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Transform audience engagement with Ben Hanlin, speaker and professional magician. Ben works with organisations to enhance communication skills, build confidence, and create memorable connections, delivering high-impact techniques featured on The Tonight Show and in London's West End.
Ben Hanlin is a magician, presenter and producer who has made a name for himself across television, stage and digital platforms. Known for blending entertainment with insightful storytelling, Ben shares the tools he has developed over more than two decades of performing and content creation to help others improve engagement, connection and communication.
He first gained public attention as the creator and star of ITV2’s Tricked, where he used magic to prank celebrities and members of the public. Since then, he has appeared on shows including The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Celebrity Juice and Dancing on Ice, and has performed live on stage in London’s West End in The Illusionists and Live at The Palladium. His one-man shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival earned five-star reviews, with Theatre Weekly calling it “the best variety show of the Fringe”.
Beyond live performance, Ben has embraced digital media, growing an audience of more than 2 million followers through viral content and brand partnerships with companies such as Amazon Prime and McDonald’s. He is also co-founder of Pull The Pin, a Birmingham-based digital marketing agency helping companies craft effective video content and strategy.
As a speaker, Ben distils his experience into practical lessons on how to make an impact - whether on stage, in the boardroom, or online. Drawing from his TEDx talk, "How to INSTANTLY Create Engagement and Connection", he explores themes such as mindset, confidence, resilience and dealing with failure. His approach combines humour, personal storytelling and tried-and-tested techniques to help individuals and organisations communicate more effectively.
Book Ben Hanlin when you need more than inspiration - when your team requires practical tools to transform how they connect with clients and colleagues.
Topics, sessions and talks
Ben highlights the critical importance of connection in the workplace. He explains that a lack of engagement can lead to unclear direction, uninspired leadership, and weakened client relationships. Drawing from his decades of experience, Ben shares key principles that top performers use to captivate audiences, whether in large groups or one-on-one. Attendees will learn effective techniques to ensure their messages resonate and are heard in any interaction.
In his talk, Ben Hanlin reveals how magicians turn the impossible into reality through a clear process, hard work, and resilience rather than magic powers. He shares insights from his experiences in creating TV magic tricks, building a 2 million-strong social media following, and launching a successful digital marketing agency. Attendees will learn the importance of setting clear goals, embracing failure as a learning opportunity, and cultivating resilience to overcome challenges in their own pursuits.
Award-winning TV magician Ben Hanlin transforms audience engagement techniques into powerful business tools, helping organisations create meaningful connections in our distracted world. Book Ben for your next event to give your team practical strategies that drive results and enhance how they connect with clients and colleagues.
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To book Ben Hanlin, email ben.hanlin@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Ben's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Ben Hanlin structures his sessions around a process-driven framework drawn from his career in TV magic and digital content creation, using personal case studies — including the production of ITV2's Tricked and growing a 2 million-strong social media following — to illustrate principles of engagement, resilience, and goal-setting. His TEDx talk, How to INSTANTLY Create Engagement and Connection, serves as a throughline, with techniques demonstrated via live examples and storytelling drawn from stage, screen, and business.
Ben Hanlin speaks on workplace engagement and connection, resilience and failing forward, and mindset and goal setting. He is the creator and star of ITV2's Tricked and has performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and in the West End productions of The Illusionists and Live at The Palladium.
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