Mastering Body Language for Confident Pitching

Did you know your pitch starts before you even say a word?

In this dynamic Zoom Dive, we’re joined by Mariana Lucia Marquez, founder of Metaspeech and creator of the Metaspeech 5-Pillars Method™, to explore how body language can elevate your pitch, calm your nerves, and help you connect with any audience. Whether you're presenting to investors, clients or collaborators, Mariana will show you how to use your physical presence to speak volumes.

Drawing on her background as a choreographer, startup founder and speaking coach, Mariana blends embodiment, mindfulness and movement into a practical toolkit for founders and creatives. Mariana has supported founders through high-stakes pitches that led to over £1BN in funding—so she brings deep insight into what helps entrepreneurs deliver a confident pitch.

Expect to hear:

• Why poor body language undermines your message—and your mindset.
• An introduction to the Metaspeech 5-Pillars Method™: posture, gesture, eye contact, voice and space.
• How to manage nerves, blank minds and shaky hands (yes, even mid-pitch).
• Body language strategies for handling tough questions with grace.
• Why your body language builds trust—and how to make it work for you.

Who this Zoom Dive is for:

Creative entrepreneurs, freelancers and founders who want to pitch with presence, speak with impact and stop letting nerves sabotage their message. If you’ve ever felt your body betray you mid-presentation, this one’s for you.

About Mariana Lucia Marquez

Mariana Lucia Marquez is the founder of Metaspeech, a communication training company that teaches founders, entrepreneurs, and executives the body language tools they need to transform into trustworthy and confident communicators.

The Metaspeech 5-Pillars Method™ integrates embodiment, self-reflection, and mindfulness into an easy-to-learn comprehensive technique for speaking authentically and connecting with any audience. After learning and implementing the method, Metaspeech's tech startup clients have gone on to raise a combined £1BN from VCs and other investors, pitch competitions, accelerator programmes, and the BBC's Dragon's Den.

Mariana is a choreographer and speaking coach with a life-long passion for embodiment. In her twenties, she co-founded a tech startup in New York. A few years later she founded Argentina’s national dance archive within the Biblioteca Nacional before moving to London (UK) and founding Metaspeech. Mariana is also a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher.

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This event will be recorded, and the audio file will be published in our Journal.