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Miroslav Bardović is an international keynote speaker, master trainer, and best-selling author who helps leaders and organisations build rapid trust through authentic human connection.
With over 15 years experience He has worked with over 20,000 people globally, been featured on international stages such as TEDx and Mindvalley and trained over 1,200 speakers through his Enlivened Speaking Institute, empowering leaders to communicate with authenticity, presence, and impact.
At the core of his work is the belief that human connection is the true currency of leadership: the bridge between trust, performance, and culture. Through his teaching and keynotes, Miroslav helps people reconnect to their own humanity so they can inspire it in others. He has presented on trust, culture, and emotional intelligence at Fortune 500 companies such as Hyatt Hotels and Lululemon and toured internationally with his signature keynote Give Them Goosebumps: Advanced Speaking and Communication.
With an academic thesis on embodied presence for engagement from Monash University (Australia’s leading education university) Miroslav brings both research and heart to how teams connect, collaborate, and lead. His bestselling book Give Them Goosebumps: Utilise the Power of Presence to Own the Stage of Communication explores how presence transforms communication and impact.
Having arrived in Australia as a wartime refugee from Yugoslavia when he was 5, Miroslav’s early years were marked by silence: a severe stutter and selective mutism born from trauma and disconnection. What followed was a deep sense of loneliness that eventually led him to the path of meditation, where he first discovered the power of presence and what it meant to truly connect within. That journey from isolation to inner stillness became the foundation of his life’s work exploring how presence and human connection create rapid trust and transform the way we communicate, lead, and live.
Miroslav’s message is simple: When leaders connect more deeply with themselves and others, they unlock the foundation of every thriving culture: trust.
In today’s fast-paced business world, trust and transparency are not optional, they are essential. This keynote shows leaders how to foster psychological safety, build authentic connections, and create cultures where teams thrive. Attendees learn practical strategies to boost employee engagement, strengthen collaboration, and lead with integrity, ensuring their teams and clients feel valued, seen, and inspired. Ideal for organisations aiming to cultivate high-performing, aligned, and resilient cultures.
Stories drive both culture and results. This keynote teaches leaders, sales, and marketing teams how to craft narratives that resonate, inspire action, and build unwavering trust with clients, colleagues, and teams. By focusing on empathy, emotional safety, and belonging, attendees learn to communicate in ways that boost engagement, strengthen culture, and drive loyalty and performance. Ideal for organisations seeking connected teams and stronger client relationships.
Unlock the secrets to building trust at lightning speed, whether on stage, in the boardroom, or across your team. This keynote shows leaders how to create psychological safety, foster belonging, and strengthen team cohesion, transforming interactions into opportunities for deep engagement and meaningful connection. Attendees learn why rapid trust is the future of leadership, giving organizations a competitive edge through elevated employee engagement, collaboration, and culture.
Miroslav removes barriers and gets everyone connected to their true authentic selves, which allowed the team to address any outstanding issues, concerns or roadblocks. The week after was when we saw some of the best results; authenticity and truth came alive. Every shift we had great conversations around what was holding people back and as team we were able to support each other and work together. Miroslav offers a positively unique approach!
Miroslav was the standout speaker in a room of professional speakers at the Professional Speakers Australia convention. If you need to understand presence, impact and engagement, you have to check him out!
