One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Allison will be happy to arrange your first Personal development lesson.
Allison
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Allison will be happy to arrange your first Personal development lesson.
- Rate TSh 179,240
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. Allison will be happy to arrange your first Personal development lesson.
About Allison
Hi y'all! I'm Allison. I am a teacher, PhD student in Law, and a pug mom.
For the last ten years, I have taught public speaking to students from age 8 to 65. I am a certified public speaking instructor, a lecturer, and a former speech and debate competitor and coach. I completed my Bachelors at Rice University (Texas, USA) and my Masters at the University of Oxford and the LSE.
I have been a teacher in the past, and I feel comfortable with any level of student, as well as offering professional guidance on presentations and interviews. I'd love to offer my assistance however I can!
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- All Levels
- English
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English
Have you ever stood up to present to a classroom, a boardroom, or your local council and then suddenly forgot everything you knew? Or maybe you struggle to find the right words to communicate to your boss, colleagues, friends, or family? Perhaps, your child is struggling to express themselves to their teachers or classmates, or you are struggling to have impromptu interactions in public.
If these scenarios are familiar, I might be the right tutor for you!
My teaching method is based on your needs. I have taught 1-to-1 basic classes that cover practices of effective public speaking; simulation classes of interviews, speeches, and business management; and individual and group lessons to children on confidence when speaking or singing.
I have worked with children as young as 8 and adults working in business, energy, healthcare, hospitality, government, influencing, consulting, and professional sport. From students with crippling presentation anxiety to nearly polished speakers, there is no public speaking barrier we can't work through as a team.
For my lessons, I do a consultation (free) lesson with all students where we talk through your struggles and my teaching approach. My not-so-secret approach is that we make it fun! I want to know your concerns are and tailor a plan accordingly, and along the way, there will be laughs, mistakes, and learning!
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5 (52 reviews)
Perfect! Fantastic introduction session! Allison is very friendly and collaboratively discusses a structure for you to reach your goal!
Perfect! Nice first session - helpful and informative. Looking forward to the plan ahead.
Perfect! Highly recommend! Allison was professional, knowledgeable, and encouraging during our introductory session. Her well-prepared slides made the session clear, structured, and easy to follow. I am looking forward to working with her to improve my public speaking skills.
Perfect! Highly recommend Allison! She is professional, encouraging, and very easy to communicate with. She tailored a wonderful plan for my daughter and was incredibly thoughtful throughout our conversation. We are really looking forward to a long-term learning journey with her!
Perfect! Great first session - it was informative with clear explanations. Allison walked me through what future lessons would look like and was encouraging.
Perfect! Clear and structured methodology, presentation was organised and logical approach making process easier to understand.
Perfect! I thought Allison was an excellent tutor who had a very good understanding of her subject matter and a clear, friendly style of communicating. I would have no hesitation in recommending her.
Perfect! I’m so pleased to have found Allison. Her expertise aligns perfectly with the area of practice I’m aiming to enter, and her knowledge of the profession is evident. I feel confident she will significantly strengthen my interview preparation and impromptu speaking skills. I’m very much looking forward to working with her.
Perfect! I’m very happy with Allison’s working style, she’s knowledgeable, prompt, and a pleasure to work with.
Looking forward to working on some more projects together!- Daniela is lovely and very determined! I am working with her to prepare for her next big career move.Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison was great and fully understood what i was looking to achieve from our session. Many thanks, Oli
- Oli is keen to refine his on-the-spot presentation skills, and I'm excited to work with him as he pursues fun new opportunities with his business.Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison has a very clear and structured approach to supporting students, and her flexibility and empathy really stand out. She was extremely well prepared, and the types of support she offers strongly resonate with the challenges I am facing around public speaking - really excited to continue working together. Thank you!
Perfect! Excellent
- Thomas is keen to improve his presentation and Q&A skills, and I am excited to begin working with him.Allison's response :
Perfect! I instantly felt at ease I’m excited to get started. :)
Perfect! Working with Allison over the past few years has been genuinely transformative. Her ability to identify the nuances in speech and tailor techniques to suit my personal and professional communication needs has been invaluable. She has helped me regain my voice, rebuild my confidence, and refine my delivery with clarity and poise. Each session has been purposeful and practical, equipping me with tools that extend far beyond pronunciation or tone. Her approach is both encouraging and exacting, ensuring consistent progress while making the learning process deeply engaging. I would recommend her to anyone seeking to elevate their communication, presence, and confidence in any setting.
