Keynotes
Engage your team's hearts and minds with compelling conversations.
Engaging. Energising.
Thought-provoking.
Seasoned speaker Sharon Longridge delivers dynamic keynotes and interactive sessions anchored in ancient wisdom and the latest science.
An expert in executive presence, Sharon has trained thousands of leaders to harness storytelling and command the room, skills she embodies. She will ignite your audience with her candour, humour and insights.
An award-winning broadcaster, formerly with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, she crafts compelling conversations that prompt busy professionals to think and act differently.
92%
HR execs agree
Executive Presence
is key to leadership*
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Keynote themes
Executive Presence
The energising leader
Resilient, articulate and inclusive leaders create higher-performing teams. Let's decode the coveted attributes that underpin Executive Presence.
Flexing your Mind
Neuro-performance
Thinking quality thoughts is a meta-skill. From steadying attention to framing stress and embracing uncertainty, let's support your people to refine their mind and model mental clarity.
Leadership 5.0
Shaping future leaders
Let's ensure that your leaders skilfully mobilise their teams as they rapidly evolve our human-centred, technology-driven future.
Strategy to Story
Storytelling at work
Key to influencing is the ability to distil complex ideas into succinct, memorable messages. Sharon will equip your people to craft storylines that count.
"Sharon joined us as a keynote speaker at our annual 'Senior Women in Multinationals' Retreat. Her session perfectly captured the mood and tone of the event, and left our delegates inspired and empowered by both the messages and tools she shared."
Kerstin Wahlqvist, Director Women's Forum, Gartner
Recent Keynotes
Emeritus Singapore,
IWD Masterclass
Marking International Women’s Day, Sharon’s interactive keynote for HR leaders examined why executive presence is elusive and essential.
KPMG Eclipse Academy series
In this practical virtual Strategy to Story session Sharon’s focus was influencing. She taught attendees how to articulate their priority projects as compelling stories.
Monash Alumni Speaker series
Attracting over 800 Monash graduates, in this interactive virtual session Sharon explored the foundations of emanating a Powerful Presence.
UOB Asia
Learners Lab
In this virtual 'Present like a Pro' session, Sharon decoded how to organise your ideas for high impact when influencing one-to-many.
ATO Finance Directors Forum
Part of the ATO Finance leaders conference, in the The Recharge keynote, Sharon framed the importance of energy management for wellness and sustained performance.
Pearson's
Well at Work
Practical energy management strategies to mitigates burnout and depletion were the focus of this customised workforce-wide keynote.
TEC Leaders Network
In this customised session for c-suite leaders, Sharon explored why mental presence is key to executive presence and moment-by-moment influencing.
Women at Deloitte
At this lunch event gathering of women from across industries, Sharon energised the room exploring the four key dimensions of Executive Presence.
CEB's Women in Multinationals Retreat
At this offsite gathering of women executives, Sharon’s Peak Mind session decoded unhelpful habits of mind and mind performance tools that fortify confidence and mental clarity.
Pfizer Leader’s Symposium
At this industry event, Sharon mapped the link between Resilience and Impact and provided practical techniques to manage work life demands.
"WOW! From minute one the entire room was glued to her every word!
Brilliant anecdotes, amazing domain knowledge with an energy in the room that kept everyone going."
Jim Williams, VP MuleSoft, Salesforce
Media
Leadium Podcasts
A series of six podcasts in which Sharon interviews experts in the fields of leadership, neuroscience, and wellbeing.
- SMART work design with Dr Sharon Parker
- Hardwiring Resilience with Dr Rick Hanson
- Embodied Leadership with Dr Kelly Mahler
- Neuroscience of Change with Dr Kelly McGonigal
- Eating for Resilience with Tabitha McIntosh
- Neuroscience of Feedback with Dr Anne Lytle
- The Workplace podcast with Michelle Viret
- Go to Grow podcast with Melissa McGowan
- Re-wire your brain to become a better leader, Australian Financial Review
- Women in Leadership, ABC Radio National
Clients
Qantas
CommBank
KPMG
Pfizer
Louis Vuitton
Emeritus
Deloitte
The SSI Group
Gartner
Australian Tax Office
Monash University
Western Hospital
Pearson
UOB
Accenture
"As a keynote speaker, Sharon's warmth, energy, and humour enable her to engage quickly and effectively with the audience. She has the gift of distilling what could be complex concepts and information into accessible, practical strategies. "
Carole Field, Director International HRD Forum, CEB
Sharon at the SUE Talks, Monash Business School
Sharon Longridge co-directed Monash Business School's flagship program Your Leadership Voice: Women in Focus. Here, she delivers the opening address at the 2018 SUE Talks.
Duration: Approx 6 mins
Increase your influence
Articulate your brilliance. Energise your audience.
We've supported thousands of leaders to embody the essential elements of executive presence. Our incisive EP Memo Series provides useful, evidence-based tools and insights that will equip you to grow your presence, vitality and influence.
Access this series. Communicate with impact.
Our clients
"Sharon was integral to the success of our (Qantas) Executive and Senior Leader Development programs.
These programs won the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Rob Goffee Leadership Development Award... Sharon’s expertise was key to this. Needless to say, I would highly recommend her."
Colleen Deagan, GM Organisational Development, Qantas
