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Most Popular Keynotes
How To Lead With Impact: Strategies to Build Collaboration and Trust On Your Team
Supercharge Your Executive Presence: A Leader's Guide to Managing Your Brand At Work
How To Build Influence in the Hybrid Office
9 Essential Tips For More Effective Hybrid and Virtual Meetings
How To Build Your LinkedIn Presence
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Supercharge Your Executive Presence: A Leader's Guide to Managing Your Brand At Work
Executive presence is a critical soft skill, universally acknowledged yet often elusive, both in terms of its definition and application. Yet if we want to advance professionally, it’s something we need to learn and use in our day-to-day interactions.
The fundamental characteristics remain the same — traits like gravitas, charisma, and your appearance. However, as our way of working has evolved due to economic, cultural, and technological changes, so has the definition of executive presence.
Today, the traditional markers of executive presence have moved past conventional expectations like business suits and formal business lunches. Instead in our modern working landscape, executive presence lies in authentic leadership, crafting and projecting a career brand that follows you in and out of the office, and nurturing relationships built on trust and respect.
Join Lorraine K. Lee, an expert in supercharging your professional presence, as she delves into the 3Cs of executive presence for today’s leaders. Whether you’re just starting your career journey or a seasoned professional, this session is designed to empower you with the confidence and skills to enhance your leadership impact and executive presence in any organization.
Key takeaways:
- Uncover common communication pitfalls that undermine your presence — and learn strategies for turning them into your strength
- Define your UPI (Your Unique and Powerful Introduction) that succinctly captures your professional identity and value
- Discover how to build stronger relationships and grow trust with teammates
Key Takeaways:
- The RAVE Model and how to apply it to your daily life
- Simple yet actionable ways to boost your influence, in-person and virtually
- Mistakes you may be making that are hurting your influence
How To Build Influence in the Hybrid Office
For General Audiences and AAPI Groups
Building influence feels tougher than ever these days with so many distractions grabbing others’ attention. We need to juggle building relationships both in-person and virtually, while delivering results with fewer resources.
The solution? Harnessing your influence. Influence has the power to help us get promoted, become more trusted and recognized, and be seen as a leader who moves work forward.
Follow the simple but highly impactful RAVE Model to increase and strengthen your influence in the workplace. After the session, you’ll be able to immediately implement actionable advice for key areas of influence at work.
Learn from Lorraine K. Lee, a leader at the intersection of editorial and tech, a top-rated virtual keynote speaker, and an instructor with LinkedIn Learning and Stanford Continuing Studies.
How To Lead With Impact: Strategies to Build Collaboration and Trust On Your Team
Whether you’re stepping into management for the first time or have been leading for a few years, one truth stays the same: collaborative teams don’t just happen — they’re built with intention. Many managers struggle with the same challenges: earning trust quickly, running meetings that feel productive instead of draining, and keeping people motivated when demands are high and time is short.
How do you set clear expectations so your team knows what success looks like? How do you make the most of your 1:1s and everyday touchpoints so they build trust rather than feel like a formality? And how do you create team dynamics that leave people feeling recognized, supported, and engaged?
In this interactive session, Lorraine K. Lee — bestselling author and instructor with LinkedIn Learning and Stanford — will share practical strategies you can start using immediately. You’ll learn how to establish strong foundations of trust, lead meetings that actually move work forward, and shape team dynamics that keep people performing at their best. Whether you’re a new manager building confidence or an experienced manager looking for fresh approaches, this session will help you set your team up for success and continue growing as a leader.
Key Takeaways:
- Cut the uncertainty: Use three foundational moves — 30–60–90 resets, skip-level conversations, and career goal discussions — to give your team clarity and build trust from the start.
- Make meetings actually useful: Transform 1:1s and everyday touchpoints from autopilot small talk into meaningful conversations, and learn how to show up on video with presence and credibility.
- Keep your team engaged: Strengthen team dynamics by giving feedback people can act on, recognizing them in ways that resonate, and setting simple communication norms.
