Speaking, storytelling & content

Communication is the work.

I coach speakers and shape stories for the stage, the camera, and the page. The work is the same everywhere: find the truth, find the audience, and close the distance between them.

Bevy Smith delivering her TED Talk on stage
Bevy Smith delivering her TED Talk, “How to discover your authentic self — at any age.”

what I believe

  • Audience before content. The talk is not about what you want to say. It is about what they need to feel, think, and do.
  • Communication is intimacy. Landing a hard truth takes the same willingness to be seen that closeness takes.
  • Presence over performance. The goal is not to look confident. It is to be so rooted that the room can rest in you and the room cannot resist you.
Bobby Nweke speaking in a live roomBobby Nweke facilitating a conversationBobby Nweke speaking on stage

I coached and produced talks that became the #1 and #3 TED Talks of the year in 2023.

#1 TED Talk of 2023

#3 TED Talk of 2023

Communication Development & Creative Production

Helping people develop the voice, presence, and structure to land what they have to say — through speaker coaching, narrative architecture, talk development, and the creative production that turns ideas into public moments.

This work has shown up at TED Conferences, Harvard's Program on Negotiation and Harvard Kennedy School, and through Sunday's Stage — through one-to-one speaker coaching, cohort programs, signature talk development, and media production.

Examples of Work

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Speaker LabFrom Sunday's StageSpeaker Coaching ProgramSpeaker LabAn intensive coaching cohort where speakers build signature talks and sharpen delivery, presence, and command of an audience.Speaker coachingCohort programSignature talksVisit Speaker Lab

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A long-form conversation on communication, career transitions, and the work of speaking with purpose.

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Keynotes and talks

One-to-one speaker coaching

Cohorts and workshops, including Speaker Lab

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