Your team knows their subject. Do they make the room feel it?
A half-day or full-day workshop for leadership teams, professional groups, and organisations who need their people to move rooms, not just fill them with information.
The business case for communication training.
250%.
ROI from a 12-month soft skills programme within 8 months of completion
MIT Sloan School of Management
£1.2T.
Annual cost of poor workplace communication to organisations globally.
Grammarly / Harris Poll
22x
More memorable, stories versus facts alone. This is why story training changes behaviour.
Stanford / Jerome Bruner
20-25%.
Productivity gain in organisations with strong communication practices.
McKinsey Global Institute
Why teams underperform in high-stakes moments…
Your people know their subject deeply. Yet, when it matters in front of investors, clients, or leadership, expertise alone doesn’t move the room. What’s missing is the ability to make ideas land emotionally, not just logically.
Presentations inform, but rarely persuade
Data-heavy decks leave audiences nodding without acting. Information without story creates no momentum.
High performers freeze in the spotlight
75% of professionals experience presentation anxiety. Expertise and confidence don’t automatically transfer to a stage.
Visuals undermine authority
Slides built to fill time instead of reinforce ideas dilute the message and signal a lack of strategic thinking.
Soft skills training feels fluffy
Most communication programmes lack measurable outcomes. L&D budgets need justification, not theory.
Being understood isn’t enough.
You need to move the room.
Founder of felt & heard™
Illiya Vjestica
For the last 14 years, I’ve shaped the ideas, narratives and visuals for speakers and leaders’ presentations across the globe, from Nobel Prize-winning scientists on the TED stage, to Fortune 500 boardrooms. Now I bring that same thinking to teams. I don’t just fix presentations, I help your people find their voice, move the room, and leave every audience with something they won’t forget.
What you’ll learn from me…
The HEART Method.
H
Honour Your Audience
Every presentation begins with a single question, what does this room need to feel, decide, or do? We teach your team to build from audience insight, not ego or habit.
E
Engage with Story
Stories are 22× more memorable than facts. We help your people find the narrative already inside their expertise, and structure it to move rooms, not just inform them.
A
Audience Connection
Genuine connection isn’t charisma, it’s craft. We explore the techniques that create presence, reduce presentation anxiety, and build real rapport in the room.
R
Relate With Authentic Speech
The most effective communicators don’t perform, they reveal. We help your team find the authentic voice that builds trust, not just attention.
T
Takeaways that Stick
A presentation succeeds when the audience acts. We teach your team to close with clarity, leaving the room with a single, felt idea they can repeat to others.
Ready to improve your company soft skills?
Half-day and full-day formats available. Bespoke to your team’s real presentations, sector, and high-stakes moments. Suitable for leadership teams, L&D cohorts, and professional groups.
Practical skills with
Measurable outcomes.
Make It Felt™ is built for busy professionals, not just teaching theory. Every session includes real work on real presentations your team is already preparing.
1.
A clear personal message
Each participant identifies the single idea they need their audience to feel, their communication north star for any presentation.
2.
A story-led structure
Using the H.E.A.R.T. Method, participants re-work a real presentation they’re working on, taking it from data dump to moving the room.
3.
Visual communication principles
Research shows visuals improve retention rate by 65% 72 hours later. Your team learns to use slides as reinforcement, not crutch.
4.
Confidence with Delivery
Anxiety reduction techniques, presence exercises, and story frameworks they can use the morning of any high-stakes presentation.
This workshop is for you if…
This isn’t for you if…
What happens
when ideas are felt…
“Illiya’s clear, practical guidance helped us improve our pitch deck and strengthen our value proposition straight away.”
“Illiya has a gift for making people feel seen. His HEART Method offers practical ways to make your message memorable, taught with warmth and honesty.”
“Illiya has helped me connect more deeply through the presentations we’ve created together. It’s led to better engagement for our training programs.”
“Illiya’s storytelling and presentation coaching is transformative. He helps you connect with your audience in a clear, authentic way.”
“Illiya delivered an entertaining, engaging masterclass for The HoLT, with glowing feedback from our members. He is a genuine expert, personable, funny, and clear. I couldn’t recommend him more highly.”
Your training budget deserves a measurable return.
Half-day and full-day formats available. Bespoke to your team’s real presentations, sector, and high-stakes moments. Suitable for leadership teams, L&D cohorts, and professional groups.