Canadian-born and raised, Ottillie then spent 18 years in London, England, where she received accreditation as a training consultant for the global soft skills training company, Impact Factory.  Her training expertise has been honed over 10 years with global brands across an enormous variety of sectors.  As a Senior Training Consultant for Impact Factory, she has designed and delivered programmes for:

C40 Cities, Client Earth, Manhattan Associates, Microsoft Research, Nielsen Sports, Roche, Surrey & Sussex Police, Tecan, University of Oxford, and University of Reading, to name a few. 

She recently co-delivered a keynote speech on Teamwork for Liberty Global.

As a public speaking and presentation skills trainer, she has helped:

·      business school students deliver confident final presentations

·      entrepreneurs pitch for funding

·      research teams communicate their findings

·      non-native English speakers be better understood in the workplace

·      leaders inspire their teams

·      less assertive speakers join the conversation during meetings

·      more dominant voices leave space for others to join the conversation

·      operations managers deliver bad news while maintaining relationships

·   IT professionals distil technical information into clear and concise messages that are easily understood

 ·     compliance and health & safety workers ensure that people understand and adhere to rules and regulations