
Susan Heaton-Wright
FPSA, BA Hons, PG Dip,
HFD, UKRaise your impact, credibility and visibility from a former international opera singer.
Motivational speaker, Susan Heaton-Wright, is a multi-award winning impact, communications and speaking consultant and the creator of the Superstar Communicator™ methodology. She is an international speaker; the MD of award winning music company, Viva Live Music, podcaster and a former prize winning international opera singer.
Susan empowers emerging leaders to She delivers masterclasses, workshops, coaching and speeches for many companies including AstraZeneca, Deloitte, RBS, Invesco, Pfizer, Shell, Microsoft, AXA, the NHS and J&J; to Professional Service Firms and Professional Associations: including CII, ACCA, CIPS and CQI. Her area of expertise is in Impact, Presence, credibility and spoken communication for Career Acceleration. Susan has delivered content to attendees from more than 130 countries worldwide.
Susan is an International Women’s Day speaker, Susan has spoken at IWD events in UK and internationally to virtual audiences, to many global organisations. Highlights include a virtual event for the British Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar as a speaker and panellist, alongside the British Ambassador for Thailand, former British Ambassador for Myanmar and the regional UN representative.
Speaking topics include:- Creating a Positively Disruptive Mindset
- How to demonstrate Credibility
- Find your “Inner Betty”: how to make an impact
- The secrets of Career Acceleration and Success
- Break the Bias: Making better business decisions.
- Manage your Fear and Show up with Confidence
Susan is the EMEA Leadership Launch Leader for HBA leadership programs for the Pharmaceutical industry. As a speaker she has spoken globally; in Lithuania, UAE, France and The Netherlands, as well as throughout UK, at conferences, as a panellist, for internal events within organisations: lunch and learn and evening sessions as well as delivering virtual masterclasses. Topics include Career Acceleration; Demonstrating Credibility; Women in Leadership Communication and How to be Positively Disruptive.
Motivational speaker feedback includes:“Susan is a breath of fresh air to talk to and learn from. As someone who works largely in and on effective communication within the Insurance Industry, I have learned a lot from Susan!” Sarah Myerscough CEO Boston Tullis
“Susan delivered a great session for my peer “mastermind” group, giving us great insights as to how to create a real “WOW” factor with our clients. A superb communicator, friendly and approachable style, and a top quality virtual delivery with value packed content. Well worth it!” David Hyner
“I have had great experience working with Susan on delivering speeches to support our stakeholders in the Middle East region. It was so easy working with Susan. She understood our requirements, what we wanted and how she needed to customise the content for the audience; the content and delivery was great and we received great feedback from the attendees. I would definitely ask Susan to do another workshop for our members in the region.” Fazeela Gopalani, Head of Middle East ACCA
“Susan presented on how to #BreakTheBias at a Women’s Event we held in February 2022. She was engaging, humorous, and very informative on the subject at hand. Susan has a unique ability to pull the audience in with her witty personality, while maintaining a level of professionalism suitable for any organization or company event. I am looking forward to working with Susan again in the future and highly recommend her to anyone who is hosting an event and looking for an external speaker.” Michelle Connolly Pfizer North America
Susan Heaton-Wright is a multi-award winning impact, communications and speaking Consultant for emerging leaders and the creator of the Superstar Communicator™ methodology. She is an international speaker; the MD of award winning music company, Viva Live Music, podcaster and a former prize winning international opera singer.
She delivers masterclasses, workshops, coaching and speeches for many companies including Astra Zeneca, Deloitte, RBS, Invesco, Pfizer, Shell, Microsoft, AXA, the NHS, Bayer and J&J. Her area of expertise is in Impact, Presence, credibility and spoken communication
As a speaker, she regularly delivers face to face and virtual speeches, masterclasses and seminars to professional organisations and businesses, as well as leaders and emerging leaders in organisations. She has spoken virtually globally; in Lithuania, UAE, France, Belgium and The Netherlands. As well as throughout UK, at conferences, as a panellist, business events, lunch and learn sessions and trade shows. More recently Susan has been speaking virtually to international audiences, including virtual conferences. Since March 2020 she has delivered over 1000 virtual workshops to attendees from more than 130 countries worldwide.
Susan is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Incorporated Society of Musicians. She leads a project of musicians in Greece annually, to deliver music workshops to refugees in Athens as part of the 'Love without Borders' charity.
Motivational speaker, Susan Heaton-Wright, is a multi-award winning impact, communications and speaking consultant and the creator of the Superstar Communicator™ methodology. She is an international speaker; the MD of award winning music company, Viva Live Music, podcaster and a former prize winning international opera singer.
Susan empowers emerging leaders to She delivers masterclasses, workshops, coaching and speeches for many companies including AstraZeneca, Deloitte, RBS, Invesco, Pfizer, Shell, Microsoft, AXA, the NHS and J&J; to Professional Service Firms and Professional Associations: including CII, ACCA, CIPS and CQI. Her area of expertise is in Impact, Presence, credibility and spoken communication for Career Acceleration. Susan has delivered content to attendees from more than 130 countries worldwide.
