The most important rule in speaking: "Don’t bore your audience!"

Thomas Skipwith, lic. oec. HSG, four-time European rhetoric champion

Practice makes perfect.

Proverb. This applies also to great presentations.

"Knew how. Then presentations become a pleasure. "

Thomas Skipwith, Professional Speaker GSA (SHB)

"If you rest, you rust."

Proverb. Even good speakers need to practice regularly.

Expert for presentation skills and public speaking

“Skipwith – is that a stage name?” “No, my father was from the USA.” This is the frequent dialogue when he meets new people. Born and sent to school in Lucerne, he grew up bilingual thanks to his father. Thanks to him, he also noticed how important a good appearance in front of an audience is, be it a small toast at a wedding, a request to speak at a general meeting or a presentation in front of and for the management.

Thomas Skipwith specializes in performing in front of an audience. He teaches his audience and the participants in his training and coaching sessions how to confidently give a presentation and speech in front of an audience in a short period of time – in an entertaining way. The new term for this is edutainment (education + entertainment). In doing so, he demonstrates what he preaches in his keynotes, trainings and coachings for presentation skills. He plays the whole range of presentation possibilities. So that the audience leaves the hall motivated and wants to try everything out for themselves.

You can book him for keynotes (lectures), public and company training, as well as rhetoric coaching. You will enjoy a speaker and trainer who brings a lot of experience to the stage and into the seminar room.

Thomas Skipwith is a member of the following associations.

Thomas Skipwith: speaker, trainer, coach, author
  • 4 times European rhetoric champion
  • Lic. oec. HSG, speaker, trainer, coach, author
  • Founder and head of the DESCUBRIS institute, Oberwil-Lieli (near Zurich)
  • Previously 7 years management consultant at Accenture
  • Co-founder of the Rhetoric Center at the University of St. Gallen HSG
  • Founder and President of 4 Rhetoric Clubs, including Rhetorik Club Zürich and Rhetorik Club Winterthur
  • Founder and President of the Aargau Debating Club
  • Past President GSA Switzerland (German Speakers Association)
  • Formerly an expert in Club 55, experts in sales and marketing
  • 20 years (board) member of Toastmasters
  • Multiple author
  • Many years of experience in service companies and in industry
  • Work experience in France, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Mexico and Hong Kong
  • 5 languages: German, English, French, Spanish, basic knowledge of Mandarin Chinese