BRING CHERI TO
YOUR STAGE
TURNING SILENCE INTO DIALOGUE, HESITATION INTO ADVOCACY AND IDEAS INTO ACTION.
Dr. Cheri Hampton-Farmer is a communication consultant and coach and former university professor on a mission to help professionals build the courage to speak up—for their ideas, for themselves, and for others. Her approach is rooted in years of observing how silence in the workplace holds people back—not because they lack ideas, but because they lack the habits and confidence to express them.
CREATING MEANINGFUL
CHANGE BY EQUIPPING LEADERS.
Her keynotes are engaging, research based, and full of practical tools audiences can apply immediately. Delivering high-value content with a warm, professional presence, her keynote sparks meaningful change and equips leaders with new strategies for improving communication, decision-making, and engagement at every level.
Cheri is passionate about helping leaders and teams break through one of the most costly barriers in today's workplace: silence.
In too many organizations, people stay quiet, not because they lack ideas, but because they lack the confidence, safety, or habits to speak up. The result is missed opportunities, stalled innovation, and disengaged teams.
Cheri draws from more than 20 years of experience across corporate and academic sectors to help organizations reverse this trend.
WHO THIS KEYNOTE IS FOR:
This keynote is ideal for leaders, emerging leaders, team leads, and mid-level managers who are ready to create a culture where ideas are shared freely, collaboration is strong, and voices at every level are heard.
It’s especially relevant for leaders who:
Notice quiet team members holding back great ideas and want to draw them out
Value innovation but struggle to get consistent input or pushback from their teams
Feel the weight of decision-making and want more confident contributions from others
Are coaching or developing talent and want to model what courageous communication looks like
Are navigating change, complexity, or high-stakes work where silence can lead to missed opportunities or costly mistakes
This talk will equip leaders with the mindset, language, and behaviors to turn silence into dialogue, hesitation into advocacy, and ideas into action, both for themselves and for the people they lead.
CURRENT KEYNOTE:
Silence Is Not Golden, It’s Costly:
How to Make Great Ideas Impossible to Ignore
Turn silence into speaking and continuous engagement by identifying moments when input is needed and creating habits that make it easy to speak up.
When meetings become one-way monologues, decisions are made without input, or team members feel isolated, people disengage. And when their voices aren’t invited or valued…
that silence doesn’t stay in one place—it spreads.
Innovation stalls.
Morale drops.
Great ideas never see the light of day.
That’s where Dr. Cheri Hampton-Farmer comes in.
Through this keynote, Dr. Hampton-Farmer will guide leaders and teams to recognize the cost of silence, practice small but powerful “speak-up” habits, and create environments where contribution is the norm, not the exception. The result?
More engaged teams, better decisions,
and a workplace where every voice matters.
TAKEAWAYS:
After you hear this keynote, your audience will:
Discover they can - speak up when no one else will; cultivate small habits that lead to having the courage to speak up.
Learn to – break through the silence and counter opposing view to make better decisions.
Have the ability to – use frameworks that increase interactions about great ideas or people you are promoting.
Realize they can - practice speaking up, increase the reps, and have the courage to advocate for great ideas, themselves, and others.
Start to - break the silence by speaking often and with intention, your voice will set the tone for open dialogue, creative thinking, and a culture where good ideas don’t go unspoken.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING…
“Cheri helped me connect with the power of intentional storytelling and how it can open doors for new opportunities. It’s helped our potential clients better understand the value of our services. The session was engaging, interactive, and full of great connections — Cheri is a phenomenal coach and speaker!”
Jennifer Hunter, CEO
“Well-organized and with helpful tips. Applicable to both work and home life!”
“Well thought out with applicable advice! Thank you.”
Survey comments from attendees
“Dr. Hampton-Farmer’s facilitation style was both empowering and inclusive. From the moment the session began, she created an atmosphere where every participant felt seen, heard, and respected. Her thoughtful approach encouraged individuals, many of whom had little to no public speaking experience, to engage meaningfully and step outside of their comfort zones. The result was a room filled with energy, trust, and a renewed sense of personal capability.”
John Dortch,
Executive Director