Leading with Voice:
Keynote Speeches that Transform Communication and Leadership
Book Elizabeth Peterson as Your Next Motivational and Keynote Speaker
Available in Denver or Nationwide
Education and Entertainment Unite!
A great keynote doesn’t just inspire—it equips audiences with tools they can use the next day. Elizabeth Peterson blends science, humor, and powerful storytelling to transform how teams communicate, persuade, and lead—all while enjoying themselves. Communication is the number one skill for building confidence, sounding credible, and leading effectively. With Elizabeth’s thought-provoking themes on effective communication, confidence, and powerful voicing, your team will walk away with practical strategies to replace ineffective habits with strong, persuasive communication skills.
Why Audiences Love Liz
Liz’s motivational keynote speeches prove that big impact comes from small, intentional changes.
- 20+ years of expertise as a speech-language pathologist, specializing in communication and voice
- Successful Denver-based practice helping professionals and companies strengthen public speaking and leadership skills for over a decade
- Author of Speak Like an Expert and Sound Like a Leader: Everyone Can Be Great at Public Speaking (4th edition, 2026)
- Trained hundreds of professionals nationwide on persuasive communication and confident speaking
- Dynamic, funny, and high-energy speaker who entertains while delivering practical tools to use immediately
Learning and Laughing Come Together
Liz’s unique approach is rooted in data and her diverse clinical experience. She doesn’t just talk about specific topics—she demonstrates real, evidence-supported strategies and how to turn them into natural habits. Whether presenting to executives, teams, or women-driven groups, Liz equips attendees with strategies to improve clarity, credibility, and connection and helps them link these strategies to become a more dynamic leader.
Keynote Topics
We can tailor every keynote to meet your event goals, with each keynote typically running 30–60 minutes (flexible upon request). We offer five high-energy and customizable motivational speeches:
- Driving Clarity: How a Solo, Female RV Journey Built Confidence, Grit, and Empathetic Leadership
- Confidence Creates Opportunity: How to Use Voice as a Tool of Persuasion
- Great Speakers Stand Out: Learn the Best Trick to Becoming a Masterful Communicator
- Level Up Your Voice: How Women Can Speak with Confidence and Authority
- Side Effects May Include: When Strengths Become Leadership Blind Spots
We can design each keynote to include anecdotes specific to your company’s goal or event theme.
Beyond Our Keynote Speeches
Looking for deeper training opportunities? Liz also offers
On-site business communication and public speaking workshops
Online self-paced training programs
Private public speaking coaching
Book Liz Peterson Today for Your Next Event
Bring energy, entertainment, and lasting skills to your next event. Enhance your conference or company meeting with a keynote that leaves your team laughing, learning, and leading with confidence.
Contact us now to secure Liz Peterson as your next keynote and motivational speaker.
The Five Individual Keynote Summaries
- Driving Clarity
- Confidence Creates Opportunity
- Great Speakers Stand Out
- Level Up Your Voice
- Side Effects May Include
How a Solo Female RV Journey Built Confidence, Grit, and Empathetic Leadership
One fall day, as a single speech-language pathologist, I decided to take a leap of faith, trading stability and predictability for the open road. What followed was a 12-month solo RV adventure across the United States and Canada. I learned that anyone and everyone can do hard things, build a higher sense of self, develop grit, practice patience, and accomplish more. The experience of this journey has transformed how I live, engage with people, and lead.
Along the way, I faced unexpected challenges that tested my grace and grit. I discovered the power of conversation with strangers, the beauty of diverse perspectives and opposite viewpoints, and the strength of communities that offer more than a home. These collective experiences made me a better therapist, professional, mentor, and leader. Empathy fuels authentic leadership.
This keynote shares seven powerful truths that leaders, teams, and organizations can apply to manage risk and adapt to change. From taking risks and being flexible to embracing discomfort and changing leadership styles, this is a story about growth, connection, and resilience. And if I had a dollar for every time someone said, “You’re a woman driving that?”—my RV would have been free.
Keynote Takeaways
- Discover why risk-taking is the gateway to achievement.
- Learn to embrace discomfort as a catalyst for growth.
- Gain tools for leading with empathy while maintaining strength and authority.
Average speaking time can range from 30–60 minutes based on need. This talk can be interactive or be enjoyed as a story with helpful tips.
Ideal audience: corporations, medical facilities, law firms, sales industry, women-specific groups
Categories: business communication, voice, communication, leadership, women
How to Use Your Voice as a Tool for Persuasion
Life presents more opportunity when you are confident. Imagine speaking with such confidence that your words command attention. In business, people don’t just hear what you say; they decide who you are based on how you sound. Yet most professionals rarely consider how their voice impacts credibility, authority, and likability.
This keynote reveals how to use your voice as a powerful tool for persuasion. Studies show that confident people speak with stronger and more powerful tones. There is a “power spot” in the lower throat where the voice functions at its best to deliver clearer and more resonate tones.
