Workshops and Keynotes
Helping teams close the communication gap.
Chris Fenning helps teams communicate complex topics so that other people understand, trust, and act.
Backed by glowing reviews from 35,000+ attendees from 160+ countries online and in-person and more than 100,000 book sales, Chris helps business and technical teams communicate effectively at work.
Tangible Tools & Takeaways
Chris shares concrete, practical strategies that make a difference right away, not hard-to-apply theory lessons.
Immediate Application
Participants work on real examples and leave the event ready to deliver their next important message.
Energizing Experience
Raise the energy of your event with an engaging, practical, and interactive experience that people won’t groan at.
Signature Program: Close the Communication Gap
Description:
Experts have valuable ideas, knowledge, and recommendations, but expertise only has an impact when other people understand it.
Too often, complex topics are communicated with too much detail, too much jargon, and too little consideration for what the audience actually needs to know. The result is confusion, hesitation, and great ideas that don’t get the attention or action they deserve.
In this session, participants will learn practical techniques for translating their expertise into clear, relevant messages that non-experts can understand, trust, and act on—without dumbing anything down.
Available as:
- Keynote
- Workshop
- Or a keynote with a follow-up workshop
Ideal for:
- Team development
- Conferences and events
- Subject matter specialists (finance, tech, law, analytics, and more)
- Anyone needing to communicate with non-expert audiences
Attendees will…
- Understand why expertise can make it surprisingly difficult to communicate clearly with people who don’t share the same knowledge or experience.
- Learn how to identify what matters to an audience and make complex information relevant to their priorities and perspective.
- Apply practical techniques to simplify complex ideas, reduce unnecessary detail, and communicate without relying on specialist jargon.
- Be able to explain ideas and recommendations in ways that improve understanding, collaboration, and decision-making.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING
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Gave a 5-star satisfaction score after attending a workshop
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Said the program was a valuable use of their time.
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Said they left the program with tools and tecniques they can actually apply.
Additional Programs from Chris Fenning
Get The First Minute Right
- Keynote │ 20 – 45 minutes
- Interactive workshop │ 60 – 90 minutes
Whether you are asking for help, giving an update, or explaining an idea, getting to the point quickly and clearly is important. Above all we need to avoid our audience thinking: “What are you talking about?” “Why are you telling me this?” And “What is your point?”
(This workshop is based on the multi-award-winning book, The First Minute.)
Think first, AI second
- Keynote │ 30 – 45 minutes
- Interactive workshop │ 60 – 90 minutes
Many people draft messages using AI because it feels fast. But they spend the next hour rewriting it because it missed the main point, sounded generic, and didn’t reflect how they think. The problem isn’t AI. It’s asking AI to do the thinking instead of you. This interactive session explores where human judgment, experience, and strategic thinking are essential, and where AI can dramatically improve clarity, structure, and speed. The core takeaway: AI can enhance how you communicate, but it cannot replace the thinking behind your message.
Simpler Status Updates
- Interactive workshop │ 60 – 90 minutes
Executives, clients, and stakeholders all want concise, relevant updates. This interactive workshop shows how prepare faster and to give shorter, valuable, and future-focused status updates on topics the audience need and want to hear. Participants leave with a framework to create and deliver short, valuable status updates on any topic.
Productive Meetings
- Interactive workshop │ 60 – 90 minutes
Few things drain energy faster than a meeting that drifts off course. This practical session shows you how to set up meetings for success from the start and use simple techniques to get discussions back on track—without derailing the group. Based on the award-winning book Effective Meetings, you’ll leave ready to make every meeting shorter, sharper, and more productive.
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