Leadership Speaking and Training
Marc A. Pitman, CSP®, delivers keynotes and trainings that do two things at once: they connect with the room (real energy, real warmth, no one checking their phone), and they send people back to work with specific tools they’ll actually use. Not inspiration alone. Not theory. Practical things they can apply before their next meeting.
Marc holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation — the highest earned credential in the speaking industry, held by fewer than 12% of professional speakers. It’s an insurance policy for your event: you know you’re not gambling your event budget or your reputation on a guess.
Talk Topics
Every talk can be delivered as a keynote, half-day training, or full-day training — in person or virtual. And every engagement is customized to your audience. We’ll learn about your team and your goals before we ever step on stage.
The Surprising Gift of Doubt
Most leaders are privately convinced they’re making it up as they go. They won’t say it out loud, but it’s running in the background of every decision, every meeting, every hard conversation. They think the doubt means something is wrong with them.
It doesn’t. In this session, Marc reframes doubt as a signal of growth, not a sign of failure. Your audience will walk away with a practical framework for turning uncertainty into clearer thinking, more confident communication, and better decisions.
Best for: Leadership conferences, new manager cohorts, teams navigating change or transition.
Exactly What To Say® for Leaders
Leadership conversations are high-stakes and constant — a frustrated employee, a tough negotiation, a team that needs direction. Most leaders wing these moments and hope for the best. In this interactive session, Marc teaches five specific phrases that make leadership conversations more effective, more human, and less stressful. Your team will leave with words they can use that afternoon.
Best for: All-staff trainings, leadership retreats, management development programs.
Overcoming Your Most Common Objection
Every team has the objection they keep running into — the one that shows up so often they’ve started dreading it. This session teaches a method for addressing objections before they arise, navigating them in real time when they do, and two specific questions that work even when you don’t have an immediate answer. Your team will leave with a repeatable method they can use the next time they hear ‘no.’
Best for: Sales teams, fundraising teams, client-facing staff, and leaders who need to handle resistance without getting defensive.
“I have been attending a lot of webinars! Marc is without a doubt the most warm, enthusiastic, and delightful speaker & host I have experienced. He has the remarkable gift of connection. In every session with Marc, you feel that he is speaking directly to you as your engaging, trusted friend. He radiates energy without being phony, annoying, or exhausting to listen to.”
For teams that need more than a keynote
What it’s like to work with us
For speaker fees, engagement formats, and what a typical event with Marc looks like, visit our Speaking Fees page.
