Travels From Western Australia
Speaker Topics
Communicating Under Pressure
How to stay clear, calm, and credible when it matters most. Drawing on screen acting and live performance, this session equips professionals with practical tools to communicate effectively in high-pressure environments such as media interviews, leadership moments, and crisis situations.
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Confidence, Not Loudness
Finding your voice without becoming someone else. This session addresses imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and presence, helping participants communicate with authority while staying authentic.
Read lessFrom Screen to Boardroom
Lessons from film and television applied to corporate and government settings, including preparation, clarity of message, teamwork under pressure, and delivering when the stakes are high.
Read lessPerformance Without Pretence
What acting really teaches us about authenticity. This session reframes performance as truth rather than spin, focusing on presence, listening, and intention to support authentic leadership and communication.
Read lessPivoting with Purpose
A grounded and practical look at career change, reinvention, and adaptability, drawing on lived experience across acting, education, production, and facilitation.
Read lessStory, Legacy & Leadership
Developed through work with the 2nd/16th Battalion, this keynote weaves personal family history, service, and storytelling to explore leadership, remembrance, and the role of communication across generations.
Read lessThe Human Side of Communication
Why listening is the real superpower. A practical and interactive session on reading rooms, listening deeply, and responding rather than reacting in leadership and team environments.
Read lessMyles Pollard
Communication, Presence & Influence Expert
Myles Pollard is an accomplished MC and keynote speaker with over 20 years’ experience working across government, industry, and the creative sectors. An actor, writer, director, producer, and professional communications facilitator, Myles brings clarity, warmth, and calm authority to complex conversations and high-pressure events, helping audiences feel both engaged and at ease.
Myles holds a Bachelor of Arts (Education) from Edith Cowan University and a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), uniquely blending pedagogical rigour with elite performance craft. This foundation allows him to connect authentically with audiences, keep events on message, and create spaces where ideas land with impact.
With more than two decades in film and television production, Myles has appeared in many of Australia’s most recognised television series, including McLeod’s Daughters, Home and Away, Packed to the Rafters, Underbelly, All Saints, Rescue Special Ops, East West 101 and Mystery Road. His feature film credits include Wolverine, Jasper Jones, Danger Close, How to Please a Woman, The Gateway and Before Dawn. Myles’ breakout role as Nick Ryan on McLeod’s Daughters earned him a Silver Logie nomination for Most Popular Actor, cementing his reputation as a compelling and grounded screen presence.
Behind the camera, Myles has built an equally impressive body of work. He produced the $11.4 million feature film Drift, which won the Extreme Cinema Award at the Maui Film Festival, Best of Fest and Audience Choice at the Rincon International Film Festival. His directorial debut short film Payne’s Find received international recognition, winning multiple awards including Best Director and Best Film, while his short Christine claimed Best Indie Film at the New York Film Awards. He has also written and directed award-winning brand storytelling campaigns, including A Boy and His Boat for True North Adventure Cruisers, which placed second globally in the Traveller Made Brand Storytelling Awards.
Alongside his creative career, Myles is also a qualified high school teacher with almost 20 years’ teaching experience. He designs and facilitates Acting for Camera courses, mentors emerging talent, and draws on this deep educational background in his corporate work. For the past decade, he has worked extensively as a facilitator and speaker, running his own corporate training programs that help leaders and teams communicate with confidence, clarity, and persuasion.
As an MC and speaker, Myles has worked with organisations including the Western Australian Principals’ Association, the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, the Department of Training and Workforce Development, Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA), the Margaret River Wine Association, Craveable Brands, regional Chambers of Commerce, and the 2nd/16th Battalion.
Known for his human, grounded style, and deep understanding of storytelling, communication, and performance, Myles elevates both message and moment – leaving audiences informed, inspired, and genuinely connected.