Motivational & Keynote Speaker
Perth based, available across Australia and internationally. A lived experience story about ADHD, creativity and confidence, proved live on stage using words the audience gives him.
Check Availability →A motivational speaker who has to prove it on the night
Anyone can tell a room to back themselves. Macshane has to do it live, with no script, using words the audience shouts at him.
The talk is his own: growing up with ADHD, hiding it, the self doubt and the dead ends, and the point at which the thing he was trying to hide became the skill he now makes a living from. It ends with him demonstrating it, improvising rap from the room's own suggestions, in front of the people who just heard the story.
The demonstration is the argument. It is harder to dismiss a message about unconventional strengths when the unconventional strength is happening in front of you.
He reached the live semi-final of Britain's Got Talent 2026 at the Apollo Theatre in London, finished second in the national public vote, and all four judges said yes at audition. Simon Cowell called it “the fastest freestyle rap I have ever seen in my life.”
What the room walks out with
The argument
A reason to stop hiding the thing they think disqualifies them. The story is specific, so the point is not a slogan.
Thinking under pressure
How improvisation actually works, and why it is a practised skill rather than a personality type.
Preparation and spontaneity
Ten years of work is what makes the unscripted part possible, which is the most useful idea in the talk for anyone who has to perform in their job.
A room still talking
At the break, and at the next event. Which is the part a conference organiser gets judged on.
The keynote itself, including how its three sections run and the six things it covers: Finding Your Flowstate →
Three rooms it is built for
Conferences and corporate
Conference openers and closers, leadership events, innovation summits, inclusion programs, and awards nights where the speaking slot sits beside the entertainment. Q&A on request, and a workshop component for a full day.
Schools, universities and youth
Education conferences, student leadership days, youth programs and parent evenings. The same material pitched to the cohort rather than to a boardroom.
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ADHD, neurodiversity and councils
Shire and council community programs, ADHD and neurodiversity organisations, libraries running adult programming and parent bodies. There is an adult version built for an adult room rather than a student one.
For a workplace wellbeing brief rather than a conference keynote, there is a dedicated page: workplace mental health and wellbeing →
Based in Perth, Western Australia. Engagements run across Perth WA, regional Western Australia including the Pilbara, Kimberley, Goldfields, Mid West, Wheatbelt and South West, plus interstate and internationally.
“Indisputably, freakishly talented.”
X-Press Magazine, Perth, 2025
Why a programmer books him
“Your talk was incredibly inspiring. The way you shared your story and turned rap into your superpower is such a powerful message for young minds. Keep using your talent to motivate and inspire the younger generation.”
Romina Cangelosi, Sacred Heart College
“We had the pleasure of working with Macshane, who performed at one of our young adult events in Perth, Western Australia. Beyond his freestyle comedy skills, Macshane is an uplifting voice for those with ADHD. We are grateful for the work he is doing in the community to challenge stereotypes and encourage individuals with ADHD to embrace their unique qualities.”
Antonella Segre, CEO, ADHD WA
What organisers ask
How long does Macshane speak for?
Forty-five to sixty minutes as standard, including the live demonstration. A shorter slot works inside a packed agenda, and a full day can carry the keynote plus a workshop component. Q and A on request.
Is this a keynote or a performance?
A keynote that ends by proving itself. The story and the ideas carry the session, and the live improvised rap is the evidence rather than an entertainment interval.
Will it work for an audience with no interest in rap?
It consistently does, because the rap is not the subject. The subject is what people do with the parts of themselves they were told to hide. The freestyle is how that gets demonstrated, and the audiences who would never choose a rap show are the ones who talk about it afterwards.
What are his credentials?
Britain's Got Talent 2026 semi-finalist, performing at the live semi-final at the Apollo Theatre in London and finishing second in the national public vote. A TEDx talk at UWA in 2022 on channelling ADHD as a superpower through the creativity of rap. He presented and opened the WA ADHD Conference 2026 and is a spokesperson and community ambassador for ADHD WA.
What does it cost and what is needed in the room?
The fee depends on the engagement, with keynote, half day and full day options, and travel on top for anything outside the Perth metro area. In the room he needs a microphone, and a screen only if you want one. No backing track and no technical rehearsal.
Do you travel?
Macshane is based in Perth, Western Australia and works across Perth WA, regional Western Australia, interstate and internationally. Regional Western Australia is regular work rather than exceptional, and clustering engagements into one trip brings the cost down.
Tell us the event and the audience
Send the date, the room and who is in it, and you will get availability and a fee the same day.
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