For companies

A company event your people will still talk about next year

Looking for a company event idea that isn’t another keynote? Stand Up For Passion puts real stories of change on stage: seven people, seven minutes each, no slides. It works for offsites, kick-offs, conferences and team evenings.

Your people on stage

Seven of your own colleagues, coached one-to-one by Arnaud Collery, tell a story of change to the rest of the company. People see each other differently afterwards.

A session at your event

A 60-minute Stand Up For Passion session inside your conference, summit or offsite, with seven speakers on your theme.

Guest storytellers

Seven speakers from outside your company who changed careers, overcame hardship or followed a passion, chosen with you to fit your audience.

Why it works for teams

Stories, not presentations

Most company events are full of slides. A seven-minute personal story is different: it is honest, it is short, and it gives people something to talk about at the coffee break. Themes companies often choose include courage, change, resilience, leadership and diversity.

Good for
Kick-offs and annual meetings
Leadership seminars and offsites
Conferences and summits
Diversity, wellbeing or change weeks
End-of-year evenings

Since 2014
20+ events in 9 countries, from New York, Toronto and Tokyo to London, Casablanca and Bordeaux, in English and French. See past events or watch the talks on YouTube.

How it works

From first call to the stage

1

A first call
We agree the goal, theme, audience, format and date.

2

Choosing the speakers
From your teams, from outside, or both, selected with you.

3

Coaching
Each speaker works one-to-one with Arnaud to shape their seven minutes.

4

The event
Arnaud hosts, the speakers tell their stories, then Q&A and time to talk.

Tell us about your event

Share your date, audience size and what you want people to leave with. Arnaud will come back to you with ideas.