Butterfield Speaks

01/14/2026

First workshop of 2026 and it was a fantastic one! There's nothing like having Team Butterfield *in person* and here at San Francisco HQ.

07/29/2025

Does a barrage of opinions, “hot takes” and diversions turn every audience encounter into endless whack-a-mole? Use NO DETOURS POWERBITES to relentlessly stay on message.

Here, Dick Butterfield offers a case study featuring his executive client determined to focus her colleagues and stay relentlessly on point.

Does a barrage of opinions, “hot takes” and diversions make your Q & A sessions feel like endless whack-a-mole? Use No Detours Powerbites to relentlessly stay on message.

06/26/2025

Introducing our NEW Next Level Powerbites Workshop! Four Powerbites bring clarity and precision to your communications -- essential in our uncertain times.

12/20/2024

May the Joys of the Season Light up Your Stories for a Lifetime

During this holiday season, we are grateful to you! Thank you for trusting us to help you and your teams elevate communications skills and prepare for engagements with passion and panache.

This meaningful work — and your stories of success — make us gleeful all year long.

Enjoy your time with your loved ones and see you in 2025!

07/30/2024

At Butterfield Speaks our passion is Leadership that inspires through Communication Excellence.

Key to Leadership Excellence is your ability to help your teams solve the problem...lead the change.

In our Executive Leadership Workshops we teach a unit on the Power of Consultative Listening.

Check it Out! It will raise the bar on the Quality of your Engagement.

01/16/2023

The Butterfield Speaks Team on the ground and bundled up in Helsinki, with a side of Tallinn, Estonia. We've had the weekend to take in art, architecture and history while resetting our body clocks. And now we're ready for the action: Winning Keynotes and Media Savvy for our group of international executives.

12/23/2021

12/22/2021

It's a thrill and a joy to announce our brand new audiobook version of It's Showtime!

Over the last year, Andrew Hurteau and Amy Wieczorek joined me in narrating the book from cover to cover, and I'm so proud of the result!

While the book was written in a conversational tone, the audio version really brings the Power of Persuasion curriculum and stories to life.

We hope you'll find it a thoroughly enjoyable listen.

Available now on Audible, iTunes and Amazon.

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The playbook for professionals who understand that effective communication is the key to success. This indispensable guide combines Richard's dual experience as an actor and the man behind the curtain for high-profile leaders across the globe. His tactic.....

02/05/2021

The Moment of Truth: Our newest workshop series allows us to leverage the pivot to the virtual enterprise and help our clients tell a powerful, confident story using the medium of the moment.

https://mailchi.mp/butterfieldspeaks.com/the-moment-of-truth-virtual-presentation-skills-training

05/20/2020

Now that everyone in your audience has a microphone on their phones and a Twitter account, all of your public engagements are social media opportunities and media risks. Are you prepared?

In this short video, Richard Butterfield offers advice to help you meet your media moment with a strong message and techniques to amplify.

04/10/2020

The Butterfield team fired up their home devices and Zoom to provide best practices for broadcasting your keynotes, break out speeches or interviews online. From scripting to rehearsal and setup, we've got you covered.

For more presentation tips and tactics, visit us at butterfieldspeaks.com

Richard Butterfield, Andrew Hurteau and Amy Wieczorek provide best practices for taking your big conference event online. Whether you are preparing a live ke...