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{Workshop} The Art of Speaking: Turn Your Life's Work Into a Talk That Lands (Virtual)
You already speak or plan to speak at conferences, in front of donors, at all-hands meetings, on panels. But you can feel when the room drifts, when your point gets lost in the weeds, when the data lands but the meaning doesn't. You don't need another presentation-skills class. You need to find the one idea at the center of your work and learn to carry it with a story that moves people.
In this 90-minute session, you'll learn the secrets and best practices behind the world's most resonant short-form talks — and how to apply them to any stage you stand on. Whether it's a keynote, a funding pitch, a town hall, or a toast, you'll learn how great talks are actually built: distilling the idea, shaping the story arc, and transmitting emotion. This is a life skill, taught through the lens of the best talks ever given.
You’re life’s work matters. Get started in learning how to share it in a way that resonates with the world. This is the beginning of crafting the talk of your life.
What you'll learn
Learn how to find your throughline / idea at the heart of your life’s work: The one central idea inside everything you know, so you stop trying to say it all and start saying the thing that matters.
The story arc that makes a message land emotionally: The archetypal shapes behind great talks, and how to choose the one that fits your idea and your voice.
Make your point, weave your story, land a call to action: A simple, repeatable structure for any 8–15 minute talk, pitch, or message.
Why talks lose people: The most common ways speakers drift into the weeds, bury the lede, or bore the room — and how to fix each one.
A reusable framework you can carry into keynotes, fundraisers, conference talks, board presentations, and beyond.
These are intimate workshops. Space is limited.
You already speak or plan to speak at conferences, in front of donors, at all-hands meetings, on panels. But you can feel when the room drifts, when your point gets lost in the weeds, when the data lands but the meaning doesn't. You don't need another presentation-skills class. You need to find the one idea at the center of your work and learn to carry it with a story that moves people.
In this 90-minute session, you'll learn the secrets and best practices behind the world's most resonant short-form talks — and how to apply them to any stage you stand on. Whether it's a keynote, a funding pitch, a town hall, or a toast, you'll learn how great talks are actually built: distilling the idea, shaping the story arc, and transmitting emotion. This is a life skill, taught through the lens of the best talks ever given.
You’re life’s work matters. Get started in learning how to share it in a way that resonates with the world. This is the beginning of crafting the talk of your life.
What you'll learn
Learn how to find your throughline / idea at the heart of your life’s work: The one central idea inside everything you know, so you stop trying to say it all and start saying the thing that matters.
The story arc that makes a message land emotionally: The archetypal shapes behind great talks, and how to choose the one that fits your idea and your voice.
Make your point, weave your story, land a call to action: A simple, repeatable structure for any 8–15 minute talk, pitch, or message.
Why talks lose people: The most common ways speakers drift into the weeds, bury the lede, or bore the room — and how to fix each one.
A reusable framework you can carry into keynotes, fundraisers, conference talks, board presentations, and beyond.