Allison Shapira

Founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking; Harvard Lecturer; Author & Former Opera Singer

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Allison Shapira Biography

Allison Shapira, MPA, CSP, is an opera singer turned entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and international expert in leadership communication. She is the Founder and CEO of Global Public Speaking, a certified woman-owned small business that trains high-potential leaders in the communication skills they need to have a powerful and positive impact on others.

Allison is the author of the Washington Post bestselling book, "Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others" and its companion guide "Speak with Impact VIRTUALLY".

Allison teaches a graduate-level course at the Harvard Kennedy School and has been developing leadership communication programs for Fortune 50 companies, government agencies, and non-profits worldwide since 2002. She has worked with prime ministers and their cabinets, and CEOs and their leadership teams, teaching them authentic communication as a way to lead with integrity and impact.

Allison Shapira Speaking Topics

  • LEAD WITH YOUR VOICE

    As a leader, your voice matters. Your ability to enter a room with presence and speak in a way that commands your audience’s attention helps you build trust with clients and colleagues and has a direct influence on your leadership trajectory. Allison incorporates music into her program to share a memorable message of authenticity over perfection. This program is interactive, inspirational, and practical. Participants will learn Allison’s ACE Model of leadership communication, which will transform the way you communicate every day in order to have a powerful and positive impact on others.

    Key Take-Aways:

    • Tap into your authentic sense of purpose
    • Learn to speak with clarity and confidence
    • Harness your best energy to engage your audience

  • Influencing Without Authority

    One of the most critical challenges we face as professionals is convincing people to take action without having a formal line of authority. Learn how to break down business silos and build partnerships with others. This skill-building program combines the tools of persuasion, negotiation, and relationship-building and clearly illustrates how to apply these tools to your most pressing work challenges. Everyone leaves with a clear strategy on how to influence others both internally and externally to their organization.

    Key Take-Aways:

    • Understand why your current messaging is not working
    • Learn key frameworks for persuading others
    • Strategically analyze your audience to understand what will influence them to take action

  • AI & Authenticity: The Future of Human Connection

    Can artificial intelligence actually make us more authentic? Leadership communication expert Allison Shapira believes that generative AI allows us to tap into our authenticity and supercharge our creativity like never before in a way that is both ethical and value-rich. As a thought leader in her industry, she is already using AI to guide executives and emerging leaders as they build their communication skills and overcome their fear of speaking. During this pivotal keynote, she will discuss current trends in AI that guide audiences to gain a better understanding of both its implications and limitations on the future of human connection.

    Key Take-Aways:

    • Understand the ethical uses of AI in our daily communication
    • Identify tools to use AI to tap into our authenticity
    • See the future implications of AI on human connection

Allison Shapira Videos

  • Lead with Your Voice | Allison Shapira
    Allison is one of the world’s foremost experts on public speaking and presentation skills. She is the Founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a...
  • The Power of Why You | Allison Shapira
    Allison is one of the world’s foremost experts on public speaking and presentation skills. She is the Founder/CEO of Global Public Speaking LLC, a...
  • Allison Shapira Speaking Clips
    See leadership communication speaker Allison Shapira in action addressing the critical challenges leaders face in their communication skills.

Allison Shapira Books

  • Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others
    Speak with Impact: How to Command the Room and Influence Others

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  • What topics does Allison Shapira speak about?

    Allison Shapira is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Artificial Intelligence, Empowerment, Executive Leadership, Female Leadership, Leadership, Music, Personal Growth, Women's Empowerment.
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Allison Shapira is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as LEAD WITH YOUR VOICE, Influencing Without Authority and AI & Authenticity: The Future of Human Connection. The estimated speaking fee range to book Allison Shapira for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Allison Shapira generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Joanna Smith, Jana Eggers, Joanna Shields, Cynthia Germanotta and Kavita Shukla. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Allison Shapira for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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