Extended Learning Session
Get to the Point: Simplify, Sharpen, and Sell Your Best Ideas
Presented Live Friday, August 21, 3:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) -7
Meet Joel Schwartzberg in person: Friday, August 21, 4:45 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) -7
Session Description
Many professionals—from scientists and salespeople to CEOs—deliver speeches but fail to convey memorable and meaningful points. Do they miss the mark because they’re “bad public speakers?” No. These communicators fail when they confuse powerful points with vague topics, themes, and observations. Lacking a clear point leads to rambling, audience disengagement, and impact evaporation.
Based on the ideas in his bestselling book, Get to the Point!, Joel Schwartzberg’s interactive presentation will summarize what a point is, how to simplify it, and how to sell it regardless of your field, background, or audience. Learn how to clarify and amplify your messages and make your words matter!
Biography
Joel Schwartzberg
Award-winning communication coach, speaker, author
Joel Schwartzberg is a communication coach, speaker, and author who helps professionals sharpen their messages and make their points with clarity and confidence. His clients range from American Express, Meta, and Synchrony Bank to the Brennan Center for Justice, Smile Train, and Sandia National Labs.
A former collegiate public speaking national champion, he served as the senior director of executive and strategic communications for the ASPCA and has held senior editorial roles with PBS, Time Inc., and Nickelodeon.
Schwartzberg is the author of Get to the Point! Simplify, Sharpen, and Sell Your Message and The Language of Leadership: How to Engage and Inspire Your Team. He also contributes regularly to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Newsweek, Inc.com, and the Toastmaster magazine.
You can learn more about Schwartzberg on his website: joelschwartzberg.net.