Meet Devin Bisanz

A second chance.
A story still unfolding.

Speaker. Trainer. Storyteller. Dad.

The stage is part of my life. But the story that brought me here started long before I picked up a microphone.

A view across a theatre toward the stage — Every room is a chance to connect.

Devin’s damaged green motorcycle after the accident — The motorcycle accident that changed my life. 2002.

01 / THE SECOND CHANCE

Life changed.
Then I had to change.

In 2002, a speeding truck hit my motorcycle. My helmet flew off. I survived, but a traumatic brain injury changed the course of my life.

The recovery took seven years. There were doctors, therapists, difficult decisions, and a long process of making sense of what had happened. It wasn’t a neat transformation story while I was living it.

Communication became personal. When someone could explain something in a way I understood, it made a difference. An analogy, a story, or someone taking the time to connect could make a complicated experience feel a little less overwhelming.

Eventually, I found my way into writing. I started a memoir. Putting experiences into words gave me a way to understand them, and a way to begin sharing them.

Speaking was the next step. My first standing ovation came at a brain injury clinic. Before speaking became my profession, it was a way to connect.

02 / FINDING MY VOICE

I loved the audience.
Then I learned the craft.

I joined Toastmasters in 2010. I loved being in front of an audience. Learning how to make that time matter became the work.

I competed, practised, studied, and learned from professional speakers. I trained through Dale Carnegie and worked with mentors including Joe Roberts. I kept looking for what made a story stick, what made a pause work, and what made people lean in.

Along the way, people started asking me to help them with their speaking. One of my early opportunities was training Air Cadet Squadron 777. Seeing people develop their own presence and put their skills to work opened the door to a training career.

In 2019, I earned my Distinguished Toastmaster designation and founded Bisanz Advanced Speaker Training. In 2022, I joined the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. Being around people who take the craft seriously still pushes me to keep getting better.

I’d found something I loved doing: helping people take the knowledge and experience they already had, and communicate it in a way other people could feel and understand.

2010Joined Toastmasters

2019Distinguished Toastmaster

2019Founded Bisanz Advanced Speaker Training

2022Joined CAPS

You don’t need a different personality to become a better speaker. You need ways to bring more of yourself into the room.

Devin working directly with workshop participants

03 / WHAT I TEACH TODAY

Tune in to the room.
Turn on your message.

I help leaders, professionals, and speakers connect what they say with how they say it. That means stories with a purpose, structures that organize ideas, and delivery that feels natural.

We work with body language, facial expression, purposeful pauses, and the small choices that change how a message lands. Then we practise.

My workshops and speeches include storytelling, live coaching, and audience interaction. When people get a chance to try something, get feedback, and see the difference, the lesson becomes theirs.

Whether it’s a keynote, a team workshop, or private coaching, the goal is the same: help you communicate clearly, make your stories stick, and move people to action.

Find your way to work with Devin

THERE’S A LIFE BEYOND THE MICROPHONE

Dad first.
Still up for an adventure.

Outside the work, I’m a husband, a dad, and someone who has always been drawn to adventure. There’s family time, time outdoors, motorcycles, music, and plenty of moments that don’t need to become a lesson.

The photos below tell that part of the story, too. Some are from big stages. Some are from small rooms. Some are simply the people and places I’m glad to have in my life.

Take a look around