Specialist Coaching

Brett offered a highly personalised approach, crafting an exam plan that aligned with my learning style and personality. The practice questions and detailed feedback were instrumental in building my confidence and reducing exam-related stress. Thanks to Brett's expertise, I successfully passed my exams and highly recommend him to anyone seeking effective exam preparation.

I found the initial sessions really important in identifying underlying issues where I had gone wrong in my first sitting of the exam. Weekly sessions with Brett prepared me well for the FRACP paediatric exams. Finding strategies to help deal with the stress on the day were incredibly helpful. The repetitive practice of summarising findings paid off on the day.

I found Brett’s sessions immensely useful both for OSCE preparation and also in my clinical practice. He is excellent at identifying where I had discomfort and explored why and allowed me to practice navigating these situations/stations and gave feedback in a way where I was able to still be myself but a more assertive version of myself. Brett’s sessions are one on one, highly personalised with considered feedback that gave me permission to still keep my own style but in a way that I could still pass the exam (which is the goal).

I think he was excellent in attempting to identify any underlying reasons for poor performance then offering useful strategies with oral exams. This allowed reflection of my oral exam technique. Overall I felt more confident going into the exams.

I was lucky to have a few private and a few group sessions with Brett to prepare for ACEM OSCE exam. As an IMG with English as my second language I found it very helpful that he pulled my sentences apart and we worked on how to deliver my message in more professional and fluent way. The key is to start early enough to have time for gradual transformation and not to get tangled in the stress of upcoming exam AND trying to improve defects in communication skills in rush. Brett helped me not only to pass the exam but also I feel I am a better clinician with the skills I have learnt.

Brett was an immense help getting me up to speed with my ACEM fellowship OSCE preparation. He worked out a specific and tailored plan to improve my exam technique, helped pick apart my wording to maximise clarity and improve my formulations and summaries under pressure, and coached me with some good techniques for managing the stress of exam day.

After failing the ED Vivas twice, I was struggling to see how I could pass my final attempt. Brett quickly identified my areas for improvement and helped me see a way through the process of sitting the exam a final time. His approach was individually tailored to my personality, making it empowering for me for the exam and for my work.

Prior to Brett, I’d worked with two coaches who had given me advice that ran counter to my personality type. I will never be an extrovert. Brett worked with my introverted personality, helped me navigate challenged specific to my ADHD and gave me the confidence in my own abilities without trying to get me to be a different person.

Brett’s exam sessions greatly helped my exam preparation. He acknowledged my areas of concern and was able to provide me with practical strategies to try, which we could then troubleshoot or progress with the next session. I left each session with a positive attitude.

Brett’s sessions were specific to me, because they were one-on-one. Previously I’d found others feedback vague and unhelpful. Importantly Brett however provided practical strategies for my exam.

I was admittedly sceptical with performance coaching, but found the act of discussing performance with Brett useful in bringing light to issues I had not thought about and initiating strategies to solve them. I also found Brett held some form of accountability with these strategies and ensured they were personalised in the weeks leading up to my viva exam.

Brett's coaching helped me immensely with the non-technical skills that were so crucial for my success in my oral examinations. He astutely identified specific areas where my verbal and non-verbal communication skills could be improved, and worked with me to implement effective strategies to do so. Brett helped me understand how an examiner thinks, and taught me to master the interpersonal components crucial to examination success. He is unlike any other examination or performance coach I have worked with.

Brett fully understands the psychological, emotional, and technical requirements for passing specialist examinations. Brett tailored his advice to me as a person, not just as a trainee. He was astute in identifying how various aspects of my personality would influence my interactions with examiners and helped me workshop strategies to improve how I delivered content and responded to the dynamic exercise that is a specialist examination.

Brett has a calm and reassuring approach which helps when tackling the hard and difficult components of exam prep. He is honest but kind making these sessions integral to my success in my exams.

Brett provides tailored advice and constantly adapted his approach to my needs as an exam candidate.