HEY THERE,
I am Dirish Mohan
Get to know your Coach
Dirish is a professional public speaker, coach and a storyteller with close to 17 years of experience in public speaking and over 16 years experience with corporates like ICICI Bank, JLL and Cushman & Wakefield.
For over more than a decade he has mentored and coached numerous established speakers and leaders across India, which lists CEO’s/CFO’s/Directors of established organizations as his mentees.
Dirish is rated amongst the finest public speaking coaches in India. His flagship public speaking course in Bangalore, “Own The Stage”, is amongst the most sought after programs by mid and senior level professionals.
Dirish is also a Linkedin content creator. He was a part of the 1st Linkedin Creator Accelerator Program in India (2022), where he was selected as an expert in public speaking and storytelling to share his knowledge and insights amongst the Linkedin community.
If you want to be coached by someone who has mastered public speaking as an artform, while understanding the finer aspects of the corporate world, the search stops here !
Corporate Experience
Dirish has over 15 years of experience having worked with multinational conglomerates and popular corporate firms like ICICI Bank, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL.
His Initiatives
Dirish has been in the field of public speaking and storytelling for over 17 years. He began his professional speaking journey as an engineering student and over the years has started some unique initiatives, which have had a greater social impact.
Banjara Toastmasters:Oct 2009
Dirish is the co-founder of Banjara Toastmasters, one of the reputed community toastmaster clubs in Bangalore. It began in Oct 2009 and until now has completed over 650 meetings.Dirish founded the club along with Dr Chaya Nair, a paediatrician and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) trainer.
A Take On Life(ATOL):
Aug 2016
A Take On Life is a one-of-a-kind platform that hosts conversations on life, with concepts ranging from Managing Expectations, Tackling Failure, Understanding Emotions to name a few. Dirish strongly believes in the power of meaningful conversations as a means to self-discovery. The event is driven by the power of personal stories and perspectives as a way to understand and interpret life.
Academy of Public Speaking(APS):Sept 2019
Academy of Public Speaking is the latest initiative started by Dirish in Sept 2019. Dirish launched the Academy of Public Speaking to impart his knowledge and experience garnered over the years as a speaker and coach. Today, his flagship program “Own The Stage” is amongst the most sought after public speaking courses by professionals.
Educational Videos
A few videos by Dirish that will help you garner a greater insight on the art of Storytelling and Public Speaking
What we offer
Explore our offerings of carefully curated services aimed at transforming you into an impactful Public Speaker, Storyteller and Leader.
Public Speaking
A Practical program in Public Speaking for professionals wherein you practice what you learn.
Storytelling
An advanced program in Personal and Business Storytelling, for those who have learnt to Own the Stage.
Leadership Coaching
Need a personal coach to train you in public speaking/presentation skills/leadership mindset or people management skills?
Keynote Speaker/ Corporate Training
Dirish is an established speaker, writer, moderater and coach. If you wish to hire Dirish for a corporate gig or motivational talk, then reach out
Keynote Speech Coaching
Are you a CXO/ business leader invited to deliver a keynote address and need help to prepare for the big day?- then reach out
Articles by Dirish
Explore these informative articles written by Dirish, which provide deep insights into various topics related to public speaking, storytelling, and coaching.
Our Gallery
Check out some of our previous batches and the buzz we have created with Own the Stage.
Testimonials
Our proud badge of Honour is our Alumni Network that has absorbed the learnings and developed new skills to implement in the market.
Chandan Pani
Dirish works with individuals to overcome, the fear of being onstage, and the fear of facing the audience. He has a simple yet elegant style of mentoring all facets of professionals with different fear factors. His program “Own the Stage” is uniquely designed to address all areas of public speaking. He is an excellent mentor for storytelling – both personalized and anecdotal, a must-have utility for every leader. Above all, Dirish is an exceptionally humble human being to work.
Nitin Mittal
Dirish gives customized learning programs to each and every individual rather than following a cookie-cutter approach. I recommend his course “Own the Stage” to everybody who feels that public speaking is in borne talent. His course not only helps you with public speaking but also touches on various nuances of leadership skills and Psychology. Join his course and change your life.
Amit Gupta
I along with my colleagues decided to participate. Apart from training you on structure, and the context of speech writing, what I loved about Dirish is that he works with participants on their strengths and encourages everyone to be comfortable with who they are. I noticed quite a few participants coming out with flying colors through this learning journey.
Kalavathy Perumal
Dirish Mohan is a great mentor and personally invests time in each mentee. I was part of his flagship program ‘Own the Stage’ and I really enjoyed and looked forward to every session. The 6-week course really did change the way I looked at the stage. Dirish is authentic and has the patience in guiding you to bring out the best in you. His guidance and support really helped in removing all inhibitions I had in public speaking.
Gurudev Kanekal
I had a very good experience being mentored by Dirish. He comes across as an honest and a genuine person who makes an earnest attempt to unearth the ‘public speaker’ in each of his mentees and supports them during their journey. The program is well structured and in every session, individuals are given a topic to write and speak about. The program aims to get the content, script, and delivery of the content right. The content is personally reviewed by Dirish.