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9 Essential tips for more effective hybrid & Virtual Meetings
Key Takeaways:
- Make virtual meetings more engaging and efficient
- Capture and keep your audience's attention
- Boost visibility and opportunities
9 Essential Tips For More Effective Hybrid And Virtual Meetings
Lorraine is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor for 2 popular meeting courses (40,000+ learners!)
Meetings are a multi-billion dollar problem. And they’re not going anywhere.
And with more finite resources and human capital, meetings are a major factor in what can make or break an organization.
We have 250% more meetings every day than we did before the pandemic. We’re also spending more than half of our standard workweek in meetings, for a whopping total of 21.5 hours. It’s costing companies billions and leading to unhappy employees, burnout, and Zoom fatigue — a recipe for disaster.
Join Lorraine as she shares strategies for making your virtual and hybrid meetings more engaging, collaborative, and productive — so that your employees get more flexibility in their schedules, see better results, and have an overall more positive experience at work.
How To Transform Your LinkedIn Presence
Option Add-On: LinkedIn Workbook
LinkedIn is much more than a job search site. But with more than 1 billion members and a growing pool of new features, it can be difficult to know where to start and how to stand out. These days, your online brand and presence are just as important — if not more so — to help grow your career and visibility.
If you want to build your brand, attract recruiters, establish yourself as a thought leader, and find opportunities you never expected, it’s time to learn how to take advantage of all LinkedIn has to offer.
Learn from Lorraine, one of the founding editors at LinkedIn and a LinkedIn Learning Instructor with more than 300,000 followers, who will share her insider tips and tricks for leveraging the largest professional social network.
Key Takeaways:
- How to optimize your profile to get more opportunities
- Best practices for sharing content to grow your audience and visibility
- Techniques to build credibility and be recognized as a thought leader
Key Takeaways:
- What the TEA Method is and how it can help you capture attention
- Ways to appear more professional, memorable, and confident on video
- How to create the perfect video setup
BONUS: Follow along with your TEA Method checklist to make sure you’re set up for success.
Make a Memorable First Impression On Video: THE TEA METHOD
When getting on a video call with partners, teammates, or clients, first impressions matter. But with less physical space to make an impression and more factors to consider, like tech malfunctions and Zoom fatigue, standing out online can feel more difficult and overwhelming than it does in person.
The reality: Once you’re equipped with a few key pieces of information and frameworks, you’ll be ready to stand out in a virtual world.
Join Lorraine, a top-rated virtual speaker and video communications expert, who will distill everything she’s learned in an easily digestible way with tips you can implement right after the session.
How To Present Like a Pro
Presentations are undoubtedly a cornerstone of business and will continue to be an essential way to share your ideas, gain buy-in, impress leadership, and ultimately help you stand out and succeed.
But for many, public speaking is the last thing they want to do. For those who do take the plunge, they’re riddled with anxiety and nerves. On top of that, virtual presentations present their own new set of challenges — both in terms of delivery and the content itself.
How do we stand out and break through the noise?
Join Lorraine — who brings her experience from presentation platform powerhouses including SlideShare and Prezi — and discover strategies and frameworks to present with confidence and create virtual presentations that capture audience attention and inspire change and action.
Key Takeaways:
- How to feel and exude confidence during your next presentation
- Why presenting virtually is different — and how to leverage its benefits
- The 5-Step Presentation Attention Framework to build and deliver a captivating and persuasive presentation
Key Takeaways:
- How to appear more confident and competent on video
- Tips and tricks to keep your audience engaged with your content
- Best practices to optimize your video presence
Communicate with Confidence In a Virtual World
In today’s dynamic business landscape, virtual communication has become the norm, transforming the way we connect, collaborate, and achieve success.
While this shift offers unparalleled flexibility and reach, it also presents unique challenges in captivating attention and making a lasting impression.
You’re not alone if you feel that communicating effectively through a screen can feel challenging. Without the right strategies, it’s easy to get lost among the sea of video calls and remote meetings.
Join top-rated virtual speaker, virtual presence expert, and LinkedIn Learning Instructor Lorraine K. Lee as she unveils the secrets to mastering the virtual stage — whether you’re leading a team meeting, delivering a webinar, or pitching to clients — so that you exude confidence and professionalism knowing that you’re presenting your best self in a virtual world.
