FINDING CLARITY THAT STANDS OUT IN AN AI-DRIVEN WORLD
People have never had access to so much data and information or less time to make sense of it. The new advantage isn’t access to endless amounts of content; it’s the distinctly human ability to cut through the noise, find the story in the information, and communicate effectively.
That’s what I teach. Drawing on ten years with the Apple Developer Academies, I deliver high-energy Development Labs and coaching that transform how people present ideas, make decisions, and collaborate.
WHO I WORK WITH
Technology and life-science companies whose engineers, developers, scientists and product teams present complex work to stakeholders, boards, clients, and each other.
Founder programmes accelerators, incubators and universities preparing technical founders for demo days and investor pitches.
Based near Cambridge; delivering in person across Cambridge and London, and online everywhere.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND
When Apple launched its global network of iOS Developer Academies, one challenge became clear: the students had strong coding and design skills, but many struggled to communicate their ideas with confidence and clarity.
In 2016, Apple invited me and a colleague to co-design and deliver Skills for Success a programme of storytelling, communication and presentation workshops. It began in Naples and expanded to academies in Indonesia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and beyond. Over ten years, I watched thousands of brilliant technical people learn the same lesson: the idea that gets built is the idea that gets understood.
My approach blends storytelling technique, practical presentation tools, and rehearsal methods that make confidence repeatable not dependent on “natural talent”. Whether your team is presenting data to stakeholders, pitching a product, or explaining complex work to a non-technical audience, I help them find the signal, shape the story, and deliver it with clarity on stage, on Zoom, or in the room.
“Grateful to Oscar for the incredible workshops and mentorship. I still remember how nervous I was during my first presentation, looking back now, I can see how much I’ve grown.” — Graduate, Apple Developer Academy
DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS FOR TEAMS & ORGANISATIONS
Taming the Presenter (half-day) Confident delivery for people whose work is stronger than their presenting: nerves, presence, pacing, voice, and structure without trying to “perform”.
Find out more: Taming The Presenter
Learning at Lunch: Skill Up with Storytelling (60–90 mins) The lightbulb moment, in one lunchtime. Your team leaves with story frameworks they can use the same afternoon and you’ll know within an hour whether this way of working is right for them. The easiest place to start.
Find out more: Learning at Lunch
Oblique Strategies (half-day) Inspired by Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies: a fast-moving session to unblock thinking, generate fresh angles, and get ideas flowing when a project feels stuck.
Find out more: Oblique Strategies Workshop
The High-Stakes Presentation Intensive (full day) Arrive with a deck, leave with a story. A hands-on working session that rebuilds a real presentation, an investor pitch, board update, product launch, around one clear message, a strong narrative, and clean slides. Can include my signature Concept Trailer technique: distilling your idea into a 60-second story.
Find out more: The High Stakes Presentation
Every engagement is tailored on a short pre-call, your audience, your material, your outcome.
FOR FOUNDER PROGRAMMES
I help accelerators, incubators and universities get technical founders ready for the moments that matter: demo days, investor pitches, and hackathon finals. Cohort workshops, pitch rehearsals, and storytelling programmes built on ten years of doing exactly this at fourteen of Apple’s academies.
HOW IT WORKS
1. A short call. Tell me about your team, what they present, and what needs to change.
2. Tailored delivery. I shape the session around your real material, your data, your pitches, your stakeholders, at your workplace or online.
3. Tools that stay. Every session ends with frameworks and templates your team keeps using long after the workshop.
LET’S CONNECT
Tell me your team, the kind of presentations your people give, and the outcome you need, clearer stakeholder updates, stronger pitches, or a demo day your founders are ready for.