IgniTED
TEDx Speaker Coach
TED Talks represent the very best of what public speaking can be: great ideas, passion, and brilliant delivery, on a global stage.
Over the past five years I have had the privilege of helping to create over 40 successful TEDx talks through a combination of workshops and coaching. Helping the speakers to identify their core ideas and present them with passion and confidence within a tight time-frame.
If you are interested in doing a TED talk, Ignite, DO lecture or PechaKucha I have the experience and skills to get you ‘red-spot ready’.
“Barney provided me four hours of coaching in the run-up to my TEDx Bristol talk, which involved some tweaking of my script to help the audience more clearly visualise what I was saying, and advising me on stage presence - how to engage the audience through eye contact; make use of the stage; breathe; use dramatic pauses, etc. Having seen me present both before and after this training, my husband said I was almost unrecognisable - definitely more engaging and authoritative! Barney is a lovely person to work with; calm, warm and patient - and I wouldn’t hesitate recommending him to others”
“I’m extremely grateful to Barney for his help in forming and guiding a TEDx talk fit for our times. Supportive, sharp, wide-thinking and most important of all, really caring for impact and for what really matters. Highly recommended as a partner in shaping and sharing stories.”
“Barney has been instrumental in coaching me through the TEDx speaking journey. He is an excellent and engaging trainer as well as very good at 1:1 support. Barney helped me conceptualise the idea of my talk and coached me through the process all the way to getting up on stage. I recommend Barney wholeheartedly.”
