Peter C.
Business Development Trainer - Writer - Consultant
Professional Value
Peter helps senior HR directors in large European enterprises design and deliver business‑development, sales and competency‑based interviewing programmes. He has trained over 22,000 participants, delivered more than 400 interviewing courses and authored a body‑language guide sold in 22 countries, supporting banks, aerospace and manufacturing firms and advises a government recruitment committee.
Selected Clients
Executive Profile
Peter, BA BSC, is a consultant, trainer and speaker specialising in business development courses including sales and marketing, management, presentation, negotiation, proposal writing and competency-based interviewing skills (CBI) interviewing skills. He is also a specialist in international body language.
He is the author of Body Language at Work which has been sold in twenty-two countries and fifteen languages.
Peter is Chief Executive of a well-known Recruitment Consultancy firm, formed in 1999, which provides recruitment training and support for its 18,000 members. Established in 1994, his company specialises in business development skills and has trained approximately 22,000 people.
Prior to setting up his own company, Peter was Group Sales and Marketing Director and MD of two divisional companies.
Peter is well known for his expertise in business development. He is a columnist for many magazines and several national and international newspapers. He is a consultant for the BBC and has appeared on TV and Radio talking about interview techniques and business development.
Peter is also Chief Executive of Europe's largest recruitment association, The Association of Professional Recruitment Consultants. Formed in 1999, the APRC provides recruitment training and support for its 18,000 members. He has delivered more than 400 interviewing skills courses, from basic to advanced, including law and legislation and employment law. He sits on a government committee which looks at reviewing and implementing changes in recruitment and employment law.
Peter has written interviewing skills, presentation skills, and proposal writing courses for the UK government, the BBC, and several major banks. He has been on contract to the BBC for many years, to provide support on interviewing, resourcing and employment laws. He has given more than 600 talks on interviewing skills and body language at HR conferences in the UK, USA and Europe.
Peter is part of a research programme with two universities in the UK and one in the USA.
Core Competencies
Strategy
Peter develops corporate strategies, designing and implementing them across various sectors, including banking, aerospace, and manufacturing.
He has been involved in multiple large-scale strategy reviews.
His expertise helps organizations achieve their goals.
He provides strategic guidance to companies.
Sales - General
Peter trains and develops sales skills, including advanced sales, management, and presentation techniques.
He creates courses on proposal writing and licenses them to corporations annually.
His sales training programs are designed to enhance performance.
He has experience in sales and marketing.
Softskills Development
Peter specializes in soft skills development, focusing on body language and profiling.
He authored a book on body language, sold in 22 countries and 15 languages.
Peter provides interviewing skills training and support, having delivered over 400 courses.
He is a renowned expert in body language analysis.