Steve Ashton

Steve Ashton has worked all over the world with individuals and teams, passing on his skills, knowledge, and experience to increase people’s ability to engage, inspire, and motivate through authentic communication.

His unique blend of experience makes him stand out in his field and leads him to be an Executive Presence and business storytelling expert.

He combines his background in Sales leadership, learning and development, and performing with thousands of hours of live TV, Radio, stand-up, improv, and theatre experience.

Contact speaker agent Great British Speakers today to book Steve Ashton, a leadership and sales speaker, for your next corporate event, or call +44 1753 439289.

Type Of Talent

Business & FinanceConsumer TrendsLeadership & TeamworkPersonal DevelopmentSales & MarketingSpeakerSpeaker CoachingVirtual Speakers

More About Steve Ashton

Steve was Sales and Marketing Director for an organisation that grew from £7m turnover to £68m in three years and brings this personal experience to his work.

As a seasoned performer, Steve makes his presentations interactive, fun and full of actionable tips and hints

Aside from the performance, business and facilitation experience, he learned all about presence as an important skill when he:

Was held at gunpoint in Tanzania whilst filming a documentary
Had a knife pulled on him as a doorman
Crushed it on stage as a stand-up and also died on his feet
Had to fill for 60 minutes on live TV when the chyrons went down
had to fill for 15 minutes when a speaker didn’t turn up for their slot at a global customer conference
Haggled for gemstones in the gem markets of Chanthaburi
Stood stage in front of 20,000 people introducing pop bands

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Steve Ashton – Speaking topics:

Leadership presence/Presence/Executive presence

A person’s ability to connect with the hearts and minds of others to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome in an inspiring, authentic and engaging way

Why is it important?

The Centre for Talent Innovation says that executive presence accounts for 26% of what it takes to advance within an organisation.

In a recent survey, Gartner found that executive presence is the number 2 leadership trait that makes a marked difference in a person’s career.

It creates engagement and customer and employee satisfaction.

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Business storytelling

Storytelling is the oldest form of education; when we tell stories, we create inspiration, engagement and trust:

They stick with the listener

They connect us to others

They engage our emotions and our minds

They increase empathy

Steve Ashton keynote talk outcomes:

Executive Presence is an increased ability to:

Understand what Executive Presence is and isn’t
Identify EP behaviours
Understand why and how to communicate with emotion and energy
Set context
To deal with nerves
Deal with the unexpected
Guide a 1:1 conversation
Field questions

Steve Ashton promises an increased understanding of:

The purpose and benefits of storytelling
Physical and emotional effect of storytelling
Neuro coupling
Types of story
Dynamic delivery
Using the body and voice
Freytags 3 act structure
How to introduce a story
How to tell a story with data

Call +44 1753 439 289 or email Great British Speakers now to book Sales and ‘Business Storytelling’ speaker Steve Ashton for your next corporate talk. Contact us.

Testimonials

Steve is a master on stage. His knowledge and experience is matched by his charisma and ability to connect with and entertain an audience. His stagecraft is second to none, making his events memorable and long-lasting. He debunks many of the myths associated with Presence and Storytelling and makes things extremely practical leaving the audience with many ideas they can put in place instantly.

Michelle DiDomenico – American Express