MATT EVENTOFF is the owner of Princeton Public Speaking and a communication and messaging strategist.

Matt helps leaders succeed, organizations grow, and executives gain the necessary confidence to present authentically, passionately, and confidently.

He has served as an executive communications and messaging strategist/trainer for leading multinational organizations and brands, the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, corporate boards of directors, diplomats, founders, “unicorns”, and executives worldwide from diverse industries, onsite in 90+ countries.

Matt has prepared speakers to present at nearly every event, ranging from earnings calls and board meetings to media appearances, as well as appearances at TED, the World Economic Forum (Davos), the United Nations, CES, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and before legislative bodies on four continents.

He is a guest lecturer at Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs and was previously an adjunct professor in the Rutgers University Business School Executive MBA program.

He has lectured in numerous departments at Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Texas, Rice University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Miami School of Law, and many other colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.

Matt was selected to participate in the State Department’s Speaker Specialist Program and is regularly cited by leading publications and news outlets on issues related to communication.

In addition, he operates The Oratory Project, which provides free public speaking training and workshops to at-risk young adults, and served as the professional advisor to the Princeton University student organization Speak with Style for a decade.

Matt is the author of the award-winning book The Oratory Project, as well as Oratore: The Art of Communication, It Really Is As Simple As ABC: What Leaders Can Learn From Masterful Orators.

He is also the author of Speak Fearlessly, a graphic novel, and the coauthor of Speechless, an illustrated picture book. These are the first in a series of free children’s books designed to help children overcome their fear of public speaking.

Speak Fearlessly, Speechless, and other new titles are offered free of charge to at-risk children and young adults in multiple languages.

Matt received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and his Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.