The Bureau of Poetic Leadership

Confidential executive speechwriting · Manifestos · Keynotes & performances

Words that make people want
to build tomorrow.

I help leaders find the right words to share their vision, mobilise their people and open a desirable, sustainable future.

Vincent Avanzi Chief Poetic Officer · Author · Speaker & Performer
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Welcome to The Bureau of Poetic Leadership

When the words are right, vision becomes movement.

The Bureau connects strategy with the power of words, imagination and emotion to create the spark between wonder and engagement.

A foundational speech, a collective manifesto or a bespoke stage intervention: each creation charts a course, unites people and sets the future in motion.

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When should you call the Bureau?

Three needs.
Three ways to create the spark.

01 For a leader

The foundational
speech

Foundational speeches, Poetic Advisory and confidential speechwriting to clarify your vision, find the right words and prepare a voice you can fully embody.

Words that build trust, chart the course and turn the future into a story. Entrust your speech ↗
02 For an organisation

The collective
vision

Manifestos, future narratives and the CAP experience to turn strategic ambition into a shared language and make people co-authors of the future.

A shared story in which everyone understands the direction and their contribution. Write your shared horizon ↗
03 For an event

The defining
moment

Keynotes, performances and poetic syntheses to open, shape or close an event with words created specifically for the occasion.

Collective emotion, a spark of insight and a lasting trace. Create your defining moment ↗

Why poetic art in business?

Transformation takes more than explanation.
It must inspire desire.

Poetic practices do not require a love of poetry. They are practical tools for writing, storytelling and imagination that make a vision tangible, memorable and mobilising — so people want to understand, believe and act.

The Triple A signature

ArtA form that captures attention and awakens imagination.

AuthenticityTrue words that move people, build connection and reveal what matters.

ActionA shared vision that gives everyone a reason to move forward.

Our ambition: find the right words, help everyone find their place and create those moments of grace when wonder becomes engagement.

Through writing, manifestos, narratives and collective experiences, poetic art turns intention into shared momentum — serving people, the organisation and lasting prosperity.

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Transform

Give words to defining transitions.

  • A new vision or mandate
  • Transformation, merger or new strategic direction
  • Crisis, reinvention or legacy

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Inspire wonder

Create the spark that opens imagination.

  • Awareness and insight
  • Inspiration and revelation
  • A desirable future

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Engage

Turn intention into collective momentum.

  • Team mobilisation
  • Commitment to a purpose
  • From vision to action
“The greatest constructionsare built by the strength of our arms.But the most beautiful epics are bornfrom a dream and a voice.”
Vincent Avanzi
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One founding concept. Three experiences.

Three signature experiences.
Three distinct transformations.

The Bureau’s founding concept

A vision of leadership · Not a keynote

Chief Poetic
Officer

Bring imagination, sensitivity and the power of words into the heart of strategy.

The Chief Poetic Officer is a new role at the crossroads of leadership, storytelling and collective intelligence. It helps leaders reveal a sensitive vision, give it memorable words and turn it into shared momentum.

  • Visionreveal the direction
  • Voicefind the right words
  • Momentummove people to action

Numbers set objectives.
Words create collectives.

For leaders, teams or the whole organisation

Three signature keynotes
& collective experiences

Three bookable formats, three audiences and three distinct transformations.

Keynote · Coaching · Journey

The Magnetic
Leader’s Voice

Find your voice. Reveal your aura. Inspire people to act.

An experience blending poetic leadership, public speaking and personal alignment to reveal your singularity and restore the power of words to create meaning, connection and momentum.

HeritageAssert your singular imprint HumanityEmbody your story authentically HorizonCarry a desirable vision HarmonyAlign performance, meaning and impact

“When you awaken your leader’s soul,
it will no longer let you sleep.

Reveal your leadership voice

Inspirational keynote

The Art of
Rekindling Desire

How leaders provide collective direction, re-enchant their organisations and co-write a desirable future.

01Set a directionA vision that unites.
02Re-enchantMeaning, emotion and beauty.
03Co-write the futureMake everyone a co-author of the future.
04Inspire through wordsStories that engage and unite.

In a world that knows how to do everything,
the true advantage will be knowing how to inspire desire.

Create desire in your organisation

The signature collective experience

CAP — Co-writing
the Future with Poetry

Make everyone a co-author of the shared direction.

