Speaking & Workshops
Sessions your people will remember and use.
Most presentations fade by Monday. My keynotes and workshops are high-energy, practical, and built around participation, so people experience the ideas in the room and leave with tools they can use right away.
Interactive on Purpose
Audiences remember what they experience, not what they’re told. That’s why every talk and workshop I lead invites participation, from quick conversations with the person one seat over to moments that get the whole room involved.
Everyone leaves more connected than when they sat down.
With a background in facilitation, live performance, and stand-up comedy, I know how to read a room, keep the energy up, and make participation feel natural, even for people who would normally stay quiet in the back row.
Participants often describe my sessions as:
Interactive without feeling forced
Practical and immediately useful
Introvert-friendly and inclusive
High-energy while still professional
Engaging, thoughtful, and human
Signature Keynotes
*Each can be tailored to your events’ theme, audience, and goals.
Work the Room @ Work
How to connect with each other, your audience, and new ideas at work.
Connection doesn’t happen by accident, at conferences or in the office. Built on the Work the Room framework, this keynote shows attendees how to build stronger relationships across teams, communicate with more confidence, and turn new ideas into action. Expect practical takeaways, plenty of laughs, and a room that’s humming with connection by the end.
The Keynote That Gets Everyone Talking (to Each Other)
An interactive keynote alternative
The key to a successful conference isn’t only what you learn. It’s also who you meet. Through guided networking and just enough structure to make it feel effortless, attendees build rapport quickly and comfortably, sparking genuine conversations, shared learning, and maybe even a few new friendships along the way. It can replace a traditional keynote or pair with one to open or close your event.
No passive or awkward icebreakers. Just real connection, designed on purpose.
Signature Workshops
Bite-sized, high-impact sessions, typically 60 minutes to a half-day, available in person or virtually. Full-day programs are available, too.
Not sure which one fits? Tell me about your group and I’ll recommend the right session, or blend elements from a few into one experience built just for your team.
CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER
Networking for Relationship Builders
For people who want to build genuine professional connections without the small talk, awkwardness, or pressure to talk to every person in the room.
This session reframes networking entirely. Instead of teaching people how to collect contacts, it focuses on how to build real conversations that lead to referrals, collaborations, and relationships that matter.
Especially valuable for introverts and anyone who’s ever stood at a networking event wondering what to say next.
Participants explore how to:
Introduce themselves clearly and memorably
Build rapport through curiosity and genuine listening
Move past surface-level conversation
Follow up with intention and ease
Works especially well for:
Association conferences
Sales & business development teams
Leadership groups
New employee onboarding
Team retreats
CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER
Talk to Me: Connection Cues that Build Rapport
For anyone whose role puts them in front of people (customers, guests, patients, coworkers, or new hires) who wants to make everyday interactions warmer and more memorable, without needing a big personality to do it.
This isn't a networking session. It's for the conversations that happen everywhere else: at the front desk, in the breakroom, on a sales call, in a waiting room, or during someone's first week on a new team. This highly interactive session teaches participants how to intentionally recognize, create, and respond to connection cues, the everyday openings that invite conversation and build rapport without feeling forced or awkward.
Especially valuable for introverts and anyone who's ever wondered how to make a routine interaction feel more genuine.
Participants explore how to:
Recognize everyday opportunities to build rapport
Create natural, low-pressure invitations for conversation
Respond to connection cues in ways that feel authentic and welcoming
Use simple, introvert-friendly conversation techniques that invite participation
Turn ordinary interactions into memorable moments that leave a lasting positive impression
Works especially well for:
Frontline and customer-facing teams
Healthcare and patient-facing staff
Hospitality and guest services
New employee onboarding
Sales teams and client-facing roles
Internal culture and team-building initiatives
CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER
Start Connected: Building Stronger Teams from Day One
For new teams, leadership cohorts, onboarding groups, and cross-functional teams that want to build stronger relationships early, before silos have a chance to form.
