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Public Speaking as Performance Art

A one-day immersive course with Abel White Buko

This isn't about tips and tricks. It's about transforming how you speak. Join renowned speaker coach and performance artist Abel White Buko for a full-day journey into the art of public speaking, hiking forest trails just outside Gothenburg with frequent stops for discussions, activities, and (because it's Abel) some unexpected weirdness. This is not doing trust falls with Karen from HR in a hotel conference room. This is immersive, unforgettable learning.

Abel brings experience from the worlds of corporate training, advertising, and creative production: with companies including Apple and TEDx. His unique approach helps you find authentic confidence and craft communication that resonates.

Research shows learning in nature makes ideas stick better and easier to recall when you need them most.

Note: You will not be asked to dance or sing and any public speaking is voluntary. There will be some movement, walking throughout the day, so a basic level of fitness is required.

Course Structure

The Morning: Presence and Performance

The morning is all about your presence and performance : how to speak in front of a crowd and truly hold them (in a consensual, appropriate way). Learn to be more of yourself when all eyes are on you.

Goals for the morning:

  • • Impress the value and importance of being authentically you in front of a crowd
  • • Explore why we're not our full person when all eyes are on us
  • • Explore how to change that
  • • Explore using your body as an instrument

The Afternoon: Crafting Scripts That Stick

After lunch, Abel will help you forget PowerPoint exists and start crafting scripts that live in your audience's mind long after you hand the mic over. Learn to transform a simple moment into a lasting memory.

Goals for the afternoon:

  • • Impress that the goal of public speaking is to transform a simple moment into a lasting memory
  • • Understand there is no such thing as a boring topic, just a boring script
  • • Learn how to identify the true purpose of your talk/presentation
  • • Learn the broad strokes of scriptwriting, storytelling arcs, persuasive frames, and more

Meet Your Facilitator

Abel White Buko - Speaker Coach and Performance Artist

Abel White Buko

Speaker Coach & Performance Artist

Abel White Buko is a seasoned speaker, linguist, and performance artist who has worked with organisations like TEDx and Apple, and performed everywhere from SXSW and Google to intimate storytelling gatherings and underground bunkers. With a background spanning corporate training, advertising, and creative production, Abel brings a unique blend of artistic sensibility and practical technique to the learning experience. His approach helps you find authentic confidence and craft communication that resonates.

Perfect for Teams and Organizations

Confident, clear communication is one of the most valuable skills in any workplace. Whether your team is pitching ideas to clients, leading meetings, or presenting at seminars and events, this course offers meaningful transformation beyond surface-level fixes.

Participants will leave with:

  • A renewed confidence in their voice and message
  • Tools to communicate with clarity, creativity, and authenticity
  • A deeper understanding of how to engage and move an audience
  • A memorable shared experience outside the office