Stephan Dyer | SpeakerHub

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Bio

Originally from Costa Rica, Stephan Dyer is an award-winning bilingual comedian, keynote speaker and corporate communication trainer.

Leaving his executive position in the banking world in 2017 to pursue his professional career in stand up comedy, he successfully co-founded MalPensando, a bilingual comedy school in Canada, and the reTHINK Group, its corporate training company, which has grown to include clients in 16 countries including Canada, Switzerland, England, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, and the United States.

The company mission is simple: entertaining, teaching, and inspiring personal and professional growth through the lens of comedy, and they’ve fulfilled that mission by reaching a total of over 50K professionals worldwide and counting. Some of their most notable clients include Coca Cola, Comedy Central, Ernst & Young, Uber, Scotiabank, and TELUS.

As a comedian, Stephan has performed in 11 countries and appeared on Comedy Central, The Second City, TEDx, and some of the world’s largest comedy festivals.

In 2021 Stephan was awarded the Distinguished Toastmaster Award (DTM) and was featured on the cover of Toastmaster Magazine, the largest public speaking magazine in the world, distributed to over 364,000 members across 143 countries.

Stephan is currently an instructor at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies where he delivers the course “Business Presentations and Public Speaking”.

Current position (2)

Corporate Communication Trainer & Speaking Coach

reTHINK

Instructor

University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies

Degrees (1)

Bachelor of Commerce

University of Toronto

2006 to 2010

Presentations

Presentations (5)

Speaking with Confidence

Become confident speakers with amazing presentation skills in front of colleagues, clients and executives!

Whether it’s building strategic relationships, increasing sales/fundraising or influencing stakeholders, speaking with confidence is a critical skill. It’s also something you can learn. The challenge is getting proper feedback. After all, in the real-world people will rarely tell you if your tone of voice is cold, your posture intimidating or your attempts at communication awkward.

In this fun, supportive, and highly interactive presentation, we will take your audience through proven exercises used by top actors and performers to understand exactly how they come across to others, and give them the tools and techniques to communicate effectively and amplify their natural personality in the most magnetic way.

Improv for Team Building

Become a fun, supportive team that communicates effectively and fosters an environment where collaboration and authenticity are celebrated!

Organizations thrive when relationships are strong and suffer when those relationships are weak or dysfunctional. Today more than ever, a greater number of an organization’s functions are automated and their communication electronic. By bolstering your team’s communication, collaboration, creativity and innovation thrive and drive strong and vibrant organizations.

The key to doing this is allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, open and approachable to others. In this highly interactive presentation, participants will learn real world strategies and techniques that build relationships within and across teams to help create stronger, more innovative organizations – and have fun along the way!

Humour at Work: Why it Matters

Learn how to leverage laughter for better communication, relationships and business results!

A workplace that embraces laughter is likely one that also encourages the kind of creativity, authenticity and psychological safety that allows people to perform at their best. Organizations who foster humour and fun in the workplace, manage to maintain a high-trust environment and are thriving.

With remote teams and virtual work, it is easier to leave our humanity and our sense of humour at the door. We’re living in a time when empathy, inclusivity and authenticity are important for each and every team member, and humour is actually a secret weapon that can serve them exceptionally well.

And the best part? Laughter lives in all of us. You just have to unlock it.

In this highly interactive presentation, participants will learn real world humour strategies and techniques that will help them show up at work with a positive mindset, helping create stronger, more productive, creative teams!

The Power of Failure

See the opportunity in failure and show up at work with a positive mindset, helping create stronger, more productive, creative and connected teams!

Failure is a fact of life – it happens in school, with our relationships and in the workplace. The secret is how you react to it.

A workplace that leverages mistakes into opportunities is likely one that also encourages the kind of creativity, authenticity and psychological safety that allows people to perform at their best. As a result, these organizations manage to maintain a high-trust environment and are thriving.

We’re living in a time when empathy, inclusivity and authenticity are important for each and every team member, and embracing failure is actually a catalyst that can serve them exceptionally well.

In this highly interactive presentation, participants will learn real world strategies and techniques that will help them see the opportunity in failure and show up at work with a positive mindset, helping create stronger teams!

The Efficiency Myth: Why Reframing Productivity Is Essential

Learn how to achieve more with less and to prioritize through systems, habits, and effective planning!

When people think about productivity, they equate it to achieving more with less. But what if you could reframe productivity to asking the right questions to get more done, all while boosting employee morale and reducing burnout?

In this highly interactive presentation, participants will learn real world strategies and techniques to not only achieve more with less, but also learn how to prioritize through systems, habits, and effective planning.

Past talks (1)

(Free Webinar) How To Deliver Amazing Virtual Presentations

Stephan Dyer

Zoom

July 19, 2023