AGM Speech Preparation
Your AGM speech is your State of the Nation address. Important for your company and for your career. Defending the present and the past, while selling the future - and your ability to deliver it.
Are you really ready for your AGM speech?
It’s a lonely and dangerous place at the top of an organisation.
Your staff and shareholders, the trade press and the financial media and, above all, your ambitious Board colleagues, are watching your every move.
The AGM speech, the big set piece of your year, can make or break you. In the good times, when dividends are flowing, your share price is surging and there’s champagne at the back of the room - the pressure is off - to an extent. But when times get tough, your performance is closely scrutinised and tough questions will be asked.
In 2020, media scrutiny and uncertainty are higher than ever before and shareholders and staff expect more and forgive less.
Which is why you need to take charge and responsibility for the content and delivery of your AGM speech.
Your AGM speech is your State of the Nation address. Important for your company and for your career. Defending the present and the past, while selling the future - and your ability to deliver it.
You can’t wing this one. Even if you think you’re a ‘good enough’ public speaker.
‘Good enough’, when you’re trying to sell your company's past and projected financial performance and when your personal credibility and future is on the line, won't cut it.
Which is why most of your peers invest in AGM speech preparation.
They understand that ‘good enough…’ seldom is. Especially when they’re personally and professionally in the spotlight.
So, what are you doing to make sure that annual date in your diary is a success?
AGM Speech Preparation Coaching
I help CEOs, CFOs, COOs and other Board members prepare for their AGM speeches.
- I can help you distill the messages that trigger action and change behaviour
- I’ll show you how to anticipate and handle tricky shareholder questions
- I can coach you to transform your public speaking delivery
Let’s work together to prep you for your upcoming AGM speech.
I know that time is your scarcest resource so I work around you. My CEO clients often prefer to work with me at their home on the weekend away from disruptions.
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Chief Storytelling Officer
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Siemens Nixdorf
"Thanks a million Peter – or should I say $400 million?" - after winning a large contract.
Angela Bowland
VP Strategy &
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"An excellent coach for top level presentations. Great results, expert, high integrity.
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Magic Circle Law Firm
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