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I help technical teams

run better meetings,

present with confidence,

and actually enjoy doing both.

Communication training, facilitation, and interactive team experiences for technical teams- developed and tested with 3,000+ Google employees over six years.

Most communication problems in tech aren't knowledge problems. People know what a good meeting looks like. They've just never had a safe place to practice the hard parts — the domineering stakeholder, the impossible deadline, the room that's suddenly having three conversations at once.

That's what I build. Programs that give technical teams the muscle memory to handle what actually happens, not just the theory of what should.

I also offer 1-on-1 speaker coaching for professionals preparing for important presentations, panels, talks, and high-stakes meetings.

Ways I Work With Teams

  • Meeting Facilitation Training

    Built for program managers and technical leads who need to run complex cross-functional meetings without formal authority. Practice real meeting challenges, get feedback, and build skills you can use the next morning.

    See the PGM Bootcamp

  • Communication Training

    Interactive workshops that help technical professionals present with confidence, engage their audiences, strengthen executive presence, and communicate more naturally. Practical exercises and personalized feedback turn communication techniques into real-world skills.

    Explore Communication Training

  • Team Building & Offsites

    High-energy, expertly facilitated experiences that get teams laughing, connecting, and actually enjoying being together — without cheesy icebreakers or forced participation.

    Explore Team Experiences

  • "Shifted our team from task-oriented to strategic thinkers. Don's unique, hands-on role-playing and communication frameworks around building stakeholder influence and emotional intelligence were both effective and genuinely transformative."

    Deep Kakkar, Lead TPM Manager, Enterprise AI, Google

  • "Beyond the specific content, Don's teaching style encourages participation, laughter, and above all creates a comfortable and effective learning environment for a very professionally diverse group of attendees."

    Joshua R., Head of Talent Development, Silicon Valley Financial Company

I spent seven years developing communication programs at Google, trained over 3,000 people, and keynoted the Toastmasters International Convention in the Bahamas — where the line to talk afterward was two hours long.

Before all that I directed TV shows, performed as a clown for a Cirque du Soleil partner, and got fired by the Blue Man Group. That last one became one of my best keynotes.

I care about this work because I've seen what happens when people stop performing and start actually communicating. Something real passes between them. That's what I'm trying to create in every room I walk into.

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