DR. LAURA PENN’S BIOGRAPHY
This is Dr. Laura Penn’s long-form biography. Use this biography on event websites and other marketing materials to help promote the event, as well as in conference materials such as programs and event apps.
Dr. Laura Penn is a sought-after international keynote speaker trusted by global brands to deliver messages which inspire teams, leaders and change-makers to better communicate the value of their companies, their products and their individuality through leadership speaking.
Founder of The Leadership Speaking School, based near Geneva, Switzerland, she specializes in transforming her clients from the world’s largest companies and organizations like the World Economic Forum, International Olympic Committee, IMD Business School, the International Red Cross, Nestle, Salesforce, eBay and many others, into speakers who are authentic, accessible and memorable.
She is an award-winning public speaker, “a Guru speaker coach”, a published author, and a four-time TEDx speaker, twice featured on the prestigious TED.com platform, home of the world’s best talks. She hosts her own podcast called Leadership Speaking Radio and is a contributing author at UN Today, the official magazine of the United Nations Community, where she shares practical and inspiring insights about effective communication for leaders and change-makers around the world.
Dr. Penn received her BA from Vassar College and her M.Sc. and Ph.D. from The University of Kent in England. She lives in Switzerland with her husband and two teenage children. When she is not traveling the world speaking, she can usually be found dancing to 80’s soul music in her living room.
KEYNOTE DESCRIPTIONS
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Maps to Authenticity in Leadership Speaking
This timely talk pulls back the curtain on the topic of ‘authenticity’ in leadership speaking. Now, more than ever, we are being asked to step into our vulnerabilities while speaking in front of audiences and reveal who we are at the core. The demand is for messages that matter and for real human connection. It’s no longer enough to just speak about facts, figures and data. Audiences want to feel something and experience a shared sense of humanity.
This powerful keynote will inspire, motivate and empower you to connect with your audiences, authentically. You will learn how to use the Leadership Speaking Toolbox so that you can earn your audience’s attention and show up as the best version of yourself every time you speak.
Leadership Speaking in the Digital Age
As digital leaders in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, you are being asked to step into a new form of leadership, defined by the ability to rapidly align and engage empowered, networked teams with clarity of purpose and a fierce resolve to win. You must motivate and inspire, as well as release energy in your constituents to make the vision of a new future become a reality. Besides having a robust technical background, expertise in your field and many years of leadership experience, you must be very good at speaking in front of audiences, both large and small and online and live.
This timely keynote shares the Leadership Speaking Toolbox, the essential speaking skills that all digital leaders need in order to fulfil the high-stakes, high-intensity and high-frequency speaking demands of this age. You will learn the extraordinary tools that will enable you to reach into the hearts and minds of your audiences and you will walk away inspired to implement what you have learned straight away.
Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Virtual Meetings
The days of dull and dreadful virtual meetings which suck the life out of both you and your audiences…are over. It’s time to disrupt the status quo of how you speak online. Virtual meetings are here to stay and now is the time to professionalize how you show up online.
This practical, participatory and persuasive keynote will take you from inertia to inspiration. It will re-energize, motivate and guide you to become a speaker who can meaningfully and authentically connect with your audiences online. You will discover how to:
* Amplify your authentic presence
* Make your meetings the “we” show, not the “me” show
* Speak so that people want to listen to what you have to say
* And, show up as the best version of yourself every time you speak online
ON-SITE INTRODUCTION FOR DR. LAURA PENN
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Dr. Laura Penn is a passionate advocate for disrupting the status quo for how we speak in front of audiences. Professional speaker coach, award-winning speaker, four-time TEDx speaker, featured on the prestigious TED.com platform, author and Founder of The Leadership Speaking School, she specializes in transforming leaders, teams and change-makers from the world’s most well-known companies and organizations into speakers who are authentic, accessible and memorable. She empowers them to be themselves, to take up space and to enjoy the experience of speaking so that they can meaningfully connect with their audiences and bring their messages to life. Based in Switzerland, her high-touch training is ideal for those who are looking for personal transformation and long-lasting impact.
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