There are keynote speakers who wow you with their insight, their eloquence and their ability to challenge you to do something different. Simone touches you at a way deeper level than that.
Uma Rudd Chia - CEO / KVUR
Don’t just be another voice in the crowd…
Be the voice that everyone stops to listen to.
With over four decades of experience directing award-winning theatrical productions, Simone de Haas embodies the powerful fusion of creativity and strategic leadership. As a sought-after keynote speaker, she translates her mastery of stagecraft into transformative insights for professional audiences.
Simone's unique perspective helps executives and teams build commanding presence, authentic influence, and lasting impact. As a trusted advisor and speaker mentor, she has shaped the narratives of thought leaders, bestselling authors, and global speakers, enabling them to deliver their messages with clarity and conviction.
Simone delivers compelling keynotes on the powerful intersection of leadership and theatrical techniques, effective communication strategies, and the transformative art of business storytelling. Her presentations are consistently described as intuitive, inspirational, and genuinely interactive.
Available for keynote presentations, corporate workshops, executive coaching, strategic consultancy, and podcast interviews.
Keynotes, Masterclasses & Workshop topics include:
LEADERSHIP
Staging Success : Leadership Strategies from the World of Theatre
The Maestro Mindset : Creating Consonance in Turbulent Times
The Signature Presence Code™ : The Art of Embodied Leadership
COMMUNICATION & PUBLIC SPEAKING
E³ Evolution™ : The Art of Speaking. The Act of Becoming
Power Up Your Public Speaking with Performative Techniques
Creative Communication: The Art of Being Heard, Felt & Understood
BUSINESS STORYTELLING
Perfect Pitch : The Art & Science of Persuasive Storytelling
The Director’s Cut : Mastering the Narrative of Influence
Fullerton Hotel, Singapore Nov 2018
HerStory Conference - Las Vegas July 2019
“Leadership in the age of empathy requires a willingness to be vulnerable.”
What People Are Saying
Simone de Haas is an outstanding speaker on leadership, communications and corporate storytelling. Her presentations to my CEO Institute groups of senior CEOs on leadership insights have been powerful, insightful, entertaining and highly engaging.
RAY WEEKES,
Chair, CEO Institute
Simone has the ability to light up a room and fire everyone up. Her talent and passion in the field of theatre are contagious. She has a way of connecting and drawing in each audience member and telling stories in a way you'll never forget them. Simone changed the way I tell my business story when I meet new people. The things I learned in a couple of hours will give me confidence for the rest of my career.”
LAUREN-MICHELE TOZER, Owner/Chef,
Southern Sweeties Ice Cream
Simone de Haas is an exceptional and inspiring speaker who, in a very short fifteen minutes of our corporate 'TedTalks' style event was able to invigorate and excite the audience. Simone's job was to move the audience and to enable them to ask some very deep questions. As the organiser of the event, what I saw was a speaker who delivered well beyond brief and an audience captivated from beginning to end. Thank you Simone!
NATALY K. - MetLife
"I engaged Simone as my coach for public speaking, in particular for my TEDx Talk. From the beginning Simone took the time to really listen and understand my concept with what I wanted to achieve. With her exceptional knowledge on presenting, stage presence and content, together we delivered an incredibly moving TEDx Talk. I thoroughly recommend Simone to anyone who wants to take their public speaking to the next level, where she will support you to not only impact, but will also influence many. She is one in a million!"
L. HEARL, Founder - Meg Heart
Awards
Gold Matilda Award - 2012 (Contribution to Independent Theatre)
ABC Radio Bell Award, Best Production, Best Director (2011)
Women of Influence (Girl Guides)
