Simeon Courtie

Sim’s talks are practical, energising and engaging. He runs a successful communication training company, Kindred, serving world-wide clients. He coaches keynote speakers and is a sought-after speaker in his own right. He’s regularly invited to speak at global conferences where his ‘Business Storytelling’ talk blends humour, film clips and TED talk extracts to teach the essential tools of delivering a complex message in an engaging way.

His TEDx talk ‘Aristotle, the Ultimate Stand Up Comedian’ developed into his funny and insightful conference speech on how everyone can engage and persuade an audience using Aristotle’s tools of rhetoric – but you don’t have to learn ancient Greek. It’s as easy as remembering how a joke works.

His years of experience as a television presenter make him an invaluable coach for people wanting to confidently deliver their message when under pressure, and his talk ‘From Nerves to Impact: How to Present with Confidence and Influence’ does exactly that. Using interactive exercises and a wealth of amusing video clips, he shares memorable tips on how body language can influence an audience and affect how we feel. This is the perfect energiser for a conference and is regularly deemed an event’s most popular talk.