Susan is an International Women’s Day speaker, Susan has spoken at IWD events in UK and internationally to virtual audiences, to many global organisations. Highlights include a virtual event for the British Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar as a speaker and panellist, alongside the British Ambassador for Thailand, former British Ambassador for Myanmar and the regional UN representative.
Speaking topics include:- Creating a Positively Disruptive Mindset
- How to demonstrate Credibility
- Find your “Inner Betty”: how to make an impact
- The secrets of Career Acceleration and Success
- Break the Bias: Making better business decisions.
- Manage your Fear and Show up with Confidence
Susan is the EMEA Leadership Launch Leader for HBA leadership programs for the Pharmaceutical industry. As a speaker she has spoken globally; in Lithuania, UAE, France and The Netherlands, as well as throughout UK, at conferences, as a panellist, for internal events within organisations: lunch and learn and evening sessions as well as delivering virtual masterclasses. Topics include Career Acceleration; Demonstrating Credibility; Women in Leadership Communication and How to be Positively Disruptive.
Motivational speaker feedback includes:“Susan is a breath of fresh air to talk to and learn from. As someone who works largely in and on effective communication within the Insurance Industry, I have learned a lot from Susan!” Sarah Myerscough CEO Boston Tullis
“Susan delivered a great session for my peer “mastermind” group, giving us great insights as to how to create a real “WOW” factor with our clients. A superb communicator, friendly and approachable style, and a top quality virtual delivery with value packed content. Well worth it!” David Hyner
“I have had great experience working with Susan on delivering speeches to support our stakeholders in the Middle East region. It was so easy working with Susan. She understood our requirements, what we wanted and how she needed to customise the content for the audience; the content and delivery was great and we received great feedback from the attendees. I would definitely ask Susan to do another workshop for our members in the region.” Fazeela Gopalani, Head of Middle East ACCA
“Susan presented on how to #BreakTheBias at a Women’s Event we held in February 2022. She was engaging, humorous, and very informative on the subject at hand. Susan has a unique ability to pull the audience in with her witty personality, while maintaining a level of professionalism suitable for any organization or company event. I am looking forward to working with Susan again in the future and highly recommend her to anyone who is hosting an event and looking for an external speaker.” Michelle Connolly Pfizer North America
Susan Heaton-Wright is a multi-award winning impact, communications and speaking Consultant for emerging leaders and the creator of the Superstar Communicator™ methodology. She is an international speaker; the MD of award winning music company, Viva Live Music, podcaster and a former prize winning international opera singer.
She delivers masterclasses, workshops, coaching and speeches for many companies including Astra Zeneca, Deloitte, RBS, Invesco, Pfizer, Shell, Microsoft, AXA, the NHS, Bayer and J&J. Her area of expertise is in Impact, Presence, credibility and spoken communication
As a speaker, she regularly delivers face to face and virtual speeches, masterclasses and seminars to professional organisations and businesses, as well as leaders and emerging leaders in organisations. She has spoken virtually globally; in Lithuania, UAE, France, Belgium and The Netherlands. As well as throughout UK, at conferences, as a panellist, business events, lunch and learn sessions and trade shows. More recently Susan has been speaking virtually to international audiences, including virtual conferences. Since March 2020 she has delivered over 1000 virtual workshops to attendees from more than 130 countries worldwide.
Susan is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the Incorporated Society of Musicians. She leads a project of musicians in Greece annually, to deliver music workshops to refugees in Athens as part of the 'Love without Borders' charity.
Be Seen, Be Heard, Make an Impact
•Understanding who you are speaking to and 'what's in it for them'
.•The variety of virtual platforms you could be speaking on
•Creating clear, concise, focused messages
•The importance of preparation and ideas for preparing
•How non-verbal communication (body language) play a part in any speaking - even on line
•How we can make it as easy as possible for others to listen to us, by using our voices effectively, particularly...
Be a Superstar Communicator™
The Superstar Communicator™ webinar, which is a CPD (CE) accredited webinar. Susan delivers very interactive, experiential webinar, where attendees are introduced to a number of key communication skills, to ensure they make an impact when they speak. The webinar includes a workbook, so attendees can take notes and also do exercises during the webinar.
Topics include:
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- Be seen, be...
Managing your fear when speaking and communicating
•Why we get nervous before speaking•Creating your own save psychological zone when speaking•Developing your "Personal Rider" •How to practice effectively so you feel more confident•Physical and mental preparation before you speak
Overview: Managing your fear before speaking is an invaluable skill to acquire. We all get nervous before delivering content that is important, and there are techniques we can acquire and develop to ensure we are able to deliver our speeches to the...
Women in Leadership: communicate with impact, credibility, clarity and confidence
Communicating as a leader is a necessary skill for any leader. For female leaders and emerging leaders, these are particularly important to ensure you lead, make an impression and engage with your teams. In this interactive webinar Susan will use elements from her Communications methodology, Superstar Communicator™, sharing Top Tips to ensure you have presence and impact when communicating as a leader.
Learning Objectives: My aim for this course is that you will go away with...



