Client Testimonials
Networking Workshop
“Attending Olivia’s networking training was a transformative experience. Her friendly yet professional style made the session engaging and approachable, and she created space to reflect on our strengths and areas for improvement.
It was a valuable investment of time — especially the opportunity to practice real introductions and conversations that lead to meaningful connections. The group setting encouraged discussion, brainstorming, and immediate feedback, reinforcing the learning.
Olivia’s structured approach, combining clear explanations with practical exercises, was incredibly effective. We left feeling more confident and equipped to represent ourselves and our organisations at events. I’d highly recommend this training to any professional looking to enhance their networking skills.”
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Christina Sherlock, Head of Strategic Communications and Fundraising, Women’s Aid
“Olivia made the day really engaging and has a lovely relaxed manner, as well as great industry knowledge. Everyone left with so much more confidence - the growth throughout the session was quite amazing.”
Caroline Gardner, co-founder Quality Matters, Dublin
The Power of Effective Media Relations workshop
“I would definitely recommend Olivia's training. It was incredibly valuable and helped me to understand many important aspects of Media Relations. She catered for my level of expertise and shaped the material to suit my role in the organisation. It was personalised and she made new concepts easy to understand. She is very approachable, flexible and wants you to get the most out of the training.
"Olivia is such a gifted communicator and made sure I understood the information. She related the material to my work environment which means that I can see a clear path forward to utilising the information. I look forward to learning from her again soon.”
Roisin Coyle, Dublin Northwest Partnership
Media Training
"Olivia McGill delivered training to The Wheel’s members on the subject ‘Build Your Media Confidence’. Olivia was knowledgeable and her experience was next to none. Our members got a lot of value out of the training, many citing how practical and focused the session was, along with being paced well and including engaging activities."
Ames Poland, Training and Event Officer, The Wheel
Media Training
“This training has helped me and our organisation to make better use of our valuable time. We now understand what the media are looking for in a story, and it has enabled us to narrow our focus and be more impactful with the messages we are putting out. I liked how practical it was - all the real-life examples made it very easy to understand the theory behind. I would highly recommend to other organisations as Olivia is a hugely experienced professional who made what could have easily been quite an intimidating exercise, into something fun and effective.”
Lynn Carroll, Co Area Co-Ordinator of Leaders La Leche League
PR/Comms Strategy Workshop
“It was a brilliant experience to co-create a Communications Strategy with Olivia. She brought so much experience and skill to the process and really got us thinking about who we are as an organisation and how we want to communicate that. It is a huge benefit to our organisation to have a comprehensive strategy to work from and it puts communications as a central role in our processes. I would recommend Olivia to anyone who wants to strategically engage with their organisation's comms and really interrogate their internal and external processes.”
Roisin Coyle, Communications Manager Dublin Northwest Partnership
Business coaching
“As the founder/CEO of a small energy consulting business, Olivia has been instrumental in supporting me through a difficult period of scaling the business. Olivia helped me focus on key objectives in the short and medium term and held me to action plans for achieving them. Having the space to discuss an open agenda in our sessions has been hugely useful to pinpoint areas I need to focus on in order to bring more structure and control into my corporate life. In addition Olivia helps focus on the balance needed between work and personal objectives. Olivia is an excellent coach, hugely empathetic, kind and creative. She helps to draw out and focus on what is needed along with providing suggested plans of action which are centred on practical, commercial experience that she has from her experience beyond and before coaching. I cannot recommend Olivia enough to leaders in business.”
Jessica Gregory, CEO Oak Hall Consulting
Strategic Internal Communications
“A central objective of the Phase 3 OHC-led Energy ERP transformation (for our client Flogas) was to reset the project’s identity and repair the disconnect between the business and the project team. Earlier phases had left the project team feeling isolated from the wider business, while the business experienced the programme as something negative being imposed on them.
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“Olivia played a key role in rebranding the large-scale programme and re-establishing a strong connection with the business through regular communications. She translated complex project concepts and critical milestones into clear, engaging, and accessible communications tailored to all levels of the organisation.
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“From milestone updates, training communications, hypercare messaging, and “Meet the Team” features, to demystifying challenging Project concepts such as UAT, Focus Testing, scope baselining, and the pathway to go-live, Olivia created a consistent and compelling narrative that kept the business informed, connected and engaged throughout the journey. Her ability to simplify complexity has played an important role in the success of Project Connect to date.”
Jessica Gregory, CEO Oak Hall Consulting