"Penny Terry, you are extraordinary!"
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"Interactive, fun, and practical..."
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"Dynamic, interesting and gave our attendees lots to ‘take away’ both personally and professionally."
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"Penny is a true professional and was an excellent choice."
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"Penny Terry, you are extraordinary!" ⏤ "Interactive, fun, and practical..." ⏤ "Dynamic, interesting and gave our attendees lots to ‘take away’ both personally and professionally." ⏤ "Penny is a true professional and was an excellent choice." ⏤
Live Audiences
are my Happy Place.
I’ve spent my entire career
on stage and behind microphones.
Broadcasts. Events. Gigs. Panels. Podcasts.
In the spaces where the mic is live,
and you don’t get a second take.
Handing over the mic is an act of trust.
The spotlight might land on the stage, but the real work is reflecting it back onto the room, so people leave seeing themselves differently.
Whether I’m your MC or your keynote speaker, I see the job as creating the conditions for connection; with others, with ideas, with self. That means reading the room, responding in real time and keeping things steady when they need to be, and letting them run when it fits.
I’ve learned that audiences don’t change because someone is impressive. They change when they feel seen, stretched and safe enough to think differently.
That’s the work.
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We keep trying to fix disengagement with another survey. We think a new platform will solve capacity issues. We hope attention will come back if we same things louder and more often.
But nothing ever changes.
People burn out. Good people leave. Focus fractures.
In this keynote, I help leaders see what’s really going on underneath the symptoms, and help them make the one shift that changes how people connect, decide, and move together.
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Good questions spark answers. Great questions spark change.
Most workplaces still reward answers over curiosity, and it’s costing them clarity, creativity, and progress. Drawing on my years in radio, podcasting and facilitation, I unpack the hidden patterns behind powerful questioning and introduce the Question Compass™, a practical tool leaders can use in any conversation.
People leave seeing questions differently. Not as a reflex, but as a strategy that builds trust, unlocks ideas, and shifts culture. Because when you change your questions, you change what’s possible.
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The job of an MC isn’t simply about holding the mic (which is quite light), but holding the room (which can be quite heavy).
After 10 years as a live radio presenter, and nearly three decades on stage, I’m all about creating the conditions for connection. That’s about reading the room, managing energy, and making sure every moment lands all without ‘crashing the news’.
Rather than shuffling speakers on and off stage, it’s about weaving the whole program into a story that feels seamless, alive and deeply resonant.
Plus, I love working closely with conference teams, supporting them as a producer, co-designing events that travel with participants back into their work, their lives and sit firmly in their memories.
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With me as your MC, you also get my full broadcaster’s toolkit!
As a panel facilitator, I bring two decades of experience as a professional interviewer.
With curiosity, deep listening, and wit (promise, it was in a testimonial), I’ll draw out panellists’ most relevant and relatable stories, moving them beyond surface answers, to moments of genuine insight (without the waffle).
I tend to treat Q&As and audience conversations like live talkback: I’lll get down on the floor so it’s dynamic, inclusive, and fun.
It’s all part of helping the delegates realise the event is actually about them, not what’s happening on the stages, and they leave knowing they were the main act, not just spectators.
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Because why not, eh? If you’ve clicked on this, then I know we’re going to be friends.
I can already tell you’re into making things great but simple, connected but with room to breathe, fun yet lasting.
Let’s find a package that does all that.
Let’s talk about the right mix of MC, panel facilitation, keynote speaking, and even a workshop or plenary session if you’d like.
Plus, I’ve got books for all your delegates.
This is going to be fun!
“Some People can smell the rain.
Good hosts can smell the vibe.
They’re not magic, they’re just paying attention.”
The Mic Drop: Be a Better Host
Penny Terry
