Connecting with an audience to share a valuable message
Speaking
Chris is a highly recognized and requested speaker, working with audiences at some of the largest events for professional and learning conferences, including Agile 20xx from Agile Alliance, the Global Scrum Gathering from Scrum Alliance, and ATD International from the Association for Talent Development. He is a regular presence at local and regional meetups and user groups, and is often invited for internal conferences and private events.
Chris offerings include but are not limited to:
- Keynote sessions to open your event with a bang or to finish with a flourish
- Interactive sessions to engage your audience with the subject and each other
- Internal conference events to amplify the messages important to your organization
- Podcast interviews to share and expand on relevant topics for your listeners
- Panel discussions to contribute ideas and thoughts with other speakers
Check out his current library of "ready to go" talks for your event below, which are available as in-person or virtual events. Chris also writes up to three new talks per year so there is always something fresh on the menu. To see Chris live or check out any of his past events, visit the Talks and Workshops section.
If you are looking for something specific for your event, he will gladly work with organizers to create a session that best compliments your event and your attendees. We treat each engagement with serious professionalism and want to provide organizers and their attendees with the best possible experience. Since each engagement is unique, start the conversation to learn more about what we can do for you.
Why won't they listen to me? Challenges that experts face in sharing their message
This workshop explores what it means to be an expert in a field, and tips on bridging communication gaps experts face when working with novices... and other experts!
Cooking with the Wrong Ingredients - Why Your Educational Design Choices Matter
In this session, you will learn about the different choices instructors, coaches, and facilitators make when building learning experiences, and the impacts of those choices on their attendees and the event overall.
The AI Notetaker: Friend or Foe?
This session explores things you should consider when using AI in meetings
"Knock Knock - Who's There? - Feedback!" - Effective techniques to ask for and interpret feedback
In this workshop, you will experience techniques to help explore the benefits and challenges of different types of feedback, how to reframe the questions to want to ask others, and how to interpret different elements of feedback to better "read between the lines".
Netflix and ___ - A knockout approach to Decision-Making and Prioritization
In this workshop, you will get to experience a fun and interactive approach towards prioritization and decision making that can be applied to your personal and professional life.
Keep Your Head in the Clouds: Learning in Times of Stress, Crisis, and Change
In these times of stress, crisis, and change, it can be difficult to make the space for yourself to grow and develop from a standpoint of learning. This session faces this situation head on, acknowledging that times are different and that the catalysts that we face are real, with real impacts to our work, our families, our schedule, and our lives.
Are we really a Team? What questions to ask
This session explores the attributes of a real team, and provides some tips and techniques to evaluate where your team is in its growth.
Climbing the Mountain - How effective leaders lift up those around them
Inspired by the Gallup Q12 and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this session looks at what people need to do their best work and feel valued in the workplace.
"Woah, We Do That!"
Many Scrum teams take on behaviors that seem like a good idea, but end up causing more harm than good. This workshop looks at some of the most common anti-patterns for Scrum teams, why they may make sense on the surface, root causes, and what to do instead.
It's a Full-Time Job: Scrum Master By The Numbers
Many of you have read Chris's Blog Post outlining the work that Scrum Masters take on each and every day. This workshop explores the responsibilities of a Scrum Master and opens up conversation to what the role really means in your organzation.
It's a Full-Time Job: Scrum Master By The Numbers
Many of you have read Chris's Blog Post outlining the work that Scrum Masters take on each and every day. This workshop explores the responsibilities of a Scrum Master and opens up conversation to what the role really means in your organzation.
Why Meetings Suck
Why do meetings make us want to do anything but participate in them? In this session, Chris explored the topic of Why Meetings Suck and how to make them suck less.
Meet in the Middle - Powerful Conversations to have within your Organization
This workshop will provide participants with a set of meaningful conversations for Scrum Masters to have with those around them in their organizations to find common ground and productive conversation.
