Friday General Session | July 23rd from 10:00 - 10: 40 am

Motivate Now: Level Up Your Communications for More Productive Days and Inspired Teams
Speaker: Shakira Brown

Description: Are you speaking with intent to your team? Is your communication clear and direct OR confusing and questionable? Failure to properly communicate in any setting can frequently result in delays, frustration or worse – problems. Combine lackluster communication with the fact that most people are working while distracted, productivity is constantly at risk. This is where being an effective communicator becomes an essential asset.

During this presentation, Award-Winning Branding and Business Communications Strategist, Shakira M. Brown, will share strategies for a variety of communication challenges present in today’s evolving work environments. Participants will be inspired to be more conscious in how they communicate with techniques that can be used to strengthen relationships and breakthrough to the utterly resistant.

Key Takeaways:

• Speak with more intent in everyday communications to save time and move work plans forward
• Be more mindful in the words you use to offer a more inclusive work environment
• Stand out in a more positive and authentic way to entice more people to listen when you need them to the most

About Shakira Brown
Shakira started her career in the challenging industry of network television production in New York City at HBO, VH-1, CBS News, ABC News and MSNBC News. She later cut her teeth as a publicist at a Madison Avenue public relations agency. Today, Brown is an award-winning Branding and Business Communications Strategist and the Chief Executive Officer of SMB STRATEGIC MEDIA, a branding and communications firm with a mission of helping businesses and professionals clarify their brand messages and uncover their true competitive advantage. 

She’s a business consultant, expert corporate workshop facilitator, professional national business speaker and a voting member of the Television Academy better known as the TV “EMMYS.” Shakira is often featured in major media such as Sirius XM Radio, American Express Open Forum, Institutional Investor, Healthcare Finance, Crain’s Chicago Business, Association Leadership Magazine, PRWeek, Smart Money, Black Enterprise and The World of Speakers Podcast.