Arabella Macpherson

Communication Coach | Influence Expert

With over 18 years of experience, Arabella has worked globally with CEOs and senior leadership teams across diverse sectors, including Telstra, AstraZeneca, eBay, LinkedIn, Deloitte, and AMEX.  She has spoken on over 500 stages internationally on influence, communication, negotiation, and leadership.  Her practical training equips executives with actionable skills that deliver tangible results.


With a background in stage performance, Arabella is an energising facilitator and captivating storyteller who tailors strategies to each workplace. Workshop participants consistently find her sessions engaging, practical, and directly relevant to their needs.


Arabella is the co-author of the communication section of Macquarie University’s Global Online MBA.  Outside of work, she enjoys walking her border collie, Byron, and taking quick beach dips between virtual meetings.



Keynote Topic - Influential Conversations

As a business owner, you often spend hours upon hours in meetings. Whether you are understanding a new prospect, motivating your team or negotiating with suppliers, you need traction. You may be very good at what you do, but influencing others to achieve your outcomes takes a separate set of skills. Become even more effective by raising the quality of every conversation that you have. Not only will you get more done, but you will also feel better and build stronger relationships whilst you do.


In this interactive session, you will learn:

  • Methods for establishing a strong connection so that suggestions are readily accepted.
  • Specific and strategic questions to uncover decision-making processes
  • How to gain insights into the client's needs, priorities, and concerns.
  • How to tailor your approach based on gathered information.
  • How to deal with resistance in a skilful way so that you can offer opposing ideas, whilst deepening rapport.