Heather Racano's Tools for Artful Speaking
Seminars and Keynotes by Heather Racano

The Art of Public Speaking: From Fear to Masterpiece

(Full Program)

Do you or your team have a fear of speaking in public? It's time to get over that fear and start capturing your audience. A 4 part program focused on helping your team gain confidence, build stronger communication skills and have audiences on the edge of their seats. It's time to strengthen the collective voice of your team.


Join us as your team learns how to:


  • Hit the target with any message
  • Build a captivating presentation from beginning to end
  • Use one's voice to engage an audience
  • Eliminate distracting body language
  • Turn nervousness into energy
  • Tell stories that sell
  • Successfully use visual aids
  • Smoothly facilitate any question and answer period
  • Know what an audience expects of any speaker

Tools for Artful Networking: Driving the Business Back to You!

(Keynote Address or Seminar)

Have you ever been cut off in traffic? Been stuck in a line of honking car horns? Believe it or not that crazed feeling of rush hour traffic can be just like networking. When you see the madness of business cards flying and names dropping to the floor you know sooner or later, there will be a networking fender bender! It's time to get out of the fast lane and start connecting with your fellow business owners and colleagues in a way that is meaningful. Join us as we discover the different ways we network and why those connections can make a profound difference in your career. Learn how to stop fearing that next networking luncheon and start driving the business back to you.

10 Tools for Artful Speaking: There's Money Where Your Mouth is!

(Keynote Address or Seminar)

The ability to effectively communicate with confidence can boost your career, improve sales and most of all... get easier with practice. It's time to let your experience speak! This dynamic keynote session will have audience members laughing, learning and wanting to take action in their own communication skills. As a dynamic leader in the field of public speaking, Heather will have your audience understanding just why... there is money where your mouth is!

Tell Tale Success: What's YOUR Story?

(Retreat Workshop or Seminar)

This special workshop is ideal for retreats or intimate workshop settings. Everywhere around us stories are being created, told and re-told. These stories are the written and oral account of our history and serve as a very powerful tool at work or home. Storytelling creates strong bonds with clients, increases team productivity and connects us with the world we live in. Join us as we:

  • Discover YOUR stories through a group brainstorming session
  • Understand the power of stories in your business
  • Learn about the elements of a good story
  • Begin the story writing process
  • Discover storytelling secrets from the pros
  • Take the stage and share your story with the group

Your Masterpiece: Creating an Artful Speaking Portrait

(Keynote or Seminar for Women's Organizations)

Imagine your picture hanging up on a wall. It’s a work of art, beauty and perfection. Now look deeper into that picture, looking beyond all the physical attributes. How do you see yourself as a communicator? Do you speak with passion, integrity and even humour? Is your speaking style truly reflecting who you are? Are you leaving a legacy through the spoken word?


Discover the artful speaking tools that make your portrait brilliant like the Mona Lisa itself. In this seminar you will learn:

  • The impact your voice has in your business or career
  • What your body language is really saying to your clients
  • Language that lasts: making your words memorable
  • Connection through understanding: the communication differences between men and women