De-escalation starts before words, with self-regulation.
Rob Redenbach can help make your next event one people remember. He understands that a good keynote, like a good workshop, should entertain, challenge and educate. His presentations do all three. Blending humour, experience and hard facts, he helps people lead themselves through uncertainty and change.
At the heart of his work is a simple principle: leadership of others begins with leadership of self.
Storytelling is how he brings that principle to life. He has delivered tailored presentations at more than 1,000 conferences across 23 countries and performed sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and the Sydney Opera House.
The perspective he brings to audiences has been shaped in high-risk environments, including protecting aid workers in Africa, the Middle East and Papua New Guinea.
With a Master's degree from the Australian Graduate School of Policing and executive education at Harvard, he combines practical experience with a grounded understanding of self-leadership under conditions of risk, uncertainty and pressure.
His work has been featured in publications ranging from The Tactical Edge, the journal of the US National Tactical Officers Association, to Virgin Australia's inflight magazine. His clients are similarly varied and include Commonwealth Bank, Toyota, LG Electronics, the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association and Griffith University.
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Calm When It Counts (Keynote and Workshop)
Rob Redenbach’s signature presentation, Calm When It Counts, builds the capacity to stay steady under pressure by framing de-escalation as resilience in action and an essential skill for leadership and life. It is designed for anyone whose work involves people, judgement, and moments that matter. The result is less conflict, better decisions, and greater clarity when options blur.Calm When It Counts (Keynote and Workshop)
The 45-minute keynote suits plenary or conference audiences, while the half-day workshop is better suited to smaller, more interactive groups. Humour supports engagement in both formats, but Calm When It Counts is not a comedy routine. It delivers evidence-based guidance on how to de-escalate pressure before it distorts judgement.
The Other Side of Fear
The Other Side of Fear examines what self-leadership looks like when the way forward is uncertain. Drawing on experiences shaped in moments when the stakes were real and there was no script to follow, Rob Redenbach shows how fear can become a signal to move forward rather than step back.The Other Side of Fear
Ideal for leaders, entrepreneurs and teams navigating change, The Other Side of Fear brings together real stories, dry humour and hard-earned lessons to show what can happen when we stop waiting for guarantees and take responsibility for what comes next.
The Other Side of Fear is available in both keynote and after-dinner formats, with content and delivery tailored to suit the audience, event objectives and available time.
Storycraft for Leaders
Storycraft for Leaders explores storytelling as both an art form and a tool for leading ourselves and others. Participants learn how to turn ideas and lived experience into stories that build trust, hold attention and make complex ideas easier to understand. The approach applies equally to team meetings, workshops, keynote presentations and public forums.Storycraft for Leaders
Storycraft for Leaders is typically delivered as either a half-day or full-day programme, with ideal group sizes ranging from 8 to 20 participants.
Beyond developing individual communication skills, Storycraft for Leaders is a powerful team-building experience. As participants shape, share and refine their stories together, they learn more about the people behind the roles, practise giving and receiving constructive feedback, and build trust through a process that is both challenging and supportive. The result is greater connection, a stronger sense of shared purpose and a common language for communicating ideas that matter.
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"Rob's ability to gain and hold the attention of his audience as he delivers his message about leadership makes it clear he has the experience to speak about a topic that many claim to under ... keep reading Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs
Our elite group expect the best and they were not disappointed with Rob Redenbach. The issues and methods he explained proved so relevant to the business challenges we currently face . . . the timing could not have been better.
Rob Redenbach was engaging, authentic and truly outstanding in his presentation on leadership. We all walked away with a better understanding and insight of leadership.
In this golden age' of circuit speakers and consultants, finding one who earns his/her money can be a lottery. Robert Redenbach represents one of the winning tickets . . . his ability to connect with and hold an audience is outstanding.
Really enjoyed Rob's session . . . very enlightening and will help in future decision-making. It provided a 'value added' component not offered by other fund managers.
Initially we had reservations about Rob Redenbach's background being relevant to our corporate audience, but not only did he provide relevance, his presentation ran the gamut from laughter to tears and culminated in a thunderous standing ovation! He presented his own experiences of managing conflict at a life-or-death level and shared with our audience a number of perspectives for dealing with problems at any level.
Rob Redenbach's presentations were highly original and extremely professional . . . he far exceeded expectations.
An excellent keynote . . . Really held everyone's interest. Great mix of practical techniques and good humour.
Rob's presentation is as dynamic and impactful as his punch. He delivers the key messages succinctly and caters well to an audience of international participants. Truly a masterful performance!
Before his presentation I had doubts about the suitability of Rob Redenbach's background to our conference audience, however, it was an absolute pleasure to hear him speak, an absolute pleasure! The passion, commitment and real life experiences he outlined can be directly incorporated into our business to make a DIFFERENCE!
The whole team thoroughly enjoyed Rob Redenbach's session and it certainly invigorated us for the rest of the afternoon. We all loved the presentation and style and thought it to be absolutely fantastic. It was very relevant to everybody who took away different messages/experiences from the talk.
