Ajit Sharma

Ajit Sharma is an award-winning storytelling and communication coach with over 15 years of experience mentoring leaders, entrepreneurs, development professionals, authors, media personalities, social innovators, and changemakers across Asia, Europe, and Africa. His work has helped individuals and organisations craft compelling narratives, powerful stories, and high-impact communication strategies.

Ajit is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School’s Public Narrative, Storytelling & Leadership Program. He has spent more than 15 years with the global TED community and has served as a Global TEDx Ambassador since 2012. He has received the prestigious TEDx Change Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for his contributions. He spoke at TEDGlobal in Edinburgh in 2011 about the history of tribal storytellers from India. In 2016, he became the Speaker Coach for TED Talks India, where he worked on TED’s first-ever global television series, hosted by Shah Rukh Khan.

Through his experience over the years, he has now developed a unique programme called ‘What Are You Saying™’, where he coaches individuals and consults organisations to use storytelling to inspire action, drive change, and build influence. His love for stories and cinema fuels his passion for this craft. He is widely acknowledged for his human-centred, engaging style and his focus on authentic storytelling, effective public speaking, and communication. He strongly believes in the power of narratives and helps people decode and develop story patterns across all forms of communication.