CORPORATE WORKSHOP
The communication training your team will actually remember.
Through performance-based workshops, we empower professionals to communicate with greater clarity, confidence, and influence — by creating the safest room in the company to take communication risks.
Confident communicating is a team pain point as old as time...
Your people are experts as what they do, but when the moment matters...
Analysts know the answer but struggle to explain it.
Technical experts overwhelm instead of influence.
Managers update instead of inspire.
Founders undersell great ideas.
Sales teams educate instead of persuade.
So why don't the usual "communication trainings" actually affect change?
We believe it's because comms is usually taught backwards.
Most workshops look like this:
Learn a framework.
Take notes.
Observe a few case studies.
Go back to work.
People understand more, sure... but leading with theory or information doesn't actually change behavior.
We believe true transformation can only occur if the behavioral change is physically experienced.
We don't teach people to become better communicators.
We create the conditions where better communication is physically experienced.
We believe every professional already has a powerful communicator within them.
Our job isn't to build a new version of someone. It's to help them rediscover the one that has been hidden beneath years of perfectionism, self-consciousness, and professional conditioning.
Because people don't change when they overthink.
They change when they're willing to experiment.
To play.
To fail.
To laugh.
To try again.
To discover something new about themselves.
That's why our workshops feel different! People aren't sitting quietly taking notes. They're moving and exploring and experimenting. They are receiving real-time coaching and watching themselves improve in front of their own eyes.
Our Method
At The Performing Smartist, we believe lasting communication change happens in four stages.
1
Permission
We create the safest room in the company to take communication risks.
No judgement.
No ego.
No fear of getting it wrong.
Because people can't grow while protecting themselves.
2
Play
We replace performance anxiety and perfectionism with curiosity.
Participants move.
Experiment and laugh.
Challenge themselves.
New experiences are embodied.
Learning accelerates.
3
Practice
This is where transformation happens. Through expert real-time direction.
Every adjustment is immediate.
Every improvement is experienced.
Participants feel the difference.
Instantly.
4
Presence
Participants leave leading with greater clarity, confidence and authenticity.
Not from notes they took...
Not because someone told them what to do...
Because they've experienced themselves doing it.
Hi! I'm Yasmeen. I love helping people sound as brilliant as they actually are.
Yasmeen Audi is the founder of The Performing Smartist, where she helps founders, executives, and high-performing teams sharpen their message and delivery in high-stakes communication moments.
With a background spanning Psychology at Harvard, advertising in New York, and professional acting in London, her work blends business strategy, storytelling, and performance psychology to create fast, visible transformation in the room.
She has coached professionals at organizations including BlackRock, PwC/Strategy&, UCL, and LSE. She’s on a mission to help ambitious people communicate with the kind of clarity, confidence, and presence that gets them heard, trusted, and remembered.
THE FEEDBACK
What clients are saying:
“In an age where storytelling is top-of-mind for individuals, teams, and businesses—separating yourself from the pack and finding your voice will continue to be a defining element of success. Yasmeen helps leaders discover that voice underpinned by confident authenticity to cut through the noise, so that they tell the right stories at the right time, backed by their unique experience and skills.”
Mark Day
Head of Brand
Aladdin at BlackRock
Yasmeen is an incredible coach. She has a remarkable ability to create a safe space and put you at ease, while also encouraging you to step outside your comfort zone. Her observations are insightful, and the tools and techniques she teaches you have an immediate impact. After just one session, I felt a sense of personal and professional growth, which continued to build from there.
R. Gordon
Director of Knowledge Management
Wilson Elser
“Yasmeen was a standout highlight of our founder retreat. She brought an incredible energy to every session — the kind that instantly lifts the room — and somehow managed to get everyone fully involved without a hint of awkwardness. Her sessions struck the perfect balance: physical and energising, practical and immediately actionable, and grounded in smart, memorable theory..”
Rory Stirling
General Partner, Connect Ventures
She has a special talent for bringing out the absolute best in every piece I’ve ever workshopped with her. She knows how to pull out your greatness, and provides a clear guide in getting there.
Tomi Adeyemi
Time100
NYT #1 Bestselling Author
Working with Yasmeen completely changed how I show up as a leader. From refining my voice and clarity personally, to how I communicate with my teams, to sharing my vision across our organization. I can't thank her enough, I have found my voice and my confidence.
Madeleine Harrington
Manager, Product Innovation
Wilson Elser
“I wish I could make every founder work with Yasmeen. Powerful storytelling and confident delivery is the difference between getting a second meeting or not, and Yasmeen’s masterclass gives founders a huge leg up.”
Juliet Bailin
VC
WHO WE WORK WITH
Our workshops are designed for organizations that believe communication is a competitive advantage.
Perfect for:
Leadership Development
High-Potential Programmes
Team Offsites
Sales Kick-Offs
VC Portfolio Support
Technical & Analytical Teams
Conference & Leadership Events
Tranform your people:
From avoiding pitching... to volunteering.
From reading every slide... to telling a compelling story.
From talking at people... to connecting with them.
From hoping to nail it... to knowing they will.
Get a peek into Yasmeen's training style
FREE MASTERCLASS
FREE MASTERCLASS
If you dread presentations no matter how prepared you are, or struggle to explain your ideas clearly under pressure, this masterclass will help you own the room — instantly.
Give your team more than just another comms workshop.
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