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As a speaker coach, speechwriter, curator, and communication strategist, I’ve had the privilege of working with hundreds of speakers, in multiple languages, across a variety of fields, and from 6 out of 7 continents. If you live in Antarctica, hit me up!
Below, you’ll find a short selection of my personal favorites. Each one is unique and hand-crafted to showcase each speakers’ strengths. To request additional examples of my work, use the contact form at the bottom of this page. Thank you!
Animals
Art & Design
- Dawn Spencer Hurwitz – What Do You Want Your Life To Smell Like?
- Francis Agyakwa – How Traditional Djembe Drumming Can Help Heal Trauma
- Gregg Deal – Buying Corpse Tags On Ebay: My Work As An Indigenous Artist
- Mara Mintzer – How Kids Can Help Design Cities
- R. Alan Brooks – When The World Is Burning, Is Art A Waste Of Time?
Business & Leadership
- Debbie Lovich – 3 Tips For Leaders To Get The Future Of Work Right
- Joan C. Williams – Why Corporate Diversity Programs Fail — And How Small Tweaks Can Have Big Impact
- Tilak Mandadi – 3 Ways Companies Can Support Grieving Employees
- Warren Valdmanis – What Makes A Job “Good” — And The Case For Investing In People
Disability
- Robin Roscigno – Your Autistic Child Can Have A Great Life. Here’s How.
- Tom Oxley – A Brain Implant That Turns Your Thoughts Into Text
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- Joan C. Williams – Why Corporate Diversity Programs Fail — And How Small Tweaks Can Have Big Impact
- Mara Mintzer – How Kids Can Help Design Cities
- R. Alan Brooks – When The World Is Burning, Is Art A Waste Of Time?
- Robin Roscigno – Your Autistic Child Can Have A Great Life. Here’s How.
- Sarah Kurnick – “Aliens Built The Pyramids” And Other Absurdities Of Pseudo-Archaeology
Environment & Climate Change
- Chris Fisher – Let’s Scan The Whole Planet With Lidar
- Francis Sanzaro – The Wilderness Isn’t Meant To Be Safe
- Kevin Smith – The Unexpected Story Of One Of The Biggest Coastal Cleanups Ever
- Marah J. Hardt – Are We Interrupting The Kinky Sex Lives Of Fish?
Government & Politics
Africa:
Asia / Pacific:
- Gulalai Ismail – 2021 Human Rights Award Acceptance Speech
- Gyal Lo – Exposing China’s Colonial Boarding Schools In Tibet
- Kalbinur Sidik – Witnessing China’s Uyghur Concentration Camps
- Songmi Han – The Truth About North Korean Mothers
- Timothy Cho – Escaping North Korea
Europe & Russia:
- Anastasia Shevchenko – The Terrible Cost Of Resisting Putin
- Sviatlana Tsikhabouskaya – Fearless In The Face Of Tyranny In Belarus
Middle East:
U.S. / Canada:
- Ann Marie Awad – Want To Stop Police Brutality? Legalize Drugs
- Chuck Plunkett – When Local News Dies, So Does Democracy
Latin America & the Caribbean:
Health
- Christopher A. Lowry – Why Plants Are The Future Of Mental Health Treatment
- Jennifer Reich – What I Learned About Parents Who Don’t Vaccinate Their Kids
- Marie-Claire Kakpotia – Fighting Female Genital Mutilation
- Nabiha Saklayen – Could You Recover From Illness… Using Your Own Stem Cells?
