Ron Aldridge

Ron Aldridge is a professional theatre director, writer and actor and is a qualified business trainer. For the past 12 years he has combined his various theatre activities with successfully helping business people to become ‘complete’ performers, whether they are speaking in public, presenting, or selling, at conferences, in the workplace and in the boardroom.

Ron works with a wide range of Jane Heaton Associates clients in the private and public sector to improve communication, presentation and public speaking skills. Services include one-to-one coaching, in-house company training, and public workshops and he is also available as a key note conference speaker and seminar leader.

Clients include large companies with extensive sales and customer facing teams, public sector organisations and training bodies, business networks and membership organisations such as the IoD, and professional practices as well as a wide range of individual consultants, trainers, coaches, small business owners and entrepreneurs.

He works with clients as a director works with actors and uses his extensive theatre experiences to help them develop within themselves the thought-processes, mental disciplines and performing techniques of the professional performer. Through his coaching, clients learn to reach out and communicate effectively with colleagues and teams internally and with external audiences.

His highly-commended workshops and coaching sessions involve the processes of discussion, explanation and participation and are non-threatening, non-competitive, informal and fun - from essential speaking and presentation skills to the development of personal impact, presence and charisma.

Ron is also an experienced speaker with a selection of entertaining, anecdotal and motivational speaking topics that are regularly used for conference days, away days, business meetings and events.

He has directed in repertory theatre, on the London Fringe, at the Edinburgh Festival, in Israel, Vienna, the Far and Middle East, on numerous UK touring productions and summer seasons, and in London's West End.

He has written twelve stage plays, and uses his writing experience to help delegates with speechwriting.

As an actor notable West End appearances have included the lead role in the award-winning ‘Children of a Lesser God’, the long-running comedy ‘Run For Your Wife’, and the ‘Odd Couple’ alongside Jack Klugman and Tony Randall.

Television appearances include; ‘London’s Burning’, ‘The Bill’, ‘2.4 Children’, ‘Fools Gold’ with Sean Bean, ‘Minder’ with George Cole, ‘Eastenders’ with Barbara Windsor, and Bronco in ‘Only Fools and Horses’ with David Jason and John Challis.

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If you are interested in Ron's workshops or being coached on a one-to-one basis by him, exploring in-house training for your company or asking Ron to speak at your conference or event, please call Jane Heaton on 01386 701944.

“Ron has helped us on 3 occasions so he must be good! Excellent motivational and entertaining speaker and his audiences always want more.” Ron Lynch, Regional Director, Institute of Directors