Noel Bentley

As a speaker, emcee and humourist, Noel challenges and entertains audiences with his unique perspectives, ability to connect ideas and offbeat humour. As the Speaking and Storytelling Coach for the Surrey SHARES program he helps participants to uncover and share their stories. Noel is the Host and Program Manager for TEDxSurrey, one of Canada’s largest TEDx events. He’s also a Distinguished Toastmaster who has created a public speaking project designed to change how we design and experience keynote talks. Recent community efforts include teaching photography and crafting a program to help newcomers to Canada find and keep employment. Through his work, Noel promotes the critical importance of creating connections and sparking public discussion as catalysts for change. His natural habitat is the coffee houses and stages of the British Columbia Lower Mainland.

I'm passionate about helping clients and speakers to tell the story they need to tell. The process of developing relationships and embarking on journeys of personal discovery, punctuated by laughter and tears, is immensely fulfilling.

Coaching, Emcee, Human Resources, Humourist, Photography, Public Speaking, Storytelling

Being a part of TEDxSurrey (originally TEDXBearCreekPark) has been a life changing experience. I've curated speakers, coached speakers, recruited entertainers and developed programs for our TEDx events. Working through these aspects of putting on an event has been a wonderful learning experience. However, I'm most grateful for the opportunity to host (emcee) these events and develop a unique method of supporting the speakers and engaging our audiences.