Caitlin Shannon
Senior Training Consultant
Caitlin specialises in Storytelling for Business, Presentation Skills and Mentoring. Recent clients include Independent Age and Box.
Recent Accomplishments
- Honing the storytelling skills of product managers at Minebea Intec, at a team away course in Göttingen,
- Working remotely with liaison teams at Novartis Switzerland to help them create impactful, memorable and persuasive PowerPoint presentations.
- Providing a series of bespoke Train the Trainer courses for the internal trainers across Independent Age, with a specific focus on engaging remote delegates.
Hobbies and Interests
Caitlin is also a director, writer and actor. As a playwright, her work has appeared off-Broadway and in the West End. She has developed film scripts for Lightworkers Media, and the History Channel. She also wrote and directed the award-winning Amazon web series “Wimpole Street”. If you’re a fan of audio books, you can catch her on audible.
Contact Information
Areas of Speciality
- Presentation Skills
- Storytelling
- Influencing and Negotiation
- Creative Business Writing
- Coaching and Mentoring
Recent Clients
- Novartis
- Minebea Intec
- Independent Age
- Liberty Global
- Box
Education
Manchester University
BA English Literature
Member of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Awards)
Writer’s Guild of Great Britain
Caitlin Shannon is passionate about helping people to communicate, what they want, in the way that they want, as clearly and authentically as possible.
As a training consultant at Impact Factory, Caitlin has worked with an array of clients; from the European Central Bank to Prudential, from London and Partners to the National Farmer’s Union. Most recently she has designed and delivered training for Box, the British Association of Screen Entertainment, and Novartis.
After earning her BA honours degree in English literature at Manchester University, Caitlin went on to pursue a career in acting, writing, and directing. As a playwright, her work has appeared off-Broadway and in the West End. She has also developed film scripts for Lightworkers Media, and the History Channel. Most recently, she wrote and directed the award-winning Amazon web series “Wimpole Street”.
Caitlin brings many of her creative skills to the business world and uses her insight, natural warmth, energy, and humour to engage with delegates and bring the work to life. She is passionate about storytelling and she enjoys bringing out the storyteller in everyone. At Impact Factory, she specialises in Negotiation and Influencing Skills, Public Speaking and Presentation, and Personal Impact.
