Welcome to the personal and business website of Derek Owen and SkillsFX. This website and its associated training and development services and products are a result of 20 plus years experience as a personal development consultant, coach, trainer, business leader, manager and author and is based on input, feedback and ideas from thoushands of people attending courses over the years.
During the last 20 years I have worked as an MD, a training manager, a consultant, a coach, a project manager, a trainer, an english teacher, a sales manager and a sales person. I am now a freelance consultant and author working on a number of projects including the development of further soft skills training courses, a children's series of educational books and personal development self-study workshops.
One of my key personal beliefs
Within everyone there is massive potential waiting to get out - Making a commitment to discovering this key is an important part to personal happiness and success and the key is aften not far away.
Skills FX
The soft skills training materials and services available on this site are a result of my experience of training, developing and coaching well over 40,000 people, from new starters through to experienced senior executives, in industries such as call and contact centres, customer services, banking, insurance, sales, gas and electric, retail, FMCG, estate agency, training and recruitment.
Removing cost as a barrier to soft skills training and development. I have designed a suite of soft skills training courses that can be purchased and delivered by companies using their internal staff and the comprehensive materials supplied (trainer notes, delegate workbooks, exercises, model answers, a learning evailaution, slides, handouts etc) Everything needed to run a 4 to 6 hour soft skills training event. A telephone/screen sharing train the trainer is also included, along with ongoing support. I can also run the course(s) in-house at very competitive rates or run a full face to face train the trainer event.
Children's stories
The cheese people tells the story of 40 different characters living in Wensleydale Vale. The story is all written in rhyme, with colourful pictures and is available in written and audio (MP3) format. Every Mon to Fri a new mini story is posted on the Cheese People website by Charlie Cheshire, the editor of the Wensleydale Gazette. A children's educational book series is currently being developed.
Charity work
I have written a number of poems and stories where ALL the money from them goes to a range of children's charities. They can be immediately downloaded, read and listened too and other people are benefiting from your generosity. I am currently expanding the charity work I do - More information to follow.
Please contact me regarding any of the materials or services I offer.