About me

 I’m Harry Key, and I am not sure what I could write here about myself that would convince you that I am not a massive tool. All I can say is that I have a varied life and have invested significant time and effort into discovering how to make people feel comfortable.

I grew larger and older, but not necessarily ‘up’ in Australia; did a theatre course at university, left Australia, bought a motorbike, and rode around India. I ran totally out of money and, enamoured with the idea of acting, I became a Bollywood actor and voice artist.

I stayed there for 5 years and generally had a bloody fun time making movies, TV shows and commercials, did some smooching and some sexy time (on screen and off) and killed a load of Indian people (on screen). Off screen, I learned to love Indian people and their culture – I even speak Hindi pretty fluently.

I developed a drive and talent for coaching under the tutelage of renowned NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) trainer Sue Knight, who has become a personal mentor and an amazing influence in my life. Sue introduced me to Frank Farrelly’s work on Provocative Therapy – the idea of helping people with laughter and blunt but deeply caring feedback, which is where this site’s name comes from.

I came to the UK where I am setting up a rather interesting coaching business, training everyone from children (the whole gamut from special needs to gifted), adult private clients, and corporations – my specialisation being in the area of speech and confidence. I do private relationship coaching and during a workshop teaching seduction skills to women, one of them said “Why don’t you get some men in here to practice on?” and I was struck by the brilliance of that idea. So, here we are.

Who do you think you are???

This is a still from a film that has not been released. What's going on with my nose!?

I know, right? The ability to attract people is generally viewed as an innate quality, a gift, a bit like sporting ability confidence.

I was a bartender at a strip joint for a while, and watching those girls flirt with punters really convinced me that seduction is actually a skill, like sporting ability or confidence, that can be honed with mindful practice. It takes confidence, resilience, and a tuned ability to perceive what other people want.

I do not claim to have all the answers, but I have a format and an ability as a coach to help you find those answers for yourself – by putting you into an environment where you can learn to do whatever works for you.