Facilitator profile: Annelise McCarthy

Annelise McCarthy: Presentation skills and public speaking expert

Annelise lights up any room she enters. She energises crowds and commands attention – and can show your team how to do the same. Having grown up with a lisp and a fear of public speaking herself, she understands why many professionals still avoid the spotlight. A firm believer that public speaking is a skill for life, Annelise excels at helping individuals fall in love with their voice – and feel confident in their presentation abilities.

Skills and expertise

Annelise captivates audiences with her magnetic delivery – and teaches teams to do likewise.

With a background that spans languages, law, sales and speech education, her areas of expertise include:

Presentation skills
Public speaking confidence
Managing nerves and anxiety
Speech preparation and structure
Vocal delivery and body language
Audience connection

A world-champion speaker, she’s performed on state, national and international stages. She also featured as one of the ‘Best Public Speaking Coaches To Follow in 2022’ in Yahoo Finance.

Annelise’s communication training courses

Annelise’s workshops give participants clear techniques and time to put them into practice. She helps people understand what effective speakers do, try different approaches – and receive feedback they can apply immediately.

Her team courses with CSA include:

Annelise treats presenting as a learnable craft.

She breaks it into manageable parts – from preparing an idea and organising a speech to using your voice and staying composed when attention turns your way.

Annelise delivers results – time and again

Not only was Annelise a great speaker, she was a great listener and took on board all the comments and questions from what was quite a diverse group, with grace and poise without missing a beat. I highly recommend her as a speaker.
Nimmerty ZappertChair of the Executive Committee
Nimmerty Zappert
A no-fuss approach that was full of actionable gold nuggets. I can already see an increase in confidence in our staff and our client experience. If you’re thinking about this course, just do it. You’ll be thoroughly impressed with the results it will have.
Nathan MandenoFounder
Nathan Mandeno
Such an engaging, vibrant and empowering speaker! Her passion, authenticity and openness in sharing her story, and ability to give practical insights were incredibly engaging. I’d highly recommend Annelise to any organisation looking to upskill and develop their leaders – especially when it comes to the topic of public speaking.
Declan EdwardsDirector and Founder
Declan Edwards
Annelise is a powerhouse of a presenter and educator who left the whole team feeling empowered and ready to step into the uncomfortable space of public speaking.
Alicia TaylorWorkplace Specialist
Alicia Taylor
Annelise was so engaging and had everyone participating in the session. I would recommend her any day of the week, she has a real talent, and we have been using her tips ever since!
Carolyn ZorziManager & People and Culture Associate
Carolyn Zorzi
Annelise’s expertise is evident in the design and delivery of the program. She had us laughing and learning and everyone walked away feeling it was time well spent, with useful techniques to use in future.
Meredith JacobsManaging Director
Meredith Jacobs
Annelise is such a superstar! Her enthusiasm and passion exceeded anything I would have imagined. Not only do you get the important tips and tricks to feel confident in sharing your own voice, I had a warm and fuzzy confidence boost and felt motivated to be my authentic self afterwards.
Kaicea Pitts Community Manager

Kaicea Pitts
On the day, many of us were nervous, but Annelise created a relaxed and open space for us to engage with her tasks. My colleagues emailed me afterwards to say that they found the workshop “brilliant” and “engaging”.
Kerry Hamilton Sessional Lecturer & Tutor

Kerry Hamilton
The workshop was engaging, fun and insightful. We received great feedback from those that attended, as they were able to take away practical tools and techniques which will be helpful in their day-to-day roles.
Emily Young Technical Support Manager

Emily Young
Annelise is an absolute crowd-pleaser with the perfect demeanour to deliver this particular training content. She was able to adjust her delivery to make it relevant to our industry, she responded to additional feedback from the team on the day to make sure her commentary was meaningful and appropriate to the audience.
Nicole RenniePeople and Culture Manager
Nicole Rennie