Keynote Talks on Leadership, Communication, and Career Growth
Engaging, interactive talks for conferences, leadership programs, businesses, universities, and professional associations.
Erica Mattison helps professionals communicate with clarity, build meaningful relationships, strengthen leadership, and navigate career growth with intention.
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Speaking Experiences That Move Ideas Into Action
Participants leave with:
- Greater clarity about how they communicate, lead, and contribute
- Stronger language for sharing ideas, direction, and professional value
- Practical strategies for building trust, connection, and influence
- A strengths-based way to navigate growth, change, and complexity
- Clear next steps they can apply immediately
Signature Interactive Talks
Erica Mattison delivers signature interactive talks for conferences, leadership programs, professional associations, universities, businesses, and values-led organizations.
Her talks help audiences strengthen clarity, communication, leadership, and professional connection through a strengths-based, positive psychology-informed approach.
Purpose-Driven Leadership Without Burnout
Caring deeply about the work can be a powerful source of motivation, meaning, and impact. It can also become draining when leaders are carrying too much, responding to constant demands, or trying to sustain high standards without enough clarity or support.Â
Leaders leave with a clearer way to protect capacity, clarify priorities, and lead with greater steadiness, purpose, and intention.
Communication Practices for High-Impact Teams
High-impact teams do not rely on good intentions alone. They build shared expectations, communicate clearly, address friction early, and create the conditions for trust, accountability, and effective collaboration.
Participants explore how to strengthen clarity, improve follow-through, navigate feedback, and support stronger day-to-day collaboration.
Networking With Confidence
Strong professional relationships are built through meaningful conversations, thoughtful follow-up, and clear, confident communication.Â
This signature talk reframes networking as relationship building, not self-promotion. Participants explore how to strengthen visibility, build authentic connections, and support greater influence, trust, and professional impact.
Additional Interactive Talks
Helping Clients Trust Themselves: Ethical Career Development Practice
What Comes Next? Designing a Meaningful Next Chapter
Your Career Story: Communicating Value in Resumes and Interviews
See Erica in Action
In this short clip, Erica shares practical guidance on networking, relationship-building, and professional growth. It offers a quick look at her speaking style and the kind of thoughtful, actionable support she brings to workshops and presentations.
Interested in bringing Erica to your organization? Let’s talk about a workshop, keynote, training, or facilitated conversation tailored to your audience.
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What Clients, Participants, and Partners Say
Allison Lyman
Director of Lifelong Learning Engagement, UMass Foundation
Erica is a fantastic and knowledgeable resource. My institution worked with Erica on a webinar. She was engaging and provided thoughtful tips and tricks. All participants came away with concrete action items. I would absolutely work with Erica again and recommend her services to both organizations and individuals.
Marisa Lopez
Associate Director, Workforce & Economic Development
People of all ages and backgrounds loved feeling heard, supported, and safely challenged through the activities' opportunities for reflection and structured conversation. Nobody wanted the event to end! We look forward to inviting Erica back for another event soon!
Natascha F. Saunders, Ed.D., MBA
Career Professional
I had the chance to see Erica speak at the Career Counselors’ Consortium Northeast event, and she was fantastic—insightful, engaging, and full of creative energy. She showed how to use the LEGO Serious Play methodology as a tool for reflection and career decision-making, such a fun and memorable approach!
Michael S.
Director of Programs
Erica facilitated a 3-part series for our professional community, providing opportunities for audience participation without making the session feel like work. Erica worked with me to shape the series as a co-created resource.
Dr. Britt Crow-Miller, UMass Amherst
Masters in Sustainability Science (MS3) Program
We've worked with Erica now both virtually and in-person. She is highly professional, organized, detail-oriented and communicative. Her career coaching services are human-focused and based on years of experience and connections. Our students rave about the guidance and coaching Erica has offered them and we are so lucky to work with her.
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