Licensed Programme · Communication Mastery

Think on Your Feet®

Most professionals can think clearly. Very few can communicate it: fast, under pressure, in the room, when it actually matters. This programme changes that.

2M+
Participants globally
30+
Countries
2-Day
Programme
Authorised Distributor
The problem

You know what you want to say.
The pressure stops you saying it well.

When someone catches you off guard, most people fall into one of two traps, and both undermine how you are perceived.

The Extrovert Trap
Too much, too fast
Extroverts respond with far more information than the situation warrants. They fill the silence with words and lose their audience before they have made their point. Energy without structure is noise.
The Introvert Trap
Nothing, or not enough
Introverts, at worst, say nothing at all. They have the thought. They know the answer. But in the moment, under pressure, the words do not come. The idea stays inside. The opportunity passes.
95%
of all business communication is informal. You don't get time to prepare speaking notes before bumping into your MD in the hallway, fielding a tough question in a client meeting, or being put on the spot in a board update. Yet most communication training only addresses the 5%: the formal presentation. Think on Your Feet® addresses the other 95.
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The programme

Analyse, organise, present. Fast.

Think on Your Feet® is the world's leading workshop for informal communication. It introduces 10 structures that help you visualise and organise your ideas quickly, even under extreme pressure, across three distinct communication strategies.

📦
Informative
Package ideas logically
Structure information so it lands with your audience: succinctly, in the right sequence, without burying the headline. The listener should never have to work to understand you.
🎯
Assertive
Position arguments to persuade
When you need to defend a position, push back on a challenge, or bring someone around to your view. Assertive structures give you the architecture to argue your case without aggression.
🖼️
Visual
Appeal through images & analogy
The most memorable communicators paint pictures. Visual structures help you make abstract ideas concrete and complex ideas simple, so they stick long after the conversation ends.

10 structures.  Three strategies.  One result: the ability to communicate with CLARITY, BREVITY, IMPACT®

When it applies

Three kinds of situations.
One programme for all of them.

Think on Your Feet® works across the full spectrum of business communication, from the unexpected to the high-stakes planned. If communication matters, this applies.

Track 1
Impromptu
No warning. No notes. Just you.
Interviews & surprise questions
Q&A after a presentation
Elevator pitches
Off-the-cuff project updates
Urgent client calls
Real-time feedback moments
Track 2
Time to Prepare
Some time. High expectations.
Emails & written updates
Status updates & reports
Conference calls
Scheduled team meetings
Formal presentations
Performance conversations
Track 3
High Stakes
Where the outcome really counts.
Board updates & investor meetings
Client negotiations
Performance reviews
Media & press interactions
Speaking engagements
Crisis communication
Recognise yourself in one of those columns?
Think on Your Feet® gives you a structure for all three. Whether it is a board update or an unexpected hallway question, you are never caught off guard again.
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What changes

What you will be able to do from day two.

The programme is built on practice, not theory. Participants are asked to bring real situations they face. The tool works on the material of your actual working life, from the first session to the last.

✓
Gain real confidence communicating under pressure, not the performed kind
✓
Respond to difficult, unexpected questions on the spot without scrambling
✓
Sell ideas, products, or a point of view more persuasively
✓
Get to the point and be remembered for it
✓
Deliver sensitive or difficult messages without losing the room
✓
Guide how your listener thinks and stays in control of conversations
Format
2 Days
10 modules
Group size
10 – 24
Per cohort
Delivery
In-person
Virtual available
Markets
GCC & India
Arabic available
What participants say

Heard in the room, from real participants.

"
I strongly believe this is the perfect answer to executive communication skills. We ran a pilot in Bengaluru. The results led us to include it in our standard training calendar for all mid and senior level executives. It is the best communication programme every executive should go through.
L&D Manager
Leading IT Company, India
India · Bengaluru Pilot
"
My confidence improved visibly. I could see the difference from day one to day two to the end of the workshop. One of the best communication workshops I have attended.
Workshop Participant
India cohort
India
"
The most useful workshop with a long-lasting impact on my life. Whenever I am stuck with a speech, an email, or a write-up, the techniques come back to me. That was years ago, and they still do.
Simulation & Optimisation Manager
Global Participant
Global Alumni
"
Communicating what we know, often under pressure, is our job. Because of this programme, we do that better. It works. That is a good investment in my team and, ultimately, competitive advantage for our firm.
Senior Manager
Ernst & Young Centre for Business Knowledge
Global Alumni

Think on Your Feet® has been delivered in over 30 countries with almost two million participants globally. The India and GCC testimonials above reflect delivery by Novaleap as an authorized distributor.

Almost two million participants. 30 countries. Now GCC & India.
Find out what Think on Your Feet® could do for your team. No pitch, just a conversation.
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How we deliver it

Two formats. The same rigorous programme.

Every delivery, regardless of format, involves customisation. Real challenges your team faces, industry-specific scenarios, and examples drawn from your actual working environment. Nothing is off-the-shelf.

Format 1
In-Person
Face-to-face · Full immersion
The flagship experience. Two full days, face-to-face, with live practice, peer feedback, and real-time facilitation. Participants work on their own challenges, not hypothetical scenarios, from the very first session.
📍 GCC: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh · India: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi 👥 10 – 24 participants per cohort 📅 2 days · 10 modules · consecutive or split-day format 🏢 At your premises, a hotel, or a Novaleap-arranged venue 🎯 Best for leadership teams, sales cohorts, intact departments
Format 2
Virtual Live
Remote · Fully Interactive
The complete Think on Your Feet® programme delivered live over video. Same 10 modules, same practice intensity, same real-work customisation. No pre-recorded content. No passive watching. Fully live, fully interactive.
🌐 Any location · Any time zone across GCC & India 👥 Up to 20 participants per cohort 📅 2 full days or 4 half-day sessions, flexible scheduling 💻 Video platform of your choice (Teams, Zoom, Meet) 🎯 Best for distributed teams, regional rollouts, remote-first organisations
Not sure which format suits your team?
A 30-minute conversation is all it takes to figure out the right fit: size, location, timeline, and how to customise the content.
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Why through Novaleap

A global programme, delivered
with local intelligence.

Think on Your Feet® is a globally proven programme. What Novaleap brings is the context that makes it land: in GCC boardrooms, in India's fast-scaling technology firms, and across the relationship-first cultures of this region.

01
GCC & India cultural fluency
Communication under pressure looks different in Dubai than it does in Bengaluru, and different again from Toronto or London. Practice scenarios, examples, and facilitation style are adapted for your context, not translated from another market.
02
Customised to your real-work challenges
Participants are asked to bring the questions they commonly hear, the situations they routinely face, and the specific scenarios they need to navigate. The workshop works on your actual material, not hypothetical case studies.
03
Combined with Novaleap's sales effectiveness work
For sales teams, Think on Your Feet® integrates naturally with the START System and the 4E Sharpshooter Playbook, building the communication muscle to run a rigorous sales process under real buyer pressure. Communication mastery and sales process excellence, delivered together as one complete intervention.
04
A facilitator who has been in the room
Vinod Sudhindra has delivered Think on Your Feet® across India and GCC with sales leaders, C-suite executives, and high-potential managers. The practice drills draw on real scenarios from real organisations, not textbook examples.
Bring it to your team

Ready to build a team that communicates
with CLARITY, BREVITY, IMPACT®

Whether you want an in-person workshop for your team, a virtual rollout across locations, or simply a conversation to see if it is the right fit. Let's talk.

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Think on Your Feet® is a registered trademark of McLuhan & Davies Communications, Inc.
Delivered by Novaleap as an authorized distributor in GCC and India.
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