CHRISTIAN O'CONNELL
BROADCASTER · SPEAKER · AUTHOR
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Fake times.
Fake content.
Fake influencers.

Welcome to the radical act of showing up real
You don't need to become someone new. You just need to remember who you already are.
UNSCRIPT is Out Now
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Australia — out now
UK — 11 August
New Zealand — 1 September
US & Canada — 15 September
UNSCRIPT has been chosen as one of Amazon's Editors' Books of July
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Brilliant, insightful and moving

I read Unscript in one sitting - it was THAT GOOD.

It hooked me in immediately. It made me think, made me laugh, and made me feel. Make sure you have a box of tissues nearby when you read this book (and I mean that in the best possible way!).

Couldn't recommend it more highly.

Dr Amantha Imber

Best selling author | Organisational Psychologist | Host of podcast How I work

As a relationships expert - and a dad - I know that the deepest human hunger is to be truly seen. Christian O'Connell hands us the tools we need to go deeper in our relationships than we have before - and to both see and be seen. Unscript is funny, honest, and full of heart.

Dr Justin Coulson

Speaker, Author, TV and Podcast Host of Happy Families
"Christian has written a beautiful reminder that the greatest freedom comes when we stop performing and start being ourselves. Honest, funny and deeply moving, this is one of those books that stays with you long after you've turned the final page."

Sarah Grynberg

Mindset Coach, Author & Host of A Life Of Greatness
"A radical act for leaders

While this book wasn’t written specifically with leaders in mind, it’s one of the best books I’ve read in the leadership space this year - I enjoyed it so much that I struggled to put it down. Christian has an incredible ability to connect with both hearts and minds in a way that feels simple, human and deeply relatable.

The concepts are practical and easy to apply, whether you’re an emerging leader or have been leading for years. I think every leader will take something different from Unscript, but the concept of sitting under the oak tree felt especially relevant to the way we lead, reflect and reconnect with ourselves.

Highly recommend."

Shelley Flett

Leadership Trainer, Facilitator & Coach. Host of DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP PODCAST

    What UNSCRIPT Does

    We filter. We curate. We perform. And somewhere along the way, we give our true voice away.

    UNSCRIPT is for the part of you that's tired of the act. The part that's ready to put the mask down and just be yourself in the room.

    Because here's what I know after thirty years live on radio: a freer, funnier, realer version of you is already in there. You need to get out of your own head and out of your own way — and let the person you actually are show up in the room.

    This book is what I've learned, what I've witnessed, and what I've been lucky enough to pass on. The scripts that get in your way. The barriers we all build. And the simple, alive feeling of dropping the lot and being yourself with the people around you.

    No five-step plan. No formula. No guru voice. Just stories, frameworks, and the truth — earned the hard way.

    Your magic is in the mess.

    Why Readers Choose UNSCRIPT

    For anyone tired of pretending

    Tools tested live. Every morning. For 30 years.

    This isn't theory. The frameworks in UNSCRIPT — WAVES, the Inner Dial, the Archer — were built in front of a microphone, with millions of people listening, and zero room to fake it. They work because they had to.

    You're tired. Of performing.

    Of polishing what you say. Of rehearsing who you should be. Of sounding impressive instead of honest. UNSCRIPT is for the part of you that's quietly exhausted from the act — and ready to put it down.

    For the conversations that actually matter.

    Your partner. Your kids. Your team. UNSCRIPT isn't about being more — it's about being less polished and more present in the rooms where it counts.

    Imagine being with people — at home, at work, on a stage or on a date — and feeling your heart actually open. Imagine trusting yourself in the moment instead of rehearsing every word before you say it.

    You'll know it when it happens. The relief of stopping pretending. The surprise of how good being yourself actually feels.

    That is the feeling UNSCRIPT points readers back to.

    The mistake most of us make is putting ourselves under pressure to be flawless. The work isn't to sound more polished. It's to sound more like yourself.

    How It Works

    Order to to showing up real

    01

    Order it now. Booktopia, Amazon, or your local bookshop.

    02

    Read the stories. Lessons and frameworks pressure-tested across 30 years of live broadcasting.

    03

    Use the tools. WAVES, the Inner Dial, the Archer — practical ways to spot when you're performing and find your way back.

    04

    Show up real. In the conversations and the rooms that actually matter.

    About Christian O'Connell

    The first broadcaster in the world to host #1 breakfast shows in two different countries.

    Thirty years on the radio. Millions of listeners. More than twenty-five international awards. Three bestselling books. Sold-out stand-up tours across the UK.

    These days, Christian hosts The Christian O'Connell Show — Australia's first ever national commercial breakfast show — live across five cities every weekday morning on the GOLD network.

    But the thing he's built a career on isn't awards. It's connection — and the courage to be real on air, every single morning, with no script in sight.

    UNSCRIPT is what he's learned. And it's a permission slip — to stop trying to impress, to stop sounding like everyone else, and to bring the mess, the humour, and the truth back into the room.
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    What people are saying

    Don't take my word for it

    "Christian shows us how authenticity, vulnerability and human connection are the gateway to a joyful life. A funny, generous, genuinely useful book."
    Ben Crowe

    Performance Coach to Ash Barty, Andre Agassi and Shane Warne

    "He's smart and funny."
    Ricky Gervais
    "It helped me realise how much of my hesitation stems from the story I tell myself. His coaching goes way beyond a series of instructions — it's an authentic conversation that helps you see what's possible to say out loud."
    Paul Cheika
    Mentor & Coach
    "You think he's a good human on radio, he's even better in the trenches of life."
    Kass

    Workshop Participant

    "I can already see a difference in my approach to conversations — wanting to find an authentic voice, to speak from the heart. Genuine connections are so important to me."
    Toni Hardy

    Work With Christian

    Beyond the book, Christian works with leaders and teams who want to stop performing and start connecting — on stages, in boardrooms, and in the conversations that decide everything.
    Speaking. Mentoring. Workshops.
    All built on thirty years of doing it live, with no script and no safety net.

    FAQs

    Your questions answered

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    Australia — out now
    UK — 11 August
    New Zealand — 1 September
    US & Canada — 15 September
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