Keynote Speaking at Conferences and Events

Looking for an engaging professional speaker to provide keynote speaking at your next conference or event? Look no further than Simon Day.

Why Book Simon?

Simon's keynote speaking inspires and empowers people to challenge their fears, communicate more openly, look after their mental health and wellbeing and lift their vision. He frequently speaks on leadership, communication, resilience, change, mindset, growth and goal-setting.

Simon's Story

In 2013, Simon was unemployed – his life was spiralling out of control. His confidence, career prospects and relationships were suffering. Central to all of this was crippling anxiety around public speaking and communication. He felt terrified. Terrified of presenting, public speaking, making phone calls, networking events - just talking. To anyone.

Two choices remained: spend his life hiding in the shadows and risk losing everything, or find his voice.

Simon's tireless pursuit of transformation has seen him become a UK award-winning speaker and executive presentation coach. After over 12 years in education and seeing the challenges first-hand, he founded Kingfishers Consulting. This allows Simon and his team to work more closely with professionals from corporate, public sector and education backgrounds as they develop their leadership, communication, presentation and public speaking skills.

Simon has achieved numerous communication awards from Toastmasters International, The Professional Speaking Association and holds Grade 8 Speaking in Public with Distinction from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).

There have been plenty of challenges on this journey but the resilience Simon has won through these experiences shines through; his speeches rich with story, making him both relatable and powerful.

Do you have an upcoming conference or online event that would benefit from an authentic, passionate, professional speaker that can inspire your audience? Get in touch and let's talk.

Accreditations & Experience:

Vice-President, Yorkshire Region, Professional Speaking Association, 2025-2026

Professional Speaking Association - Member of the Year (Yorkshire), 2025

National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching, Department for Education, 2023

MA Creative Writing, Leeds Trinity University - 2020

Runner-up, UK Emerging Speaker of the Year, Professional Speaking Association, 2019

Yorkshire Emerging Speaker of the Year, Professional Speaking Association, 2019

Champion (Evaluation & Feedback), UK&I, Toastmasters International, 2019

Professional Member of the Professional Speaking Association since 2019

PGCert in Education, University of Sunderland, 2018

BA (Hons) English Language and Literature, 2017

Runner-up, Vice-President of the Year, Toastmasters International UK&I, 2017

Advanced Communicator Bronze and Advanced Leadership Bronze Awards, Toastmasters International, 2017

Member of Toastmasters International (Leeds City Toastmasters) since 2015 (Vice-President, 2016 & 2017, President, 2018)