I speak.
Storytelling keynotes and interactive speaking workshops for conferences, leaders, and teams. Give your audience something to think about and something to try.
Explore speaking ↗Make your ideas land.
I help speakers, leaders, and organizations tell better stories, build stronger talks, and make their ideas land.
I coach.
TED and TEDx coaching, storytelling, and presentation coaching. Bring your idea, story, or talk. Let’s make it the best it can be.
Explore coaching ↗
I create experiences.
Take storytelling outside the meeting room. My Storytelling Adventure Experience™ gets your group exploring a place, finding stories, and practicing together.
Explore experiences ↗About Cathey
Good ideas deserve to be heard.
I’m a speaker, storytelling coach, and creator of experiences that get people talking. I work with people when what they have to say matters, whether they’re preparing a TEDx talk, leading a team, or trying to make sense of an idea that won’t leave them alone.
I’ve coached TED and TEDx speakers and worked with leaders and organizations on storytelling and presentations. Sometimes we work around a table. Sometimes we head toward a waterfall. Wherever we start, we’re working toward an idea people can understand and a story they’ll remember.
Meet Cathey
A few ways to partner
Start with what you want people to do.
A keynote, a talk you’re preparing, or a team that needs to tell better stories. Here’s how I can help.
For an event or conference
Speaking
Bring me in for a storytelling keynote or interactive speaking workshop. I’ll shape it for your audience, with ideas they can use and opportunities to practice through my Skills Drills™ methodology.
For a speaker or leader
1-on-1 coaching
Preparing a TED or TEDx talk, a keynote, or a presentation that matters? Bring the messy idea or the story you can almost see. We’ll find its shape and practice how you’ll deliver it.
For people developing a talk
Story Academy
You’ve got a story. Let’s turn it into a talk. This 6–8 week, small-group speaking and storytelling coaching program helps you build and practice a talk using my Idea Map™, without scripting and memorizing every word. In the final session, you deliver it.
For teams who learn by doing
Storytelling Adventure Experience™
A custom storytelling workshop that takes your group into the world around you. With the Idea Map™ and guided practice, people find stories they can bring back to their teams, their talks, and their work.
For ongoing practice
Speaker Skills Academy
The live speaking and storytelling practice community I founded with Marc Williams. Members practice together through Skills Drills™, trying new ways to make their ideas land.
Cathey in action
Ideas come alive when we work with them.
Speaker coaching
TED and TEDx speakers I’m proud to have coached.
In their words
What it’s like to work with Cathey.
“Cathey is a phenomenal speaking coach. I’d never have made it through my TED talk without her. Her system really works, you just gotta trust it. She went above and beyond to ensure I was prepared and I’ll use her to get me ready for every speech going forward. Cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Emma McIlroy
“I consider myself a fairly good storyteller but Cathey’s Storytelling Adventure Experience really helped me hone my craft. Cathey’s powerful insights and simple constructs have been invaluable. I feel more connected to my audiences than ever. Plus, learning and listening in the context of an adventure is super fun.”
Rebecca Armstrong
Selected clients and organizations
Clients include
The right story makes the idea easier to see.
Let’s talk
Tell me what you’re working on.
Planning an event, preparing a talk, or looking for storytelling training for your team? Tell me what you have in mind. We’ll figure out where to start.