In a reputation economy, talking about your work is critical to career success. But many professionals find self-promotion distasteful and off-putting.

In this presentation, attendees identify the social influences that keep them silent at work and apply psychology insights to overcome those influences. They also learn a simple formula to describe their work accomplishments without feeling arrogant or insincere.

Attendees will leave this presentation with the skills to build their authority with clients, colleagues and professional contacts.

Executives are the gate-keepers of careers. Building credibility with executive teams is critical to career advancement.

In this presentation, attendees learn what executives want from their management reports. They learn practical journalism techniques, such as the inverted pyramid, and how to condense their 20-minute presentation into the 3 minutes they’ve now been given.

Attendees will leave this talk with the skills to deliver persuasive presentations that earn the trust of executive decision-makers.

Team members receive unequal airtime for their ideas at work. This imbalance affects team performance and reduces workplace innovation.

In this presentation, attendees learn 3 surprising truths about default speaking styles and how our speaking styles differ across genders and cultures.

Attendees will leave this talk with the ability to recognize their default conversation style and adapt their style in meaningful ways that improve equity, increase connection and foster collaboration at work.