Tantalizing Technical Talks: How to Make Complex & Bland Topics Captivating & Compelling

Let’s face it. Most technical or scientific presentations are dry, boring & dull. As a professional woman in the STEM field, how do you present technical topics, make them fresh and exciting so that your listeners value, trust & respect your ideas and perspectives? The answer is to make what you’re presenting so captivating & compelling that it keeps them at the edge of their seats! When you join me in this talk, you will receive methods that I’ve shared in training over 30,000 career professionals in 30 cities internationally so you can influence with impact.

In this fun and interactive session, you will:

  • Receive 3 well-tested practical tools that you can use immediately in your very next meeting or presentation that brings LIFE to even the driest technical topics.
  • Understand the 3 most common mistakes that make a presentation a total “snooze-fest” AND what to do instead so you leave your listeners wanting more.
  • Discover a profound bonus method that the pros use to ensure that you can win over your audience no matter how technical or bland your topic is.

About the Speaker

Mary Cheyne, MBA, is a Transformational Public Speaking Trainer & Coach, and the 2009 World Champion of Public Speaking first runner-up, out of 25,000 contestants from 14 countries. Mary is a TEDx Speaker & has trained over 15,000 people in 30 cities world-wide, including those in Australia, Europe, Asia, Canada & the US. She’s the best-selling author of the book “Present” Yourself in Public Speaking – Tell Your Inner Critic to SHUT UP! And the Real You to SPEAK UP! This vast experience has led Mary to one important, unvarnished conclusion: “To communicate and persuade effectively, the first person you need to convince is YOURSELF.”

 

Date and Time:  
October 2, 2025
6:00-7:45 PM ET

Location:
Lab Central, 700 Main St., North, Cambridge, MA 

Cost:   
Members: $15; Non-Members: $30

 

Given our mission is to promote women's development in STEM we would like to offer a free spot in our workshops to those in transition between jobs or who cannot afford the ticket price. Please contact [email protected] if you qualify.

 

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