Audience members will explore how they produce their voice, uncover common habits that weaken voice image, and learn proven strategies to speak with greater clarity and from the “power spot.” Through engaging stories, humor, and real-world examples, they’ll discover how voice directly shapes leadership persona and professional success. Participants will emerge with the tools to communicate with confidence and eliminate vocal pitfalls with a higher degree of persuasion.
Keynote Takeaways
- Harness the power of vocal resonance by speaking from the “power spot.”
- Eliminate vocal habits that undermine credibility.
- Strengthen leadership presence by aligning voice with confidence and authority.
Average speaking time can range from 30–60 minutes based on need. This talk can be interactive or be enjoyed as a story with helpful tips.
Ideal audience: corporations, medical facilities, law firms, sales industry, women-specific groups
Categories: business communication, voice, communication, leadership, women
Learn the Best Trick for Becoming a Masterful Communicator
The best speakers are memorable and often great storytellers. They communicate their ideas with impact, capture attention, and earn respect. The way you use your voice and speech patterns directly shapes how others perceive your intelligence, confidence, capability, and likability. In leadership and business, that perception can be the difference between being heard and being dismissed.
This keynote reveals a specific conversational blueprint for sounding credible, confident, and convincing in every interaction. By learning how to use more dynamic pitch patterns and vocal variety, and eliminate habits that weaken your presence, you’ll transform the way others respond to you. What once sounded hesitant or unintentional will instead project confidence, clarity, and authority.
Through engaging stories, humor, and real-world examples, you’ll discover how great communicators inspire trust and motivate action. You can do the same. You will be able to lead meetings with more impact, become an engaging storyteller when delivering presentations, and capture attention in high-stakes conversations.
Keynote Takeaways
- Speak in a dynamic style that keeps listeners engaged across all settings.
- Apply a proven strategy to use more vocal variety and hold attention.
- Recognize and eliminate vocal habits that undermine credibility and influence.
Average speaking time can range from 30–60 minutes based on need. This talk can be interactive or be enjoyed as a story with helpful tips.
Ideal audience: corporations, medical facilities, law firms, sales industry, women-specific groups
Categories: business communication, voice, communication, leadership, women
How Women Can Speak with Confidence and Authority
The problem I want to solve is simple yet powerful: every woman deserves to feel and sound confident when she speaks. Yet for generations, gender bias, social grooming, and cultural norms have shaped how society and the workplace perceive women’s voices and communication styles.
This keynote empowers women to break through those barriers by identifying voice and communication habits that may hold them back and by replacing them with strategies that radiate confidence and authority. Through inspiring stories, relatable humor, and real-world examples, participants will see how subtle shifts in tone, pitch, and delivery can completely change how others perceive them.
Women will also discover the “power spot” in their voice, the vocal placement that conveys confidence, credibility, and leadership presence. By applying practical strategies, participants will learn how to communicate with intention, authority, and impact so their voices are heard the first time, every time. By the conclusion, women will leave equipped to unleash the full power of their voice, assert their authority with confidence, and be recognized as experts in business settings or leadership roles.
Keynote Takeaways
- Use proven vocal strategies to project authority and leadership naturally.
- Apply vocal techniques such as tone, pitch variety, and placement to enhance persuasion and influence.
- Eliminate vocal habits that diminish credibility and replace them with a stronger and more powerful voice.
Average speaking time can range from 30–60 minutes based on need. This talk can be interactive or be enjoyed as a story with helpful tips.
Ideal audience: corporations, medical facilities, law firms, sales industry, women-specific groups
Categories: business communication, voice, communication, leadership, women
When Strengths Become Leadership Blind Spots
Everyone values strengths such as high energy, attention to detail, or systematic organization. But what happens when those strengths start to work against you or team members? Research shows that even the most positive traits can have unintended side effects, such as overshadowing quieter team members, stifling creativity, or causing inflexibility when faced with alternative viewpoints.
This keynote helps leaders uncover where their greatest strengths may unintentionally create blind spots. Through engaging stories, interactive exercises, and real-world examples, participants will identify their top three strengths, explore the potential drawbacks of each, and gain insight on how to use them most effectively.
Leaders will also gain tools to better understand situations from others’ points of view by considering their level of investment, emotional attachment, and thought processes toward a project or decision. By increasing awareness of how “ideal” personality traits impact others, participants will learn how to adjust their approach, strengthen relationships, and inspire stronger collaboration.
Keynote Takeaways
- Become aware of how strengths can unintentionally limit success and how to recognize those blind spots.
- Gain practical insight on how to leverage personal strengths for more intentional, effective outcomes.
- Enhance skills for reading body language and other signals to understand personal impact and motivate others.
Average speaking time can range from 30–60 minutes based on need. This talk can be interactive or be enjoyed as a story with helpful tips.
Ideal audience: corporations, medical facilities, law firms, sales industry, women-specific groups
Categories: business communication, voice, communication, leadership, women