Storytellling & Speaker Coaching for Leaders
What leaders say matters. How leaders speak matters.
Every word, word combination, and story matters.
"When it's a big gig. When it really matters, you call for Peter."
- CEO, FTSE 250 firm
Storytelling for You and Your Organisation
3 Decades Experience ~ 10 200+ speakers, 7 countries ~ 300+ TEDMED Speakers ~ 16 PLCs ~ 175+ Members of Parliament
Whatever vehicle you are, I believe we are all stuck in gears that limit our potential.
Some are stuck in 2nd gear, some in 4th. I help people move up the gears.
Imagine the impact on your career or company if you could improve just ONE of your key numbers by 2%, 7% or 11%...
"You fall to your highest level of training." Chris Voss, former F.B.I. Special Agent and Head Hostage Negotiator.
You can stay as you are, get validation from kind friends and family, or... create noticeable change with my feedback and coaching.
People do not hire me to be nice to them. They hire me because they want to be better.
What Others Say About Me
Rainer Hettinger
Siemens Nixdorf
"Thanks a million Peter – or should I say $400 million?"
Marcus Webb
Chief Storytelling Officer
"Peter is one of the best practitioners of “tough love” I’ve ever seen. He’s direct and uncompromising. He “gives it to you with the bark off,” as they say – but you’ll love every minute of working with him."
Tim Montgomerie
Founder of ConservativeHome
“The genius political consultant Peter Botting.”
As Featured In
Discussing the MP selection process with Isabel Hardman on the BBC's "Week in Westminster".
15000 words published in City A.M. on storytelling, leadership, interviews and careers.
Featured in a book by Isabel Hardman (interview preparation) & by Lionel Zetter (political persuasion).
Are potential investors saying "keep in touch" instead of talking term sheets? Investors love winners, but REALLY dislike losing. Your pitch and your story need to trigger their imagination - what "could be".
You, your idea, team and business case; your market, scalability, and burn rate, your elevator pitch, pitch deck and your delivery... your story counts.
I have helped startups raise money, recruit and retain talent, develop their teams and secure new clients.
Are you tired of political leaders who makes promises but don't deliver? Me too!
In politics, I have played key roles in:
- the Anti-Slavery Day and Human Trafficking legislation referenced on your U.K. website;
- the landslide-winning No2AV campaign in the 2011 United Kingdom National Referendum;
- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's "historic" peace speech to the U.N. General Assembly;
- the founding of Policy Exchange - the ideas factory that fuelled David Cameron;
- helping people prepare for hustings, debates and then get selected and elected to Parliament.