Keynote SpeakersRichard Newman is one of the UK’s leading body language and communication keynote speakers.
At 16 years old, Richard was a shy introvert with a fear of speaking, who struggled to join conversations, let alone inspire people.
Today, he stands on stages from LA to Paris and Bangkok, empowering audiences like yours to turn their ideas into impact through storytelling and communication.
He’s the author of two books, You Were Born to Speak and Lift Your Impact, and the Founder and CEO of BodyTalk, a multimillion-dollar global coaching consultancy that has trained over 150,000 people.
His scientific research on communication is published in the peer-reviewed journal Psychology.
His journey to becoming a communication expert and keynote speaker has taken him through living in a Tibetan monastery where he and the monks could only communicate non-verbally, studying 200+ books on communication, and training at the leading drama school in the UK.
He then founded BodyTalk, where he led his expert coaching team for over 25 years.
Richard Newman Communication Speaker:
For the last 25 years, Richard has spoken to leaders and teams in over 30 countries across nearly every industry.
His keynotes create the kind of ah-ha moments that don’t just spark insight – they drive results. Audiences leave his high-energy presentations inspired and ready to turn their ideas into impact.
Speech 1 – Stories That Win
The biggest challenge in business isn’t coming up with great ideas. It’s getting people to listen, care, and act on them. Even the best idea will get ignored or rejected if it’s not delivered in a memorable, compelling way.
So how can we inspire people to listen and take action?
In this dynamic, practical keynote, Richard Newman reveals how anyone can use the science of storytelling to maximise their impact every day with the PRO Story System™.
Sharing proven strategies and simple tools, he empowers attendees to not just captivate others but also compel them to action, whether they’re in a meeting, a presentation, or a conversation.
Audiences will leave able to transform their business communication, ideas, and complex topics into clear, concise messages that increase their influence and engagement through the power of story.
Speech 2 – The Science of Personal Impact
The ability to engage and influence others is critical to success, but how can we adapt our style to effectively communicate with anyone we meet in business?
Richard’s unique research proves that simple changes to non-verbal behaviour can immediately convince 42% more people and increase leadership ratings by 44% without changing anything we say. We just need to know which behaviours to change.
Using simple, science-based techniques, anyone can elevate their presence and increase their confidence, knowledge, and influence in every situation.
Sharing insights from his peer-reviewed scientific study, Richard demonstrates how mastering communication increases our credibility, authority, and influence.
Full of interactive, practical activities, this transformative keynote equips audiences with advanced body language and vocal techniques to inspire, lead, and motivate others with greater impact than ever before.
Speech 3 – Storytelling for Data
Details are crucial for good decisions, but the human brain struggles to grasp, let alone act on, complexity. If they’re not cohesive and memorable, technical details, data, and sophisticated ideas won’t drive action – they’ll be ignored.
This real-world-ready keynote equips leaders and teams with 5 proven strategies to ensure people listen, understand, and remember even the most complex information.
Sharing examples from business, journalism, and psychology, Richard offers simple, concrete steps anyone can take to ensure their meetings, updates, presentations, and documents avoid confusion or inaction, and instead deliver results.
This is a popular booking for groups who have already experienced Richard’s Stories That Win framework and want to take their impact to the next level.
