Mary Cheyne

Mary Cheyne (pronounced “sheen”), MBA, was once a self-conscious public speaker and communicator. She has spent the past 15 years learning and mastering effective communication skills.

In 2009, she competed in the World Championship of Public Speaking and out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries, she placed second. Mary’s communications accolades have been featured in The Boston Globe, The World Journal, as well as TV and radio interviews.

Mary is a TEDx Speaker, and a Transformational Public Speaking Trainer & Coach. She has trained over 15,000 people in over 30 cities around the world and has coached hundreds of individuals on how to become better public speakers and communicators.

As president of Magnetic Podium, LLC, her own training and communications company, she teaches people to communicate clearly both in front of audiences as well as in personal conversations at corporations and organizations.

Her mission is to educate & empower individuals to use public speaking as the doorway to personal transformation, and to use the gift of speech to create impact in the world.

Mary was born in Hong Kong, grew up in Sydney, Australia, and moved to the United States in 2001. Find out more at www.MagneticPodium.com