NSA Ohio's Communication Mastery Conference 2025

Why attend?

Because Great Communicators Lead, Influence, and Succeed.

Your ability to communicate with confidence, clarity, and impact is the secret weapon for career success. Whether you're leading a team, pitching an idea, running a meeting, making a presentation, or engaging clients, mastering communication will set you apart in any industry.

Join us for a high-energy, interactive one-day conference designed to help you:

• Deliver Compelling Presentations – Command attention from your first word to your last.
• Engage & Connect Instantly – Build rapport, inspire action, and make messages stick.
• Communicate with Clarity & Confidence – Say more with less and leave a lasting impact.
• Master Virtual & In-Person Delivery – Adapt to any setting with power and presence.

This power-packed event is designed for leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and speakers ready to elevate their communication game.

Don’t Just Speak—Make an Impact. 

Unlock Your Communication Potential: Explore Our Dynamic Agenda

Get ready for an immersive day designed to elevate your communication mastery! Our agenda is thoughtfully curated with inspiring General Sessions, focused Concurrent Sessions, and hands-on Skills Labs, ensuring a rich and rewarding experience for every communication professional.

Ignite Your Day with Powerful General Sessions:

Join all attendees for our high-impact General Sessions featuring leading experts who will set the stage and provide overarching perspectives on communication mastery:

• The Change Communicator’s Edge: An Intentional Approach to Everyday Conversations with Jim Canterucci: Discover how change communication tools can be used in your daily interactions.
• Mastering Your Brand:  Two Perspectives on Strategic Communication that Set You Apart with Patrick Donadio CSP, MCC and Hope Yin, PCC: Gain dual insights on strategically communicating your value, increasing visibility, and expanding your network.
• Curiosity Quest with Molly Ketcham: Prepare to spark your curiosity and unlock new ways of connecting and understanding through communication.
• From Nervous to Notable: How to Communicate with Confidence and Impact with Michael Pope: Learn practical strategies to overcome nervousness and communicate with greater confidence and impact.
• The Business of Communication: Connecting the Dots with Phil Barth: Our closing General Session will bring together the key learnings of the day in a fun and engaging recap.

Dive Deeper in Focused Concurrent Sessions (Choose One per Session Time):

Tailor your learning experience by selecting from our diverse Concurrent Sessions:

Session 1:

• Your Image Speaks Before You Do: The Power of Non-Verbal Cues in Business Communication with Ray Waite: Understand and leverage the impact of non-verbal communication in a business context.
• ADHD and Workplace Communication: Challenges and Strategies for Employers with Christine Kotik: Gain valuable insights and strategies for effective communication with individuals with ADHD in the workplace.
• Lead with Story: Using Strategic Storytelling to Communicate with Clarity, Confidence, and Impact with Meg Adams: Discover how to harness the Use the science and art of storytelling to influence.

Session 2:

• More Than Style with Erin Gehring: Explore "enclosed cognition" to discover how what you wear impacts your communication.
• Communicate with Impact – Inspire, Influence, and Drive Performance with Shirley Ellis: Learn techniques to communicate in a way that inspires, influences, and drives positive results.
• Leading Meetings the Shape the Future with Rob Mullins: Master the art of facilitating effective meetings that lead to meaningful outcomes.

Roll Up Your Sleeves in Hands-On Skills Labs (Choose Two):

Get practical and hone your skills in these interactive labs:

• How to Develop Clarity, Conciseness, and Consistency with Lillian Zarzar, CSP: Learn actionable techniques to make your communication clear, concise, and consistent.
• Capture And Keep Listener Attention With The Power Trio with Michael Davis: Discover strategies to grab and maintain your audience's focus.
• Using the Power of Story to Market Globally with Greg Kozera: Explore how to leverage storytelling for effective global marketing communication.
• Actionable Feedback That Drives Improvement with Jim Canterucci: Learn how to excavate feedback that leads to positive change and growth.