How to Stand Out Virtually: Video and LinkedIn Essentials
In a world that’s increasingly relying on video, knowing how to present yourself and your message over video is going to be critical to your success. The problem is, being on video can be scary and overwhelming.
Fortunately, with a few simple tips, you can ensure that you stand out, whether you’re leading a team meeting, hosting a webinar, presenting on the virtual stage or building your brand on social media sites like LinkedIn.
Join Lorraine K. Lee, a top-rated virtual keynote speaker, former LinkedIn editor, and popular LinkedIn Learning Instructor, for a webinar designed to help you become a more effective virtual presenter.
Key Takeaways:
- How to be more confident on video and keep your audience engaged
- Best practices for video meetings and events
- Tips and tricks for sharing video content on LinkedIn to reach a larger audience
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TESTIMONIALS
We had 600+ Googlers, both in person and virtually, attend this session to hear Lorraine's insights on areas such as redefining what presence really means, harnessing introvert strengths, the role of micro-interactions, how we show up on LinkedIn, and more. Lorraine was a great speaker. She was confident, engaging, and personable, all while delivering insights that truly resonated with the audience.
Alex Harlan
I'm the ERG lead for a Women's group at Microsoft, and engaged with Lorraine through Linkedin to bring her on board as a guest speaker for the group. I was confident in signing up with her for a fireside chat. The session was clear, concise, and had live examples. Lorraine was easy to speak to and had her material prepped for the group. I would highly recommend her as a speaker for any public speaking opportunities and I am looking forward to continue working with her!
Apurva Bhagali
Microsoft
I cannot recommend Lorraine enough as a speaker and subject matter expert. As a Career Strategist and producer of live programming for Indeed's Job Search Academy, I've had the pleasure of working with her whenever she's been a guest on several of our live webinars. In fact, Lorraine was one of our very first guest experts, helping us successfully launch our live programming.
Her expertise in virtual interviewing, personal branding, and communication strategies is unmatched, and she has a remarkable ability to provide clear, actionable advice to our audience, even when answering questions on the fly. The feedback from our attendees is always overwhelmingly positive, consistently praising her in-depth knowledge and engaging delivery.
Clint Carrens
Indeed
From vocal delivery to high-stakes boardrooms, Lorraine was completely determined to help me level up. We experimented with a range of tailored exercises to find exactly what worked for me, and the results were immediate. I highly recommend her to any leader looking to show up with more power.
Sophie Choi
Affirm
Lorraine is a fantastic speaker who has given two TED Talk-caliber sessions at Cisco. Her talks have been some of the most popular among our group. Her presentations are dynamic, interactive, and filled with real-life examples that resonated with our team members. I enthusiastically recommend Lorraine as a speaker and presenter to any organization. We hope to have her back again at Cisco soon!
Jason R.
Cisco
From an organizer’s perspective, Lorraine is a dream to work with. She’s responsive, collaborative, and thoughtful about tailoring her content to the audience and event goals. She brought creative ideas to the table, was proactive about logistics and promotion, and made the whole process smooth from start to finish.
Our audience loved her! Many attendees asked about her public-speaking journey and her approach to building a strong LinkedIn presence. Her book even sold out on-site, a clear sign of how much her message resonated. I’d highly recommend her for keynotes, fireside chats, learning sessions, or co-created courses — she elevates every event she’s part of!
Shanice Willliams
Eventbrite
I have been following Lorraine on LinkedIn for some time and was so excited that we were able to bring her in! She shared the perfect mix of personal stories and actionable frameworks to help us stand out and become the CEO of our careers.
I received a lot of positive feedback from our in person and virtual attendees, and I’d recommend her to anyone looking for a dynamic speaker. She was very easy to work with and I hope we can bring her back again soon!
Ché Ugwuala
Lorraine brought such a refreshing perspective to the session and shared her career journey with authenticity, broke down what “presence” really looks like in today’s hybrid workplace, and offered smart, actionable ways to grow influence, whether you're a people leader or an individual contributor. Lorraine also emphasized the importance of visibility at all stages of your career and shared strategies for building a strong, memorable career brand.
