Vahan Bedros
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Vahan Bedros

Vahan Bedros mid-sentence, in glasses and a plum henley, both hands open.

Voice coach · Educator · Speaker · Vancouver

Public speaking became my mirror and my medicine.

I’ve spent ten years at the front of a classroom, first in Montreal, now in Vancouver. Today I coach entrepreneurs one on one, run Temple of Speak, and teach public speaking.

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  • Founder, Temple of Speak
  • Founding president, Empowering Entrepreneurs Toastmasters
  • Spoke at VAM! Vancouver AI Meetup
  • As heard on CJSF 90.1FM
  • Featured on Radiate Health & Wealth
  • A decade in the classroom
  • From Montreal, now in Vancouver
  • Speaks Armenian, French and English

Four rooms, one voice.

Vahan Bedros smiling, in glasses and a lilac striped shirt, with red and orange maple leaves behind him.

The Mirror

I learned it the slow way.

  1. Students told me I explained things clearly. What they couldn’t see was how afraid I was of speaking.

  2. Then people began asking me to give a speech, and I faced my inner critic.

  3. I started a Toastmasters club, then built my own curriculum. Temple of Speak grew out of that.

I lived it for most of my life.
From
Montreal to Vancouver
Studied
Concordia BAJoint Specialization in English Literature and History
Speaks
Armenian, French and English

My first class

I walked into my first classroom of 34 adult students… I was terrified.

The same 34 desks and the same room, two ways of standing in front of them.

When you learn to speak with skill, you learn to stand in front of everyone.

When you learn to speak from your center, you learn to live from it too.

The Classroom

A decade in the classroom.

Now

Today I teach and facilitate at:

  1. Temple of Speak, for emotional embodiment and vocal empowerment
  2. Pattison High School, where I teach ELL full time
  3. The Squamish Nation Youth Council in North Vancouver, for public speaking
  4. APASS Education Group in Vancouver, for public speaking

Before

In Montreal I taught English Language Arts, World History, ELL and public speaking.

  • I co-developed the ELA Toolbox for RÉCIT AGE Project RISE, a Quebec adult education project (2020-21).
  • My first class was 34 adult students.
  • I coached speech and debate.
Vahan Bedros teaching a workshop, a red notebook in one hand and a slide on the screen behind him.

“The best way that people learn is not always through textbooks. It’s through storytelling.”

On the Radiate Health & Wealth podcast

Temple of Speak

The room I built.

Temple of Speak is the 10-week, in-person program I founded in 2024. We meet once a week for three hours, and every session opens with a guided meditation.

The first six weeks give emotions a voice, with voice control and body language. The last four are your story and a vision talk.

Fall 2026 cohort in session since Sept 17

Next cohort: January 2027

  • Vahan’s Temple of Speak facilitation was flawless. There was so much thought and intention put into the flow of the workshop. … I especially loved how he weaved shadow work and child-like play into public speaking, which brings freshness to something that is scary for most people.

    Ping Vithaya

  • Vahan is an incredibly gifted public speaker who can really fill up a room with his presence and poise. … I highly recommend connecting with Vahan to learn how to get out of your own way when it comes to connecting with a group.

    Michael Gudewill

  • Vahan’s workshop was very thoughtfully organized, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere that made it easy to relax and gently ease into public speaking. … It’s a brilliant idea, and the execution was excellent.

    Alexey Eraskin

  • Vahan Bedros laughing, an open workbook in his hands, under the words Temple of Speak on a screen.
  • Vahan Bedros teaching in a lounge, a red notebook in one hand, a slide on the screen behind him.
  • Vahan Bedros with both arms up mid-gesture, arcade machines behind him.
  • Vahan Bedros in a striped shirt, speaking with both hands raised.
  • Vahan Bedros standing at a long table while participants write in their workbooks.
  • Vahan Bedros smiling mid-sentence, both hands out, by an arcade machine.
  • Vahan Bedros at the front of a lounge, participants seated on sofas facing him.
  • Vahan Bedros in profile, explaining with an open hand.
  • Vahan Bedros standing by a fireplace screen in a lounge, a participant beside him.
In the room, across sessions and workshops

The Stage

Talks, podcasts and rooms I’ve spoken in.

  • Vahan Bedros speaking with a microphone to a seated audience at Northeastern University Vancouver, the Temple of Speak logo on the screen behind him.
    Speaking at VAM!, Northeastern University Vancouver · Jan 2026

    I was co-host and speaker at VAM!, the Vancouver AI Meetup, hosted at Northeastern University Vancouver, on January 24, 2026. My talk: “Communicating AI Ideas with Impact.”

  • I was a guest speaker in Evan Duxbury’s class at Western Community College in 2026.

  • I was a guest on “Call Me Negotiator” with Charlotte Hou on CJSF 90.1FM in June 2026.

  • Podcast thumbnail: Vahan Bedros and host Dustin Quasar either side of the words Slow Down.

    I was featured on Radiate Health & Wealth with Dustin Quasar: “Unlock the Secrets to Powerful Public Speaking.”

    “The number one best tip I would give for public speaking is to slow down.”

Bring a talk to your room.

Tell me about your room and your audience, and we can find the talk that fits.

Invite me to speak

Or write to vahanbedros@gmail.com

Available for comment on storytelling, stage presence and overcoming speaking anxiety.

Three talks

  1. Communicating ideas with impact

    How to make an idea clear, and deliver it so it lands. It is the thread of my talk at VAM!, the Vancouver AI Meetup.

  2. From fear to voice

    Overcoming speaking anxiety from the inside. I was terrified in my first classroom, so I know what the fear feels like and how to transmute it.

  3. Speaking from your centre

    Voice control and body language working together, so the way you sound matches what you mean.

The Circle

Rooms where people come to be heard.

Beyond the classroom and the stage, I keep showing up in rooms where people speak honestly to each other. Some I lead, some I started, some I hosted.

  1. Men’s work · Vancouver

    I lead a men’s squad in the ARKA Brotherhood: a weekly circle for honest speech and accountability.

    Read about the Brotherhood

  2. Toastmasters

    Empowering Entrepreneurs Toastmasters

    I founded the club and was its founding president. It was chartered in 2024.

    Meets Mondays, 6:30 to 8:30pm JCC, 950 W 41st Ave

  3. Entrepreneur nights

    Networking nights for founders

    I hosted entrepreneur networking nights built around five-minute founder spotlights.

  4. Guest speaking

    Guest speaker

    I show up as a guest speaker at institutions and events around Vancouver.

Work with me

Four ways to work with me.

Start with a free 30-minute call, or go straight to the one that fits where you are.

  • Step into your voice
  • step into your power
  • and ignite your world
Vahan Bedros smiling, in glasses, with autumn maple leaves behind him.

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Vahan BedrosVoice coach · Educator · Speaker · Vancouver

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