Over the years, I have been privileged to receive a wealth of testimonials from organisations and audiences, each highlighting the enduring impact and value of my keynote sessions.
Musharaf delivered a wonderful talk on his determination to learn, manage his stammer and find his voice. His warmth and humour were immediately apparent and put the audience of 400+ at ease. Many parents came up afterwards to say how good Musharraf was. I would thoroughly recommend him as a prize giving speaker.
What can we say about Mushy? Musharaf definitely knows how to inspire and motivate audiences. We are a college in the heart of Stevenage with our kids being from deprived areas. Mushy was able to tailor his speech towards our students and it was perfect. Mushy’s life was very similar to the students we spoke to which is the main reason we loved his session.
Mushy was asked to deliver a keynote to our Year 11 cohort of students. In the past, we have had many speakers but Mushy is definitely one we will never forget. Many students after the session he delivered expressed how motivated and inspired they were by his words! Highly recommended and definitely a really lovely individual!
We don’t really have many guest speakers at our school but I was really curious to see how Mushy was as a speaker as I heard it was great at a nearby school. Mushy was better than expected. As part of our wellbeing week, Mushy was asked to attend and speak about his journey. All our students loved Mushy and I can’t recommend him enough.
We are a Canadian charity which works across the entire globe empowering students to accept themselves for who they are. We heard about Mushy all the way in Canada and wanted Mushy to speak at our event at the SSE Arena in London. In the past, we have had speakers such as Selena Gomez, Karim Abdul Jabaar, Joe Jonas, Lilly Singh and many more.
Apprenticeships is something we pride ourselves in. Although Mushy didn’t do an apprenticeship himself we felt his journey was very inspiring and motivating. Mushy was perfect for our presentation evening. We were very surprised to his humor and loved how created such an atmosphere. Thank you Mushy for speaking to us and we definitely look forward to booking you again.
We loved having Mushy speak to our speech about stammering and explaining the importance of self-acceptance. As speech and language therapist it’s our duty to help those with any kind of disability with regards to language and speech. Mushy was perfect for the session. He described the importance of speech and made us realize how fortunate we are to be able to speak to fluently.
At NYBEP, we work alongside schools and companies to deliver the best work experience to students within schools. Mushy was invited to express how working with local companies as part of work experience allowed him to feel much more comfortable once leaving school. We loved Mushy’s session and fell in love in his way of storytelling! Definitely one of the best speakers we’ve heard.
We were delighted that Mushy was able to open the Closing Ceremony at our annual Summer Institute training event for teachers once again. Alongside his story, Mushy is a true professional to work with – humble, appreciative and easy to engage with. It was fantastic to work with him again in 2019, and would not hesitate to invite him to speak at future events.
Mushy was a pleasure to deal with prior to, during and after our student awards dinner. He gave a heart-warming speech about his difficulties growing up with his stammer. His speech was perfect for the nature of our ceremony with education as an underlying theme. He was inspirational to our students as someone who had overcome hardships to succeed, and walking evidence that if you keep trying, you can achieve success. Mushy was an absolute gent to the very end and we are very pleased to have met him and had him speak for us at our awards dinner.
Musharaf came to speak to our A Level Media Studies students and he was a complete inspiration. Musharaf spoke about his experiences on ‘Educating Yorkshire’ and how he overcame his stammer through dedication, perseverance and commitment. Our students were truly inspired by Musharaf’s visit. What particularly struck the students was his humility, warmth and humour. In return, the affection for him from the students was palpable.
Thank you for giving such a great motivational speech that inspired our students, supporters and staff. You gave them a real them perspective on life and gave them great ideas on striving forward and to not give up. Such an honest account of your experiences was so refreshing and eye opening and many of our students to know that they can overcome things as well and you inspired belief in themselves. Thank you very much and we hope to see you again soon.
We asked Musharaf to speak at our ‘Raising Your Game’ Schools’ Conference, as part of events recognising International Men’s Day. His presentation conveyed the perfect message to a group of 40 14/15 year old boys, that positivity and hard work will help you reach your goals. It was inspiring to hear about Musharaf’s journey and witness how much he has achieved since appearing on Educating Yorkshire, his determination and positive attitude have led him to where he is today. It was also great to hear how much Musharaf appreciates the opportunities and support he has received along the way, and he recognises the important role they have played his success.
Musharaf visited Hull Collegiate School on 3rd July 2018 and was the guest speaker at Prep Prize Giving, giving a speech to the children and parents and friends attending. Musharaf also led a Senior School assembly. Musharaf is a very engaging young man and his (two) speeches went down very well with both audiences. He was relevant, interesting and inspiring. His celebrity from Educating Yorkshire proceeded him as far as the grown-up and elder students were concerned, but for those children who did not know him his message of perseverance and the value in which he holds education and teachers was well put across and well received.
Musharaf was chosen among quite a few speakers we had in mind. In the end, we decided to choose someone who would fit the demographic side of the event and be relevant for the prize giving ceremony. Musharaf was recommended by a former colleague of mine working at a school which Musharaf attended last year. What an absolute pleasure it was to have Musharaf at the event. He exceeded everyone’s expectations. At the end of the event, we had numerous staff, teachers and more importantly students explaining how refreshing it was to hear Musharaf talk. We cannot recommend Musharaf enough. He is by far one of the best speakers we have had visit our school.
I stumbled across Musharaf on Twitter after seeing a post of himself delivering a talk at a school. From the replies to the initial tweet I found everyone was very pleased to have him at their school. I immediately contacted Musharaf with 2 week’s notice before our prize giving. Musharaf was very professional from the moment I contacted him to him attending and delivering a talk. His humour is so amusing and how he can keep a room of over 150 teenagers so involved in his words is by far the greatest thing I have seen as a teacher! Musharaf was very honest with his approach to explaining how he partially overcame his stammer on Educating Yorkshire but doesn’t shy away from admitting he still finds it difficult to speak.

