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Karen Laos
Leadership and Culture

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High-Stakes Communication | Closing the Credibility Gap™ to Influence Decisions When It Matters Most

Keynote speaker, workshop leader, subject-matter expert, coach, and moderator and emcee · Author of Trust Your Own Voice

Leadership and CultureCommunication and NegotiationPeak Performance and Mindset
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Keynote
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Based in
Oakland, CA
Based in San Francisco, happy to travel anywhere.
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Close the Credibility Gap™: Build Trust Fast. Influence Decisions When It Matters Most.

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KeynoteUnder 1 hourIn person
For entrepreneurs and business owners, CEOs and senior executives, executive peer groups, next-generation leaders, and general corporate audiences.

It's an interactive keynote from the stage that size-dependent, includes an invitation to engage as a group with occasional hand raising, demos (such as 'stand up in the "home stance"'), and sometimes an eye-contact partner exercise, along with a rhetorical question for food-for-thought.

  • A 4-step method to identify their own Credibility Gap™ and the behaviors that undermine their influence.
  • Specific techniques such as the Handshake Moment to build trust and establish credibility within seconds through voice, body language, and facial expressions.
  • A simple framework called BLUF and a technique stop rambling, communicate with clarity and authority, influence decisions, and drive action in high-stakes moments.
Session details and terms
Promotion: Optional invitation, only if you agree. The Powerhouse Leadership Lab: Closing slide with QR code for my coaching lab. About 3 minutes. Required purchases: None. Attendee follow-up: Only with attendees who choose to hear from Karen. If they opted in for my QR code or followed me on Linkedin or sent me an email/bought my book.

About Karen

I'm Karen Laos, a keynote speaker and high-stakes communication expert. For over 25 years, I've advised executives at organizations including NASA, Google, Netflix, and Hilton on how to communicate with clarity, authority, and influence.

I'm a three-time bestselling author, host of the Ignite Your Confidence podcast, and creator of The Confidence Cocktail™ and Powerhouse Presence™.

My specialty is closing the Credibility Gap™: the distance between how capable you are and how capable you come across.

Because when the stakes are high, how you show up determines what happens next. And when your presence matches your brilliance, people don't just hear you. They believe you.

Media and books

Cover of Trust Your Own Voice
Trust Your Own Voice
Published 2022. Author. Paperback, ebook, and audiobook. Sold at the event.
Related books, services, and programs
BooksConsulting or advisoryCoachingCourses or trainingMembership or community

- Customized advisory for executive teams: communication, leadership and culture - The Leadership Lab: a 6-week program for 12 women in senior leadership roles or entrepreneurs - The Speak with Confidence Roadmap: a self-paced, online course

Learn more at karenlaos.com (opens in a new tab)

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