keynote · 45 min
From Classroom to Stage
Lessons from teaching, poetry slam, and public performance.
What 20 years of teaching and performing taught Sam about holding a room.
Sam moves between the classroom, the slam stage, and the keynote stage without losing the room. This talk distills what he's learned about presence, attention, and making ideas land — useful for educators, leaders, and anyone who has to stand up and communicate.
Part craft talk, part performance, fully practical.
What the room walks away with
- How to hold attention without faking energy
- Turning content into an experience people remember
- Reading a room and adjusting in real time
- Lessons from poetry slam that work in any presentation
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