Joanne Grau

The more you make your audience the star, the brighter you shine.

I help speakers around the world connect with their audience in this digital communication age.  Your executive presence is not just about how you perform – it’s about how much your audience is inspired to action.

“.…[Joanne] developed the storyline with input of senior management, implemented creative concepts to engage the audience throughout the event… Job well done!” – Michael Reitermann, Chief Operating Officer, Siemens Healthineers

Speaker Coaching & Training –

Conferences, meetings, and presentations are part of the daily life of executives.  Unfortunately many of these presentations are boring.  But yours doesn’t have to be.

Whether through face-to-face trainings or online coaching via video conference calls, I work individually with clients to understand their specific needs and work with their real life content so they don’t just deliver the material, but be able to captivate and move an audience.  Topics include:

• How to deliver a memorable speech?
• How to present technical topics in an interesting way?
• How to engage an audience?
• How to tell a great story?
• How to overcome nervousness in public speaking?
• How to be a moderator?
• How to facilitate an efficient meeting?

I have conducted public speaking trainings and one-on-one coaching for executives at Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Siemens, Maersk, Airbnb, Visa, MIT Media Lab, WeWork, Netcentric, Adobe, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Zendesk, Columbia University, and many more. I have also co-founded Storyslam in Nürnberg, Germany.   From a molecular biology scientist to becoming a marketing director at a Fortune 500 company, to now a professional communications coach, I have spoken in and moderated events across four continents in the style of storytelling.  With 15 years of experience in healthcare industry and working with different clients, I enjoy transforming highly scientific and technical topics into captivating speeches.  My passion is to inspire others through storytelling, and to equip others to do the same.