Through a series of guided activities, conversations, and connection exercises, participants get to know the people behind the roles, including the interests, strengths, experiences, and perspectives they bring to the group.
Participants have opportunities to discover what they have in common, learn more about the people they’ll be working alongside, and build the familiarity that makes future communication and collaboration easier.
This highly interactive session moves beyond traditional introductions to help a new group start with stronger connections from day one.
Participants explore how to:
Get to know colleagues beyond their titles and responsibilities
Discover shared interests, strengths, and points of connection
Build familiarity across roles, departments, and backgrounds
Create natural opportunities for conversation and relationship-building
Establish a stronger foundation for future communication and collaboration
Works especially well for:
Leadership development cohorts
New employee onboarding
Newly formed teams
Cross-functional teams
Team retreats and kickoffs
Emerging leader programs
CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
7 Secrets of Public Speaking
For professionals who want to communicate with more clarity, confidence, and connection, whether presenting to a room of five or five hundred.
This session goes beyond tips and tricks. Participants explore what makes communication land, including how to open strong, structure ideas clearly, manage nerves, and keep an audience with them from start to finish.
Participants explore how to:
Connect with audiences quickly and authentically
Structure presentations for clarity and impact
Speak with greater confidence and presence
Keep audiences engaged and attentive
Works especially well for:
Leadership teams
Client-facing professionals
Emerging speakers
Internal conferences
Professional development events
CONNECT WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
So, You’re the Emcee. Now What?
For professionals who are asked to lead meetings, host programs, introduce speakers, or moderate panels, even when emceeing isn’t part of their regular job.
This practical, interactive session helps participants feel more prepared when they’re the person holding the microphone. Participants explore how to open and close a program, introduce speakers, make smooth transitions, manage time, moderate conversations, and handle the unexpected with confidence.
Participants explore how to:
Lead meetings and programs with confidence and presence
Introduce speakers clearly and professionally
Create smooth transitions and keep the program moving
Prepare for and moderate engaging panel discussions
Manage timing, microphones, AV, and unexpected moments
Works especially well for:
Association staff and volunteer leaders
Leadership teams
Internal emcees and event hosts
Panel moderators
Conference and meeting speakers
Professional development events
CONNECT WITH NEW IDEAS
Learning that Lasts: How to Make Training STICK
For trainers, managers, and HR professionals who want the ideas from their sessions to turn into behavior change, not just nods of agreement.
This highly interactive session tackles one of the most persistent problems in corporate training: people leave engaged, but nothing changes. Participants explore why information gets forgotten and what to do about it, in the room and beyond it.
Participants explore how to:
Understand why training often fails to stick and what changes that
Apply practical reinforcement strategies during sessions
Design more engaging learning experiences
Help audiences retain and apply what they learn
Works especially well for:
Trainers and facilitators
HR and L&D teams
Team leaders & managers
Organizations focused on communication & implementation
Want Something Built Just for Your Group?
Many of my speaking invitations come from people who saw me on stage and wanted that same energy for their own event. So, beyond my signature sessions, I regularly create talks and workshops shaped around your theme., your audience, and what you want them to walk away with
Custom sessions draw from themes like:
Connection at work: breaking down silos and building relationships that open doors
Positive workplace culture: the power of support, encouragement, and humor at work
Confidence & resilience: pushing through challenges with humor and heart
Communication: showing up with clarity and presence
Past custom sessions have included:
A superhero-themed keynote on resilience for a realty company
A talk on the Heliotropic Effect, the science of why people thrive on positive interactions and support for a tourism bureau
A panel on humor at work, and why it’s worth making room for at a women’s conference
A leadership cohort kickoff designed to build relationships and prevent silos from the start for a local chamber of commerce
Team presentation skills for sales professionals and virtual client presentations for a hospitality group
Ready to bring this to your team?
Tell me about your group and what you are hoping to accomplish, and we’ll figure out the right fit together.
Lauren personally responds within one business day.