Speak Easy: Pitch Lab (Tech Week Edition)
Your ideas are good. The question is: do they land?
Tech Week is full of conversations that matter, the ones that open doors, shape decisions, and move things forward.
This is your practice room.
Speak Easy: Pitch Lab is a hands-on evening for founders and ambitious professionals who want to sharpen how they pitch themselves, their ideas, or their next big move.
No lectures. No awkward spotlight. Real skill-building in a setting that doesn’t feel like a workshop.
How it works: Order a drink and pick up your Pitch Lab Passport, a self-guided practice card developed by Dr. Sumeyra Ozturk, executive communication expert and founder of Speech & Mind. As you mingle, experiment with techniques like Strategic Pausing, Vocal Authority, and Grounded Presence. Complete your Passport and walk away with sharper communication, stronger presence, and practical tools you’ll use the very next day.
What to Expect
✦ Curated, growth-minded crowd
✦ Actionable tools you'll use immediately
✦ Research-backed mini guide to take home
✦ Bring your pitch to get feedback from Dr. Ozturk
Run of Show
🕕 6:30–6:45 PM: Arrival & Check-In
🎤 6:45–7:45 PM: Pitch Lab
🥂 7:45–8:30 PM: Open Networking
📸 Photos and videos may be taken during the event for promotional use.
About the Host | Dr. Sumeyra Ozturk helps executives and founders communicate with clarity, authority, and presence when the stakes are high. She holds a PhD in Psychology specializing in nonverbal communication and completed executive coaching training at Harvard. Her approach combines performance psychology and neuroscience to help leaders think clearly, communicate with precision, and stay composed under pressure. speechandmind.com
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com