- Gemma is a lovely student who has a natural calmness as a presenter, but often feels overwhelmed with public speaking. I’m excited to refine her skills and rework her mindset about presentations.Allison's response :
Perfect! Structured, helpful, very knowledgable- exactly what I was looking for
- I've really enjoyed working with Carly and can't wait to see her continue to grow her already impressive speaking skills. She's keen, friendly, and lovely.Allison's response :
Perfect! My daughter really enjoyed her first public speaking lesson with Alison. She is an excellent coach — very supportive, engaging, and focused on building confidence and clear argument skills. Her teaching method is structured yet encouraging, which helped my daughter feel comfortable and motivated.
- Working with Luna's daughter has been a blast! I've really enjoyed getting to return to coaching competitive speech, and she's the coolest young woman.Allison's response :
Perfect! Great session with Allison, looking forward to the next lesson
- John and I are working on his public speaking skills! He's a great student.Allison's response :
Perfect! I cannot recommend Allison highly enough. From the very first session, she created a supportive and encouraging environment that immediately put my daughter at ease. The lessons are practical, insightful, and carefully tailored to her needs, helping her to build confidence step by step.
- Irene's daughter and I are working hard on her speaking skills. She is very talented and hard working!Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison is very experienced tutor. Her way of teaching really suits me and I feel relaxed. Allison is very clear about how she could help me. Highly recommend.
- Mike was a wonderful student and I loved improving his speaking skills together!Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison was excellent during our consultation. She was clear about what I can expect and clearly had a lot of experience managing students. Look forward to further lessons.
- It's hard not to love working with Suraj! He's a wonderful student and his skills are massively improved.Allison's response :
Perfect! I had a great experience with Allison. She is very professional and knows exactly how to assess my skills and what I need to improve.
- Damfe is incredibly friendly and is keen to start lessons. I am excited to work with him!Allison's response :
Perfect! We’ve only had two lessons with Allison so far, but I can already see a real difference in my daughter’s confidence and speaking ability. Allison is patient, encouraging, and knows exactly how to bring out the best in her students. I truly believe my daughter will gain many valuable skills with Allison’s guidance. Highly recommend!
- Grace's daughter is a lovely girl who is excited to work on her public speaking skilss!Allison's response :
Perfect! Very skilled at what she does, professional, mature and exactly the kind of tutor I am looking for
Perfect! Allison is so friendly and thorough! I can't wait to have more lessons with her. She definitely makes you feel at ease which is so important when learning these kind of skills.
- Katherine is a diligent student and is excited to improve her public speaking skills!Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison is great, you can tell she has a lot of experience in this field and provides a really safe space to explore key areas you wish to improve. Highly recommend to friends also!
Perfect! Hello Allison,
Thank you for your kind words and the wonderful impact you've had on my son. It's been truly rewarding to see him grow more confident and expressive under your guidance. Your professionalism and empathetic approach made all the difference, and he genuinely enjoyed every session with you. We are thrilled about his acceptance into Tonbridge school, and we owe a great deal of the success he had in his interviews to your dedicated tutoring. Thank you once again for your support and for making the learning process so enjoyable and effective.
Best regards,
Shyann- I had a blast working with Shyann's son! He was getting ready for 11+ interviews and we had so much fun working together to get him ready. He got into his top choice (a very competitive school!). I am so proud of him!Allison's response :
Perfect! I've started working with Allison on my public speaking, and I'm delighted by everything so far! Allison has provided techniques and methods which have helped focus my preparation, and quickly identified my strengths and areas to work on. I would recommend working with her to anyone who has any issue with public speaking or just wants a more methodical approach!
- Nicola and I are working on her public speaking. She is a very hard worker and we are taking her skills to that next level of confidence and polish.Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison really blew me away from my first free lesson and I’m so happy to be continuing having lessons with her to improve my public speaking. Not only does she build your confidence and teach you the fundamentals of public speaking she tailors it to your life and what you do. Being a black, young woman in corporate she acknowledges the intersections that black women may face. If you’re a woman of colour who finds public speaking difficult you will not regret pickin Allison as your teacher!
- Very excited starting lessons with Qamara! She's a lovely young woman with lots of potential.Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison is clearly an expert in teaching children public speaking - her lessons are fun, engaging and well-structured. Our daughter enjoys learning with Allison and we can't wait to see her transformation! Allison is friendly, professional, and punctual. She offers flexible lesson time. We highly recommend her!
