Speaker Bio
Terrence Taylor is the founder of TALKS TOO MUCH and creator of NeuroNarrative™, a system designed to make learning actually stick. As a retention architect, he works with leadership teams and organizations to reduce training loss and drive measurable behavior change long after the session ends.
His approach blends immersive audio storytelling with structured reflection, transforming passive learning into active, repeatable action. Drawing from education, entrepreneurship, and lived experience, Terrence helps organizations move beyond one-time inspiration toward lasting implementation.
His work sits at the intersection of story, psychology, and performance—bridging the gap between what people hear and what they actually do.
Speaker Topics
Great teams are built through trust, accountability, honest feedback and the confidence to challenge one another. Drawing from the culture of competitive sport, this keynote explores the behaviours that create strong cultures and strengthen communication, connection & performance in the workplace.
Failure is one of the greatest teachers we’ll ever have. This keynote explores how leaders and teams can build the confidence to learn from mistakes, respond with accountability and create cultures where experimentation, growth and resilience become everyday practice.
Listening is one of the most influential leadership skills we can develop.
Through storytelling, curiosity and meaningful conversation, this keynote explores how better questions, deeper listening and intentional communication create stronger relationships, greater inclusion and psychologically safe workplaces.
Psychological safety is built through communication, not intention. This session explores how leaders shape trust, performance and openness through the way they speak, respond and tell stories. Participants learn how to create environments where people can share ideas, admit mistakes and perform at a higher level without fear.
CARE Stories is a narrative framework that helps individuals make sense of their personal and professional experiences in a way that supports growth, clarity and forward movement.
This session guides participants through how to understand who they are, what they’ve been through, what they’ve learned from it and how to reshape and communicate their story in a way that builds confidence, direction and opportunity. It focuses on turning lived experience into meaningful narrative that supports both personal development and professional progression.
Most people underestimate the value of what they already know. This session helps individuals identify, translate and apply transferable skills from lived experience, education and work history. Rooted in experiential learning and recognition of prior learning principles, Skill-Shift helps people reposition their past into future opportunity.
Testimonials
Terrence guided ten professionals struggling with grant writing through his storytelling for report writing process. I was able to see how storytelling for impact would better highlight the projects I am working on and will be using his methods moving forward! Terrence is engaging and a skilled facilitator who helped all of us feel reflected in the process.
It was an interactive session and I was able to put myself into the stories. It was MUCH better than a presentation with slides. I enjoyed the aspect of almost meditation while listening to the stories with the lights off and eyes closed. Terrence is super funny and relatable and I would recommend anyone go to his sessions. The session makes you feel like it is okay to say what you feel.
10/10, experiential, different, relational, no freaking slides, real reflection and committed action!
10/10, I have never experienced this type of learning before and it will stick with me longer then a slide deck. The narratives, the processing time, the combination of self reflection and group work. I plan to use the framework around turning negative into positive. For example, the skill shifting. I tend to try and take on too much, but shifting my thinking and examining my skills, I have realized that I am self aware and know my capacity. I can stick to my boundaries and still help others without burning out. Quote to live by when it comes to clients, “what can wait without being ignored?” focusing on one thing at a time and slowing things down.
I’ve had the chance to take part in four of the NeuroNarrative experiences and I’ve had the honour of witnessing this system grow and evolve over time. Experiencing the most recent demonstration brought everything together in a meaningful and exciting way that resonates in the work people do across many sectors and industries.
Because I have Aphantasia, a condition that makes me unable to create mental images, I generally can’t visualize images or ideas in my imagination, but the overall sensory experience of the audio clips allowed me to actually imagine being in the scenes and generated a familiar picture. The audio experiences and storytelling were able to bring out real emotions and an interesting sense of nostalgia. Everything feels relatable, familiar and easy to connect with. And after each session, I just feel more connected to what I was supposed to be learning, which was because of the built in reflection and the unique focus on adult learning retention. Love it and would come back again and again!
Terrence, the speaker/organizer/creator of NeuroNarrative was vibrant, full of energy and very personable. His introduction and instructions for the session were clear and concise with a hint of mystery. His creativity in the delivery was nothing short of brilliant. It made every other education/engagement session, pale horribly in comparison. By the time the session ended, I was excited to know that someone actually got it and perfected what was lacking in just about every session that I had ever attended for work in the past. Also, the props that were used were imaginative as I waited, my curiosity peaked for instruction for their use.
If I were that person wondering who to get to deliver a service that would improve job performance, cohesion and retention, Terrence is that person! The audio recordings made sense and made the solution to a variety of problems seems so obvious and clear. I particularly enjoyed the fact that there would be follow up to the session, with “ homework” that helps to bring everything together, now and in the future. Terrence’s session was undoubtedly the best that I have had the privilege to attend. I look forward to what he will produce next. Kudos Terrence to a job well done!
Terrence creates a space that is unlike any workshop or training session I’ve attended.
What stood out most to me was the intentionality behind the experience. In a world where we’re constantly moving, multitasking, and carrying the weight of work, family, and life’s responsibilities, Terrence creates an environment where people can simply be still. It felt less like a traditional workshop and more like an opportunity to step outside the noise, reflect, and reconnect with yourself.
He has a unique ability to make everyone in the room feel safe, welcomed, and valued, while never forcing participation or a particular outcome. The experience brought people together in a meaningful way, creating a sense of connection and shared humanity, while still allowing each person to take away what they needed most from the experience.
For me personally, the reflection and conversations sparked by the workshop extended far beyond the session itself. I left feeling grounded, energized, and with a deeper appreciation for the importance of slowing down and being intentional.
I’ve known Terrence for many years and have always respected him as a leader, mentor, and person. Experiencing his work in this setting only deepened that respect. His ability to connect with people, create meaningful dialogue, and guide reflection is a gift, and one that I believe leaves a lasting impact on everyone fortunate enough to experience it.
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