Kit Pang helps leaders stop hiding their nerves and start using them. Keynotes, workshops and coaching that turn public speaking anxiety into real connection.
Founder of BostonSpeaks · Former Harvard Business School public speaking coach · TEDx speaker & 3x TEDx speaker coach
Trusted by teams at Liberty Mutual, Partners HealthCare, ASICS, Partners In Health, RE/MAX, Bank of America, TerraCorps, HubSpot and MIT Technology Review.
We've been sold one picture of a "good speaker": fearless, polished, unshakable. So when nerves show up, people decide something is wrong with them, and they hide.
Kit's work flips that belief. Nerves are a sign that you care. When you stop fighting them and let people see the human moments, audiences trust you more, not less.
The vision: by 2029, nervousness in public speaking is celebrated as a sign of authenticity and leadership, not weakness.
Whether you're bringing Kit to your team or working on your own speaking anxiety, there's a clear next step.
A belief-shifting keynote or hands-on workshop for leadership teams, conferences, ERGs and offsites.
Private coaching through BostonSpeaks using The Confident Speaker Method: remove the limiting beliefs that trigger your anxiety, then speak as yourself.
A free live class with Kit on how to break free from public speaking anxiety. For professionals, leaders, executives and entrepreneurs.
Redefining public speaking and leadership. A visionary talk that changes how your people see nerves, so they speak up in the meetings, pitches and stages that matter.
Kit Pang is the founder of BostonSpeaks, a public speaking coaching company that has helped thousands of professionals overcome public speaking anxiety since 2016. He helps leaders, executives and high-stakes communicators turn speaking anxiety into clarity and connection.
A former Harvard Business School public speaking coach, TEDx speaker and three-time TEDx speaker coach, Kit has worked with organizations including ASICS, HubSpot, RE/MAX, MIT Technology Review and Fortune 500 companies.
He's leading a movement around one radical idea: nervousness isn't a weakness. It's a human advantage.
Hosting a show on leadership, psychology or performance? Invite Kit as a guest.
Kit Pang is a keynote speaker and public speaking anxiety expert. He founded BostonSpeaks in 2016, is a former Harvard Business School public speaking coach, a TEDx speaker and a three-time TEDx speaker coach. His work has reached more than 12,000 leaders and 65 organizations.
Kit speaks about public speaking anxiety, leadership and authenticity. His signature keynote, The Nervousness Revolution, shows teams why nerves are a sign of care rather than weakness, and gives them a practical framework, The Confident Speaker Method, to speak up with their nerves instead of hiding them.
Kit's approach starts with mindset, not technique. Most speaking anxiety comes from a belief that good speakers never look nervous. When you replace that belief with a truer one, that the best speakers are human, the pressure to hide drops and the anxiety loses its grip. Coaching then helps you find and remove the specific limiting beliefs that trigger your anxiety.
Yes. Nervousness before speaking is one of the most common human experiences, including for senior executives and experienced speakers. Kit teaches that nerves are a biological signal that you care and are ready, and that letting audiences see human moments often builds more trust than polished perfection.
BostonSpeaks is a public speaking coaching company founded by Kit Pang in 2016. It helps professionals and leaders overcome public speaking anxiety through 1:1 coaching, group programs, in-person classes in Boston and team training for organizations.
Use the form at the bottom of this page to check availability for your event. Kit delivers keynotes, workshops and fireside chats, in person or virtually. For podcasts and media, email [email protected].
Kit is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and works with organizations and speakers nationwide. BostonSpeaks is headquartered in Boston.
Tell us a little about your team or event and we'll match you with the right next step, whether that's a keynote, a workshop for your team or coaching for you.
Most teams book Kit for leadership offsites, conferences, ERG events and manager training.
Podcast or media request? Email [email protected]