Whether you’re planning a conference, a workshop, or a team event, the right message can transform your audience’s thinking and inspire real action.
My keynotes are dynamic, relatable, and packed with takeaways your audience can use right away—no matter what message they’re communicating.
These talks aren’t just inspiring in the room—they’re immediately actionable in the real world.
Make your message a SURE thing
Why do some ideas take off while others fall flat? In this engaging and interactive keynote, you’ll discover how to make your message stick—so it’s not only heard, but remembered and acted on.
Using my SURE Thing framework, you’ll learn how to make your ideas:
- Simple – cut through the noise with clarity
- Understood – deliver messages that land, every time
- Remembered – create that “click” moment that lasts
- Executed – move people from insight to action
This isn’t just theory—it’s a session packed with practical tools you can use immediately. Whether you’re pitching, presenting, or persuading, you’ll experience that click moment for yourself—and walk away knowing exactly how to create it for your own audience.
Testimony
“Gillian was the closing Keynote Speaker for the Foundations recent Harrison Hot Springs Leadership Summit which was held in January of 2025. Gillians Keynote focused on communication techniques which help leaders speak so people will listen! Her presentation was exceptionally well delivered, with many humours, engaging, aha moments occurring for the attendees. In today’s noisy world it is often difficult to have your message heard. Gillian taught us how to do just that! The Recreation Foundation of British Columbia would highly recommend Gillian to any organization, and we are thankful for her time with us!”
-Tom Watson Recreation Foundation of British Columbia
Find the keynote that will resonate with your audience!
From Stuck to Started – How to Move Past Overthinking and Take Action
We all have goals. But too often, we get stuck before we even start—trapped by perfectionism, analysis paralysis, fear of failure, or even fear of success.
In this energizing and practical keynote, you’ll learn how to identify which roadblock is holding you back—and exactly how to move through it. With real-time strategies and engaging insights, you’ll walk away with:
- Tools to quiet the inner critic and build momentum
- A simple process to clarify your goals and take the next right step
- A mindset shift that turns hesitation into forward motion
This isn’t just motivation—it’s a roadmap. You’ll leave this session not only inspired but already in motion, with the clarity and confidence to get out of your head and into your life.
Public Speaking Doesn’t Have to Mean Panic – Finding Your Flow in Front of a Crowd
Think you’re “just not a public speaker”? Think again.
In this empowering keynote, you’ll learn how to transform nervous energy into your greatest speaking asset. Public speaking anxiety isn’t a flaw—it’s a signal. And when you learn to work with it, not against it, you unlock your natural ability to communicate with confidence and clarity.
You’ll discover how to:
- Reframe anxiety as a source of energy and focus
- Uncover the unique communication strengths you already have
Show up as your authentic self—calm, clear, and compelling