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Emily Donahoe-O'Keefe is available as a keynote speaker and featured presenter for leadership conferences, women's initiatives, ERG events, corporate retreats, and speaker series.

She brings twenty years of experience at the intersection of performance craft and professional communication — and the rare ability to make a room feel both challenged and equipped at the same time.

Her talks are not motivational in the conventional sense. They are practical, evidence-based, and built around tools participants can use the moment they leave the room.

Speaking Topics

Women, Speak

An examination of the current research on women and public communication — why the gap in female visibility exists, what sustains it, and what individuals and organizations can do to close it. This talk reframes the conversation from personal confidence to collective responsibility, and gives every person in the room something concrete to do about it.

Charismatic Communication

What makes some communicators magnetic and others forgettable? This talk breaks down the three pillars of charismatic communication — Strength, Warmth, and Presence — and gives participants a clear picture of what they can develop, practice, and own. Includes live demonstration and audience participation.

Competent and Likeable

The double bind facing women in leadership is real, well-documented, and solvable. This talk makes the case for using communication best practices as the most effective tool for navigating the tension between authority and approachability — and gives women a framework for doing it on their own terms.

The Storytelling Advantage

Why storytelling is the most underused weapon in the professional communicator's arsenal, and how to build a business story that moves people to act. This talk draws directly on the methodology behind the $1.2 billion GEICO pitch win and translates it for every level of an organization.

Speaking highlights: Goldman Sachs Women's Career Strategies Initiative, Willis Towers Watson RIMS Risk Management Society Conference, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Global Conference, Sarah Turvill Women's Leadership Symposium (London), Women's Campaign School at Yale, Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, 72andSunny, LiveGirl, Yale University, NYU, UCSD, the Colin Powell School at City College of New York.

To discuss availability and custom topic development, get in touch.