Speaking Engagements
Keynotes and workshops on message design, compelling communication, storytelling, and leadership presence.
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Speakers
Francisco Mahfuz
Storytelling Specialist
Ioana Jongsma (Jo)
Executive & Stage Presence Specialist
Brian Miller
Founder & Principal Consultant
Brian Miller
Founder, Clarity Up LLC
Brian Miller is a former magician turned renowned international keynote speaker and award-winning speechwriter, whose TEDx talk was viewed more than 3.6 million times. He consistently scores 99% on attendee feedback forms, making him one of the top-rated speakers at every event for nearly a decade.
Topics: Message Clarity, Change & Persuasive Communication, Thought Leadership
Travels from: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Fees: $20,000-30,000
Brian’s Presentations
The Magic of Message: How to Talk Less, Say More, and Connect with Anyone
You’re really smart, and that’s a problem. Because the more you know about something, the harder it is to explain it to an outsider. And if people do not know how to talk about what we do, they will not talk about what we do. The secret to spreading ideas isn’t making them better—it’s making them clearer.
In this high energy presentation, you’re going to learn how magicians instantly capture attention, earn trust, and build meaningful relationships, and how you can apply the same techniques to earn buy-in during your next pitch, presentation, or networking conversation. Brian believes, “Everything can be said clearly” — and in this program he’ll show you how to clearly talk about what you do, every time.
By the end of this presentation, attendees will craft a 2-3 sentence introduction they can use to turn every conversation into lead generation.
Make Your Case: How to Put the Right Ideas in the Right Order, Every Time
Whether you're on a sales call, planning a communication campaign, designing a presentation for stakeholders, or just trying to convince your kids to clean their room, you’re always working to create change. But even our most carefully crafted messages often fall flat, leaving our audience unmoved and unchanged. Why aren't we breaking through?
Brian Miller is a messaging consultant who spent the first decade of his career as a professional magician, and through that work uncovered the hidden structure behind truly compelling communication. Change requires change—and after this presentation, you'll change the way you design your communication forever.
By the end of this workshop, attendees will:
Understand the primary psychological reasons that stop stakeholders from buying in.
Discover a 5-step approach to designing messages that always work.
Create a top-level outline of their new core messaging using a simple, repeatable framework for building donor messages that inspire action.
Francisco Mahfuz
Consultant, Clarity Up │ Storytelling Specialist
Francisco Mahfuz is an international keynote speaker and storytelling coach trusted by global organisations to inspire teams and individuals to communicate more effectively through intentional storytelling. He teaches at IESE, one of the top 10 MBAs in the world, and his clients include PepsiCo, HP, the United Nations, Santander and Cornell University.
Topics: Change & Persuasive Communication, Culture and Storytelling for Leaders
Travels from: Barcelona
Fees: $10,000-20,000
Francisco’s Presentation
Storypowered Change: Gain support, overcome resistance and create lasting impact
It takes more than a story to create long-lasting change, but you can’t achieve it without a story. A story can create focus and give meaning to change, help spread it and overcome objections.
As a result of this keynote you’ll be able to:
Find and nurture the stories that inspire change
Communicate in a way that is memorable and overcomes resistance
Use stories to get everyone in the organisation pulling in the same direction (including senior management)
Use stories to power your company strategy and values
Ioana Jongsma
Consultant, Clarity Up │ Leadership Presence Specialist
Ioana Jongsma is an introvert who loves Public Speaking.
She has been helping speakers find their words since 2008 – as international keynote speaker, consultant, trainer and coach.
To date, Ioana has worked with hundreds of leaders, experts, founders, and policymakers of 47 different nationalities and across industries from Tech, FMCG, Agribusiness, Pharma, Energy to Finance, Logistics, and European Commission Agencies.
Ioana is an ICF Associate Certified Coach, a Gestalt Professional Certified Coach, and a NeuroMindfulness Master Practitioner.
Topics: Communicating with Confidence, Leadership Presence, Authentic Leadership & Authenticity Culture in Organizations
Travels from: Odense, Denmark (March – November)
Benagil, Portugal (December – February)
Fees: $5,000-10,000
Ioana’s Presentation
Forget Confidence. Build Courage.
We all want to feel confident. Especially when we are in the spotlight: pitching an idea, sharing a point of view in a meeting, doing a presentation, speaking at a conference.
But that visibility comes with a risk: that others might judge us.
So we either:
avoid or postpone until we’re ready (=confident enough in our ability to manage that risk), before daring to put ourselves in the spotlight,
overexplain, overload and confuse our audience, or
overdo our niceness, leaving our audience in doubt about our capacity to deliver.
To overcome these challenges, and become compelling communicators, we must get to know ourselves better: understand what happens in our brain and body, and leverage those mechanisms to our advantage.
This keynote will help attendees:
Understand the biological mechanisms that impact their Presence when speaking in high-stake situations
Identify strategies that will help them manage their specific type of stress response (avoidance, overexplaining or overdoing niceness)
Reframe their need for Confidence and begin to build Courage instead.
Most suitable for: Industry experts, Researchers, High Potentials or Individual Contributors (in organizations) building up their Visibility and Leadership Presence
Our Consultants are Trusted by Global Experts and Leaders
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Dr. Margaret Rutherford, Psychologist, Author of Perfectly Hidden Depression (translated into 10+ languages)
"Brian is a powerhouse when it comes to reaching into and connecting with audiences."
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Meagan O’Nan, Human Connection Speaker and Award-Winning Author
Francisco has a unique ability to make you feel confident in your ideas while also challenging you to push further, to dig deeper, and to be your absolute best on stage.
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Alison Crawford, Chief Medical Officer at 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
Working with Ioana (Jo) Jongsma has been transformative. Her calm strength and patience helped me discover my unique vision and articulate my ideas in a strengths-based way.
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Nathalie Blais, Founder & CEO, Coach Academy
“I walked away with clarity that has reignited my drive and ambition. As an entrepreneur, the time with Brian was the best investment in myself and my company.”
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Eleni Anastos, Business Strategist, Speaker and Author
“Francisco Mahfuz is a masterful story teller and equally brilliant at drawing the right stories out of you, that help deliver a powerful message.”
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Mike Shoreman, Mental Health Advocate, North American Inspirational Speaker of the Year
“I have incredibly high standards, and what they’ve done is miraculous. Brian may be a magician, but what I saw from this was wizardry.”
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Sheperd Simmons, Founder & CEO, Counterpart Communications
“Two days with Brian Miller was a career turning-point. You will believe in your ideas, and yourself, more than ever.”
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Sonal Bhaskaran, Director/Product Manager at UBS, Founder at High Magick X Systems
“In just an hour and a half - Francisco told my personal story 1000 times better than I ever could.”
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Laura Erdem, B2B Distribution & Activation, Dreamdata
“Francisco was so easy to work with and quick to catch what's needed to be delivered. He is the master in his field.”
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Dr Pilvi Torsti, Director at the European Training Foundation
“Ioana took the concept of communication training into a new level. I highly recommend Ioana to anyone willing to discover more about oneself and turn that into a strength and tool in leadership work.”
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Kait Bolongaro, award-winning journalist & Managing Editor for Europe at MLex
“Working with Ioana has been an unforgettable experience. She helped me find the words for my speech that conveyed the message I wanted to share with the audience.”
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Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen, co-founder Female Invest
“Ioana was not only an amazing coach who lifted my speech to another level, she was also a great support and made believe in myself and helped me think outside the box.”
