AWARD-WINNING SPEAKER & COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE BUSINESS GOALS.
You know when you were eight years old, at school and the teacher got you to come up to the front of the class to talk for two minutes about your summer break and when you turned around to face the 30-something kids looking at you... you froze.
Beads of sweat appeared on your forehead, and you felt your knees tremble. You stammered your way through your talk, and you vowed to never do a talk again.
Well, what I do as a speaker coach is to prepare you for your talk, so that innocent eight-year-old says with confidence, "That was easy, let's do it again."
I work with coaches, emerging leaders, experts and consultants to help them influence and convert clients or win a promotion.
When we work together, you don’t just learn techniques, you learn the mindset, skill set, and inner strength that helped me find my voice, and you’ll discover you can find yours too.
GROUP COMMUNICATION COACHING.
SPEAKER OS
Turn the Way You Speak Into an Operating System.
This is a program designed for experts who hate putting themselves out there but know they have to.
Quiet achievers, technical leaders and experts to make your communication clear, confident, and commercially effective.
By the end of six months, you will have:
- Clarity in your message so it lands correctly in meetings, sales conversations
- Stories for connection to build trust and credibility with clients
- Direction & training on how you speak; presence, body language, gestures along with tone, and the speaker suite of skills
- The ability to speak with calm authority in high-pressure situations
- A more engaging delivery style that holds attention in any small group
- Confidence when talking to small groups or peers
- A conversion framework so your communication actually drives action and revenue
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ONE-ON-ONE SPEAKER COACHING
Often speaker coaching starts with what to say; I start with how you show up.
My approach begins with a personalised assessment to understand your natural speaking strengths and where your delivery holds you back.
From there, I intuitively work to give you what you need.
What is going to move the needle aligned to a business objective....
This might include;
Message clarity
Speaking presence and skills
Storytelling
Audience engagement
Visual aides
To transform how you communicate.
The goal isn’t just to make you a better speaker, but a more confident, credible, and captivating one every time you communicate or speak.
Our coaching can be a mix of online and in-person sessions over 4–12 weeks, designed to fit around your schedule and priorities.
Each session includes practical rehearsals and tailored exercises that make a real difference to how you speak — helping you become both confident and competent in front of any audience.
Some of the roles of my clients I've helped in 2026 include:
Winemaker, Rugby Coach, Senior Accountant, Lawyer, Accountant, Business Adviser, Rugby Coach, Insurance Adviser, Engineer, Sales Director,
High Performance Coach, Builder, General Manager and Media Sales Representative.
Ready to sharpen your message, presence and impact?
Schedule a free consultation to see if we’re the right fit to work together.
Challenge:
Help the year 13 boys at Openground (Westlake Boys High School, Business School) better prepare and deliver their business pitches and presentations.
Deliverables:
A two-hour speaker workshop where I helped the 25 boys use frameworks when they speak, to warm up their speaking muscles, rehearse their pitches, improve their visual presentation and deliver with confidence.
Outcome:
See some of the selected comments below from the 15+ five-star Google reviews I received.
I was quite poor with eye contact and confidence during my public speaking for work. John helped me work on these and really tie it together.
This was a great interactive experience and I learnt a lot.
Very good presentation, before the session I struggled with body language and hand gestures but John has done a great job helping me to improve in these areas of speaking.
Very good, helped me speak confidently instead of shakily and nervously.
Very interactive, entertaining, and easy to learn from.
My biggest takeaway was how much of a process speaking actually is. It’s not just about what u say but how u speak and carry yourself. Excellent detail and professionalism.
Challenge:
Russell Clark was a feature presenter at the 2023 Auckland Home Show, and he wanted to get his presentation right.
Deliverables:
Over 8 weeks, I helped Russell with the structure of his talk, which included storytelling, audience engagement and public speaker training.
Outcome:
He generated over 100 leads from his stand and stage presentation, which was over 5 million dollars in business growth.
Challenge:
In late 2022, well-established NZ accountancy firm Gilligan Sheppard wanted to use podcasting as a tool to deliver their expertise online to their future and current customers. But they didn't know where to start.
Deliverables:
Over 12 weeks, I worked with their marketing team on planning, studio set-up with microphones and recording equipment, editing, presenting and distribution, so they had a plan to deliver one 30-minute podcast per week.
Outcome:
Hosted by Lisa Garrud, they delivered 52 podcast episodes of their podcast Boxers & Briefs.
Challenge:
Phil Hall was the 2024 President of Eden Rugby, and he wasn't confident when he talked to members every Saturday after the game.
Deliverables:
Over 6-8 weeks, I helped Phil develop the right content that would resonate with his members, to share stories of members and his overall public speaking skills, so he was both confident and engaging.
Outcome:
Watch Phil talk about some of his challenges prior to working with me and the outcome he has moving forward.
Challenge:
Simon is the director of Elevate Sales and he wanted the direction and confidence to show up on video on LinkedIn. He knew that if he was to grow his business, he needed to invest in video to help his audience understand the value he could provide.
Deliverables:
I worked with Simon for 8 weeks on the fundamentals of video, including content planning, scripting, rehearsal, mobile phone and production set-up and editing.
Outcome:
Simon released his first video and received huge engagement from his first post and has subsequently gone on to consistently post videos to LinkedIn.
Challenge:
Help the Connector community experts better understand each other so they connect with each other on a deeper level.
Deliverables:
A two-hour storytelling workshop where I helped the 14 experts tell personal stories to help them bond.
Outcome:
Team members emotionally connected with each other and the measure of success was delivered due to an uplift in member meetings.
Great session John! Exactly what I needed yesterday! It was refreshing to get to know each other on a deeper, authentic level, and go beyond what we would talk about everyday.
Really good session, John. It was awesome getting to know the team on a more personal level and developing deeper trust. Well done.
Challenge:
Help the finance team at AUT tell stories for connection and understanding.
Deliverables:
A one-hour workshop with exercises, games and interplay to help communicate the value of storytelling and teach the participants simple frameworks for how to tell stories for better business outcomes.
Outcome:
The 25 in-house finance, CA's and department heads left with a framework to share stories in a complex world of accounting and finance.
Thank you John, I really enjoyed your session, very useful and yet simple to remember.
AUT Participant
Auckland 2023
Loved the use of acronyms to get your message across today - I think I might just be thinking about your session each time I see an ABS Braking sign... 😂
AUT Participant
Auckland 2023
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