- I am very excited to get started teaching Monica's daughter on public speaking and interview skills!Allison's response :
Excellent! Allison is very engaging and a way of putting people at ease. She puts a lot of effort into her lesson planning and i'm looking forward to working with her.
- I'm very excited to work with Claire on her public speaking skills for her new role at work!Allison's response :
Perfect! Structured approach. Personable.
- I am excited to help Steven take his public speaking skills and confidence to the next level, working beyond just the basics to perfect the areas he has isolated as places to improve.Allison's response :
Perfect! Very well structured and informative session. Allison knows her stuff!
- It was great to start lessons with Nnamdi to enhance his public speaking and presentation skills!Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison has a vast experience with helping people achieve their needs and this evident from a first intro session with her. It is clear she is well versed with the issues that people face when it comes to public speaking, which she takes you through in good detail. She has a great personality and is genuine when it comes to ensuring that she can support you, and will be honest if she feels you would benefit from a different tutor. I would honestly recommend her for lessons - she shows great interest in making sure you achieve your goals when it comes to teaching you how to speak confidently and reduce anxiety!
- Suwi is brilliant! She has so much potential for presentations and public speaking and I’m very excited to continue lessons with her!Allison's response :
Perfect! This English debate teacher is truly remarkable! Through engaging teaching methods and encouragement, he/she helps students develop excellent debating skills, boost their confidence, and make significant strides in communication. Not only does his/her teaching enhance students' skills, but it also inspires critical thinking and expression. The impact goes beyond mere skills, truly admirable
- I am very excited to work with Ken's son and daughter on their public speaking and debating skills! They are both keen to work towards improving their confidence and technique to win debate rounds!Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison is very experienced in coaching public speech and presentation, and her coaching is based on scientific research as well as practical tips on how to manage anxiety. She is very structured in her lesson plans which has already given me confidence that I can improve on my fear of public speaking. She is very passionate about the topic and I can tell she enjoys coaching students on public speaking. I would strongly recommend her lessons to anyone who needs help in this area.
- Ara is very clear at communicating her goals for public speaking, including reducing her nervousness in front of larger crowds and working on polishing her impromptu and presentation skills.Allison's response :
Excellent! Allison was highly organised and competent in our first session. She made me feel supported and welcomed. I'm delighted to be working with her!
- Sarah is very well-spoken and engaging, but is looking to make her presentation (especially, semi-structured speech) more fluid and natural. I'm excited to help Sarah meet this goal.Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison was very patient and understanding. She went through the tutoring plan and also listened to my concerns and answered my queries. I’m excited to start lessons with her.
- Vidhi is a very confident and well-spoken woman looking to improve her command of English pronunciation and enunciation. I hope to get to help her do this in the coming weeks!Allison's response :
Perfect! I would like to recommend Allison as a public speaking trainer. Her practical and academic background allows her to tailor programs to meet your specific needs. She is also very accommodating to individuals who speak English as a second language. If you are looking to improve your public speaking skills, learning from her would be a wise investment. Personally, I plan to work with her to enhance my strengths and address my weaknesses in public speaking.
- Othman is a kind, ambitious, and talented student. I am excited to work with him on media interview skills and presentations.Allison's response :
Perfect! I had a trial session with Allison and she just totally wowed me! She completely understood all my fears and anxiety associated with Public Speaking and it made me feel really comfortable and excited to work with her to overcome my fear. A big thumbs up from me :-)
- Saira is very lovely! She is very funny, smart, and competent. She has some long term anxiety around public speaking that we will spend our lessons working on.Allison's response :
Perfect! Decided to go ahead with 2 lessons every week for the month after having my intro session. Allison went through the structure of how she teaches with a few slides and explained her teaching methods! Looking forward to our lessons
- Sarah is very clear about and understanding of where she would like to improve. I am excited to help her increase her confidence and skills regarding public speaking.Allison's response :
Perfect! I had my first free introductory lesson with Allison. She is great and the way of communicating and her plans for teaching are excellent. I hope she is the teacher that suits very well to achieve my targets in speaking and understanding native English speakers, Improving presentation skill and building up my confidence.
