Highly engaging talks on engagement!
I deliver keynote talks at conferences and company events, in person and remotely. My talks are on engagement — but more than that, they are engagement. I teach the subject the way it works: by doing it.
Every talk is customised to your audience, which makes the difference between something people forget by Friday and something that changes how they work.
What people say
"Scott is on my very short list of people I can bring to an event and put them on stage and know the audience will walk away with something valuable. Anyone who gets near him gets blasted with the magic."
— Claus, Kaospilot
"98% of respondents agreed the speaker was engaging. 99% agreed the learning objectives were met."
— Megan Moritz, Chapter Success Director, ISACA Global (350+ survey respondents)
"59% of the audience voted him to be their favourite speaker — by the end of the day."
— Liina Martonjak, World Usability Day
"Scott's talk was highly customised to our organisation. The content not only helped us at the time — at the time of writing, the concepts he developed are still being used."
— Torsten Wiecker, Vice President, KION Group / STILL
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Talks
The 3 Keys to Successful People Engagement
Engagement is a buzzword that gets thrown around a lot — but what does it actually mean, and how does it actually work? This talk answers both questions, giving your audience three keys to successfully engaging people internally and externally. We explore the psychological underpinning and the operational application. Whether it's engaging teams, stakeholders, customers, communities, or even dissenters, your audience leaves equipped with practical know-how to connect with people and create action.
Suitable for: conferences, company all-hands, leadership events
Winning Hearts and Minds: A Masterclass in Engagement
Ever struggled to convince leadership of the value of an initiative? Wrestled with bringing people with opposing ideas together? Agonised over making a change stick? This isn't about your ability to influence others, your personality, or innate talent. It's about engagement — the art and science of creating "we". And it can be learned.
Your audience will leave with:
- The three types of engagement, and how to lead people through them in the right order
- Six levers for scaling engagement across a project, team, or organisation
- A 3-step change programme that turns the odds in your favour
- Five techniques to instantly engage anyone, anywhere, at any time
Suitable for: conferences, leadership programmes, project and change teams
How to Engage Anyone
A shorter, high-energy keynote that reveals the three elements of successful human engagement — drawing on psychology and real-world examples from across the globe. Fast-paced, immediately applicable, and engaging by design.
Suitable for: opening or closing keynotes, conference sessions, company events
Workshops
Workshops go deeper. I help your team understand engagement, diagnose where they are, apply the frameworks to their specific context, and identify clear next actions. I don't lecture — I work with the room.
Workshops can stand alone or sit alongside a keynote.
"Participants rated the training 4.77 out of 5. They consistently highlighted the session as practical, immediately applicable, and highly relevant to their day-to-day leadership roles."
— Santa Lukstina, Nordic Learning & Leadership Development Lead, KPMG (600+ participants)
"Participants rated the training 4.7 out of 5. We observed a material difference in staff behaviours and approaches to complex problems — which led us to request a repeat of the training for a further team."
— Roo Haywood Smith, Deputy Director of Faculty Operations, University of Exeter
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If you'd like to discuss a keynote, workshop, or event, let's talk.