Francesca O’Connor

Francesca O’Connor

Founder & CEO of Litmus | Executive coaching & comms training | UN Women's UK Delegate | Lego Serious Play Facilitator | Jaws mega fan 🦈

London Area, United Kingdom
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    Public Speaking, Executive Coaching, Team Building, Leadership Development, Training, and Corporate Training

About

To get ahead, you need to be able to make your point and influence people in moments that matter. And to do it in a way that feels like you.

Presenting, public speaking, pitching, big client meetings, feedback chats, challenging your boss or clients. If those things make your shoulders rise towards your ears, come and work with me.

I help individuals and teams unpick what’s holding them back, training them in techniques and frameworks that help them deliver their point in a way that makes people respect it and remember it.

Developed over 20 years in PR and media training, my approach means you can leave that meeting, pitch, or conversation knowing you’ve said what you wanted to say, in a way that gets the results you want.

I do that with friendly chats, peppered with questions to make you think. By sharing my leadership experiences, through tried-and-tested comms tricks. Even with Lego.

Whatever it takes to bring about that change in the way you show up, communicate, and influence those around you.

It’s about more than feeling comfortable in the spotlight - it’s about making the most out of the moment.

Available for one-to-one work and team training, book in for one of those friendly chats to find out more.

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  • Litmus Communications Graphic

    Founder & CEO

    Litmus Communications

    - Present 5 months

    London Area, United Kingdom

    I help people and teams to communicate better. More practical than coaching, less boring than regular training, it’s about developing the self-awareness and skills needed to land a point - even under pressure.

    Whether it’s a big presentation or a difficult boss, working with me helps people unpick what's getting in their way, and gives them the confidence they’ll be able to communicate with the discipline and flair required.

  • Good Shout Graphic

    Managing Director, Facilitator, Trainer & Coach

    Good Shout

    - 1 year 1 month

    London

    Based on the principles of social learning and simulation, I led weird, interesting, and effective training sessions on topics such as effective communication and public speaking for major organisations, including News UK and the KFC Women’s Network.

  • Milk & Honey PR

    Milk & Honey PR

    3 years 6 months

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      Global Head of Brand, Board Member

      Milk & Honey PR

      - 1 year 4 months

      London, England, United Kingdom

      Focusing on start-ups and working directly with founders, I helped build people and companies from the ground up, delivering 378% portfolio growth.

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      Associate Partner

      Milk & Honey PR

      - 2 years 3 months

      London Area, United Kingdom

  • Popcorn PR Graphic

    Director, Board Member

    Popcorn PR

    - 2 years 11 months

    Amersham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

    Part of the leadership team and board responsible for delivering commercial growth, I built strong client relationships and a high-performing team to deliver award-winning campaigns for brands including Mind, Panasonic, and MoonPig.

  • Edelman Graphic

    Account Director

    Edelman

    - 2 years

    London, England, United Kingdom

    Known for building strong client relationships, I worked with celebrity clients and led on key accounts for international brands, such as Kelloggs. As well as securing high-quality, international coverage, I provided media and spokesperson training to help clients make the most of every opportunity.

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    Account Director

    Brands2Life

    - 1 year 11 months

    London, England, United Kingdom

    Working with global B2C clients and celebrities, I led on some of the agency’s biggest creative campaigns as well as managing media relations, pitching, and working with spokespeople to develop their public speaking skills.

  • Ketchum Amsterdam Graphic

    Senior Account Manager

    Ketchum Amsterdam

    - 3 years 9 months

    Progressing from Exec to Senior Account Manager, I delivered multi-market global PR campaigns for a wide range of big-name clients, owning the relationship with Philips Sound.

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    Account Executive

    Say Communications

    - 2 years 1 month

    Wimbledon

    A hands-on media relations role, I developed and launched the company’s online PR offering, picking up a Media Relations award.

  • Production Assistant

    Maverick TV

    - 9 months

    Assisted on shoots for programmes including “How to Look Good Naked”, “Ten Years Younger”, and “Embarrassing Illnesses”.

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