Speaker Bureau Programme — Oliver Nshom

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Speaker Bios — Three Lengths

Short for listings and programme grids, medium for event programmes, long for introductions and features. All three are current and approved.

SHORT BIO

FOR LISTINGS · ≈65 WORDS

Oliver Nshom is a leadership keynote speaker and speaker coach with 17+ years of experience across 16+ countries. Founder of CANASA, the Texas Institute of Public Speaking, and Tolkz Speakers USA, he spoke unpaid for 13 years before a 2023 breakthrough in Singapore — the journey behind his signature keynote, “Building Bridges to Transform Lives.”

MEDIUM BIO

FOR EVENT PROGRAMMES · ≈135 WORDS

Oliver Nshom is a leadership keynote speaker and speaker coach with 17+ years of stage experience across 16+ countries, including Singapore, the United States, Spain, and India. He is the founder of CANASA (the Cameroon National Speakers Association), the Texas Institute of Public Speaking (TIPS), and Tolkz Speakers USA.

Oliver spoke for 13 years without reasonable pay before a 2023 breakthrough invitation to Singapore opened the world to him — the journey behind his signature keynote, “Building Bridges to Transform Lives.” As a coach, he helps emerging speakers and executives find their voice, build a message that matters, and get booked and paid for it. He is the author of six books, including Step Out of the Box and Skyrocket Your Elocution Career.

LONG BIO

FOR INTRODUCTIONS & FEATURES · ≈200 WORDS

Oliver Nshom is a leadership keynote speaker and speaker coach with 17+ years of professional speaking experience across 16+ countries, including Singapore, the United States, Spain, and India. He is the founder of CANASA (the Cameroon National Speakers Association, five chapters nationwide), the Texas Institute of Public Speaking (TIPS), and Tolkz Speakers USA.

His story is the message: Oliver spoke for 13 years without reasonable pay before a 2023 breakthrough — an invitation to speak in Singapore that opened doors across the United States, Spain, India, and beyond. Event organizers book him for keynotes on leadership, resilience, and turning adversity into influence; speakers and executives work with him as a coach to find their voice, sharpen their message, and command any stage.

He is the author of six books, including Step Out of the Box, Skyrocket Your Elocution Career (foreword by Charlotte Kemp), and How to Break Through the International Speaking World. He hosts the Oliver Nshom Podcast and leads The Monday Letter, a weekly email for speakers.

SIGNATURE PROGRAMMES

Keynotes & Learning Outcomes

For conferences, corporations, universities and churches. Firm fee plus travel; workshop pairings available on request.

KEYNOTE 01

Building Bridges to Transform Lives

His signature keynote. Drawing on 13 years of speaking without pay and the 2023 breakthrough that opened the world to him, Oliver shares a 3-step framework for overcoming adversity and turning setbacks into influence and impact.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this keynote, participants will be able to:

✓Apply the 3-step Bridge Framework to a live setback in their own work or leadership
✓Identify the relationships and rooms that turn adversity into opportunity
✓Reframe a personal or organisational setback into a message that serves others
✓Leave with a clear next step for building one strategic bridge in the next 30 days

Format: Keynote · 45–60 minutes · Also available as a half-day workshop | Best for: Conferences, corporate & leadership events

KEYNOTE 02

Breaking Through into the International Speaking World

Personal lessons from stages across 16+ countries: how a speaker from anywhere — including a small town in Cameroon — can earn a place on global stages.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this keynote, participants will be able to:

✓Map the realistic route from local stages to international invitations
✓Position a talk for global buyers — bureaus, associations and event organisers
✓Build the assets international organisers require: bio, speaker reel and one-pager
✓Avoid the mistakes that keep talented speakers local

Format: Keynote · 45–60 minutes · Also available as a half-day workshop | Best for: Speaker conferences, associations & entrepreneur events

KEYNOTE 03

Discover the Superhero Within You

A high-energy talk on identity and God-given potential: silencing self-doubt and stepping into who you were created to be.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this keynote, participants will be able to:

✓Name the self-doubt patterns that shrink their voice
✓Reconnect with their God-given identity and strengths
✓Turn one hidden strength into a visible contribution at work, at home or on stage
✓Commit to one bold action within the next 7 days

Format: Keynote · 45–60 minutes · Also available as a half-day workshop | Best for: Churches, youth & personal-development events

KEYNOTE 04

Turning Doubts into Destiny

How to convert rejection, delay and disappointment into the fuel for your purpose and your next level — the talk born from Oliver’s own 13-year wait.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this keynote, participants will be able to:

✓Read rejection and delay as redirection, not disqualification
✓Use a practical reframing method to turn a disappointment into fuel
✓Build the resilience habits that carry a vision through a long season
✓Define the next step of their purpose story, in writing, before they leave the room

Format: Keynote · 45–60 minutes · Also available as a half-day workshop | Best for: Conferences, churches & team events

KEYNOTE 05

Mastering the Microphone: How to Command Any Stage with Confidence

Practical stagecraft for leaders and speakers: presence, structure and delivery that hold any room — from the boardroom to the big stage.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this keynote, participants will be able to:

✓Structure a talk that holds attention from the first 30 seconds
✓Use voice, pause and movement with intention
✓Handle nerves and mistakes without losing the room
✓Close with a call to action audiences remember and act on

Format: Keynote · 45–60 minutes · Also available as a half-day workshop | Best for: Corporate training, universities & speaker events

Book Oliver Through Your Bureau — or Directly

Bureaus are welcome and protected. For availability, fees and holds, contact the Tolkz Speakers USA office — or download the one-page speaker sheet with all five keynotes on a single page.

Download the Speaker One-Pager (PDF) Speaking Page & Inquiry Form

ceo@tolkzspeakers.com · +1 507-319-5381 · olivernshom.com