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How World-Class Speakers Persuade Any Audience

Hosted by Ruchika T. Malhotra

Tue, Aug 11, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

How world-class speakers persuade their audience

Learn authentic communication techniques to inspire others.

The art of storytelling

Storytelling beats data every time. Learn to do it well to get what you want.

Communication secrets applicable anywhere

How to keep even the most difficult people engaged––where you're speaking to one person or a crowd of thousands.

Why this topic matters

From your promotion conversation to pitching investors, sales calls with customers to persuading your friends to agree to your brunch pick, speaking powerfully and persuasively matters. Especially in the age of AI. Walk away from this session with practical tools to apply to your very next high-stakes conversation.

You'll learn from

Ruchika T. Malhotra

Public speaker, author, founder & investor, former journalist

I'm Ruchika T. Malhotra, an author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and investor. I've addressed global audiences at orgs. including NASA, U.S. Congress, The Federal Reserve, Pixar, Google and Amazon.


I am the founder of culture strategy firm, Candour. I'm also the author of three books, including the national bestseller, "Uncompete."


I was a business journalist and more recently, have contributed to Harvard Business Review and The New York Times. I'm also an angel investor in companies/funds like Armoire, Graham & Walker VC and Backstage Capital.


My writing via my newsletter, media articles, Instagram and LinkedIn (Top Voice) reaches 150,000+ readers each week.

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