what if you could…
converse and connect more easily, authentically, and meaningfully?
Award-Winning Author — Speaker
Facilitator — Consultant
I specialize in teaching smart professionals how to attract and enjoy more meaningful and rewarding conversations, connections, and relationships:
What’s the big deal about having better conversations, connections, and relationships? Pretty much everything.
Numerous studies over several decades reveal that friendly, positive, supportive, and memorable in-person social interactions can enhance:
- Productivity
- Team effectiveness
- Image and brand
- Customer loyalty
- Professional development
- Event success
- Career advancement
- Opportunity awareness
- Brain power / intelligence
- Creativity
- Self-esteem & sense of belonging
- Attitude and energy level
- Happiness and well-being
- Health and longevity
Who doesn't want all of that?
Let’s discover how we can work together.
What clients have to say
Phillips66 survey feedback
"Energetic and passionate...made the topic fun, approachable…excellent advice on how to actively network, be more effective…key lessons that will stick…enjoyed Patti’s method of presenting and her demeanor… genuine…engaging." - Phillips66 survey feedback
Midwest Book Review
"...a guide to more efficient networking in today's business world [and] a strongly recommended pick for anyone who wants to boost their business's networking power." — Midwest Book Review
ForeWord Review
...selected as a Finalist in ForeWord Review's 2011 Book of the Year Awards, a competition established to recognize the literary achievements of independent publishers and their authors.
a short list of organizations I’ve worked with
A+ Federal Credit Union
BazaarVoice
cabi
Charitable Giving Planners
Cintra
City of Austin
Commercial Real Estate Women
Concordia University – Texas
Dell
GATX
Geoscience Support Services
HEB Women’s Leadership Conference
Hewlett Packard
IABC
Lakeshore Public Media
MGM Resorts Foundation
Microsoft
NXP Semiconductors
PayPal
Rodan + Fields
Semtech
Society of Association Executives
Silicon Valley Bank Private Equity
Texas State University
Wnet Leadership Summit
Worth of New York
YMCA
how i can help you
Interactive Presentations & Workshops
- Retreats
- Strategic sessions
- Fireside chats
- Breakouts
Panels & Discussions
- Let’s get an interesting, enlightening conversation going!
- Podcasts & interviews
- Book c;ubs
- Conversation salons
Consulting & Coaching
- Tap into my experience and expertise
- Participate in one of my events
- Join one of my coaching groups
Blog
You have the power and the responsibility
Social settings can be fun and energizing. Or...let's be honest. They can totally suck. In fact, I can't tell you how many times someone has told me how much they dread and despise: Walking into a roomful of strangers. Small talk that never goes anywhere....
Expensive problems
“What expensive problems can good conversation skills help us solve?” Good question! So glad my friend with the sharp marketing mind asked! To examine this question thoroughly and answer it effectively, let me break it down into smaller questions. After all,...
Fascinating facts from my research for “More Than Just Talk”
If you've ever written a paper, article, proposal, or book, chances are new information came to light as you did the necessary reading and research. In other words, you learned new things. (One of the reasons I love being a writer.) This was certainly the case as I...
Do you bring these two traits to your conversations?
Years ago, after presenting to a very engaged group of commercial real estate professionals, I was packing up my gear and preparing to head out the door. I slowed my pace in doing so as I heard two of the meeting organizers engaged in an interesting conversation...
Who are your conversation role models?
"What we focus on gets stronger." I first heard this timeless wisdom from my friend and fellow author Nancy Oelklaus more than ten years ago. These six words have shifted and enhanced my life and my work in many ways. If I want more good things to happen in my life,...
Who’s ready to enjoy better conversations?
If this is you, I have exciting news! The book written to help you have more of the conversations you want to be having - and fewer of those you don't - is finally here! After more than eight years of research, interviews, writing, organizing, editing, and all the...
