Keynotes, workshops and masterclasses

An hour that changes how your people listen.

Julian Treasure has given five TED talks and 10 TEDx talks, with an estimated 170 million views across all platforms. How to Speak So That People Want to Listen is the sixth most-viewed TED talk of all time. On your stage, that work becomes an hour your audience use the next morning.

Julian Treasure speaking into a handheld microphone, one hand raised, against a vivid screen

Four talks, one system

Listening, speaking, presenting and soundscaping are one subject, not four. Each talk stands on its own, and each one points at the others.

Listening

We are losing our listening

Why the most valuable leadership skill is quietly disappearing, and how an organisation gets it back.

  • The four ways we listen, and why most meetings use the wrong one
  • Listening positions, and how to change them on purpose
  • A daily practice that rebuilds attention in three minutes
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Speaking

How to speak so that people want to listen

The talk that has been watched tens of millions of times, delivered live and taken further.

  • The seven habits that cost a speaker their audience
  • The four cornerstones that make speech powerful
  • The voice as an instrument, and how to play it
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Presenting

Presenting with power

What changes when one person stands in front of many, and how leaders can carry a room.

  • Preparing content that survives contact with an audience
  • Nerves, breath and presence under pressure
  • Speaking into the listening that's actually in the room
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Soundscaping

Designing with the ears

Sound shapes how people feel, think and work, and almost every building is designed as if it didn't exist.

  • The four ways sound affects us, every second
  • Why open-plan offices can cost up to two-thirds of productivity
  • How to brief architects, designers and audio teams
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A packed conference hall, with Julian Treasure on the screens beside a slide reading Honesty, Authenticity, Integrity, Love
A wide view of a large hall full of delegates, with Julian Treasure speaking at the front
Julian Treasure on stage in front of a large blue screen reading listen!

What the audience say afterwards

Collected independently by Talkadot from attendees at 40 events.

  • 100%of 1,867 attendees found the talk valuable
  • 99%would see Julian speak again
  • 95%rated the talk engaging
  • 94%rated it actionable
  • 95%rated it relevant
  • 95%rated it memorable

Recent engagements

  • NeoCon 2026
  • Clerkenwell Design Week
  • Insurtech Insights Europe 2026
  • Provide, Learning and Development Week
  • WARR Semper Fit speaker series

What organisers say

The highest-rated speech we have ever had in 25 events over 18 years.
Silas Storgaard, Presidents Summit
Rated 9.59 out of 10, the highest-rated session of the summit.
WBECS, World Business and Executive Coach Summit
Across 40 events, every one of 1,867 attendees surveyed said the talk was valuable.
Talkadot, Independent audience feedback, as at September 2026

Formats

Keynote

45 to 60 minutes on stage, tailored to the theme of your event, with an optional Q&A.

Virtual keynote

The same talk, built for a screen audience, from a broadcast-quality studio.

Keynote with a workshop

The talk in the morning, then a working session that turns it into practice for a smaller group.

Masterclass for a leadership team

Half a day or a day with the people who set the tone for everyone else.

How it works

  1. 1

    Your enquiry

    The form below takes two minutes and tells us enough to answer properly.

  2. 2

    A conversation

    Jane Majendie, who looks after Julian's diary, calls you. For events in the Americas, The Lavin Agency calls instead.

  3. 3

    A proposal

    Within one working day: the talk, the tailoring, the logistics and the fee.

  4. 4

    The event

    Julian arrives early, learns your audience, and the talk is built around them.

For events in North and South America, Julian is represented exclusively by The Lavin Agency, who you can also book him through directly. Everywhere else, enquiries come straight to Jane Majendie.

Questions organisers ask

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Two minutes now saves a week of emails later. The more you tell us, the more useful the proposal.

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