What does it take to compel people to take action? Whether you want someone to fund your work, become a collaborator, or support your recommendations, it takes more than just making an ask. Amy Aines will help you harness the power of communication to build your advocacy skills. She will share five principles that increase the odds of getting people to say YES! Through stories and advice, she will provide a roadmap for having conversations that build support for the outcomes you desire.

Amy Aines, CEO Damianakes Communications; Founder, Talking STEM

Aines uses the power of words to engage listeners and drive action. She is a messaging strategist, speaker coach and co-author of Championing Science – Communicating Your Ideas to Decision Makers, a book that covers communication, relationship-building and influence skills for success in the workplace. Her newest training program, Talking STEM, provides workshops and online courses for technical experts and early career professionals who need to build the capabilities and confidence to speak up, be understood and win support for their ideas.

For the first half of her career, Aines helped technologists and telecommunications executives launch innovative products and build favorable reputations through effective communication. In 1999, she founded Damianakes Communications, a boutique consulting firm serving clients from Genentech, McKesson, BioMarin, Gilead, Cisco, FirstNet, Vodafone and numerous emerging tech and biotech firms. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in communications studies from University of California, Santa Barbara and began teaching public speaking as an undergraduate. She is a certified human capital strategist through the Human Capital Institute and passionate about helping smart people use proven communication methods to make a bigger impact through their work.

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