Keynote speaker · Facilitator · Moderator
For the conversations your organisation doesn't know how to start.
Kirti works with teams navigating pressure, change,
and the moments when the stakes are high
and the words are harder than they should be.
She has spoken for Google, Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg,
the UK Department of Transport, and the Netherlands Business Council in Dubai.
She works in the UAE, UK, Netherlands, Caribbean, and USA.
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What Kirti speaks about
Mastering the "Pressure Moments"
Most people in high-pressure rooms are not struggling
because they lack skill or experience.
They are struggling because the pressure of the moment in a meeting, room, or the relationship takes over before they can think.
They code-switch. They go quiet. They say something and spend days wishing they had said it differently.
This session is about the ten seconds that change that. A practical and interactive keynote.
Leaders, teams, and individuals navigating multicultural, high-pressure, or fast-changing environments.
Code-switching fatigue
You are not struggling because you do not know enough.
You are struggling because by the time you have read the room, adjusted your tone, and decided whether it is even safe to say what you actually think which feels exhausting. And demotivating.
Code-switching fatigue shows up in the meeting, the relationship, the conversations you keep avoiding.
It is not just tiredness, it is misunderstandings and things taking longer than they should.
In this session we simplify the complexity.
The subtleties, the resistance, the discomfort of saying what is actually hard.
People who have spent years navigating rooms, cultures, and expectations that were not built for them and are tired of the energy it takes to do it.
I felt as if you were talking about my situation when you were talking about code-switching. I now feel more confident to be myself how at work.
Bloomberg ,UK. Speech .
The Art of Authenticity at work, 2023
Audio series & Host
Moderation
I also moderate panel discussions, fireside chats, and company events where the goal is real conversation.
I listen carefully. I ask the question that need to be asked. I make the audience feel like they are part of the conversation, and not just a listener.
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A Global Perspective: Decades of experience moderating world-class leaders and trailblazers.
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Dynamic Insight: Seamlessly connecting themes like AI, human creativity, and emotional awareness.
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Audience-First: Ensuring every discussion is actionable, relatable, and deeply human.
This extends to bespoke audio for organisations from concept to recording, shaped around your people, your voice, and the conversations your teams are navigating.
Recent Engagements
- Bloomberg UK: Keynote events
- Google UK: International Speaking Series
- Morgan Stanley Women’s Leadership
- Sustainability Live Panel Women Leadership
- Department of Transport: Diversity in Action
- The Hague University: International Business Migration
- Toastmasters D91: Communication Mastery
- Netherlands Business Council UAE: Calmness and Communication in the age of Ai
Speaker or Leader
Grow your visibility
Some people have been in rooms their whole career and have never quite worked out how to make the room remember them.
It's not about your expertise, its about how to deliver it in different situations, circumstances. Having someone ask you the right questions, understand your way of thinking and concerns to help find how to say it in a way that travels.
This is a one-to-one session for people who want to speak about their perspective, views at events, on podcasts, in leadership rooms, and want to do it in a way that feels like them.
A visibility and presence audit
Positioning for speaking, podcasting, or online. A media asset you can use across platforms
Optional: share your story as a guest on Drop Your Noise
Kirti Daryanani has a way with words that puts so many of at ease . Her podcast guests are wonderful, and her message about befriending our minds is of particular interest to me. Highly recommend.
Robert V.
intercultural education