Steve Prentice - keynote speaker, writer, emcee
Hi, i'm Steve.
I wear a few hats. In my case, these hats have a common thread. For my whole career I have been fascinated by the way that people and technology interact, especially in the workplace, and I have a somewhat unique way of being able to explain complex technologies in ways that allow people to understand. In recent years this has meant explaining the pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and generative-AI, as well as hybrid workspaces, distributed teams, and cybersecurity.
As a keynote speaker and emcee, my goal is to deliver comfort. My keynotes on leadership, technology, and change use energetic storytelling to teach and encourage interaction. When people become comfortable with the ideas, they then start to generate motivation naturally. Similarly, as an emcee, I set the event's tone, ensure it runs on time, live-tweet, and ask relevant questions to make everyone comfortable, without upstaging. I’m always prepared with a speech if needed. For either role, the event planner, will feel comfort in having chosen an experienced professional who customizes, prepares, and delivers a performance that ensures audience satisfaction and achieves your objectives.
I have always been a performer. Even in primary school, I was the one who wanted to go up to the front of the class and give a funny newscast. I climbed up on that stage at the age of six and have never stepped off. I have also been a professional performing musician since the age of sixteen, something I continue to do, both as a solo singer/guitarist and in a well-established corporate events band. When I do sit down, it's to work as a voice actor/narrator, for podcasts and videos out of my own studio.
I am the founder of, and now partner in partner in The Bristall Company, which, for thirty years , has taught busy people the skills they need to work at their best. Academically, I am a specialist in organizational psychology, with a focus on how humans learn, how they manage change, and the physiology behind it all. I have worked with a wide range of organizations over my career, helping to establish best practices for workplace productivity and employee retention. This includes governments, major banks, tech titans like Cisco and SAP, as well as coaching individuals.
My love of words has allowed me to become a published author, not only for my own books, but as a ghostwriter for others, who have a book, a blog, or an article inside them but not the time to produce it. I have books, published by John Wiley & Sons and Apress, that cover the impact of fear on digital transformation, time management, stress management, and project management. I have also ghostwritten books, eBooks and articles for others.
I am also a visiting lecturer at Ontario Tech University, a new university already enjoying an enviable reputation as a future faced, high-tech, and socially responsible institution. I teach courses in management excellence, workplace innovation, change management and Generative AI for Leaders and Managers - courses that I have developed, based on my work, experience and research. I host the Monday and Friday editions of CISO Series Cybersecurity Headlines, the CloudTweaks podcast series, and the Thales Security Sessions podcast. I produce the podcast series of leadership expert Roz Usheroff, as well as the weekly cybersecurity webinar/podcast, Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review.
There's so much we can do together to deliver an effective message to your people.