Julian Treasure.
Julian Treasure is a five-time TED speaker known as The Listening Alchemist.
As the world's foremost expert in transforming how people connect and listen, Julian tackles broken communication that drives workplace inefficiency, team disconnection, and misunderstanding. Through his proven approach to reskilling individuals, teams, and organisations in conscious listening and powerful speaking, he delivers measurable improvements in productivity, engagement, and collaboration.
A recognised TED thought leader, Julian's TED Talks have been viewed more than 160 million times, with his talk How to Speak So That People Want to Listen becoming the sixth most-viewed TED Talk of all time with over 45 million views. He is the author of three acclaimed books: Sound Affects (2025), How to be Heard (2017), and Sound Business (2014), and regularly contributes to a range of publications and leading podcasts, including Diary of a CEO.
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In today’s distracted workplace, being heard is not enough. When communication fails, decisions stall, engagement drops and great ideas get lost. Drawing on decades of research and having worked with over 100,000 individuals globally, Julian shares proven methods for commanding any room, influencing effectively, and delivering messages that resonate. Learn how to structure powerful messages, speak with authentic confidence, and deliver with impact, so teams align faster, and audiences don't just listen, they act.
Key Messages:
· Master the essential tools to command attention and influence any audience
· Develop powerful speaking presence and techniques that inspire action and engagement
· Discover how to optimise both content and delivery in any situation
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The cost to global business of miscommunication and disengagement is currently $10 trillion annually, and the root cause is often a lack of real listening. When leaders don’t truly listen, teams drift into assumptions and misalignment, trust weakens, and execution slows. With over 20 years’ experience teaching communication skills, Julian reveals the hidden costs of miscommunication and disengagement, and shares practical tools leaders can use immediately to strengthen engagement, improve decision-making, and unlock higher performance across teams and organisations.
Key Messages
· Master the leadership skill of high-impact listening to drive clarity and results
· Strengthen engagement to boost well-being, spark innovation, and accelerate growth
· Build loyalty and unlock team potential by becoming a leader who truly listens
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As AI reshapes business, can companies and organisations retain one of their most valuable assets: authentic human connection? Trust-based relationships are now the ultimate differentiator for leadership, culture, customer loyalty, and engagement. Julian shows why human connection has become a strategic advantage and equips audiences with practical communication habits to deepen trust, strengthen relationships, and create sustainable loyalty with teams and customers, protecting the "human advantage" that technology cannot replace.
Key messages:
· Build authentic connections that strengthen customer loyalty and employee engagement
· Take away simple techniques to stay credible, present, and trusted in an AI-shaped world
· Implement proven strategies to future-proof culture through genuine human connection
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Most businesses don’t realise it, but sound has a profound impact on performance and profit. Drawing on extensive research into how sound can impact physiology, psychology, cognition and behaviour, Julian asks whether your workplace is optimised for success. He reveals how intelligent sound design in offices and branded spaces can increase productivity and well-being, spark creativity, boost staff and customer engagement and improve a company’s bottom line.
Key messages:
· Discover how sound directly affects employee performance, creativity and decision-making
· Uncover the hidden costs of poor workplace acoustics and communication breakdowns
· Understand how multisensory design can create harmony, engagement and effectiveness
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Julian work focuses on communication, listening, human connection, leadership presence, and how sound and speech influence performance, engagement, and collaboration in organisations.
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He is typically engaged for keynote-style sessions within conferences, leadership events, and organisational programmes.
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Beyond keynote presentations, he can also take part in moderated conversations and facilitated workshops exploring communication, listening, and workplace culture.
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His work is particularly relevant to organisations experiencing communication breakdowns, disengagement, silos, or declining collaboration, and those seeking to improve leadership effectiveness, productivity, and connection in increasingly noisy and digital environments.
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He engages with audiences across all sectors and organisational levels, including leadership teams, professional audiences, and large public-facing conference audiences.
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His approach is engaging, practical, and evidence-informed, combining research, real-world examples, and memorable frameworks to help audiences transform how they listen and communicate.
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He adapts his content to audience context, organisational culture, and communication challenges, focusing on applicable principles rather than industry-specific jargon.
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Julian Treasure's work addresses universal aspects of human communication and connection that resonate strongly with international audiences.
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Pricing for Julian is influenced by factors such as event location, format, and time commitment. Speaking Office ensures fee consistency across all enquiries, whether via speaker bureaus or direct clients, so that pricing remains aligned and non-competitive across channels. Accurate and up-to-date pricing can be provided once event details are shared, ensuring alignment with both the client’s requirements and Julian’s long-term positioning.
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Speaking Office aims to respond promptly to all enquiries regarding Julian, typically within one business day. Response times may vary slightly depending on event complexity and time zone, but all enquiries are handled with care and attention.
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Julian is available for virtual and hybrid events, as well as in-person engagements, depending on availability and event requirements. Speaking Office can advise on the most appropriate format based on audience, objectives, and technical considerations.
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Advance booking is recommended for Julian, particularly for peak periods and international events. While shorter lead times can be accommodated, early enquiry allows for greater flexibility and planning.
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