Dr. Liliane Ableitner, Co-founder & CEO of Exnaton AG - The techniques of public speaking are so fascinating. You think you have figured them all out with hundreds of previous university projects, research presentations, and startup pitches. But one thing is for sure: Sahar identifies room for improvement and her sharp and on the point feedback helps speakers to carve out the key messages better und to build up the right tension for maximal attention from the audience. Sahar coached me from the very first TedX talk idea to my final stage presentation. In doing so she helped me to lift the talk from one level to the next and empowered me to achieve quantum leaps in quality improvements. Thank you, Sahar, for challenging and supporting me!
Johannes (Joop) Smits, Partner at PwC - As of the first time I watched a TED Talk, I wondered how people managed to deliver such powerful public speaking and thanks to Sahar’s guidance I managed to get my own TED Talk out there. She supported me in focusing on key messages, formulating in a crisp and impactful way, capturing the audience, playing around with silence and emphasis, ensuring a proper structure to the talk with a captivating end and most importantly, for me to manage my anxiety when on stage. Sahar was very patient with me. Her feedback was sharp, positive and constructive and it helped me to grow towards a level where I felt confident and capable to shine on stage. We had quite a few interactions and interestingly, every time we met she brought me valuable insights. I would recommend Sahar to my best friends if it comes to developing storytelling and public speaking skills
Myret Zaki, economics journalist and author - I very much appreciated receiving Sahar's advice for my TEDx Zuich conference. Having done hundreds of conferences, i thought i had it all figured out: she proved me wrong, i still had a lot to learn from her very sharp guidance on how to keep the speech absolutely clear, focused, accessible even to people very far from my own perspective, who could relate as a result of the "bridges" she helped me create in my talk. Result : one of the conferences i am most proud of ever! Thanks for that Sahar and wishing you great success!
Reshma Ramachandran, Head of transformation at Adecco Group - It was a great pleasure to work with Sahar during the preparation for the TEDx Zurich talk. From the conception of an idea to bringing the idea to life in a compelling story, the nudges, perspectives and firm challenges from Sahar played a crucial role. She has amazing patience when it comes to getting the right quality of content and never gives up. One could not ask for a better story creator!
Bilge Apak, Co-founder of WeWent.com - I worked with Sahar for my TedX talk and considering I am not a speaker in my daily life we achieved an extraordinary result. Sahar has a very humble approach and leads the speaker gently to find the right structure for their speech, by creating a red thread that gets their key message across clearly. She challenges the speaker to stay authentic and find their own metaphors to illustrate the message to the listener. I would recommend anyone who wants to learn about storytelling or work on the specifics of a speech or pitch to benefit from her talent.
Elisa Pistis, professional actress and author - I met Sahar in 2019 during the preparation of the TEDx Talk in Zurich. I'm not an English native speaker and I don't have many opportunities to speak English in my daily life, Sahar helped me to better express my thoughts in English and to reach my speech's goal. She guided me and gave me suggestions about my script and on how to be more incisive considering the international audience. She is very meticulous and she paid attention to details that enriched my talk a lot. Last but not least, she is very patient and she understood my thoughts immediately.
Luise Ammerschuber, TEDx & Keynote Speaker, Founder & Director of YESS Impact - I had the great pleasure to work with Sahar Khoury when she was preparing me for my TEDx talk at TEDxZurich. I am an experienced speaker, yet Sahar really took me to the next level through our collaboration. Sahar helps you go deeper in your talk to identify your key messages and take aways to deliver a speech which truly motivates. Storytelling and speaking has the power to deeply inspire people and she helps you achieve exactly that. Sahar challenges you to use fresh metaphors and imagery to fascinate your audience and helps you structure your speech more effectively. She knows when to build in striking anecdotes, a fun moment or simply a pause to allow the audience to reflect. I appreciate that she takes her time with you, really challenges you and makes sure you will deliver a great speech or performance on stage. I could feel her training not only for the TEDx, but also for other keynote/motivational speeches and workshops I delivered for diverse clients and events. Sahar is also a very kind, curious and a joyful soul which makes working with her a pleasure. I will be glad to work with her again in the future and would highly recommend her to anyone trying to improve their storytelling and/or speaking skills.