Make your message meaningful and memorable.
I work with nonprofit leaders who want to ensure your staff, board and volunteers are representing your organization effectively.
We'll work together to design your message, control the quality of your message, and manage the consistency of your message, no matter who delivers it.
Bring me in to teach your team to master the art of engaging, fun, and authentic presentations that move their audiences into action!
Your challenge:
Design a powerful message
Develop a uniform, clear, concise, powerful and engaging message so no one is reinventing the wheel when a speaker is requested.
Control the quality of your message
Ensure that your message is being delivered effectively and persuasively in order to achieve the results you desire: More donors and funders, volunteers, and people who need your services.
Manage consistency of your message
Share your message consistently in all situations, to all audiences, no matter who delivers it, so everyone is always on the same page with relevant stories, examples and calls to action.
I spent 16 years in the nonprofit sector as a program director, advocate, educator, and trainer, including eight years as executive director of an organization I co-founded.
In my current role, I've been coaching and training presenters since 2005.
All together, I've been speaking, teaching and training for over 30 years!
I understand your challenges in delivering high-quality and effective outreach, advocacy and education, especially when you're relying on volunteers to be the face and spokespeople of your organization.
Training client "ambassadors" for community outreach and legislative advocacy can be extremely effective when they learn how to communicate their own stories and how their stories tie into the organization's work. Powerful advocacy!
Get in touch and let’s talk about how I can help you!
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"Stayed engaged the entire time."
I truly appreciate your time today! It was a fantastic session, and the fact that attendees stayed engaged the entire time is a testament to the quality of your presentation.
I admire how effortlessly your authenticity shines through: your ability to connect with an audience, even virtually, is remarkable. The personal touches, like the cats and your IG account, added such a warm and engaging dimension to the conversation.
Thank you again for your generosity and insight!
Nicole Soluri, CEO Professional BusinessWomen of California
"Genuinely enthusiastic."
"We were lucky enough to have Lisa as our keynote for CalSAE's Seasonal Spectacular.
She was a delight to work with in the pre-production planning phase, and onsite she delivered a high energy, engaging, and memorable experience for our attendees.
If you are looking for a genuinely enthusiastic keynote to energize your attendees, Lisa is your person! Highly recommend!"
Megan Denhardt, CAE
"Essential takeaways."
"Lisa is an engaging and entertaining speaker who fully immerses herself into whatever event she is attending.
Tailoring her presentations to the audience, industry, and/or themed event makes her ability to connect to all who attend unparalleled. Taking control of any situation presented,
Lisa’s interactive talks provide essential takeaways that increase her value as a speaker and presenter. "
Wendy Miller, CAI EDBP, CACM CCIP
"That 90 minutes went by really fast!"
"I cannot say enough great things about your presentation on 'Conversations to Make an Impact' at our professional training day at Camarillo Public Library. It’s been remarkable to hear all the positive things about your talk from staff members. I’ve heard a lot of people say 'that 90 minutes went by really fast!,' which I think attributed to your preparation, professionalism and thoughtfulness. It went beyond my expectations."
Mandy Nasr, Library Director
"How fortunate are we with coaches like Lisa?"
"In partnership with Jennifer Raymond at CSUCI, Center for Community Engagement, the Cal Lutheran Center for Nonprofit Leadership hosted Lisa Braithwaite for a special workshop for local nonprofit leaders. The session was fantastic! Lisa's style, accessibility, coaching and humor disarmed each of us struggling with our many opportunities to share our stories.
'Bringing your whole self to the stage in order to connect with, engage and impact your audience is one of the hardest things for presenters to do!'"
Dena Jensen, Director, Center for Nonprofit Leadership at California Lutheran University
"Nothing short of magical."
"With Lisa’s professional and creative skillset, our event speaker (who was not a public speaker by any means) positively engaged with our audience in such a special and authentic way that her message helped our organization raise over $100,000!
Thanks Lisa, you’re an incredible speaking coach and I can’t wait to work with you again soon!"
Amanda Conroy, Development and Communications Manager
Mental Wellness Center
"Lisa took the time to understand our organization as well as come up with a training that would meet our needs."
"Right away, I could tell that Lisa understood the nonprofit world and would be able to interact with, teach and support a group of volunteers from a medical nonprofit organization. Lisa took the time to understand our organization as well as come up with a training that would meet our needs.
During the training, Lisa delivered a presentation that was engaging and interesting. I was impressed that her presentation also included multiple examples specific to our organization, showing that she took the time to further research our organization and was sincerely interested in connecting with her audience.
Most importantly, her training offered ample opportunity for those in attendance to practice their new skills. Lisa provided helpful feedback and support to attendees during the practice portion of her training. Speakers of all levels can learn and benefit from Lisa's style, teaching and coaching."
Laura Devitt
Manager, Volunteer Programs
Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationFrom participants:
"Lisa was a great help in putting my thoughts and ideas together in a professional easy format. Knowing how to start and end the presentation with a call to action was so helpful."
"Lisa, between what you taught us in class and your book, I think my presentation is going to be really good and my anxiety will be in control!!"
"The session was fun and enlightening. Learned many way to speak in public. I will use techniques that were learned, and will improve."
"Lisa, I gained a lot of confidence with your training. We are all human, make mistakes, not a big deal, and connecting with our audience was huge for me."
"It was such a pleasure having you back to train our new LEADers. I am looking forward to seeing everything they accomplish this year and I know they will be starting off on the right foot."
Denise Manriquez, Lived Experience Advocacy Development Project (LEAD) Coordinator
Transitions-Mental Health Association
Santa Maria, CA
Transitions-Mental Health Association LEAD group
"Although this wasn't my first training, it was definitely the best!! I came out much more confident! I love telling my personal story of recovery and perseverance. Thanks Lisa Braithwaite!!"
Cathie Ortiz
Lived Experience Advocacy Development Project
Transitions-Mental Health Association
"This training changed my life. Lisa's training made it easy. The one thing I hold on to is 'Have fun in your own skin.' Now I enjoy speaking. Thank you, Lisa❤."
Girlie Ford
Lived Experience Advocacy Development Project
Transitions-Mental Health Association
"I feel sooo much more at peace when public speaking. Thank you so much."
Jacob McDuffee
Lived Experience Advocacy Development Project
Transitions-Mental Health Association
"Lisa helped me to see my potential as a trainer by showing me how to use my natural personality to convey my message more authentically, and gave me tools to tailor my message to the audience!"Katherine Stewart, Training and Organizational Development Specialist, Tri-Counties Regional Center
"Lisa's trainings (I've attend multiple trainings over more than a decade) have always exceeded my expectations. In content, in engagement, and in usefulness.
I have found her to be especially up to date on technological enhancements as well as knowing a multiplicity of ways to thoughtfully engage with an audience as well, as to elicit meaningful responses from your audience such that their learning is enhanced."
Steven M. Graff, Ph.D. (he/him/his), Director of Clinical Services Tri-Counties Regional Center
