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Unlock the Power of Human Connection
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Creating connection from chaos to create raving fans
Deflate, Relate, Elevate
Even with the best-laid plans, things go wrong. Enter Deflate, Relate, Elevate–your formula to create connection from chaos.
Circumstances are tough. Miscommunications and misunderstandings happen. There’s a lot out of your control. However, even in these tough situations, you can increase trust, create lasting loyalty, and build stronger relationships when you apply the Deflate, Relate, Elevate Formula. Bonus: a chance to ease your overload and increase your impact.
In this interactive session, we’ll explore how curious listening, empathy, and asking powerful questions are the key to creating connection. You’ll do away with those active listening checklists and learn how to really listen. You’ll learn the true meaning of empathy and how it’s a communication superpower. You’ll gain perspective on what’s truly in your control and how to not take on more responsibility than necessary. Discover how disconnections and tough situations provide the opportunity for greater understanding, cohesion, and alignment when you engage in conversations using the Deflate, Relate, Elevate formula.
Tapping into Curiosity, Care, and Courage to Create Cultures of Connection
The Power of Human Connection
Imagine a culture of collaboration, innovation, loyalty, effective communication, trusted relationships, and enjoyment at work. Sound like a dream?
The number one indicator of a high-performing team is the presence of psychological safety and trust that comes from connection: human connection.
This keynote helps participants unlock the power of human connection by exploring the connection framework: how to bring curiosity, care, and courage to create the connection we crave.
Participants will hear and experience the chaos that results when connection crashers come into play: those words, phrases, and behaviors we say and do that slowly chip away at connection. They will then experience the possibilities and opportunities that open up when they choose to apply the connection framework.
The result? Practical, relevant, and actionable concepts that participants can implement immediately to create cultures of collaboration, innovation, and connection.
Embrace Your Bold, Lead with Courage
Whether a seasoned leader or brand new in a leadership role, the demands and expectations placed on women leaders from their teams, patients, and society can be exhilarating and daunting at the same time. These expectations, combined with a healthy dose of ambition and drive characteristic of most women leaders, require a certain type of leadership style: bold leadership.
As unique individuals, we all have our own definition of bold. In this interactive keynote, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on what being bold looks, sounds, and feels like on their terms. They will explore moments when they were at their boldest and learn how to replicate them. They’ll reflect on the experiences that tamped out some of their bold and discover how to bring it back. Collectively, they will discover how embracing their unique definition of bold fuels confidence in how they lead, present, and show up in life. Participants will see how confident leadership creates a powerful ripple effect throughout their practices, teams, and communities.
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Watch Me Work
Curious about my speaking style? Here’s your chance to see me in action.
Check out the clips below to get a feel for how I connect with audiences—and what I can bring to your next event.
Real feedback, Real impact
The Reviews Are In
If you’re wondering whether my keynotes actually land, I’ll let my audience do the talking.
Spoiler: No one’s calling them boring.
Erin is one of the best hands-on facilitators that I’ve ever worked with. Her approach engages and most importantly drives change afterwards. Having been a part of several different sessions she has led, I can speak to her ability dive in and connect on an individual basis. If you’re looking to communicate and connect better professionally and personally, I would highly recommend Erin.
Grant Leavitt
Marcus Lumber Company
I recently worked with Erin on an education event for the MPI Indiana Chapter. As an event professional who works with a fair amount of speakers, she is hands down one of the most down to earth, impactful, and engaging speakers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. We received nothing but positive feedback [from participants] on how they loved her visuals throughout the presentation. Every single person walked away from the session with numerous takeaways. We will definitely book her again in the future and I would strongly recommend her to anyone!
Alexandra Smith
International Society of Sustainability Professionals
I was in charge of finding speakers for a conference. Beyond fortunate to find Erin O’Malley! Erin was amazing! The knowledge she has and the way she shares that knowledge is awesome! She kept everyone interested from the minute she said hello. The feedback I received from the attendees was all exceptional. I highly recommend you hire Erin for your next presentation! You will not be disappointed! She is spectacular and a pleasure to work with!
Susan Arnold
Speech Pathologist at Professional Speech Associates, Inc
I attended Erin’s speaking engagement, and it was one of the best presentations I’ve ever had the pleasure of attending. Not only is Erin engaging, energetic, and refreshingly relatable, her clear and concise delivery makes for a practical application of the information she provides. Erin effectively demonstrated the need to recognize, assess, and rise above emotion in order to bridge the inevitable gaps that occur in communication. Erin is such an incredible asset to her field, and I look forward to attending her future presentations.
Aniyah Pendleton
Systems Training Program Manager at GoTo