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SPEAKER TRAINING
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LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

TAILORED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FOR LEADERSHIP COHORTS

Equipping Leaders to Drive Action and Achieve Impact

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By Prioritizing Curiosity,
Purpose, & Agility

Learning & Development for Your Team

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Topics

Topic #1 
Navigating Complexity for Impact

Learn the six-step IMPACT framework to navigate radical uncertainty

"The six steps along with the tools provided by Karen are so relevant and easy to use!" 

Library Leader

NYS PULISDO Conference

Topic #2
Facilitating for Results

Refine your skills for effective facilitation, critical in any setting for powerful outcomes

"After these three days, I feel equipped and able to lead meetings in ways I thought I would only have the confidence to do after years of experience. Highly recommend this training to anyone in any stage of their career!"

Courtney H.

Transportation Planner County Government

Topic #3
Speaking to Influence

Empowering individuals to speak confidently at work through public speaking workshops focused on mindset, message clarity, and delivery

"I walked away with a valuable toolkit of methods to help me create more engaging and impactful presentations for our internal stakeholders and our customers."

Jessica B. 

Enablement Manager

Everbridge

Complexity

Navigating Complexity for Impact

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In this era of radical uncertainty, Karen equips your leaders with her six-step IMPACT framework to navigate a clear route through complexity, chaos and change to achieve powerful impact.

DELIVERY OPTIONS

​​​2-3 hour Workshop:

Learn the IMPACT framework to immediately apply to your thorny problem  

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1 day Leadership Intensive:

Flesh out your team's or organization's roadmap through uncertainty to meaningful outcomes

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Participants will: 

  • Discover how to find clarity in complexity to achieve powerful impact

  • Learn Karen's six-step IMPACT Framework to guide action and deliver results 

  • Master proven strategies for navigating uncertainty with confidence

  • Build resilient teams through curiosity, agility, and purpose-driven decision making

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Your Leadership Cohort will gain: 

  • Increased Confidence & Skills: Gain familiarity with Karen's 3-4-5 Framework, providing concrete techniques and steps to effective facilitation

  • Strategic Alignment & Prioritization: Learn to create conducive environments for productive participation and clear decision-making

  • Design & Manage for Results: Master the art of building strategic agendas and managing the room, not just the clock, to move groups from friction to forward motion

  • Agile Group Guidance: Develop the ability to read the room and adjust with purpose to keep momentum on track

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Facilitating for Results

Drawing on 20+ years of facilitating high-stakes meetings and offsites, Karen shares the art and science of guiding cross-functional teams and multi-stakeholder groups from talk to action.

DELIVERY OPTIONS

​​​2-3 hour Workshop:

Hone your facilitation and planning skills

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1-3 day Leadership Intensive:

Refine your skills through practice, direct feedback from Karen, and group discussion. Learning supported by tailored content, participant workbooks, accountability pods, office hours, pre- and post-session surveys ​

Facilitating for Results

Speaking to Influence

Created by renowned public speaker Jess Ekstrom, Mic Drop WorkFORCE is a hands-on workshop that helps women build speaking skills and confidence to thrive in the workplace.

DELIVERY OPTIONS

​​​60- or 90-minute Workshop:

Learn key strategies for speaking with confidence

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Half- or Full-Day Workshop:

Refine your presentation, get tailored feedback, hone skills

Certified Mic Drop WorkFORCE Facilitator 

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After a Mic Drop WorkFORCE workshop with Karen, participants will leave with: 

  • Public Speaking Confidence: Techniques to overcome anxiety and speak clearly

  • Persuasive Messaging: How to craft messages that resonate and drive results

  • Leadership Presence: Command a room with authority and impact

  • Real-World Application: Practical tools that participants can use right away

Speaking to Influence

Workshops Hosted by Trusted Public Speakers at these Renowned Organizations & Businesses

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Participant Testimonials

"This is a great opportunity no matter if you are going to speak in public, or if you are in sales, or you are in any time of opportunity where you influence people…this workshop alone can truly change your life. "

Mic Drop WorkFORCE Participant

ASA Thrive

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Interested in Working Together?

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Let’s discuss how we can tailor a
Learning & Development opportunity
for your team.
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