About Trudi Wakeman

Trudi is a very experienced management consultant, workshop trainer and facilitator and has over 25 years working with professionals from a wide range of organisations. Her career employment includes working for British Aerospace, Commercial Aircraft, Personnel; as a training consultant for Brathay Development Training - where she worked with numerous diverse companies; and as management consultant for the BBC. She has a Masters degree in Management Learning and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. As a skilled communicator, she makes theory very accessible to workshop participants whilst also focusing on the practical issues and problems people have at work. She has a learner centred approach, and believes strongly that all learning & development should be carried out in collaboration with learners and delivered with plenty of discussion and support.

Trudi is also licensed to administer the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, and is registered with Saville and Holdsworth to use their 360-degree feedback psychometrics. Keeping up to date with learning methods, she holds a certificate in E-moderating and a certificate in Education & E-Learning from Sheffield University.

"Trudi has designed and delivered several projects for the BBC. In particular she co-designed with me a year long programme of highly regarded and practical creative facilitation workshops working with programme makers. Trudi's style is flexible and knowledgeable and she is able to work with experienced challenging professionals in a relaxed manner; participants love working with her "

Frank Ash, Head of Creativity, BBC

"The feedback received echoed the view that Trudi is an excellent communicator and possesses that rare ability to impart the right knowledge at the right level in a most informative manner. Our attendees thought she was brilliant."

Gerry Moloney, Manager, Training & Development, RTÉ, TV Human Resources

"Trudi quickly establishes rapport with a group, demonstrating enthusiasm and knowledge in her subject. She tailors her sessions to learners and makes learning practical, relevant and interesting."

Jackie Stephen, HR Development & Communications Manager, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust