Deborah Khan -- Creative Inspiration: Go on, have a sing. You know you want to.

What my clients say about me

John Birch - BA
“I was really impressed with the way Deborah Khan delivered training on the subject of communication skills to us at BA Pensions. She took time to fully research and understand how we worked and what our specific concerns were. She designed a programme that matched not only our collective requirements but was also flexible enough to cover individual development needs. Her methods, being performance based, ensured that even the most introverted of us participated in the programme and our subsequent delivery in formal presentations has improved significantly"
Tom Powell - DLKW
"I participated in a one-day session with Deb Khan last year and would strongly recommend it for both novice speakers and those looking to hone their skills. She (gently) picked apart our strengths and weaknesses and by the end of the day, the results were tremendous. Everyone left with a range of practical skills and it's been a huge benefit for presentations"
Kai Vacher - Specialist Schools Trust
"Deb has incredible foresight, emotional intelligence and a razor sharp focus on specific outcomes to plan programmes/workshops of outstanding quality. Her ability to work with a group of people so that very quickly they feel at ease with each other is unsurpassed in my experience. Deb uses a varied range of interactive strategies to provide the prefect balance of challenge and support for workshop participants. Post event, course participants often contact me to express their overwhelming sense of achievement having worked with Deb, and want more; for themselves and colleagues.”
David Mikhail - RHM
Deborah is fantastic. I’m afraid she had to suffer both of our last pitches – but after her input we just flew, winning really important work from both of them. She is practically our fourth partner now. In spite of all our training (7 years at architecture school) I realise now we were taught nothing about presenting. Deborah helped us to communicate successfully, but she is about much more than communication skills. She goes straight to the heart of what we are trying to say, what are our best ideas, and feels her way into the audience. She works us hard but she’s great fun and our business is booming thanks to her.
Simon Beckett - Five TV
"..this morning was most useful – so often in my experience creative workshops are all enthusiasm and no substance but yours was a refreshing change and I actually had to work at thinking about what you were saying and what I was thinking (I love metacognition)"

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Collective expression has to be good thing.

You have to applaud the sprit and sheer chutzpah of Sing London. Not entirely sure whose baby this is as it appears to be a cross organisation special. Whatever, whoever dreamed these up should take a bow. 10 days of events right across the city, all with the objective of getting as many people singing as possible.

It cannot fail to be mad, fun and uplifting. What’s not to like? All ends in an en mass sing-athon at the fantastically rejuvenated Southank Centre on July 8^th.

The thought of strangers joining together lifts the soul. Singing is exposing, a bit scary I know but we rarely have an opportunity to participate in such a blatantly sensual activity en mass anymore. Got to be positive for our collective psyche. Non-judgmental, honest belting out. Miles away from the frighteningly watchable, addictive but often nakedly ambitious world of search for a star type Saturday night TV shows. These shows have definitely raised the profile of singing. Occasionally the accompanying steely gleam of fame and desperation can obscure the tone and beauty of the voice. What lingers are Simon Cowell's brutally honest, witty put downs...

No-one will be bothered here as everyone will be far to pre-occupied with how they sound themselves. Enjoying and participating in a memorable spectacle.

Check the site out for an event near you. I think it will be impossible to resist the chorus of the Royal Opera holding your hand through Puccini’s Tosca at CanaryWharf on July 3^rd. Afterwards one of ROH’s glorious live relays direct from the house. If you haven’t managed to catch these, go, go, go, go (Joseph).

We are lucky enough to enjoy a screen opposite our house in Victoria Park. Just one way ROH are engaging with a national audience. Also demystifying and animating an oft perceived exclusive and distinctly elitist art form.

I managed to blag Opera directing without being able to sing. The lovely composers and librettists I had the fortune to work with encouraged everyone to sing with such skill, I don't think anyone ever regretted having a go. People always smile.

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