Lectures
Lectures and Training
Karen is a popular, engaging and well-regarded speaker, She speaks on a variety of topics including professional risk management, building resilience, business growth and topical risk issues (always providing solutions to any problems identified).
Polly Coram is an experienced speaker and is praised for her ability to make complex topics accessible and actionable.
Emma Myers has been described as an engaging and enthusiastic speaker, taking her audience with her when training on risk issues
We provide monthly training to members of the RiskBites® Club, and also provide lectures, webinars and workshops for professional bodies and training organisations. We also provide bespoke training in house to professional firms and businesses. The feedback we get is always extremely positive. Our lectures are down-to-earth, practical, and thought provoking.
We deliver lectures on a variety of topics, including:
- Risk management for solicitors.
- Risk management for accountants and tax advisers.
- Engagement letters and liability caps.
- How to succeed without competing.
- Remote working – the pros and cons and the risks to plan for.
- Retainer creep – how to identify it, manage it, and make more money as a result!
- How to get staff to engage in risk management.
- The hidden cost of claims and why risk management is important.
- Lessons learned from actual cases and near misses.
- ACSP- the risks no one is talking about and how to manage them
- Fee disputes, how to prevent them, manage them and lessons to be learned
- The 10 key risks that can derail your business, and how to avoid them
- And many more!
Comments from previous lectures
Paul Gibbon
Joint Managing Director
Wake Smith Solicitors
I recently attended one of Karen’s presentations and it was refreshing to hear risk management discussed in the context of improving profitability. I really liked her practical and commercial approach to risk, and it isn’t one I have come across before.
Senior Partner of a law firm
“Excellent session. Karen has a wealth of knowledge to draw upon for these sessions to bring the content of her talks to life. Would highly recommend.”
Head of Payroll at a leading accountancy firm
“Very informative, detailed explanations and scenarios help to understand the points being made. Makes you realise to cover yourself and communicate before making any agreement to avoid trouble in future.”
Tax adviser
“Just listening to you (lecturing on engagement letters and liability caps). Great to be listening to a professional who is clearly experienced and knowledgeable in their area. Great tips and process observations.”
Nikki Wyborn
Pinnacle Perspectives
Was there anything you particularly enjoyed about the session?
Polly’s knowledge and enthusiasm for her area of professional practice – her willingness to share. The breakout space gave us time to put content covered into context from a personal and group perspective resulting in involved discussion from the delegates.
Michelle Axford
I attended Karen’s wonderful Masterclass at Accountex 2025, “How to handle complaints from clients and regulators”. In just 40 brief minutes, Karen was clear, concise, and offered a fresh perspective—showing how complaints can actually become a positive for your business moving forward. I’d recommend this class to everyone—especially if you’re not sure what a “circumstance” is or how it relates to your PII insurance!
