Keynote Speaker – Lisa Evans
As your keynote speaker I will engage, energise and inspire your audience.
I’m known by many as ‘The Story Midwife©’, and I am a Certified Speaking Professional, TEDx Speaker Coach, Business Storytelling Consultant, Improvisation Actor, Host of the Business Chat Podcast, Radio Show Presenter and four times author.
After working as a midwife for over 20 years, I now help bring stories into the world. I am a Certified Speaking Professional and Certified Virtual Presenter
All my keynote speaking topics can be delivered online as a virtual presentation. For virtual conference speaking, I will speak from a professional studio. As your keynote speaker, or in a breakout or workshop session, I will show you how to feel empowered and share your authentic voice to step up, speak up and get noticed.
As a keynote speaker I have spoken to audiences in Australia, UK, Europe, USA, Dubai and Asia. I offer engaging keynote speaking and conference topics. If you require a tailored session that adds value to your conference or professional development day, I have the experience and expertise to create one.
I can be a guest speaker at your event via an online platform or face to face in Perth.
Finding a purpose
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Sometimes the detour turn out to be the scenic route.
I had a career I loved as neonatal intensive care midwife, when life sent me on a detour. A virus destroyed a significant amount of my hearing and I could no longer work as a midwife.
I struggled to come to terms with hearing loss. My confidence plummeted and I became afraid to speak up.
My fate changed when I got the chance to take part in a research trial to get a cochlear implant. Learning to hear again led me to my transformational journey to becoming a professional speaker.
My expertise lies in empowering leaders to harness the power of business storytelling to inspire and entertain their audiences.
As a keynote speaker, I can share with your delegates how to step up and speak with confidence and leverage the power of storytelling.
Keynote speaker topic – The Scenic Route
When life sent me on a detour from the journey I had mapped out, I turned to my strengths and resilience to forge a new career.
In learning to hear again using a cochlear implant, I discovered my voice and a passion to help others speak with confidence.
As one of Australia’s leading public speaking coaches and business storytelling experts, I help people create an impact through speaking and storytelling.
This keynote is ideal for:
- Groups who want to hear a story about not letting adversity get in the way of success.
- Business leaders who are faced with a re-imagination of themselves and their future.
- Community groups who want to hear a female speaker who has discovered the power of purpose and is making a difference.
The audience will leave with:
- Inspiring stories on how embracing challenges can lead to discovering a life purpose.
- An entertaining talk that draws on storytelling with a universal message.
- A unique look at diversity and difference, and how to embrace your uniqueness.
Keynote speaker topic – Speak up Stand out
Discover how you can be speak so that others want to listen. –In my work as a certified speaking and storytelling coach, I help leaders to speak with confidence, clarity and charisma.
I work with leaders globally, helping them boldly deliver high stakes presentations with compelling business storytelling.
I share practical tips on the art and science of speaking and business storytelling, how to avoid the trap of ‘talking head’ speaking, and drowning-by-PowerPoint.
The audience will take away
- A ROCK template for creating a presentation.
- Ways to incorporate effective body-language
- Alternative ways to present avoiding drowning by PowerPoint.
Keynote speaker topic – The Story of You
Find the stories from the rich tapestry of your life that will inspire others.
I am known as The Story Midwife. I help people from all walks of life bring their stories into the world.
I believe we all have stories worth sharing. In this interactive session, I will show you how to turn your life events into compelling stories that inspire others and make a positive difference.
This topic is ideal as a 90-minute interactive session to include story mining exercises and story sharing activities. It can be tailored to 45-minutes or delivered as a storytelling masterclass.
The audience will leave with:
- Ideas and tools to mine, refine and polish a story.
- A five part storytelling framework the 5 C’s of Compelling Storytelling.
- Plenty of ideas on how to turn everyday stories into compelling material.
- Ways to captivate an audience with story performance.
Keynote speaker topic – Storytelling for Leaders:
Anyone can tell a story, but not everyone can tell a story well. Great leaders learn how to do both.
Harness the best kept secret leadership communication tool. I share the 5 C’s of Compelling Business Storytelling™ framework.
I will show you how to mine, refine and polish your everyday stories and turn them into a compelling strategic narrative.
This session can be delivered as a conference session, in-house masterclass or interactive workshop.
The audience will leave with:
- A story framework that can be used for business presentations.
- Ways to engage and inspire with compelling storytelling techniques.
- Alternatives to ‘Death by PowerPoint’ and reading aloud.
I live and breathes stories. My specialty is business storytelling. As a certified public speaking and business storytelling coach and a keynote speaker, I help others share their stories on stages and at conferences. My content as a keynote speaker is based on my lifetime of adventures.
I have developed a simple framework to suit any story. I provide plenty of practical strategies to help people turn their everyday experiences into a powerful narrative, so they can speak confidently about their businesses.
With a 20+ year career as a health professional, I turned to speaking later in life.
I am the author of four books and regarded in Australia as a business storytelling expert.
What others say:
Let’s chat to find out how I can help you set your conference or event up for success with an energised keynote speech.
I can also engage remote teams with interactive workshops and virtual keynote presentation experiences – ask me how.
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