
Ian Rowland: Corporate Training & Team Building Workshops
Turn Communication Into Connection. Turn Insight Into Action.
1. Problem Solving: How To Solve Impossible Problems
Duration: 1 to 3 hours | Includes: 21-page notes | Format: Interactive
Learn how to tackle even the toughest challenges with Ian’s proven framework for creative problem-solving. Participants explore real-world examples, share ideas, and work together to develop smart, workable solutions -even when a situation seems impossible. This session builds team trust, encourages collaboration, and equips participants with tools they can use right away. A perfect team-building event for cross-functional groups or leadership offsites.
2. The Practical Persuasion Method (PPM)
Duration: 90 minutes to 8 hours | Includes: 14-page notes | Format: Interactive, Real-World Application
This is Ian’s flagship training on how to persuade with purpose, clarity and integrity. Based on real business situations and tailored to your team’s specific goals, the PPM workshop helps participants handle objections, gain buy-in, close deals and communicate more confidently. From new hires to seasoned leaders, everyone walks away with practical persuasion skills they can put to work immediately. Ideal for sales, marketing and client-facing teams.
Ian Rowland’s corporate training programs and team workshops are unlike anything you’ve seen before. Based on decades of experience in communication, persuasion, problem solving and performance psychology, Ian delivers high-impact sessions that are engaging, practical, and specifically designed to help teams connect, grow and succeed.
Whether you’re looking to energize a sales force, sharpen leadership communication, unlock your team’s problem-solving skills or simply bring your people together in a fun and powerful way, Ian has a proven solution that fits. His training sessions are suitable for any size group. The trainings work for small teams to full-company events -and are available both in-person and online.
Every Session Is Tailored To Your Goals
All of Ian’s corporate workshops are personalized for your team’s needs, your business goals, and your event format. From a 90-minute Zoom session to a full-day on-site retreat, Ian brings insight, warmth, humour, and practical expertise to every room.
Core Programs That Deliver Lasting Value
5. People Joy
Duration: 90 minutes to 3 hours | Includes: 20–30 page notes + book | Format: Inspirational, Practical
Based on Ian’s acclaimed book People Joy, this session shows how great communication can transform teamwork, leadership and client relationships. Participants learn how to connect authentically, navigate conversations with empathy, and build strong, supportive workplace culture. A blend of storytelling, live demos and behavioural psychology, this workshop is ideal for leaders, HR teams, and customer-focused professionals.
3. Cold Reading For Business
Duration: 90 minutes to 3 hours | Includes: 16-page notes + Ian’s book | Format: Interactive, Fascinating
Ian teaches the psychological principles behind cold reading -a communication skill used by professional mentalists -and shows how it can ethically enhance business performance. Learn how to build instant rapport, pick up subtle cues, and sound credible and confident from the first word. This session is fun, fast-paced and packed with insights your team has never heard before. Especially effective for upper management, sales and marketing professionals.
4. Team Building Mentalism Workshop
Duration: 60 minutes to 3 hours | Includes: 20-page notes + optional post-session videos | Format: Hands-on, High Interaction
This one-of-a-kind workshop uses interactive mindreading, psychology and mentalism routines to teach valuable team skills in a fun, memorable way. Participants not only watch amazing demonstrations, they get to try them! Materials and props are provided for upper-tier packages. Perfect for energizing company retreats, marketing offsites, or conference breakouts. Highly recommended for teams that want to connect, laugh and learn.
What Makes Ian’s Team building and corporate Trainings Unique?
Expertise Meets Entertainment. Ian combines practical business insight with the showmanship of a world-class mentalist. Your team will be engaged, surprised and inspired -not stuck in another forgettable training day.
Tailored to Fit. Every session is designed around your people, your challenges and your goals. Nothing off-the-shelf. Everything relevant.
Tools You Can Use Today. Ian’s methods are rooted in experience, not theory. Your team walks away with proven tools and strategies they can apply immediately.
For Teams Of All Sizes. Whether you're gathering 8 people or 800, Ian’s sessions scale to suit your audience.

Online Or In-Person corporate workshops and trainings with ian rowland
Book a virtual Zoom workshop or bring Ian to your next company event. Either way, your team gets maximum impact with minimal fuss.
Trusted Worldwide
Ian Rowland has worked with some of the world’s most recognised companies and organisations, including:
Google
Coca-Cola
Unilever
The British Olympics Team
The Ministry of Defence
The Crown Estate
The FBI (he’s the only non-American ever hired to train their agents)