As well as being an experienced trainer and role-player Simon de Deney is an accomplished actor, writer and theatre director. He has a MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and a diploma in acting from Webber Douglas Academy. He has over ten years of writing experience both commercially as well as for television, film and radio. He works as a trainer for companies internationally and in the UK, developing and delivering courses up to partner level.

The question that kept coming back to me at drama school was ‘Why aren‘t we taught all these breathing, voice and physical skills at our ordinary schools?‘ It‘s really interesting, if, like me, you do a number of different things. You‘re always faced with the dilemma of how you introduce yourself to people. I tend to choose the thing I‘m doing most of at the time. You get a very different reaction if you introduce yourself as an actor than if you choose director or writer. There‘s a sense that the emotional and physical skills that the job demands of you must separate you from the rest of humanity. Which is why helping people to overcome their fears, allowing them to communicate persuasively and confidently is deeply rewarding.