Engaging, Thoughtful, Creative, Inspiring. Jim is experienced and creative, with a profound ability to relate to individuals and understand the dynamics between members of teams. Jim is good at dealing with people and identifying strategy issues. Jim thinks strategy and implements it via people!
Tom Bateman – News Editor, LBC 97.3 & 1152, London
The organisation and brainstorm techniques are used with regularity. The “big FOFOI” is my particular favourite, and has consistently produced great S&P solutions and programming solutions.
James Brown – Programme Controller, Galaxy 102, Manchester
Everyone works differently and Jim accounts for that. This often gets overlooked by the majority of consultants. You forget you’re in training with Jim, it seems to naturally evolve.
Vicky Blight – Breakfast Show Presenter, Heart 106, East Midlands
He has tremendous experience, and is very motivational. Jim has an easy going and understanding manner. He adapts his style of training to your personality.
Emma Marston – Daytime Producer, Heart 106.2, London
He brings a fun, creative, uncomplicated and innovative way to analyse yourself and your interaction in group/individual situations that help improve your personable and creative skills. The mind mapping and brain storming training was fantastic. I am not generally a spontaneous, creative thinker ……the whole seminar really bought the creativity out in me.
Helen Meacham – Breakfast Show Presenter, 100.7 Heart FM, West Midlands
I really enjoy the boot camps. They’re not sit downy boring meetings! There’s plenty going on and the presentation style is just great! You learn a lot more from someone who mixes a bit of fun in with what you are being taught. You’re not just sat watching boring projection slides struggling to keep your eyes open.
Everyone is involved and comes away feeling excited about putting Jim’s advice to use.
Steve Furnell – Breakfast Show Presenter, Galaxy 105-106, North East of England
My imagination has no boundaries. I have always worked within the confines of limitations until I attended some workshops on creative strategy. I am now much better as a ‘brainstormer’ as a result of letting my imagination run wild, then scaling down to a realistic framework. A great and useful technique I apply in all areas of my life. Some of these techniques and brain storming exercises have now become standard practise in planning meetings.
Dave Clarke – Drive time Presenter, 100.7 Heart FM, West Midlands
Rather than coming in with his own examples of ideas to work on, he’ll ask for an example of which all the room has been involved in. Because of this the room grows at the same rate and are able to interact and learn at the same level.
Simon Ritchie – Programme Controller, Leicester Sound, GCap, Leicester
Jim ran a workshop on identifying how listeners perceive the person they're listening to. Who is David Prever really? Who is this person, how does he relate to my life, outlooks, and beliefs and so on? Be who you are not who you think you want to be. It's lesson 1 at radio school and often forgotten.
David Prever – Breakfast Show Presenter, Smooth FM, GMG, London
I like the fact that he is not American and has a clear understanding of the British market! Also – he is not overtly in your face and helps you find the answer for yourself! I would recommend Jim to radio teams looking for new motivation! Jim is good at creating a relaxed and open vibe. Jim has helped me and my team look for every opportunity to create fun and humour within our show – comedy is where it’s at!!! .
JoJo – Breakfast Show Presenter, Galaxy 105, Yorkshire