If you are looking for a keynote that makes your people laugh, think and recognise themselves more than they expected – you are in the right place.

Lorraine Chapman is an award-winning keynote speaker and bestselling author whose talks go where most speakers won’t.

She speaks about the quiet force shaping more of your workforce than any wellbeing programme has addressed yet.

Not in a sensational way. In a human one.

The early conditioning that teaches people to tone themselves down, soften their voice, over-achieve for approval or hide parts of who they are to stay acceptable. It shapes confidence, communication, visibility and how people show up at work – often long before anyone notices.

And it is costing your organisation more than you think.

Across her keynotes, Lorraine explores what happens when that changes.

When people stop editing themselves. When old stories are interrupted. When the fire that has been quietly dimmed is finally given permission to come back.

With insight, honesty and sharp humour, she opens conversations that feel brave, grounded and completely unlike anything else you will put on a programme.

And somewhere in the laughter and recognition, something shifts.

In the room. In your people. In your organisation.

The Conversation That Saves Businesses. And Lives.

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Signature Talks

THE MISSING CONVERSATION

What’s happening in people’s lives that we’re not talking about, but is already showing up at work?
What It Is
We talk about wellbeing, stress, burnout, communication and performance.
But people don’t arrive at work as just employees. They bring their relationships, pressures, confidence, disconnection, home lives and everything they are carrying with them.
The Missing Conversation explores what sits underneath workplace wellbeing and why what happens outside work doesn’t stay outside work.
Bold, human, humorous and refreshingly honest, Lorraine opens up the conversations we didn’t realise were missing.
What It Covers
Why the problem showing up at work may have started somewhere else
How relationships, intimacy and personal wellbeing affect performance
Why stress travels from work to home and back again
How disconnection and self-editing affect communication
The conversations around sex, intimacy and relationships missing from traditional wellbeing
Practical ways to create more honest, connected workplace cultures
How Your Audience Will Feel
Seen. Surprised. Amused. Challenged. Transformed
And probably thinking: Why aren’t we talking about this?
Who It’s For
HR Directors, People teams, leaders, wellbeing professionals and conferences ready to take workplace wellbeing beyond the surface.

BREAK THE PATTERN - NOT YOU!

Recognise the patterns holding you back. Interrupt them. Choose differently.
What It Is
We all develop patterns around who we think we should be, what we’re capable of and how we need to behave to succeed or belong.
Some help us. Others quietly limit us.
Break the Pattern is an interactive keynote that helps people recognise those patterns, understand what drives them and learn how to interrupt them.
Not motivation that fades by Monday. Practical tools people can use immediately, at work and in life.
What It Covers
How limiting beliefs become automatic patterns
People-pleasing, over-achieving and playing safe
How fear of judgement affects confidence and performance
Why we edit ourselves to fit in
Practical ways to interrupt old patterns and choose differently
How Your Audience Will Feel
Energised. Clear. More aware of their own patterns and equipped to change them.
More confident, more self-trusting and ready to show up differently.
Who It’s For
Conferences, leadership days, corporate away days, wellbeing events and organisations ready to help their people break old patterns and realise more of their potential.

THE TALK
TAKE TWO

The sex education you wish you’d had.
Educational. Adult. Comedy. Completely unforgettable.
What It Is
Forget awkward school sex education.
The Talk – Take Two is the grown-up version. Funny, frank, educational and refreshingly honest.
Lorraine takes the subjects we whisper about, Google in private or simply never learned in the first place and brings them into the room with humour, facts and absolutely no shame.
Expect laughter, surprises and more than a few “Why did nobody ever tell me THAT?” moments.
What It Covers
The sex education we got versus what we actually needed
Sex, intimacy, pleasure and relationships in real life
The myths, misunderstandings and wonderfully awkward bits
Bodies, communication, confidence and connection
The questions adults still want answered but rarely ask
How Your Audience Will Feel
Entertained. Informed. Relaxed. Liberated.
They’ll laugh, learn something and probably never look at sex education quite the same way again.
Who It’s For
Adult events, comedy nights, evening entertainment, women’s events, private bookings and audiences looking for something genuinely different.
18+ only. Adult themes and language.

Lets Talk

Want a speaker who can ignite confidence and empower audiences of any age?  Connect with Lorraine to discover the ideal talk for your event.

Why Audiences Love Lorraine

Keynote Speaking

Your go-to for bringing Lorraine’s energy, expertise, and empowerment to your next event

Lorraine combines formal educational expertise with lived experience and sharp comedic timing. A former secondary school leader with a Degree with Honours in Lifelong Learning and Qualified Teacher Status, she understands how people learn, not just how they listen.

She does not deliver surface inspiration. She shifts emotional tone, challenges self-editing and creates lasting behavioural insight. Audiences leave clearer, braver and more aligned, not just energised.

es. Lorraine’s work is designed for capable, high-performing professionals and leadership teams.

While her personal story is bold, her delivery is intelligent, structured and commercially relevant. She speaks about leadership, communication, self-suppression, cultural honesty and performance in ways that resonate in corporate, education and professional environments.

Her humour is fearless but thoughtful. Her outcomes are practical.

 

Lorraine’s keynotes explore themes including:

• The cost of playing safe in leadership
• Courage and cultural impact in the room
• The leadership power of getting it wrong
• Limiting beliefs and internal performance barriers
• Emotional regulation and embodied confidence

All talks centre on visibility, communication, congruence and sustainable high performance.

Yes. Lorraine works with organisers to understand audience pressures, leadership context and event objectives.

Her core message remains consistent, but language, examples and emphasis are tailored so the talk feels directly relevant to your sector rather than generic motivation.

My workshops are immersive, practical and designed to create behavioural shift rather than passive learning.

These are not presentation-led sessions where people sit and take notes. They are structured experiential environments where insight becomes embodied understanding.

Designed for leadership teams, cross-functional groups and organisations navigating growth or change, workshops integrate nervous system awareness, grounded communication and embodied performance.

Depending on your objectives, workshops can include:

• Experiential leadership challenges
• Firewalks, glass walks, arrow or board breaks (where appropriate)
• Embodied communication exercises
• Real-time behavioural awareness
• Practical integration tools for daily leadership

Participants do not just discuss leadership. They experience it differently.

The outcome is tangible: stronger cohesion, more honest conversations, greater emotional awareness under pressure and sustainable performance without force.

Workshops are available as half-day sessions, full-day intensives or integrated development programmes, and are tailored to your organisational context.

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