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New talk alert for 2019!
I’ve spoken at conferences around the globe and would be happy to consider speaking at your event. (Pricing at the bottom of this page.)
My keynotes and hands-on workshops focus around the art and science of authentic storytelling to set you up for long-term success. As I often mention on my blog, I believe that it’s super important for us to move beyond transactional relationships. We can do that by sharing our own authentic stories (that applies to organizations and people) and build long-lasting, meaningful relationshas seips. Those also lead to business success, by the way.
A sampling of speaking stops: Atlanta, Barcelona, Billings, Boston, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Des Moines, Grand Rapids, Iowa City, Las Vegas, Lisbon, Louisville, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mumbai, New Orleans, New York City, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Peoria, Reno, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sioux City, St. Louis and Toronto among others.
I’ve spoken at conferences for:
My topic of authentic storytelling and related topics easily applies to many verticals.
TOP KEYNOTES:
My sessions are educational, informative but I also know that attendees want to be entertained. I treat my presentations as performances and customize them for each audience.
Fill out this form now to request a quote for your event:
Unfortunately, I can’t be flying around the world for free. I’m sure you understand. My pricing typically starts at US$4,500, but is negotiable, especially if you buy books for attendees. Looking forward to hearing from you and your offer.
My top-rated and most requested keynote, is also in line with my book:
Objectives of this session, which can be presented as a keynote and modified as a workshop, which includes my six steps to get started:
My authentic storytelling keynote given in Mumbai, India, in 2015:
My six steps to telling better stories talk:
Other popular keynotes and sessions include:
Ultimately, all of my sessions come back to the art of authentic storytelling and why and how you’ll want to implement this important strategy.
– Sergio Tadeu Fernandes
– Guilherme Antonio Siementcoski
– Lauren Pascu
– Doug Foster
“Christoph was a great presenter and shared his stories as well.”
“Christoph is a great speaker. He walks his talk, delivering a lot of stories.”
“Very inspiring talk – lots of insight – and no need to ever be nervous again about speaking in German!” More on me giving my first talk in German here.
‘Interactive and informative.”
“Great speaker, great information, lots of energy.’
“Speaker was very good and knew content well.”
“Very knowledgeable speaker.”
“Christoph did a great job. He clearly is experienced in this topic and was very helpful. Loved the worksheet he provided to help us walk out of the session with a game plan. So helpful!”
“Very clear and pointed about how social media is another career tool that can be used to market yourself.”
“Christoph did a great job. He clearly is experienced in this topic and was very helpful. Loved the worksheet he provided to help us walk out of the session with a game plan. So helpful!”
“Very clear and pointed about how social media is another career tool that can be used to market yourself.”
The negative feedback!
For full transparency, while I usually get very positive ratings and feedback, I also receive negative comments. You can read an entire blog on those here and even watch a video where I share them!
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Your investment
I’m happy to discuss your needs and budget. In general:
I offer keynote presentations, breakout sessions and also hands-on training for attendees.
Make authentic storytelling a habit, and always measure. #WCDFW@CTrappepic.twitter.com/P2ZaaI1eme
— Brooke Browne (@HoustonBrooke) October 4, 2014
Just push the Publish button already! Make it a habit. If not, it will not happen. @CTrappe#wcdfw
— Kirk Bowman (@ArtOfValue) October 4, 2014
“Stories we relate to bring out emotion.” @CTrappe#AuthenticStorytelling#wcdfw
— Roy Condrey (@CajunPygmy) October 4, 2014
Sooooooooooo nice to see money NOT being the reason for doing something online. @CTrappe at #WCDFWpic.twitter.com/CrbEw47cJp
— Christopher Gronlund (@cgronlund) October 4, 2014
@CTrappe using authentic storytelling to teach us about Authentic Storytelling #WCDFW
— Roy Condrey (@CajunPygmy) October 4, 2014
Good line from @CTrappe at #wcdfw: ‘my six year old doesn’t ask me to read her content at night. She asks for a story.’
— Ted Bauer (@tedbauer2003) October 4, 2014
Know your audiences interests / problems . Use google trends to find topics to write valuable content. #WCDFW .@CTrappe
— Aida Rojas : ) (@AidaDRojas) October 4, 2014
“Never ever rant online. Turn it into a story. ” Good advice! @CTrappe#wcdfw
— Patrick Steil (@churchbuzz) October 4, 2014
.@CTrappe is live tweeting his talk, but he’s not holding a phone. #magic#wcdfw
— WordCamp DFW (@dfwwordcamp) October 4, 2014
Good to hear @CTrappe at #wcdfw and how to incorporate storytelling into our blogging
— Lynn Dye (@LynnToTheRescue) October 4, 2014
@CTrappe appreciate your preso today. Gave me some direction I’ve needed for my site! #wcdfw
— Patrick Steil (@churchbuzz) October 4, 2014
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