About Eva

Eva Pantelakis

I used to be shy. Groups made me uncomfortable. And yet, here I am, fifteen years later, working as a presentation trainer, coach, host, team builder, singer and training actress.

That didn’t happen by accident.

It happened because, at some point, my desire to sparkle grew bigger than my fear.
That shift changed everything. And now I get to help others make that same shift. In their own way, at their own pace. Honestly, there is nothing I love more.

I work with people who are open to it. That means researchers, leaders, entrepreneurs, caregivers, across sectors, ages and backgrounds.

Different people, different stories, one thing in common: they have something worth saying, and they’re ready to be heard.

I help you sparkle when you speak, about who you are, what fascinates you, and what you want to contribute. My approach is built on learning by doing.

How I work

Practically, personally, and with joy.

In my trainings and coaching sessions, hands-on exercises alternate with short bursts of theory.

Safety and respect are non-negotiable and you always choose what works for you.

“There is only one person like you.
And that is exactly why your story deserves to be heard
clearly, powerfully, in your own way.
I help you sparkle when you speak:
with authenticity, vulnerability and strength.
So you can show up as yourself
and the world gets what only you can bring.”

Eva Pantelakis

10 Things you didn’t know about Eva

1. At the age of eight I knew I could sing, but I only sang in my room. Shyness. My mother heard me, and gave me the chance to sing in a choir. It took a few more years before I dared to sing solo. The stage was big. I was small. But I did it anyway.

2. My fascination with communication started with my Greek family. I didn’t understand Greek, but I understood a lot, through their hands, their eyes, their whole body. That’s how I learned that a story doesn’t just live in what you say, but in how you deliver it.

3. From age 13 to 18 I attended a boarding school in Belgium. Every girl came from a different home and together we made a new one. I learned the power of rituals there: eating together, listening to music together, making space for someone’s story, exactly as it is. I carry those lessons into everything I do.

4. At 17 I won a public speaking tournament in Belgium with the text “Plus est en vous”, there is more in a person. A motto I have never lost sight of since.

5. My confidence as a singer grew when my mentor Alice Faber saw something in me that I didn’t quite see in myself yet. She asked me to sing back stories from people in the audience in my own way – on the spot, improvised, from what I had heard. This was part of playback theatre. After that I had a band for a while called Eve & The Good Guys. We played jazz and blues. Wonderful times.

6. I improvised singing at the Noorderzon Festival during a Screw Up session. People wrote down their most beautiful insight, deliberately with a spelling mistake. A wrong quote as a tribute to learning by stumbling. I wrapped them up in a song on the spot. Incredibly nerve-wracking. I also made three theatre productions with wonderfully inspiring people with disabilities, and have been a member of TalentWeb Groningen for ten years, as a speaker, session host and singer. Every stage teaches you something new about courage.

7. During my internship at the Boertiengroep (now Boertien Vergouwen Overduin) I discovered that I didn’t just want to perform, but also to guide. Becoming a trainer alongside being a training actress. That felt like coming home.

8. In recent years I have been giving trainings abroad more and more often: Madrid, Salzburg, Antwerp. Curaçao is on the agenda. Sparkling has no language barrier.

9. Honestly? I know the fear of being too much, and therefore daring less. I still regularly find myself balancing: am I taking up space now, or giving space? I notice that I’m relaxing into that more and more and increasingly choosing trust, and enjoying the moment. Work in progress. Just like my participants.

10. Oh yes, after 33 years of singing I still can’t read a note of music. In May 2026 I bought a piano. I’m going to solve this. Or I’m going to get very good at pretending.

Curious if we click?

Maybe you’re still wondering if this is right for you. That’s completely fine. Sometimes it just helps to have a quick chat and see how it feels.

Schedule a no-obligation introductory call, or send me a message with your question.
I’m happy to help you find what fits. Whether you’re looking for something for yourself or for your team.

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