Module 1: Better Stakeholder Relationships

• Ask the right clarifying/leading questions when engaging with stakeholders
• Push back against requests in a respectful and professional manner
• Concisely write and speak in business settings to increase credibility

Module 2: Better Data Products

• Identify data insights by clearly connecting work to business strategy
• Choose the right charts for the right data for the right use cases
• Design user-friendly dashboards that clearly address business pain points and priorities

Module 3: Better Data Stories

• Increase influence by transforming information and presentations into stories
• Design simple, informative slides that guide the eye instead of distracting it
• Construct presentations that successfully grab and sustain audience attention

Module 1: Develop Your Mind

• Build Unshakeable Confidence through 4 Mindset Shifts
• Understand Your Audience with a 3 Step Preparation Framework
• Feel Confident by Adopting 3 Leadership Speaking Techniques
• Structure your Answers with 2, 3, and 4-Step Frameworks

Module 2: Stage Your Voice

• Tell Memorable Business Stories with a 3-Act Narrative Structure
• Efficiently Build Stories with a 3-Step Methodology
• Add Emotional Storytelling Arcs at 3 Levels of Engagement
• Finalize Your Stories with a 3-Step Editing Methodology
• Deliver Compelling Conclusions with a 3-Step Formula
• Deliver Compelling Introductions with a 3-Step Formula
• Make Presentations of Any Length with a Diagram Approach

Module 3: Produce Your Story

• Design Effective Slides with the KISS principle
• Create Clear Charts with 6 Key Pre-Attentive Attributes
• Enhance Your Charts with 4 Gestalt Principles
• Prepare with Confidence using a 3-Step Rehearsal Formula
• Present with Authority using the 3 Rhetorical Appeals

Module 1: Storytelling

• How to tell stories for interviews, business presentations, and conference talks
• How to use neuroscience to keep your audience engaged
• How to quickly talk on the spot about things you don’t know

Module 2: Slide Design

• How to design actually effective slides for the workplace
• How to persuade executives and senior stakeholders with data

Module 3: Speaking

• How to concisely answer questions during meetings and after talks
• How to gain control over your public speaking nerves and speak with confidence
• How to get buy-in by enhancing your vocal authority and executive presence

Every 2 months we return to the same pillars of storytelling, slide design, and speaking but with new material and exercises

You’ve seen a lot of data storytelling content out there, but you’ve seen nothing like this:

Using the latest discoveries from psychology combined with Chris’ background as a film composer, you will get a science-backed, shockingly FUN keynote on how to communicate data insights the right way.

• With a smattering of live music
• A dash of storytelling
• And a whole heap of data presentation best practices…

Your team will never forget why data + music = story, and the exact 3 steps they need to take to influence organizational decision-making.

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We’ve all sat through horrible slides overloaded with data and comically complicated graphs.

That’s a shame – because think about all the executive trust lost, all the company time and money wasted on poor presentations.

But it’s not the speakers’ fault. Data visualization and presentation aren’t often part of professional development.

Let’s change that.

In this keynote chock full of wackily wonderful business case studies, your team will learn the science and psychology behind effective data visualization and how to make sure their data presentations never miss the mark.

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Everyone wants to use AI. But most companies don’t know this keynote secret:

AI helps with soft skills too

Imagine if your team didn’t just use AI to draft emails and spit out code. What if they could use it to:

• Generate slides and data visualizations within minutes
• AND present to non-technical audiences well
• AND persuade leadership to take action
• …And what if all that was actually good?

In this interactive, hilarious live demo keynote your team will learn how generative AI can make them great presenters and storytellers, all with an easy 5 step prompting framework.

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I love meeting new people and I hate pushy sales. If you’re interested in a casual chat or just have a passing question, reach out to me via email and I’ll see how I can best be of help. What I’ll guarantee is no AI, no sales, no agenda (unless you request one). Just good old-fashioned genuine conversation.

For more information about how we can work together, email me at: [email protected]

Organizations reach out to me because my presentations are different:

1. They’re fun! Training is often a boring mandatory assignment for employees. Why not make it fun for them to learn so they actually use the material being taught?

2. They get to the point. We’ve all attended trainings that have too much fluff and way too little actionable, hands-on content. Every second of my trainings is carefully planned to give attendees a memorable experience

For more information about how we can work together, email me at: [email protected]

There are soo many out there, which makes getting started incredibly overwhelming. My teaching style is about getting to the point, going through practical examples, and having fun throughout the process. I’ve compiled a curated set of resources you can use to build your communication and data storytelling foundation.

To access my free ebook: click here

I run an online public speaking/data storytelling community to help tech professionals learn communication in an accessible, supportive environment. For more information, sign up for the waitlist to receive a few emails with more detail about the structure and curriculum:

To join the waitlist: click here

I do! Each workshop is customized for your team’s needs. For more information about the topics I teach, I’ve put together a self-assessment that gives personalized recommendations on enhancing your team’s data storytelling capability.

To take the self-assessment: click here

I do! My private coaching programs are customized to each individual client’s needs. For more information about the topics I teach, I’ve put together a self-assessment that gives personalized recommendations on enhancing your leadership communication capability.

To take the self-assessment: click here

I’d love to keynote for your community on storytelling with data and communication skills for tech professionals.

For more information about how we can work together, email me at: [email protected]