Biography
Katie has worked with top brands like United Healthcare, Workday, Crowdstrike, and Unreal Snacks to ignite their story for more effective communication, higher trust within teams, and presentations that convert. Katie is an acclaimed speaker and storytelling consultant who is deeply passionate about human communication and storytelling. She helps people and companies craft their communication in a way that is concise and compelling through her practical frameworks. Katie and her husband Danny live with their two daughters in Orange, CA. They spent two years living in a 180 sq ft tiny home and believe that stories are better than stuff.
Speech Topics
Storytelling 1.0: Mastering the Basics of Storytelling
Main Content Ideas: • Science of storytelling- Why it works • Personal story mapping - Finding your powerful personal narrative • Identifying what type of storyteller you are - long-winded, too much data? • Honing in on your brand story - learning to craft and collect compelling narratives Outcomes: 1. Engagement and Connection: Creating narratives that resonate emotionally, fostering a stronger bond between the team's message and the audience. 2. Effective Communication: Conveying complex ideas in a clear and relatable manner, ensuring that the intended message is not only understood but also retained by the audience. 3. Inspiration and Motivation: Through compelling storytelling, corporate teams ignite passion, commitment, and a shared sense of purpose, fostering a more motivated and dedicated workforce. 4. Influence and Persuasion: The ability to influence decisions and persuade stakeholders is a key outcome. By mastering the art of storytelling, corporate teams shape opinions, gain buy-in, and drive positive action from their audience, whether it's internal team members or external clients and partners. 5. Memorability and Impact: Through effective storytelling, teams aim to create lasting impressions, ensuring that their ideas, values, and key information are retained and recalled by the audience long after the communication has taken place.
Storytelling 2.0: Presentation Skills & Dynamic Public Speaking
Main Content Ideas: • 4 C’s of compelling presentations • The art of good visuals • 7-38-55 Rule- why your tone and body language matter • Top 8 presentation techniques • Overcoming nerves and projecting confidence • Diminishing distractions Outcomes: 1. Audience Engagement and Retention: Utilize techniques that enhance audience engagement, encouraging active participation and ensuring that the key messages are retained by the audience. 2. Confident Delivery and Presence: Mastering techniques to project a strong presence, exude confidence, and maintain composure during presentations and virtual interactions. 3. Effective Story Structure: Understanding the art of storytelling, including effective story structures, hooks, and arcs that can be applied to captivate and resonate with their audience. 4. Virtual Meeting Effectiveness: This involves strategies to keep participants engaged, navigate virtual platforms effectively, and leverage storytelling techniques that work well in an online environment. 5. Influence and Persuasion in Communication: Whether in a boardroom, during a presentation, or in a virtual meeting, teams enhance their ability to persuade and influence decision-makers, clients, or stakeholders through compelling narratives.
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Testimonials
"“I felt significantly closer to my team and had higher trust in the workplace after Katie’s workshop. Working remotely, this was a game changer for us. Storytelling brought us together in a way nothing else has.”"
"“Katie’s workshop changed the way our leaders speak and inspire their teams to act. We saw immediate ROI on investing in storytelling.”"
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