From TEDxLausanne to the United Nations — coaching speakers to deliver talks that leave audiences with something they didn't have before.
TEDx talks are among the most demanding communication formats that exist. Eighteen minutes — sometimes less — to share an idea that can travel. No jargon to shelter in. No data dump to hide behind. Just you, the stage, and an idea that either lands or doesn't.
Over more than a decade, Damien has coached speakers at TEDx events across Europe, North America, and beyond — from first-time speakers terrified of the stage to seasoned executives who had never given a talk quite like this before.
TEDx speakers are as diverse as the ideas they bring. What they share is a genuine insight — and the need for someone to help them find the clearest, most powerful version of it.
The most common profile: a researcher, doctor, engineer, or specialist with a genuine insight to share — but who has never been trained to communicate it to a general audience without losing what makes it compelling. The challenge isn't knowledge. It's translation.
Executives, founders, and rising leaders who understand that a well-delivered talk is one of the most powerful career accelerators that exists. A single talk on the right stage can reach more people — and create more trust — than a hundred meetings.
The same coaching applies wherever there is an audience, a message, and something at stake. The context changes. The method doesn't.
Franchisors like KFC need to convince franchisees — who are technically independent — to follow the brand vision, adopt new standards, and invest in change. You may have contractual authority. But you still need to convince.
FIBA, national federations, and sports organisations need to align member clubs, partners, and national associations around a shared direction. Governance is not enough — leaders need to bring people along.
ATScale, the United Nations, and global health initiatives need to mobilise partners, funders, and governments around complex causes — with limited time and no coercive power whatsoever. Every word has to earn its place.
Authority is not enough to create change. Whether you're a CEO addressing shareholders, a scientist presenting at a summit, or a franchise director speaking at a national convention — the people in the room need to choose to follow you. The talk is where that choice happens. And for the speaker, it is also a moment of visibility that builds reputation, establishes credibility, and shapes how they are perceived long after they leave the stage. Most clients don't just want a good talk. They want to become the kind of communicator who doesn't need a stage to hold a room.
Every speaker's journey is different — but the structure is consistent. We start with the idea and end on the stage.
We start here. Not a topic — an idea. Sharp, specific, and genuinely yours. Most speakers arrive with a broad area they care about. The first work is to find the single thing you want your audience to carry out of the room. This is harder than it sounds, and more important than everything that follows.
How does the talk move from opening hook to closing image? We build a structure that creates momentum — using story where it counts, evidence where it's needed, and landing on something that stays in the room after you've left it.
Not memorised word for word — but close enough that the speaker can find their way back when nerves arrive. We find language that sounds like them, not like a presentation. The goal is a talk that feels spontaneous and is entirely prepared.
Voice, body, relationship with the space. We work on the physical performance of the talk — with the goal of presence, not performance. The speaker should look like themselves, only more so. Filmed rehearsals, honest feedback, three specific changes per speaker.
A full dress rehearsal in conditions as close to real as possible. For events in Switzerland: on-site support on the day itself. Present during sound check, available between speakers, in the room for the moment the lights come on.
"The best TEDx talks don't look coached. They look inevitable — like the speaker couldn't have said it any other way."
A selection of coached talks — video testimonials coming soon.
"I had given hundreds of presentations in my career. I thought I knew how to speak in public. What I didn't know was how to give a talk — how to build something an audience experiences, not just follows. Those are completely different skills. Damien showed me the difference."
Every coached speaker has delivered their talk. No cancellations. No last-minute withdrawals. The preparation process builds both the talk and the confidence to give it.
Speakers include Ali Amaouch (KFC MENA, TEDx) and talks across TEDx Lausanne, London, Brussels, Bern, and Geneva — as well as corporate and institutional events across 5 continents.
The method works at every level — from first-time speakers who had never stood on a stage to seasoned executives giving their highest-visibility talk of their career.
Tell me the event, the idea, and the date. Let's talk about what's possible.
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