- Tom Oxley – A Brain Implant That Turns Your Thoughts Into Text
History, Archaeology,
and Anthropology
- Bonnie Clark – The Surprising Archaeology Of Japanese American Internment Gardens
- Chris Fisher – Let’s Scan The Whole Planet With Lidar
- Cohen Bradley – How To Weave A Cultural Legacy Through Storytelling
- Gregg Deal – Buying Corpse Tags On Ebay: My Work As An Indigenous Artist
- Sarah Kurnick – “Aliens Built The Pyramids” And Other Absurdities Of Pseudo-Archaeology
Human Rights
Africa:
- Bobi Wine – The Rapper Who Took On A Dictator
- Marie-Claire Kakpotia – Fighting Female Genital Mutilation
Asia / Pacific:
- Gulalai Ismail – 2021 Human Rights Award Acceptance Speech
- Gyal Lo – Exposing China’s Colonial Boarding Schools In Tibet
- Kalbinur Sidik – Witnessing China’s Uyghur Concentration Camps
- Songmi Han – The Truth About North Korean Mothers
- Timothy Cho – Escaping North Korea
Europe & Russia:
- Anastasia Shevchenko – The Terrible Cost Of Resisting Putin
- Sviatlana Tsikhabouskaya – Fearless In The Face Of Tyranny In Belarus
Middle East:
U.S. / Canada:
- Ann Marie Awad – Want To Stop Police Brutality? Legalize Drugs
- Chuck Plunkett – When Local News Dies, So Does Democracy
- Gregg Deal – Buying Corpse Tags On Ebay: My Work As An Indigenous Artist
Latin America & the Caribbean:
Law & Criminal Justice
- Ann Marie Awad – Want To Stop Police Brutality? Legalize Drugs
- Leslie Herod – What If Mental Health Workers Responded To Emergency Calls
- Michael J. Rourke – How Vicarious Trauma Affects Lawyers
LGBTQ
Mental Health
- Christopher A. Lowry – Why Plants Are The Future Of Mental Health Treatment
- KC Davis – How To Do Laundry When You’re Depressed
- Leslie Herod – What If Mental Health Workers Responded To Emergency Calls
- Michael J. Rourke – How Vicarious Trauma Affects Lawyers
- Tilak Mandadi – 3 Ways Companies Can Support Grieving Employees
Parenting & Children
- Anastasia Shevchenko – The Terrible Cost Of Resisting Putin
- Jennifer Reich – What I Learned About Parents Who Don’t Vaccinate Their Kids
- KC Davis – How To Do Laundry When You’re Depressed
- Mara Mintzer – How Kids Can Help Design Cities
- Robin Roscigno – Your Autistic Child Can Have A Great Life. Here’s How.
Psychology, Sociology,
and Social Science
- Bonnie Clark – The Surprising Archaeology Of Japanese American Internment Gardens
- Francis Agyakwa – How Traditional Djembe Drumming Can Help Heal Trauma
- Jennifer Reich – What I Learned About Parents Who Don’t Vaccinate Their Kids
- KC Davis – How To Do Laundry When You’re Depressed
- Michael J. Rourke – How Vicarious Trauma Affects Lawyers
- Robin Roscigno – Your Autistic Child Can Have A Great Life. Here’s How.
Science
- Chris Fisher – Let’s Scan The Whole Planet With Lidar
- Christopher A. Lowry – Why Plants Are The Future Of Mental Health Treatment
- Jessie Christiansen – What The Discovery Of Exoplanets Reveals About The Universe
- Marah J. Hardt – Are We Interrupting The Kinky Sex Lives Of Fish?
- Nabiha Saklayen – Could You Recover From Illness… Using Your Own Stem Cells?
- Sarah Kurnick – “Aliens Built The Pyramids” And Other Absurdities Of Pseudo-Archaeology
- Tom Oxley – A Brain Implant That Turns Your Thoughts Into Text
Self Development
- Cohen Bradley – How To Weave A Cultural Legacy Through Storytelling
- Francis Agyakwa – How Traditional Djembe Drumming Can Help Heal Trauma
- Francis Sanzaro – The Wilderness Isn’t Meant To Be Safe
- KC Davis – How To Do Laundry When You’re Depressed
- R. Alan Brooks – When The World Is Burning, Is Art A Waste Of Time?
Technology
- Chris Fisher – Let’s Scan The Whole Planet With Lidar
- Jessie Christiansen – What The Discovery Of Exoplanets Reveals About The Universe
- Nabiha Saklayen – Could You Recover From Illness… Using Your Own Stem Cells?
- Tom Oxley – A Brain Implant That Turns Your Thoughts Into Text
Women
- Gulalai Ismail – 2021 Human Rights Award Acceptance Speech
- Jennifer Reich – What I Learned About Parents Who Don’t Vaccinate Their Kids
- Marie-Claire Kakpotia – Fighting Female Genital Mutilation
- Paula Stone Williams – What My Gender Transition Taught Me About Womanhood
- Songmi Han – The Truth About North Korean Mothers
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