognising that all aspects of our lives are interconnected and impact our overall wellbeing.
“Terry is a great presenter who offers exciting new perspectives on people and risk management, based on years of hands-on experience. He definitely energises the room!”
Mela Davidson
Conference Director, Retail Knowledge
Recent Speaking Events
Superdrug/AS Watson Group Store Managers Conference – London – January 2024
Nike Town London Flagship store – London – February 2024
Superdrug Beauty Conference – London – February 2024
Nike House of Innovation – Paris - February 2024
CIPD - February 2023
LKQ Europe Senior Leadership Conference - March 2023
LKQ Corporate Leadership Conference - April 2023
LKQ Corporate Leadership Conference - April 2023
Lloyds Banking Group - April 2023
Nike Stores Leadership Summit - June 2023
A.S Watson - June 2023
Association for Dental Education Europe - August 2023
Williams Racing - November 2023
Colgate/ADEE Event 2022
Retail Risk 2022
CIPD 2022
Retail Exchange Podcast 2022
IAG global event
Dealing with stress and anxiety during difficult time
Colgate Northern Europe event
Insurance Institute of Leicester
CIPD - Building Resilienc
Great British Family Business
Unipart Group Leadership Conference
Next Bring the Kindness
Superdrug
Retail Risk 2020
Retail Exchange Podcast
This Can Happen 2020
St John Ambulance
This Can Happen 2019
Arena Conference’19
Retail Risk
CIPD
Safety and Health Expo
IoD
Oris Forums
This Can Happen 2018
Sainsburys
Oris Forums
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Inspirational Speakers
We have passionate, dynamic, and engaging speakers ready to deliver inspirational talks on the topics of workplace mental health, wellbeing, conflict management and personal safety.
Embedding a culture with employee wellbeing at the heart
The impact of wellbeing on performance
Building personal and team resilience
How to talk about mental health in the workplace
Mental Health Awareness for managers
Employment Law and mental health
The impact of lone working on wellbeing
Personal safety for lone workers
Managing conflict and aggression
Positive Handling
Here’s a taster of what our training tries to achieve
De-Escalating & Managing Conflict
Are your teams equipped with the skills and behaviours required to diffuse and manage conflict in the workplace?
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Do your managers know how to build personal and team resilience? Do the understand the link between performance and wellbeing?
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How do you and your teams handle mental health support or are the really difficult conversations avoided?
MoreDe-Escalating & Managing Conflict
Are your teams equipped with the skills and behaviours required to diffuse and manage conflict in the workplace?
Some work environments can be extremely pressured and, unfortunately, when dealing with the public, there can be the additional threat of violence and theft to contend with. In fact, 70% of retailers state that it is the number 1 threat to their business. It is not correct to assume employees have the appropriate life experience and communication skills to diffuse and manage conflict. With the right training and perspective on preventing and managing conflict, we believe many situations of violence and abuse might be avoided completely.
Our more popular Training courses:
- Conflict Management & De-Escalation
- Lone Working & Personal Safety
- Physical Intervention
Workplace Wellbeing For Managers
Do your managers know how to build personal and team resilience? Do the understand the link between performance and wellbeing?
Statistics are telling us that a considerable proportion of work-related ill health cases are caused by stress and management style is the most common cause. Even if the stress is not caused at work, the consequences of stress are felt in the workplace. Absenteeism, presenteeism and bad decision making will impact team performance on so many levels. We believe, managers can do so much more to build productive and happy workplaces. They are in a fantastic position to influence the culture of a team and to create psychologically safe workplaces where people feel valued and supported.
Our more popular Training courses:
- Building Personal & Team Resilience
- How Wellbeing & Mindsets Drive Performance In A Changing World
- Mental Health Awareness For Managers
Holistic Approach To Wellbeing In The Workplace
How do you and your teams handle mental health support or are the really difficult conversations avoided?
As the stigma around mental health dissipates in our communities, more than one third of employees now expect more mental health and wellbeing support from their employers. Of course, not all stress and mental health issues are caused by work and it’s not an employer’s job to fix or diagnose people, but employers can do so much more than signposting to employee assistance programs. Work pressure and workloads can intensify issues, but strong managerial support raises resilience and ensures issues don’t get to critical levels before action is taken.
Our more popular Training courses:
- Mental Health First Aid & Champions Training
- Mental Health Management Training
- How To Provide Mental Health Support To Others
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The training was engaging, accessible, informative, important and mind-broadening. We came away with a much clearer picture of how mental health issues affect people at work. The training helped to dispel the stigma and fear of mental health - giving delegates the confidence to recognise some of the symptoms and a desire to do what we can to help people through periods of mental ill-health.
Lord Simon Wolfson
CEO, Next
Oakwood's approach is highly professional and bespoke. The training I attended with them, along with the top 25 senior leaders at Barnardo's was one of the most profound learning experiences I have had in a while. High quality, fast paced, deep, challenging, thought provoking and humorous. Brilliant!
Javed Khan
CEO, Barnados
The session was a great opportunity to reflect on how and why we should always talk about Mental Health, and how we can support one another.
Nick Mackenzie
CEO, Greene King
I’ve worked with the Oakwood team on multiple projects. It’s a sad fact that violence and aggression is on the rise in the retail sector and AS Watson wanted to be proactive and give our colleagues the knowledge and tools to diffuse a potentially intense situation that could put our teams, colleagues, or visitors at risk.
Claire Reeves
People Development Content & Design Manager, Superdrug / AS Watson Group
Oakwood have completed many sessions for us since engaging with them in 2019. All course delegates praise the trainers for their professionalism, experience, and informative style; making the course easy to digest and changing their outlook on mental health. They have commenced some conflict management training, which we know will be delivered to the same standard.
Tommy Kelly
Group Health and Safety Manager, Matalan
The Oakwood team offer amazing support and guidance when needed. Oakwood were the expert friend that helped us springboard to where we are today, introducing wellbeing champions, Mental Health awareness modules, resilience content and listening groups. We have seen much stronger engagement in wellbeing content specifically and expect that to continue to grow.
Chris Britton
Head of Learning and Development, Carpetright
We were seeking a training partner with experience in delivering services to large complex retailers and one able to deliver the right level of impact across our workforce. We see great potential in using Oakwood’s services to enhance the wellbeing and care of our colleagues; making them feel more confident and able to raise issues they have in the workplace.