Keynote Speaker
Leadership & Communication
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What AI Can't Say
The Human Advantage in Trust, Influence and Persuasion
 AI can write an email, build a deck, and give you talking points. But it can’t walk into a room and make people trust you. It can’t understand what your audience needs to hear, turn an idea into a story they’ll remember, or earn the buy-in that moves people forward.
 Drawing on two decades interviewing world leaders and coaching Fortune 500 executives through some of the most consequential conversations of their careers, Kristy reveals how exceptional communicators capture attention, establish credibility, connect ideas to what people care about, and use logic, emotion, and story to build genuine buy-in.
The Growth Mindset Advantage
Embrace Challenge, Navigate Change and Find Opportunity
When organizations are changing quickly, people don’t always move forward at the same pace. New expectations collide with old habits. Uncertainty turns into resistance, and teams can retreat to what feels familiar precisely when the organization needs them to grow.
Drawing on her neuro and social psychology research at Duke University and two decades interviewing and coaching leaders through major change and crisis, Kristy reveals why some people adapt while others get stuck, and how to challenge default reactions, recover from setbacks, and find possibility in circumstances they never would have chosen.
Unmute Your Mic
Crush Imposter Syndrome, Own Your Value and Find Your Voice
Long before Kristy Siefkin became an Emmy-recognized national broadcaster and keynote speaker, she was a painfully shy kid who struggled to believe her voice belonged in the room.
In this deeply personal keynote, Kristy explores the ways we silence ourselves, question our own value, and give other people too much power to define who we are. Through surprising stories from her own journey, humor, and behavioral science, she challenges audiences to quiet the inner critic, recognize what they bring to the table, and stop waiting for someone else to give them permission to step forward.
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