January Chapter Meeting -- The Power of Relatability: How to Deliver Memorable Messages

The Power of Relatability: How to Deliver Memorable Messages

Connecting with the audience is the most important thing a speaker does while on stage. Without that connection our points don’t stick, our jokes never land, and we rarely get leads after. In this workshop-style session, we will discuss how to be more relatable with your audiences using storytelling techniques and audience interaction strategies. Participants will leave with new stories to use and renewed confidence in being themselves when they stop on stage. This session is ideal for speakers looking to take their craft to the next level – and especially for those who are getting ready for our chapter’s Last Story Standing competition in late January.

James Robilotta, CSP, is a leadership author, motivational speaker, emcee, and trained improv comedian. After years of building, training, and leading teams, James followed an entrepreneurial dream and built two successful businesses. The first is an organization that incorporates freestyle rap into improv comedy (a success story for another day). And the second is his speaking and coaching business (a success story for today). James has been speaking internationally to willing and unwilling audiences since 2009 and has found that quality humor is the secret to hosting powerful conversations that make a genuine impact. His attendees leave feeling recharged, introspective, and ready to get out of their own way.

With years of research (and a few too many real-life case studies within his work), James has learned everything he can about fighting apathy and building strong company cultures. He uses this insight to help leaders manage and retain talent and give feedback that sticks, and to help organizations create community buy-in using curiosity. James’ cornerstone concept is that we as humans can’t learn from people who are perfect, we can only learn from people who are imperfect. And companies like American Express, GE, Accenture, and Afterpay have gravitated toward this message and found the insights to be invaluable in shifting the way their people show up for each other. James is working to bring humanity and community back into the workplace. He is on a mission to ensure that people are seen, heard, respected... and giggling a little, too.