Debbie Catt
B.Sc.(Hons), Dip.CG, MCIPR
Managing Director and Founder of Catt Consulting
Former Regional President of the Professional Speaking Association
Career Summary
Debbie is an experienced Corporate Communications and Public Relations Consultant and acclaimed Trainer with an excellent reputation as an entertaining and inspiring Speaker. She has an outstanding track record of success in media, public, corporate, customer and government relations. Her unique range of skills and expertise has been developed over three decades of working with major companies and high profile organisations in both the private and public sectors.
As a qualified and experienced Careers Advisor, Debbie also provides invaluable assistance to companies and organisations advising on recruitment, training staff to be more effective interviewers and assisting with redundancy and career change situations. She also trains individuals and groups, helping them produce impressive CVs and improve their interview and presentation skills.
Proven expertise in:
Strategic Internal and External Communications – Creating messages that sell your vision
Customer Relations – Attracting customers and keeping them loyal
Crisis/Issues Management – Protecting your reputation and minimising the impact of negative situations
Media Relations – Building relationships with international, national, regional, local and trade press, radio and TV
Copywriting – Creating stunning promotional material, websites and interactive displays
Organising Events - Promoting your business at exhibitions, conferences and product/venue launches worldwide
Community Relations – Developing positive relationships and reducing conflict
Stakeholder Relations- Generating cooperative partnerships
Government Relations and Lobbying – Getting your messages across at the highest level
Staff Management and Team Leadership – Motivating teams to achieve your business objectives
Public Speaking - look, sound and feel confident whether your audience is just 1 or 101
Presentation Skills – Giving your performances the ‘WOW’ factor
Careers Advisory Support - Helping you land that dream job or promotion, and training interviewers how to select the best candidates
Companies and organisations Debbie has worked with include:
Rank Group PLC (Brands include Odeon Cinemas, Grosvenor Casinos, Mecca Bingo and Ritzy - Rank Nightclubs)
Mecca Leisure Group PLC (International Hotels, Nightclubs and Theme Parks)
Allied Leisure PLC
Ritz Bingo
Champneys Health Resorts
BMI Healthcare
Mersey Care (NHS Mental Healthcare Trust)
Titleworth Healthcare
Virgin Trains
British Telecom
Metro Bank
St Paul's Cathedral
Childline
London Zoo
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
The Royal Horticultural Society
Dairy Crest Dairies
Laporte PLC (Chemicals)
Carcraft
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
University of Chester
University of Westminster
Kingston University, Surrey
University of Nicosia
London School of Public Relations
PMA Media TRaining
VNU Business Publications
South East England Development Agency
Greater Nottingham Training and Enterprise Council
The Cyprus Institute of Marketing
Shandwick PLC
Greater Manchester Police
Lindstrand Technologies