Winning the Room: Public Speaking Skills for Unforgettable Storytelling (Public Speaking Skills, Everyday Business Storytelling, Pitch M
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Jonathan Pease (JP) is a highly respected Creative Director and communications expert with over 25 years in the marketing industry. After starting his career at the world-famous agency at BBDO, he returned to Australia in 2003 to found, grow, and sell Tongue, now trading as the Australian office of top global agency, AKQA.
These days, JP runs the marketing consultancy Delorean, is the Publisher of Oyster Magazine, and is the Chief Creative Officer at Overheard. JP also writes and directs feature films, ads, and other content, and was even awarded Best Director for his short film, Two Bites, at the Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival in 2018. A philanthropist, JP is a founding member of Australia's leading investment conference, Sohn Hearts & Minds, which has donated $30M to medical research and set up an associated investment fund, HM1 (now valued at +$1BN). During his career, JP has worked with some of the most influential global brands, including Nike, Disney, Coca Cola, Chanel, and M&M Mars, spoken at events such as Vivid Sydney and REMIX, has been featured on Australia's Next Top Model, and has worked with speakers to refine their eight minute pitches, including Ray Dalio, Dan Ariely, Howard Marks, Mike Cannon-Brookes, and Andrew Denton.
The Indelible Pitch is JP's debut book. He received his Master of Business from Sydney University and his bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of Technology Sydney / AdSchool. He currently lives in Australia, dividing his time between Sydney and Byron Bay with his wife Maddison and their four children--Kingston, Ripley, Ocean and Lumi.
"Pitching is a core part of what we do at UBS and we're always looking for new ways to increase our edge over the competition. Jonathan's unique approach is highly insightful, original and practical, delivered in a way that is instantly applicable. His take on storytelling continues to shape how we pitch on a daily basis. We've done lots of training courses over the years but JP and Winning The Room remain a real stand out."
-Guy Fowler, Chairman, UBS Australia
"When you start playing professional sport, we don't often think about public speaking and what it entails. All I could think of when I read this book was: Not only will this book help me, but it would be of great benefit to my young adult children, too."
--Pat Rafter, Australian former world No. 1 tennis player.
"Unreal... Your passion and credibility is so authentic--thank you for sharing your expertise."
--Ariane Virtue, Partner, Flex We Are
"I thought the programme and JP were BRILLIANT. Utterly fantastic."
--Katie MacKay, Managing Director, Teneo
"Raw, funny and hugely practical--JP shares insights and secrets from decades of helping an incredible range of people tell their story with confidence and style. Now you can too."
--Adam Spencer, Australian comedian, media personality and prolific author
"The course has been incredibly beneficial to me. I have been able to apply the content I learned almost daily, and it has had a significant impact on my personal brand. Your insights and teachings have given me the tools and confidence to take my brand to the next level."
--Dave Doyle, Creative Director, Dashing Group
"The bar is set high for external training. Expectations of the department are that it has to be 'worth the time' out of their day given the intensity of client service responsibilities at Australia's leading agency. JP exceeded our expectations completely. His lived experience through his own advertising career enriched the session with real examples and practical takeaways. His sharp EQ quickly could identify who was lacking confidence and provided gentle encouragement. Since our session, I've seen a growth in capability and application of the learnings. The training appealed to all levels of experience and also provided a valued forum to share and grow together."
--Belinda Drew, Head of Business Management, The Monkeys
"At Mars Food Australia, our focus is on shifting our culture to drive pace and focus so we can unlock our people's full potential. As business leaders, JP stretched us to think differently about the commercial impact of storytelling. JP not only gave us the tools to engage and inspire our people, he also helped us put theory into action fast within a safe environment. Storytelling is an essential part of any great leaders skillset and JPs approach, insight and energy gave us the structure and confidence to start applying what we learnt the very next day."
--Gerald Pitter, Financial Controller, Mars Foods
"I really enjoyed the Winning The Room training and methodology. It helps you shift your perspective from being an expert in an area, to being a room leader and making sure all the participants engage and buy into your projects. JP supported us via a hybrid method of theoretical in-class training and coaching for a specific presentation."
--Francesca Galibert Proglio, Marketing Manager, Chanel
"JP worked with the Executive team at Bendigo and Adelaide bank to deliver a bespoke Winning the Room program. The session was practical, engaging and provided
