Mike Acker and the Uplevel Communication team speak at conferences,
coach professionals around the world,
and host high impact events for leaders and thought leaders.
Whether you serve professionals who want to advance their careers or experts who want to expand their influence, you will find a keynote designed to elevate your audience.
Conference organizers choose Mike and the Uplevel team because they deliver powerful, actionable content with an uplifting, transformational experience.
Attendees leave with:
Clear frameworks
Practical tools
Real confidence
Memorable stories
A sense of possibility
A message they can apply immediately
Mike is a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and founder of the Uplevel Speaker Platform.
His work has helped thousands of professionals and thought leaders communicate with authority, deliver better presentations, and build influence.

Professionals, managers, senior managers, directors, high potential leaders, MBA programs, HR and L and D, engineering teams, tech organizations, and anyone preparing the next generation of leadership.
Your audience will discover how they are coming across, what is holding back their influence, and how to strengthen perceived confidence. Executive presence is not a personality trait. It is a skill set. This keynote clarifies what executive presence looks like and teaches your audience how to elevate the way they show up in meetings, presentations, and interactions at work.
The Presence Gap
How competence and perceived competence differ
A practical communication framework called Aware, Know, Practice, Feedback
How to speak with clarity and authority
Three skills that immediately elevate executive presence
How communication grows influence, visibility, and opportunities
Participants walk away with:
A new vision for how they show up
Clear next steps to elevate presence
Practical tools to communicate with credibility
A personal roadmap for career acceleration
Thought leaders, speakers, authors, creators, entrepreneurs, coaches, educators, experts, and anyone who wants to share a message with impact and influence.
This keynote teaches your audience how to craft a signature talk that people remember and talk about. The focus is not on performance. The focus is on clarity, story, structure, and the signature moment that makes a keynote rebookable. Whether your attendees speak for their organizations, speak for their business, or want to get paid to speak, this keynote shows them how to create a message that moves people.
Attendees will discover how to shape a message that rises above the noise and truly moves people. They will learn:
The 3x5 keynote structure that brings clarity and direction to their message
How to open strong and close even stronger so their talk stays with the audience
How to hook listeners in the first 30 seconds with presence and purpose
How to create a Signature Moment that becomes the line people remember and repeat
How to tell stories that are meaningful, memorable, and emotionally resonant
How to share ideas in a way that inspires action and leaves a lasting impact
Participants walk away with:
A complete and reliable framework for crafting a powerful keynote
Clarity and confidence in what they want to say and how to shape it
An hook and close that feel strong, compelling, and aligned
A standout idea that holds their message together and lifts it above the ordinary
A clear path to expand their thought leadership and grow their influence

A polished one page overview with Mike’s bio, keynote options, outcomes, and booking details.

Event Introduction Script
A short, professional introduction your host can read before Mike or a coach takes the stage.

Stage Requirements
A brief guide outlining the preferred microphone, slides, and room setup for a smooth event.

We regularly host:
Executive presence workshops
Speaking and storytelling labs
Thought leadership intensives
Uplevel Summit gatherings
Most events are listed on Eventbrite and social media. You can attend, share them with your community, or use them as inspiration for your own conference.
If you are planning a conference, retreat, summit, leadership event,
