Keynote speaker · Johannesburg & worldwide

🎤 TEDx Speaker 📚 2× Amazon Bestseller 📺 As seen on ENCA 🌍 50,000+ people · since 2009

Book the speaker who makes a room actually shift.

Most speakers leave an audience inspired for an afternoon. Shareen Richter leaves them changed, she runs a live, science-backed reset from the stage, so 500 people don't just hear about calm, they feel it together before she walks off. Funny, credible, and unforgettable.

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The Laughter Professor15+ years on stages across South Africa & beyond

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Credibility your audience already trusts.

TEDxENCACNNNBCABCFOX#1 Amazon BestsellerIndustrial Psychology (Hons)

Signature talks

What Shareen speaks about.

Every talk is tailored to your audience and outcome, and every one ends with a real, felt shift, not just a slide.

You are not broken, you are overloaded

The science of burnout and the nervous system, and why laughter is a serious recovery tool. The signature keynote.

The Felt Shift

A live, on-stage reset the whole room does together, proof that calm can be felt in minutes, not lectured.

Human continuity

For leadership audiences: the wellbeing of your people is now a board-level risk. Practical, measurable, board-ready.

Conference energiser

A high-impact opener or after-lunch revival that wakes a flat room and resets the energy for the day.

Why book Shareen

A keynote that does something, not just says something.

Felt, not just heard

The audience leaves lighter than they arrived, a physical experience, not a list of tips.

Credible & safe

Industrial-psychology grounding, non-clinical, opt-in. Safe for a mixed, modern, corporate room.

Tailored every time

Shareen shapes the talk to your theme, audience and the outcome you need on the day.

Formats

Keynote · workshop · virtual · MC.

From a 20-minute conference energiser to a half-day team experience, in person or online, in Johannesburg or anywhere you need her.

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What organisers say

The shift speaks for itself.

"This shifted something in our team that no previous initiative has touched. Still visible a month later.", HR Director, PwC Africa

"Powerful, fun and engaging. Our staff left with so much to take away, and they laughed their heads off.", Carla, HR Executive, Nedbank

Put Shareen on your stage.

Tell us about your event and audience. Shareen reads every enquiry herself and replies within one working day.

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