We received a lot of positive feedback from our global members after the event.
Lauren DelGuidice
Henry Schein
Lorraine recently hosted a workshop for our culture champions on amplifying their influence as employee volunteers. She delivered course over three virtual workshops spanning different time zones and demonstrated a remarkable level of professionalism and expertise.
Her proactive approach ensured that every session was meticulously planned and executed, catering to the diverse needs of our global team. She was not only relatable and easy to understand but also fostered an inclusive environment where participants felt comfortable engaging and sharing their perspectives.
Archisman Panigrahi
I'm so glad that Lorraine came to speak to the GitLab team during our All-Remote Communications speaker series. Her presentation was engaging, easy to follow, and introduced our team to new and innovative ideas on how to improve our video communications.
Her presentation encouraged engagement in an authentic way that made everyone enjoy the call. Lorraine was open to having a Q&A after her presentation, which was a great way for our team members to connect with her directly.
Samantha L.
GitLab
Lorraine's ability to captivate and engage her audience during a virtual event is exceptional. Her use of insightful graphics, a warm and engaging delivery style, and interactive activities made the session both stimulating and educational. I was particularly impressed by her practical strategies for enhancing one’s executive presence in a digital context. One technique that stood out to me was on how to position my camera on my body while speaking. I highly recommend her sessions to any professional looking to refine their executive presence and communicative impact.
Cristian Garcia Cortez
Cisco
Lorraine gave a session on the topic of building influence to our small group of affinity group members at eero/Amazon, and she did not disappoint! Our attendees gave glowing feedback about how useful and informative the session was. It was packed with a wealth of data-driven insights, actionable recommendations, and opportunities for audience members to weigh in and stay engaged. Although our group was a bit quiet, Lorraine was super professional, and her content made the hour pass by in a flash. We would love to host her again!
Amy J.
Amazon
I had a pleasure to work with Lorraine for one of career event for our community. Lorraine delivered an outstanding session on Supercharging Executive Presence for our team, and it was nothing short of transformative. Her deep expertise, engaging style, and actionable insights left a lasting impression on everyone. Lorraine broke down complex topics like crafting a Unique and Powerful Introduction (UPI), eliminating minimizing language for effective communication, and building credibility in both in-person and virtual settings in a way that was easy to understand and immediately applicable. Her session has truly empowered our leaders to elevate their professional presence and leadership impact.
Duy Tu Nguyen
Nike
She did an amazing job being a resource for our Black History Month virtual career fair, that I immediately seized the opportunity to bring her back for a live opportunity.
Lorraine was beyond what I expected in-person. She is an events manager’s dream, she is organized, punctual and produces thoughtful content for the intended audience. Her live presentation was filled with great insight about how to present your best-self on LinkedIn.
Dorienne B.
National Urban League
I am a Principal Success Architect at ServiceNow and was fortunate to sign up for Lorraine's presentation on Supercharging Your Executive Presence, which was sponsored by ServiceNow's Asian and Pacific Islander Employee Belonging Group. Lorraine gave an impactful presentation on the Three C's (Communication, Career Brand, and Credibility), which captured the audience's attention in an authentic way that led to a high rate of participation. Lorraine shared clear examples and actionable steps for everyone to improve their personal brand and executive presence.
Alan Lau
ServiceNow
I would HIGHLY recommend Lorraine as an engaging speaker who consistently delivers valuable and actionable insights.
As a moderator at a LinkedIn Asian Alliance ERG event where Lorraine spoke, I was so impressed by her captivating speaking style, she kept the audience fully engaged from start to finish.
She simplified complex and vague topics into practical steps that attendees could start implementing immediately.
Teju K.
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Shelley Zalis, founder of The Female Quotient, has dedicated herself to the business of gender equality. The CEO sat down with News Editor Lorraine K. Lee to share some simple hacks she uses to achieve gender parity at work.
Educator Esther Wojcicki has undoubtedly raised three very successful children and she’s been asked countless times for her secret. It starts with giving your children a sense of comfort and control.
Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign’s Meena Harris was recently hired by Uber to focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives and says it’s important to first look at the numbers.
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