- Seedevie has a good grasp of English, but needs help with listening comprehension, speaking clarity, and anxiety management around speaking.Allison's response :
Perfect! My daughter & I had a pleasure of chatting to with Tutor Alison and We couldn’t be happier with the zoom meeting with the plans discussed of English as a subject especially preparation of Public Speaking / presentations.
Aliso has the deep understanding of what Miranda is aiming for and Alison had the ability to explain in greater depth of the journey or Pathway preparation of Miranda the forthcoming Student.- Miranda is wonderful! She is very clever and confident. I look forward to helping her work on her public speaking skills for school.Allison's response :
Perfect! Allison is such a great and lovely person! However, I appreciated the most her honesty, during the first ten minutes of our introductory class she found out that my needs didn't match her skills and she immediately told me about this. Later she even provided me with recommendations for tutors that could potentially match my needs. That shows her great professionalism!
- Anna was lovely, but unfortunately my teaching skills did not meet her needs. I gave her a few recommendations.Allison's response :
Perfect! So far so excellent! Hit the nail on the head.
- Olivia, Stella’s daughter had a great first lesson and I look forward to helping her!Allison's response :
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I have had the honor of knowing Allison for nearly 14 years now, and have seen her speak in a wide variety of venues. Allison is a phenomenal public speaker, but more, she is an equally fantastic coach and mentor. She is extremely talented at helping her mentees rigorously research topics of interest and proceed to construct well-structured speeches. But I think what additionally distinguishes Allison is the fact that, above all, Allison centers the growth of the individuals she mentors.
Allison helps her mentees become better public speakers through skill, like other coaches. But Allison also ensures that these skills go hand in hand with building the self-confidence of the mentee she is working with. She sees her mentees as people first and foremost --- I have witnessed many situations in which Allison was far more understanding, empathetic, and constructive then any mentor or coach I have seen before. I believe that anyone lucky to have her as a public speaking coach or mentor is guaranteed to be very successful, with Allison helping build that success on a deeper foundation of her mentees' passion, self-confidence, and other attributes that are core to who they are.Allison has helped take my writing from decent to outstanding. She has provided wonderful guidance, coaching, and edits for writing I have completed in both academic and professional settings, including my graduate thesis and application materials for scholarships and jobs. Allison is also very personable and patient and helped improve my self-confidence as a writer. I highly recommend her!
Allison wrote many of my speeches while serving on elected positions. I would provide her with my ideas and she put them in speech form and worked with me on delivery. She also reviewed articles for publication and vastly improved them.
Allison helped me immeasurably with application essays when I decided to pursue a public health graduate degree, after 30 years of practicing medicine, but no recent academic experience. She can help you organize and assemble your thoughts - and can ably coach you to present them, whether written or spoken. She has the knowledge, insight, and confidence to help you succeed. I can’t recommend her strongly enough!
I have known Allison for many years, starting with our time competing together on a university speech and debate team. By far the most accomplished speaker and communicator I know, Allison also has a knack for passing down those skills to her students. I would 100% trust her to improve anyone's public speaking skills, regardless of experience, age, or background. Learning from her is an absolute joy.
I work for a large medical corporation in the US. Allison taught me business presentation skills to help me overcome my severe anxiety in presenting. We did speaking drills, structure lessons, and lots of practice speeches. I still feel nervous, but when I give executive level presentations, I no longer worry about how I will sound because I know I have the tools to do a good job.
Former Oxford grad, now working at Big 4 Consultancy.
I regularly use Allison for support in improving document structure and flow. She reviewed my resume and improved it by leaps and bounds, both visually and grammatically.
Additionally, I used her for coaching and feedback when interviewing for a new corporate role at several Big 4 consultancies, and successfully received multiple offers as a result.
10/10 would recommend.Alison McKibban has substantial experience as a very successful competitive speaker and as an instructor in speech and debate. Allison was a nationally ranked speech competitor throughout her high school and university years in the U.S. She was in the top 5 current events speakers in the U.S. in 2017. During her competition years, she was universally regarded as among the top 1% of competitive speakers. Allison combined her incredible talent with a passion for speaking on social justice topics; she has extensive experience not merely as a "good speaker," but also as an ethical speaker. Finally, Allison has extensive experience imparting this skill to others. She was an exceptional peer coach at Rice University and has taught at multiple speech and debate summer institutes. As one of her teachers, I am very proud to say that Allison is herself a fantastic teacher. I strongly encourage anyone seeking rhetorical training to take every opportunity to work with Allison McKibban.
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