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