Speaking / Workshops
Workshops
Hands-on facilitation for teams and writers. Storytelling as a craft you practice — structure, voice, and the nerve to tell the true version.
Story for teams
Find the story inside something complex and make it land for the person on the other end — for product, sales, and leadership.
The personal essay
Turning lived experience into writing that connects without performing — craft, not confession.
Improv for the non-comedian
Listening, yes-and, and presence — the skills under good collaboration.
Storytelling on stage
From page to room: structure, memory, and holding an audience without notes.
WorkshopPillars of SupportHow small groups facing impossible odds prioritize, simplify, and focus — via Philadelphia strikes and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.WorkshopTelling Your StoryPersonal storytelling in community organizing contexts, using Guide to Creating a Brave Space.WorkshopDesign Your DayPairs map their morning routines and advise each other to design a better day — part ice-breaker, part PM user exercise.Workshop3 Minute ExpertTake any random topic, form an honest opinion, and practice sharing a polished point in under one minute.WorkshopPresentation PowerStart with the main point, then use Affinity Mapping and timed edit sessions to build a presentation from the bottom up.Workshop3 Questions of the Soul’s Purpose (Workshop)Work together to consider Who am I? Why am I here? How shall I live? — an intimate 5–8 person companion to the keynote.WorkshopAffinity MappingOsborn’s top-down brainstorming, inverted into a bottom-up method by Prof. Jiro Kawakita — build structure on top of disparate ideas.WorkshopFundamentals of Product Creation 1 – Understanding Product ManagementPart of the Product Development Fundamentals workshop series (19 independent workshops across 6 modules; 5–20 participants). Each sub-item below is deliverable standalone or as this full module. (~2 hrs as a module)WorkshopFundamentals of Product Creation 2 – Understand People, Develop RequirementsPart of the Product Development Fundamentals workshop series (19 independent workshops across 6 modules; 5–20 participants). Each sub-item below is deliverable standalone or as this full module. Modules 2, 3, 4, and 6 include hands-on exercises. (~2–2.5 hrs as a module)WorkshopFundamentals of Product Creation 3 – Product Ownership & RequirementsPart of the Product Development Fundamentals workshop series (19 independent workshops across 6 modules; 5–20 participants). Each sub-item below is deliverable standalone or as this full module. Modules 2, 3, 4, and 6 include hands-on exercises. (~3–4 hrs as a module)WorkshopFundamentals of Product Creation 4 – Backlogs & RoadmapsPart of the Product Development Fundamentals workshop series (19 independent workshops across 6 modules; 5–20 participants). Each sub-item below is deliverable standalone or as this full module. Modules 2, 3, 4, and 6 include hands-on exercises. (~2.5–3 hrs as a module)WorkshopFundamentals of Product Creation 5 – Iteration & ImprovementPart of the Product Development Fundamentals workshop series (19 independent workshops across 6 modules; 5–20 participants). Each sub-item below is deliverable standalone or as this full module. (~1.5–2 hrs as a module)WorkshopFundamentals of Product Creation 6 – Customer DevelopmentPart of the Product Development Fundamentals workshop series (19 independent workshops across 6 modules; 5–20 participants). Each sub-item below is deliverable standalone or as this full module. Modules 2, 3, 4, and 6 include hands-on exercises. (~1.5–2 hrs as a module)
Tell me about your team or group and what you want them to leave able to do.