A collective immersion open to the whole organisation, designed to create common ground, share a desirable horizon and elevate everyone’s leadership. Each participant reveals their distinctive contribution, finds their words and becomes part of the living manifesto for a shared future.

01RevealBring out your defining word, story and singular contribution. 02WriteCompose your personal manifesto and desirable vision. 03EmbodyBring the texts to life in a moving, memorable moment. 04Co-writeConverge individual voices into a collective manifesto for the future.

What remains: words owned by the teams, a vision they can feel and commitment born from within.

Bring the CAP experience to your collective
A paper boat moves toward a luminous horizon beneath the Earth
From singular voicesCAPto a collective manifesto
and a shared horizon
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Words in motion

See the words
come alive.

Bespoke words for the stage that capture attention, spark meaningful insight, unite people around purpose and leave a lasting trace — in English or French.

KeynotesPoetic speechesPerformancesFR · EN
01Open

A bespoke poetic speech to set the tone, raise attention and open the field of possibilities.

02Close

A memorable finale that gathers emotions and projects the audience forward.

03Capture

A poetic summary written from the conversations to reveal the essence of the shared moment.

5–10 minutes · English or French · optional music and visuals · interludes or a poetic thread on request

The stage reveals a voice. Behind it, the same expertise supports leaders privately through their defining moments.

Foundational speechesExecutive poetic advisoryDiscuss your challenge
View the full playlist on YouTube
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Resonance

Words carried where
tomorrow is decided.

From iconic houses to public institutions, from transition stages to executive circles.

LVMHChristian Dior CoutureL’OréalAir FranceVISABanque de FranceChangeNOWSustainable BrandsAXA ClimateOrangeSociété GénéraleFrance TélévisionsCapgeminiFrench SenateCESELes EchosP&GFrench Ministry for Ecological TransitionCECC3DAPMCJD

And also: VivaTech · ProDurable · Crédit Agricole · WE DEMAIN · Dialogues en Humanité · Learning Planet Institute · Assemblée Citoyenne des Imaginaires · Institut des Futurs Souhaitables · SNCF · IntFem · UNESCO · Université de la Terre · Schumacher College · IFCAM · EDF · L’Optimisme · ESCP · MBA HEC · Utopies · Leaders League · Métamorphoses

CAP — Co-writing the Future with Poetry book cover

The Bureau’s foundational book

CAP — Co-writing the Future with Poetry

120 punchlines, collective rituals and a method for writing a manifesto that sets the future in motion.
CAP — Co-writing the Future with Poetry book cover

The Bureau’s foundational book

CAP — Co-writing
the Future with Poetry

120 punchlines for leaders and dreamers — with practices that set words in motion.

Both a personal compass and a book to experience collectively, CAP captures the essence of poetic leadership: finding words that illuminate, awakening imagination, and making everyone a co-author of the future.

01Inspiring punchlines

To open reflection, illuminate a decision or begin a defining conversation.

02Poetic rituals

To experience as a team, creating connection, freeing imagination and revealing a shared vision.

03A manifesto method

To transform collective voices into a clear, sensitive and mobilising narrative.

Vincent Avanzi, Chief Poetic Officer and executive speechwriter
Vincent Avanzi
Chief Poetic Officer

The voice behind the Bureau

Vincent
Avanzi

Chief Poetic Officer, executive speechwriter, author and international keynote speaker.

A former Microsoft manager, ESCP graduate and contributor to Les Echos, Vincent Avanzi created poetic leadership to connect strategy with sensitivity, vision with words, and words with action.

A pioneer of poetry in business for more than ten years, he founded Les Poétiseurs, a collective of 40 corporate poets working to re-enchant organisations and open more human, living and desirable futures.

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What leaders say

“He helped me articulate my deep truth and challenged me to step out of my comfort zone to share it with the world for impact.”Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer · P&G
“Listening, emotional and collective intelligence, with the ability to capture and elevate the spirit of the conversations.”Xavier Froissart
HR Director · France Télévisions
A few words can change a trajectory.
That is why I write.
Vincent Avanzi

A conversation can open a future

What defining moment
do you want to create?

Describe your challenge in a few lines. Vincent will reply personally and recommend the most relevant format during a first confidential conversation.

One minute is enough to share the essentials.

To preserve the quality of each bespoke engagement, Vincent supports a limited number of projects at a time.

What happens next?1 Vincent replies personally.2 You discuss your challenge for 20 minutes.3 He recommends the right format and next step.