YOUR CONSULTANT – TRAINER

Colin McLeod is a bilingual business communication expert with over 30 years of experience empowering senior leaders and professionals to communicate with clarity, confidence, and cultural fluency. A graduate in Law (LLB Hons) from the UK and holding dual British-French nationality, Colin brings a unique legal and cross-cultural perspective to high-level communication coaching.

Through his roles at CMc – Communications & Langues, Avant Scène Conseil, and Legal Lingua, he has coached executives across industries in mastering impactful communication—from high-stakes presentations, public speaking, and negotiations, to legal pleadings and leadership storytelling.

Colin has worked with global powerhouses including Euler Hermes, Havas, McCann Erickson, Publicis, Roche, Sanofi, SUEZ, Thales, and Triodos, facilitating workshops for senior management and expert leadership teams. As an international trainer for Sanofi’s Impact Communication program, he has delivered training across Europe and Africa, specializing in creating measurable impact across diverse teams.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

1) The 3Vs: visual, verbal, vocal
How meaning is carried through what people see, what you say, and how you say it. You will learn to align these channels so your message lands as intended, not merely as written.

2) Non-verbal communication that supports authority
Posture, eye contact, pace, presence, and signalling. How to avoid undermining your own message – especially when delivering risk, disagreement, or bad news.

3) Convincing and persuading without “selling”
How to move stakeholders from information to decision. Techniques for creating traction with executives and internal clients who are busy, sceptical, or outcome-driven.

4) Beyond dry facts: the heart, head, body approach
Facts alone often fail to change behaviour. You will learn to combine rational structure (head), emotional resonance (heart), and embodied delivery (body) to increase retention and commitment without sacrificing rigour.

5) Embodying leadership and inspiring confidence
How to communicate like a trusted adviser rather than a technical specialist. Clear recommendations, calm delivery, and confident handling of challenge—without aggression or over-claiming.

6) Communication as team capability
How communication patterns shape team effectiveness: alignment, psychological safety, escalation, and shared ownership. Practical tools for stronger collaboration within legal teams and with the business.

OUTCOMES

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

• deliver clearer, more actionable legal advice that prompts decisions rather than debate

• increase credibility through aligned verbal and non-verbal delivery

• persuade stakeholders using structure and framing suited to corporate environments

• handle challenge, disagreement, and pressure with composure and control

• strengthen communication norms inside the legal function and across stakeholders

CERTIFICATION
ECLA will issue a certificate to each participant at the end of the course indicating the exact hours of training