Martin Brooks

Martin Brooks is a leading expert on how to use body language more effectively in business.

Martin helps leaders communicate with more confidence, credibility and charisma through better use of their body language.

He is a keynote speaker, communications coach, and author of the critically acclaimed Body Language Decoder, published in 2021.

Martin is insanely curious about how top communicators use body language to convince, influence, and inspire. And with good reason.

Research from Erasmus University, cited in the Harvard Business Review, shows that effective gestures can boost audience engagement by up to 12%. Martin’s work is all about helping clients communicate with greater confidence, credibility, and charisma through better use of body language to access as much of that extra 12% as possible.

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More About Martin Brooks

Martin Brooks brings his insights to life in every session, igniting his audiences’ curiosity about how they can use their body language more effectively. Martin then equips audiences with practical tools they can use immediately. His 20+ years of experience as a communications trainer ensure his sessions go way beyond entertainment. Delegates walk away with skills they can apply straight away, boosting their confidence and impact.

This ability to give people a competitive edge is a key reason for Martin’s success as a speaker. His sessions consistently add lasting value to conferences and corporate events.

Martin launched his communication consultancy in 2002 after a successful sales and sales leadership career. Since then, he has advised business leaders and entrepreneurs around the world. His focus is helping them connect and communicate more powerfully with body language.

He also teaches at top business schools; his Body Language for Leaders course has earned outstanding participant reviews at Henley Business School. His media work is equally respected. During election coverage, Martin is frequently asked to analyse business and political figures on platforms such as BBC Radio, LBC, and BBC2. He has also appeared on the Discovery Channel, in The Times newspaper and reviewed the top BBC program Traitors for The Standard newspaper.

Martin has received rave reviews from his clients at IBM, PWC, KPMG, Procter & Gamble, The Financial Times and many others.

Martin Brooks | Keynote Topics

Body Language for Presenting with Confidence, Credibility & Charisma

Top communicators know that their great messages need to be supported by great body language for the best chance of success. This session shares specific body language tools that enable leaders to be perceived as confident, credible, and charismatic communicators.

Body Language for Building Trust and Engaging Others.

Building trust is essential for influencing customers and peer colleagues. This session shares specific body language tools for showing listening, engagement, and curiosity that create trust.

Body Language for Managing Meetings.

Well-run meetings are focused, participative, and well-managed. This session enables leaders to achieve that with specific body language tools to achieve objectives in smoothly run and effective meetings.

Body Language for Detecting Deception.

The ability to read deceptive messages helps businesses avoid losses or delays caused by unfulfilled promises or missed deadlines. This keynote will better enable you to spot and, therefore, avoid the pitfalls of deception.

Martin Brooks | Recent Talks and Contributions

Procter & Gamble – Martin spoke to over 650 delegates in Cincinnati in the challenging “after lunch” slot, achieving great success.
PWC – He delivered a keynote presentation to over 100 partners at the New Partner event.
Henley Business School – Martin’s Body Language for Leaders course has run there annually for the past two years.
IBM – He led a series of virtual sessions during Covid and delivered an in-person keynote in 2023 to over 100 senior executives.
Media – Martin has appeared as a subject expert on the BBC, LBC Radio, and the Discovery Channel. He has also been featured in The Daily Mirror and The Times, and is currently reviewing the BBC program Traitors for The Standard.

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Testimonials

Outstanding – Martin Brooks is one of the most effective communications specialists I’ve ever worked with.

Marco Amitrano, Alliance Senior Partner, PwC UK and Middle East.

Martin Brooks is a high-energy and high-impact body-language communications coach. As a speaker at the US Asian Pacific American network’s annual event, he instigated the audience with pragmatic, easy to implement tips to be impactful & confident communicators. He kept the 650+ audience highly engaged in a post-lunch session.

Tapan Buch, Vice President & Assistant Treasurer at Proctor & Gamble.

Martin brought some very relevant and actionable insights to our workshop. Certainly, stirred some thoughts and left the group with many useful tips.

Anuj Vadehra, Associate Partner, KPMG.

Martin is always a pleasure to work with. An expert in his field – he is professional, dedicated, curious, and committed to the success of his clients.

Fiona Spooner, Managing Director, Consumer Revenue at The Financial Times.

Martin came in to do a talk at IBM for over 100 colleagues in consulting – and it was phenomenal. Informative, funny, and absolutely packed with real body language techniques that we will all be putting into practice immediately.

Danny Fontaine, Experiential Sales at IBM.

I attended a course which Martin Brooks ran at Henley Business School, and honestly, the best course I have been on for ages! I loved it – I do many presentations as part of my role, and I will definitely put everything I learnt into practice moving forward.

Carla Brian, Head of Partnerships at Biffa.

It’s not often that I can truly remember the content from a seminar or course – but Martin Brooks’s words and actions are still crystal clear – practical content that sticks, is easy to implement and makes a difference in everyday interactions. Martin ran a brilliant online session for my team. Martin came highly recommended and I can see why.

Emma Tingley, Head of Systems Interventions at Macmillan Cancer Support.