Communications Consultancy
More powerful and relevant narratives delivered by better storytellers.
Strengthening your organisation’s story, resilience and leadership clarity
I work with global brands to refine their narrative, prepare for crisis, and strengthen the skills of their senior spokespeople.
“Rob is an excellent PR professional consultant, media trainer, coach and speaker. He’s always looking for creative ways to resolve difficult situations and is absolutely a people person. He is on time, on budget and delivers high quality results. I hired him when I was working in DuPont and then again when I worked for CEMEX. Working with Rob is working with one of the best out there and always fun.”
Cemex
Kiko Suarez
Global Director Corporate Communications and PA
“Rob has run multiple message and media training sessions for our top executives in South Africa and Senegal. Feedback on the quality and relevancy of his training is always extremely high and he’s a pleasure to work with. I’d recommend Rob for message development, training and crisis preparation.”
Cisco
Rose Bambi
PR Regional Lead, Middle East & Africa LEVANT
“We have been working with Rob across our global organization for more than 10 years and every engagement is better than the last. Rob's passion for creating engaging content that bring teams together to solve complex issues in simulation has prepared them in the event they need to address a situation in the real-world. I highly recommend Rob and look forward to our next engagement with him."
Cubic Transportation Systems
Bonnie Crawford
Global Vice President
“Rob Shimmin is one of those rare operators who brings a keen business sense, creative thinking and earned trust to every table he sits at. Rob is a valued advisor because he is thinking strategically when others are not. He takes in the big picture while focusing on
tangible delivery. And importantly – he’s great fun to work with.”
De Beers
David Prager
Chief Brand Officer & Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
“Rob’s much more than a media trainer. He’s earned the respect of some of Dell’s top spokespeople by being very strong on content – building confidence by constructing the right answer rather than just helping us avoid the question.”
Stephen Murdoch VP & GM Large Enterprise
“Rob is a first-class media trainer and crisis communications consultant. During our work together for the past 5 years on a highly sensitive topic, Rob went beyond media training and proposed a successful strategic outreach to the media and other stakeholders. I can highly recommend Shimmin Communications' services for any issues management, stakeholder engagement and crisis communications situations”
Dupont
Alexandre Delacoux
Issues Management EMEA PA Leader
“I’ve engaged Rob for messaging and communication training in three major companies now. He brings focus and impact by working with us on messages for the company and our conferences. Rob drafts powerful speeches, coaches our CEO and other speakers and then sets the tone for the whole conference through highly professional moderation and a great keynote speech. He's also a very nice guy to work with.”
IFS
Mark Boulton
Chief Marketing Officers
“I would like to express my sincere thanks to you for the support and assistance you provided to Exercise Strong Tower. In particular your assistance with providing public relations and crisis management commentaries, articles and twitter feeds which was pivotal to the media platform. Operation Strong Tower, the largest exercise of its kind jointly planned and delivered by the emergency services and security services tested every level of our joint response to a marauding terrorist firearms attack.”
Metropolitan Police
Maxine de Brunner QPM,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner
“I've had the pleasure of working with Rob on several occasions, and he is without a doubt my go-to for executive coaching and media training. Rob brings a rare combination of strategic insight, empathy, and challenge, particularly when working with senior leaders. He takes the time to truly understand both the messaging and the individuals behind it, asking the tough questions that help sharpen narratives and elevate delivery. Training a group of C-level executives is no easy task, but Rob handles it with authority and ease. His calm, engaging approach puts spokespeople at ease, even when he's pushing them outside their comfort zones, and he earns their respect quickly, regardless of seniority. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Rob for any organisation looking to strengthen its executive presence and storytelling impact.”
Hirevue
Emma Ferns
Vice President Communications
“Rob has supported Cubic Transportation Systems consistently since before I joined Cubic (2012) through today (2023), delivering executive level trainings and simulations. Rob is a joy to work with as a crisis expert and highly appreciated media, presentation and communications coach. He's provided counsel to our most senior leaders in times of crisis and put them through their paces with regular, excellent and engaging crisis simulations across the US, Europe and Australia. His delivery always entertains, informs and inspires. I'm very happy to recommend Rob to anyone seeking wise communications counsel in times of calm and crisis.”
Cubic Transportation Systems
Lisa Bahr
Global Director of Marketing
“Rob is a highly talented, sharp thinking and strategic communications consultant. He is able to work with people to get the best out of them and make their messaging compelling & convincing. I have facilitated seminars with him, asked him to train and develop messaging for senior executives. He is also one of the best corporate writers I know. He does this all while displaying a great sense of humor.”
Jane Goodman
Communications Consultant and Coach
“Rob is simply one of the best in the business. If you are in a crisis or about to think you might just have one speak to Rob. He is calm, considered and will show you the way to a better place. He never views a client as fee income but somebody he wants to help and do well for. You would be well served to hire Rob Shimmin.”
Office of the Prime Minister
David Muir
Director of Political Strategy