One of the World’s Leading Voices on LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION, TRUST, AND AI

EXECUTIVE ADVISOR, HARVARD LECTURER, BESTSELLING AUTHOR

What does it take to build trust and influence?

TRUST.

You build it—or break it—with how you communicate.

Allison Shapira helps senior executives lead with confidence and speak with impact.

She equips them with the tools and mindset to:

Confidence to speak decisively in high-visibility moments
Authenticity that builds trust across teams and stakeholders
Executive presence that shapes how others experience their leadership
Clarity that distills complex ideas into persuasive messages
Strategic messaging tailored to specific audiences and decisions
Storytelling that moves people from analysis to action
Energy and nonverbal communication that bring ideas to life

As AI transforms how organizations communicate, leaders must ensure their own voice remains clear, credible, and human.

Allison Shapira advises senior leaders on how to communicate with clarity, credibility, and influence and how to use AI without losing trust or authenticity.

Allison Shapira

Allison Shapira advises senior leaders on how to communicate with clarity and influence—and how to use AI without losing trust or credibility.

She is a Harvard lecturer, executive advisor, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and Founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking.

For more than two decades, she has worked with Fortune 100 executives at companies from Bank of America to Intel. She has also advised prime ministers, cabinet members, and newly promoted senior leaders navigating high-stakes leadership moments.

Allison’s work focuses on strengthening leadership capabilities as AI transforms how leaders communicate, make decisions, and build trust.

Her latest book, AI for the Authentic Leader, explores how executives can integrate AI into their communication without sacrificing trust, credibility, or human connection. From corporate boardrooms to leadership roundtables in Davos, she contributes to conversations about the future of leadership.

A trained opera singer turned executive advisor and entrepreneur, Allison brings personal experience to her work, having led teams and spoken or performed on global stages of up to 35,000 people.

She is the Washington Post bestselling author of Speak with Impact and Speak with Impact VIRTUALLY. She writes for the World Economic Forum and Harvard Business Review and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, and Bloomberg. Having studied ten foreign languages and worked across cultures worldwide, Allison helps leaders from different backgrounds communicate with authenticity and influence.

When she is not teaching or working with clients, Allison is also an athlete, sailboat racer, and world traveler.