Give your audience practical tools for the conversations that matter
Leslie's keynotes and interactive speaking sessions help an audience communicate with more confidence and clarity. For businesses, professional associations, conferences, emerging leaders, managers, and experienced professionals.
Warm, direct, and built for your audience
With more than 30 years of corporate speaking experience, Leslie knows how to hold a room without losing the people in it. Her style is warm and direct, and she keeps the focus on what your audience can actually do differently.
Every session is tailored to your event, your people, and what you want them to walk away with. It's practical from the first minute.
Sessions that can be discussed and tailored
These are existing options. Each can be shaped to your audience and event, and delivered as a talk, a keynote, or an interactive workshop.
Beyond Fear: Elevate Your Leadership Presence Through Effective Public Speaking
A keynote on moving past fear to communicate with a stronger, steadier leadership presence in the moments that shape trust.
Prime Your Presence: The Hidden Key to Confident Speaking
A talk on the preparation that happens before you speak, the focus and presence that make confidence feel natural rather than forced.
5 S.T.E.P.S. to Speaking Success
A walk-through of Leslie's signature framework, delivered as a session your audience can apply the same day.
From Self-Doubt to Self-Trust
A session on building the self-trust that lets capable professionals share their expertise without second-guessing themselves.
Communication Mastery: Turning Conflict into Collaboration
An interactive session on handling difficult conversations so conflict becomes a path toward collaboration instead of a standoff.
Your 60-Second Edge: Speak with Authority, Lead with Presence
In today's world, the ability to captivate and engage your listener is a career-defining skill, and in many cases you have less than 60 seconds to do it. A session on making those first moments count.
Participation and practical takeaways
Leslie's sessions emphasize relatable stories, participation, and practical takeaways. Session length and format are discussed and tailored to your event, and travel arrangements are confirmed when we plan together.
Talks and keynotes
Focused sessions that give an audience a clear, memorable takeaway they can use in their next conversation.
Interactive workshops
Hands-on sessions with practice and discussion, so the skills land during the event rather than after.
Relatable stories
Leslie uses everyday business examples and specific situations, so the content feels relevant to the room.
Practical takeaways
Your audience leaves with specific things they can use, not just inspiration.
Planning a session together
When you reach out, the conversation covers your audience, your event goals, the format that fits, timing, and which topic is the right fit. We talk it through so the session lands for your room.
- Your audience and what they need
- Event goals and what you want them to walk away with
- Format, whether a talk, keynote, or interactive workshop
- Timing and topic fit
Preparing for the stage
I met Leslie while networking, little did I know that our brief encounter would change my confidence in public speaking immediately. Leslie reassured me within our first few minutes of meeting that the audience wants me to succeed, and that we must simply train our brain to remember the positive experience ahead of us. Her expertise and simply ideas helped prepare me for my first large public speaking event where I took the stage in front of over 500 people. Since then, I've received compliments on my delivery, poise, tone, and presence, and I truly can't thank Leslie enough for sharing her wisdom and expertise with me. Run, don't walk, to Leslie's next workshop or training, you won't regret it!
Find your voice. Elevate your presence.
Request Leslie's speaker kit for what you need to plan an event. We'll follow up with you after your request rather than sending an automatic download.
Planning an event?
Book a call to talk through your audience, your event goals, and the topic that fits, or request a speaker kit first.