About Mark

Former Merrill Lynch stockbroker turned author and Keynote Speaker, Mark Jeffries, has become a trusted adviser and communications consultant to some of the world’s largest and most successful organizations. He speaks at and moderates conferences, summits, sales meetings, user forums and conventions all over the world for clients including IBM, Ernst & Young, SAS, HP, Zurich Insurance, Gartner, Microsoft, Royal Bank of Canada, Merrill Lynch & Bank of America.

With his depth of event experience, many of Mark’s clients now also use him as an an event consultant, working alongside the production team to create an event with audience appeal, a memorable impact and an effective message.

Dividing his time between The United States, Canada and Europe, Mark’s ideas, inspiration and guidance are sought across virtually all industries.

At your event

As an economist, former stockbroker and TV host, Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the events he speaks at and facilitates.

A true all-rounder Mark is an entertaining and experienced ‘MC’, an incisive and knowledgeable facilitator able to quickly master the intricacies of business within any industry and a popular speaker with a “hugely entertaining” and “immensely practical” keynote presentation entitled “The Art of Networking and Business Influence”.

For a look at how the client benefits from engaging Mark Jeffries as event moderator – have a look at this:

The Keynote

“The Art of Networking & Business Influence”
Subjects covered in this practical, invaluable and entertaining presentation include:

  • Soft Skills – How to influence others
  • The golden rules of networking
  • Boardroom etiquette
  • Making more powerful and effective presentations and pitches
  • How to plant the seed of an idea
  • Reading other people
  • Techniquette—the etiquette of technology
  • How to alter the way others perceive you
  • Understanding your image
  • The secret messages you really convey

Who is it for?

This presentation is truly universal and has already proven a big hit with Senior Executives, New York and Tokyo lawyers, accountants, marketing and sales teams, Audit consultants, Advertising executives, IT users, pharmaceutical sales teams and politicians.

As Mark will create an independent and unique presentation from his core keynote for every different client, you can guarantee a session that will feel absolutely dedicated to your people, targets and objectives.

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Mark also regularly appears as a networking and communications expert on network television news, finance and lifestyle programmes.

Testimonials – Mark Jeffries

Mark’s keynote focused the minds of our people and got them thinking more about their interactions with others both internally and externally. The importance of the tiny differentiators was a welcome angle and we were very pleased at how our people responded to this key messaging. Mark has an impressive talent for truly capturing an audience. A valuable and entertaining session.

Alison Masters, Director, Marketing Communications, Microsoft.

A thoroughly entertaining and hugely practical presentation. Mark’s impressive ability to take a group of financiers through his range of communication and soft skills thinking in such a professional, captivating and relevant style exceeded all of our expectations. We will find it hard to beat the impact and value of this session at next year’s event.

Brian May, CFO, Bunzl

In front of our multi-national audience of more than 2,000 people, Mark Jeffries displayed a rare ability to connect with everyone, and to deliver some truly valuable tips on smart business skills and Networking, in an entertaining and engaging way.

Jane Baird, IBM

Mark’s ability to understand our business and incorporate that into his keynote made for an excellent session. All of our people were talking about it afterwards and the time with Mark has truly helped to focus our people on the importance of Image, presentation and soft skills and using those skills to grow our business and client relationships

TMW Ad agency

Strategic Executive & Team Coaching

Mark specializes in perfecting the content, message and delivery of keynote speeches, major addresses and media appearances. Leading figures in business and politics turn to Mark Jeffries to ensure that their messages are truly heard and that perceptions are positively controlled. Mark is retained by senior political figures from Congressmen in Washington to MPs in London as a key adviser on Presentation and Soft Skills.