Rowan Manahan

Brainstormer, Business adviser, Change Agent, Consultant, Foodie, Idea generator, Writer/Editor

“All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed” (Sean O’Casey) Rowan has been railing against bad presentations, self-indulgent speeches and death by PowerPoint since 1989 and, to look at the waves of appalling communication out there, he is being about as successful as King Canute. Nevertheless he soldiers on, one speaker, one speech and one slide deck at a time. He has contributed to speeches, pitches, roadshows and profile-building with startups, upstarts, disruptors and established companies; honing their messages and working with speakers on their presence, staging and delivery. He is a founding organiser of TEDxDublin events, and works with the speakers, preparing them for the 2,000-strong audience in the Grand Canal Theatre. He also speechwrites in every sphere except politics and prepares clients for media appearances on television, radio and in print. Some of his clients call him ‘The Presenter Mentor,’ others (many others!) ‘The Insultant.’ Rowan has authored two best-sellers and has also written for many newspapers and magazines. He has worked extensively on RTE television and radio and is a work issues expert for many radio stations and websites.

Good minds. Great music. Smelly cheese. Chop-sockey videos.

Career management, Communication, Presentation skills, Speechwriting, Storytelling