The power of the word, in a world that keeps changing
Keynote speaker and author on future skills, adaptivity and AI literacy. Founder of School for Professionals.
“You are the ultimate asset in a tech-driven world.”
My foundation is rhetoric
Before I founded a school, I was a trainer. What I taught was old and simple: what a word can do. How a sentence lands. How an argument persuades. How a room changes when someone speaks with intent. Ethos, pathos, logos. Twenty-five centuries later, still the whole game.
What I bring to a stage today is what I brought to every training room: the conviction that influence through language is the most human skill we have, and the one that decides who gets heard now that knowledge is free and AI writes for everyone.
Three keynotes
Soft skills. Hard necessity.
Why listening, explaining and persuading now decide who stays valuable.
Adaptivity when the ground moves
What professionals and teams do when the job keeps changing shape.
Claim your role in the AI era
Use AI without handing over your judgement, and explain the difference to the people you lead.
On stage
Keynotes, workshops and conference hosting, in English, Dutch and Portuguese. Substantive, never a lecture: people leave with something they can do on Monday.
Is Stephan the right fit for your event?
Book a short video call. We talk about your audience, the occasion and what people should leave with, and you get a straight answer on whether I am the right speaker for it.
- First analysis: goal and audience.
- Straight answer: fit, dates and fee.
- Takeaway: a clear next step.
By video, free and no obligation.
You get a confirmation with the call link right away.
Media and press kit
Everything an organiser needs, in one place.
Short bio
50 words, EN and NL
Long bio
400 words, EN and NL
Portraits
Square and landscape, print quality
Introduction text
For the host to read out
Logos
SVG and PNG, light and dark
Technical rider
Stage, audio and slides