Keynote Speaker / Bestselling Author / Speed Painter
BREAKTHROUGH THEImpossible
Live mentalism and speed painting become the proof, not the sideshow. Robert shows Fortune 500 leaders how to think free and act fast.
Keynote Speaker / Bestselling Author / Speed Painter
BREAKTHROUGH THEImpossible
Live mentalism and speed painting become the proof, not the sideshow. Robert shows Fortune 500 leaders how to think free and act fast.
Mentalist Keynote Speaker / Bestselling Author / Speed Painter
Break Through TheImpossible
A keynote that turns live mentalism and speed painting into proof your team can act on. Robert Channing shows Fortune 500 leaders how to make faster decisions, think free, and act fast.
Why book Robert Channing
The performance is the message.
Most keynotes tell you the impossible is possible. Robert proves it in real time, then hands your audience the method behind it.
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Proof they can feel, not just hear
Mentalism and speed painting are live demonstrations of split second decision making, not entertainment bolted onto a speech. Your audience watches the method work before they learn it.
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Four decades of credibility
Robert has delivered 3,000+ engagements for more than 2,000 corporations and associations, including Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Yum! Brands, and LandAmerica OneStop.
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Built for the room you are filling
A mainstage keynote for a corporate general session, or a high energy feature for an evening event. Robert tailors the program to your audience and your outcome.
Four decades of proof
Performed for teams at
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Three ways to make your event
Impossible to forget
The Keynote
Breaking Through the Impossible
A mainstage keynote where mentalism becomes a working model for how leaders read, decide, and move fast under pressure.
Book the KeynoteThe Evening
Where the Room Ignites
A high energy feature for receptions and evening programs. Full audience participation and a clean, comedy laced ESP show.
Light Up Your EventSpeed Painting
A Masterpiece in Minutes
A five by six foot portrait created in four to seven minutes, revealed live. A showstopping centerpiece for any gathering.
See the RevealA room full of skeptics
"You turned a room full of skeptics into a room full of believers that anything is possible. Your entire program was unbelievable."
Cheryl Cox / President, LandAmerica OneStop
$250,000 raised in one night
A gift."Thank you for helping us raise more than $250,000 for the CURE with your mental art performance and speed painting show. Truly a gift."
Suzanne Axelrod / Founding Chair, CURE for Epilepsy
A skeptical audience
Days after."Investment bankers are generally a skeptical audience, but you kept them talking about your performance for days afterward."
Debra Douglas / Managing Director, CIBC World Markets
The most amazing man I have met
"Robert Channing is the most amazing man I have ever met and had the privilege to work with in my life."
David Novak / CEO, Yum! Brands
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So who is Robert Channing?
A mentalist who turned a stage act into a method.
Robert Channing has spent four decades as a mentalist and speed painter, delivering more than 3,000 engagements for corporations, associations, colleges, and nonprofits around the world.
He has appeared on America's Got Talent, the Today Show, Good Morning America, and the Steve Harvey Show, and he is the author of The Art of Split-Second Success. His keynote reframes the impossible as a decision you can learn to make fast.
His guarantee is simple: a $100,000 no stooge guarantee that everything you see is real, in the moment, and unrehearsed with your audience.
Take the framework with you
The books behind the keynote
Robert's bestselling book, The Art of Split-Second Success, turns four decades of thinking free and acting fast into a method you can put to work Monday morning.
More About Robert's BooksFrequently Asked Questions
What meeting planners ask before they book Robert Channing.
Is this a keynote or entertainment?
Both, by design. The mentalism and speed painting are live proof of the decision making method Robert teaches. Audiences leave entertained and with a framework they can use, not just a memory of a great show.
What makes Robert different from other mentalist keynote speakers?
Four decades and more than 3,000 engagements. Robert built the performance into a business message about reading a room, deciding fast, and acting before the moment passes, drawn from his book The Art of Split-Second Success.
What audiences and events does Robert work best for?
Corporate general sessions, association conferences, sales kickoffs, leadership summits, and evening programs. Robert has performed for teams at Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, Yum! Brands, and many others.
Are the mind reading and predictions real?
Yes. No information is given to Robert before the show, and no audience confederates are used. Robert backs it with a $100,000 guarantee to anyone who can prove there are stooges or informants planted in the audience.
What will my audience take away?
A practical framework for making faster, more confident decisions under pressure, wrapped in a program they will talk about long after the event. Tell us your outcome and Robert tailors the keynote to it.
How do I check Robert's availability?
Use the Check Availability button. Share your event date, audience, and goals, and Robert's team will confirm availability and fit for your program.
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Ready to achieve theImpossible?
Give your audience a general session they cannot stop talking about. Tell us your date and your goal, and Robert will tailor the keynote to your room.
Check Robert's AvailabilityBacked by a $100,000 no stooge guarantee.
What audiences say
You turned a room full of skeptics into a room full of believers that anything is possible.
Thank you for helping us raise more than $250,000 for the CURE. Truly a gift.
It was spontaneous combustion on stage and in the audience during our corporate seminar.
You managed to entertain, command their interest and keep them talking for days afterward.
Very entertaining and inspiring. He was a joy to work with and made our staff look great.
Our audience was engaged, entertained and amazed from beginning to end.
Four decades of reactions
Truly a gift.CURE for Epilepsy /
A total success.Kraft Foods /
Unbelievable.Kraft Foods /
A joy to work with.Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC /
Wanting more.ECRM Select /
Believers that anything is possible.LandAmerica OneStop
Spontaneous combustion on stage.Kraft Foods
Talking about it for days afterward.CIBC World Markets
Engaged, entertained and amazed.Wynford