Course participant reviews for Making Moves Sunflower Confidence Courses

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I have been working my way through many of the Making Moves courses since 2014, from the Express Yourself Workshop, on to the Breakthrough course and then just recently completed Finding Your Voice. I've already signed up for I Don't Know What to Say. That commitment is surely a glowing testimonial in itself! In some ways I wish I had a kind of ...

The course was a great experience as it gave me a safe space each week to really connect with other people on the course and grow in confidence together. There was a variety of drama activities, exercises, role play and group work that I haven't come across before and without this course wouldn't have experienced. I enjoyed it so much I have boo...

After completing the Breakthrough course with Claire, I can say that I feel like a different person, for the better. The group were/are a fantastic bunch of people and I felt like I was in the perfect environment to confront my shyness/nervousness/self consciousness. Thank you Claire for a wonderful experience and I’m looking forward to taking a...

What led me to doing the course was feeling fed up of getting so nervous everytime I have to public speak, whether that’s a presentation at work or in a group of people socially. Claire’s course equips you with strategies to help overcome and understand how to handle that anxiety/ nervousness. I know I will still get nervous in some situations b...

I signed up to the Dealing with Difficult People course as I've always had trouble dealing with difficult personality types, especially at work. I have done other courses with Claire and I like the safe and comfortable atmosphere she creates. The course explored the main difficult personality types and what motivates people to behave that way....

It was a fun and useful workshop that was an excellent way to practice socializing and speaking in public in a very safe supportive setting. We were a total of eight participants. We were pretty quiet and reserved at the beginning the day, but we really had fun together and everyone opened up so much as the day went on. After the workshop, I fee...

I choose this course on Clare’s recommendation having talked to her briefly on the phone and explained my situation. The course moves at a good pace, with enough time at the start to get settled and talk to everyone. The exercises are challenging and push you outside of your comfort zone but I found the environment to be very supportive and Cl...

After being to the breakthrough plus course a few years ago, I was a little apprehensive about coming back but from the moment it started I feel very happy to be back, it is sometimes very isolating feeling you are the only one who has trouble opening up and feeling confident, but in this very safe environment you instantly feel bravery that you...

I've suffered from social anxiety and shyness since as long as I can remember (I'm now 39). I'm very self conscious and will do anything to avoid speaking in groups and speaking up. I've had one introductory session with Claire and I feel different, I've been buzzing since I left the class and I'm so glad I went (although I did walk past the doo...

The two hour taster session was well worth attending and I found it to be extremely useful in itself for improving my confidence and allowing me to be more self expressive and uninhibited. It also really demonstrated to me how the method works and just how safe and encouraging the group made me feel. It definitely left me feeling confident and m...

Having tried multiple variations of therapy, most of which came at a very high price, I found Claire, the course and the group, one of the most effective ways to help manage my anxiety. I find myself now, much more confident in trusting my instinct and knowing what to say...It's been 20 years of dealing with a common thread of negative self talk...

I signed up for "Dealing with Difficult People" because I was confronted with a challenging situation in my personal life. I felt attacked, blamed and accused without any reason. I felt these people just did not listen to me or understand me and whatever I would do, they would keep blaming me. All my attempts to communicate in a peaceful way fai...

I signed up to the Dealing with Difficult People course as I've always had trouble dealing with difficult personality types, especially at work. I have done other courses with Claire and I like the safe and comfortable atmosphere she creates. The course explored the main difficult personality types and what motivates people to behave that way. I...

I've always known that I suffered from low self-esteem and confidence. I came to the conclusion that it was how I was made and there was nothing that could change that. When I came across this course, I was sort of coming out of one my bouts of depression. I had nothing to loose, so I knew I had to do something drastic, terrifying and different ...

That overwhelming feeling of being fed up of being the quiet one and not being able to express myself and almost feeling like a fraud when I'm shy with people I don't know well. Is why I began my journey with Claire. It now feels like I'm constantly stretching my confidence like you would do if you were overweight and needed to go to the gym. We...

When I joined the course, the phrase "I don't know what to say" was all consuming. Speaking at work and even with friends, I was so worried about myself and saying the wrong things that I became the mouthpiece to the nightmare in my head. The first few weeks were challenging and I gave into my own self-consciousness a number of times, but Claire...

Amazing insight to the various personalities people have. Also seeing the intend that drives peoples behaviour. What I learn is that I am also a difficult person, what shift for me is that the quality of the relationship I have is my responsibility so really I have to take ownership. Amazing insight to the various personalities people have. A...

After spending my life as a shy introvert I finally reached the point of wanting to change, wanting to be more comfortable with who I am as a person and being able to speak out/feel more comfortable in situations I would actively shy away from. I found this course online and it stood out from the more corporate "this is how you speak in front of...

I had been suffering from social anxiety from a very young age. I had tried CBT, Anger management therapy, Hypnotherapy, Past life regression therapy and went to see many psychologists but nothing really helped me. All I gained is an understanding of where my anxiety stems from and what causes it. In fact I would feel even more sad and disappoi...

I had been struggling with social anxiety and specifically blushing and the fear of blushing in public/social situations to the extent that it was affecting my ability to socialise and fulfil my real potential in many aspects of my life. I was concerned that I may not be the ‘typical’ participant the course would not work for my issue and this w...

Really enjoyed the course, I did other public speaking courses, but found this one most helpful as we did a lot of various exercises and everyone in the group had lots of opportunities to perform and practice in front of the group. Claire managed to create very supporting and open atmosphere, sessions were very fun and interactive. Learned a lot...

This was my second course with making moves. Really enjoyed it, lots of fun exercises and great atmosphere. Structure of the course allowed to progress gradually and achieve great results at the end effortless. We were all amused at how we managed to develop ability to be spontaneous and confident in improvising in front of the group. Highly rec...

I wanted to participate to the breakthrough group to challenge myself and get rid of my shyness which was taking over my life. At first, I didn’t think it would work for me because I have too deep shyness. I really enjoyed the different exercises in the first part of the course – working with the story, the ability to enter and become one of ...

Excellent value for money. One, it worked, and two so many other therapies are way more expensive and haven’t worked. I have been a depressive all my life. As a chronic depressive – the depression was of a low but pretty constant degree – I went undiagnosed for years. So for years I had no understanding of what was wrong with me. I never fit in...