Testimonials

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We had received funding from the National Lottery to deliver resilience sessions with young people and funding from Tampon tax fund to deliver vulva and body awareness sessions to girls and women. During one of the sessions at Princes Trust Birkenhead, one of our facilitators was made aware of a very vulnerable young women who was afraid to join in of the group session as she had been though a traumatic time but would not speak about what had happened to her. Our facilitator gently persuaded the young woman to join in with the session’s and reassured her of the safe learning environment and what to expect, so the young woman agreed. These sessions were delivered on a virtual platform due to Covid restrictions. During the session, the young woman had sent a message on the zoom call to our facilitator asking if she could speak to her privately so, during the dinner break, they had a 1 to 1 call. The young women disclosed her story of sexual abuse and also abuse that she had received growing up from family members. Our facilitator listened to her story, assured her and provided advise of what she could do to start moving forward in a positive way. Below is a message sent from the young women to our facilitator to show how much she benefited from the session and how much she has impacted on her life.

“Hi Karen, I hope you are doing well!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for everything you have done to support me, originally I was scared to join in the session after leaving a sexually abusive relationship, I was scared of the word ‘sex’ and was terrified of males. You took the time to speak with me one on one, listened to my concerns and believed me. It is the first time anyone other than a doctor has cared enough to listen to my story and taken the time to reassure me that what I was feeling was valid. That I needed to stop sugar coating what he did to me. It was rape. It had happened in the past and there is no way to change that, but I could change my mindset to help me accept what had happened and move on. You taught me more than sexual health that day; you taught me about love, self-esteem and confidence. I left the session with a new outlook on life. Not all men were bad, and I needed to overcome that anxiety. So, with your advice I challenged myself. I sat next to a male team member and suddenly, I felt a wave of empowerment; I spoke up and told him that I disagreed with his statement. For the first time in my life I had stood up to a male without getting hurt for doing so. This solidified what you told me, not all men are bad, and I cannot judge them all by my one unfortunate experience. My proudest moment to stem off the session was today (20/11/20), I was on the bus to the team room when I passed my ex on the bus, and I smiled under my mask. I felt free, I forgave him for what he put me through and told myself ‘Shannon, it’s time to move on’. There was no panic attacks or tears. I felt at peace.

I really cannot thank you enough for everything you have taught me, I did not think a session of sexual health would have benefit me so much. I nearly did not attend at all, but I am so glad that I did”

  I was lucky to have sat in on a number of Ben's sessions with our students. It was incredible to watch. I saw students opening up and talking about themselves and their lives in ways that I had never saw them do prior to this. I could see the changes happening in front of me. Ben's natural humour, his passion and his excellent communication skills created an atmosphere in which the students thrived and truly learned how to be resilient." 

The session was fun informative and helped pupils to start thinking about what motivates them as an individual and what helps them to achieve their goals. It also encouraged them to measure their own resilience and explore a range of intervention hat look after and improve both their mental and physical wellbeing."

Ben is a fantastic trainer with the ability to engage and take people with him with his calm and approachable style. His quick wit and ability to show his own vulnerability is invaluable in helping people open up quickly and fully when learning new skills. He is an accomplished public speaker and presenter and supports people to gain confidence in their own abilities quickly. His sense of fun makes him a pleasure to work with."

Ben from Talk the Talk CIC delivered an engaging and thought-provoking presentation as part of our online staff and volunteer 'away-day' which focused on mental health in the workplace and the particular difficulties we're experiencing while working from home.

Ben's presentation was very positively received by all of us at Citizens Advice Liverpool. He gave us some excellent tips and techniques on improving our mental health while using relatable personal experience to illustrate his points."

My colleague and students were just discussing favourite external agencies that we have had delivering sessions so far on our princes trust teams, and your session on sexual health and self-esteem was a clear winner!

The students loved how engaging you were. They have all felt they have come away with learning something new and feel much better about themselves in various situations now. My colleague sandy and I agree. You are extremely energetic and knowledgeable throughout your delivery and relatable to the students. We would love to book you once again for our next team. Thank You!"

I just wanted to pass on my sincerest thanks for the staff delivery of the sexual health training that you provided to our team last week. The staff team found your training to be highly informative and you as a trainer to be very engaging with everyone. You are an excellent ambassador for your organisation and the staff were very complimentary of your style of delivery. We will be in touch for future training for our new staff

  I was lucky to have sat in on a number of Ben's sessions with our students. It was incredible to watch. I saw students opening up and talking about themselves and their lives in ways that I had never saw them do prior to this. I could see the changes happening in front of me. Ben's natural humour, his passion and his excellent communication skills created an atmosphere in which the students thrived and truly learned how to be resilient." 

Really informative sessions delivered today to my youth team at the Princess Trust in Bootle. The sessions are not preached but interactive and enjoyable from a professional trainer. Very professional every time we have Karen in. The young people love her and really open up about their issues”

For many years, St Margaret’s CE Academy Sixth Form have worked with Rachel and the team at Talk the Talk Education on their advice and engagement with young people in our Sixth Form relating to Sexual Health and Awareness.

The team are thorough in their attention to detail and feedback from our students was that they in fact wanted more sessions because they were that engaging. The team cover a range of topics that are all relevant to students lives.

We would highly recommend Talk the Talk Education to work in your establishment.

Rachel provided Sex and Relationships Education sessions to Year 11 in a series of one hour workshops during PSHEE. Her enthusiasm and approachable persona enabled the students to feel comfortable and consequently they were very engaged and involved in the lessons. Rachel used a wide range of techniques and encouraged lots of open discussion to allow the students to drive the sessions themselves. They covered a wide variety of topics, including STIs, contraception, consent and healthy relationships. Lots of students commented on how useful and informative they had found the lessons to be and we have already arranged for Rachel to come back to work with some of our younger students soon.

Talk the talk delivers high quality, practical and engaging relationships and sex education sessions to pupils at Bank View School. All the pupils have an educational health care plan and all had additional needs. The pupils enjoy the sessions and learn so much from Rachel. Rachel delivers exceptional sessions to SEN pupils ranging from age 10-19. The impact is huge on the pupils and they all leave the sessions excited about follow up sessions delivered by staff in school. They pupils feel confident in asking questions and talking about very sensitive subjects. They ask ever year after the sessions, ‘when is Rachel coming back?’

‘I enjoy the sessions with Rachel as she makes it fun and we learn loads of good stuff’ (year 8 pupil)

‘I can ask Rachel anything and she explains it in a way I understand, I loved the sessions’ (year 9 pupil)

‘I loved the session because I learnt lots that I didn’t know about having babies and stuff like that’ (year 7 pupil)



‘rachel just explains it in a way that I get, I can’t wait for her to come back’ (year 10 pupil)