Speaking

In all of my work, my focus is on learning as a force for positive change. In my speaking, I focus on the transformative power of lifelong learning for individuals and organizations as well as on the future of learning and the learning business.

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Speaking Formats

I am available for keynote presentations as well as for speaking to boards, management teams, and other leadership groups.

While my focus us on learning as a catalyst for business and personal growth, I customize every speech to align with your needs and can even provide custom research – from surveying to interviewing to focus groups – beforehand to develop a truly “consultative” presentation.

We asked Jeff Cobb to make a presentation entitled “Medical Society Innovation” at the AAMSE National Specialty CEO Meeting. He described the dramatic changes in lifelong learning and how they threatened our business models. Drawing from a range of examples, Jeff illustrated entrepreneurial approaches to these challenges with actionable insights. Although he is an engaging speaker who had our attention, Jeff also made sure to involve us in a productive discussion by asking probing questions and encouraging us to share our own experiences. His session was the highlight of the meeting and I came away knowing exactly what to do next.

Tom Serena
Executive Vice President
American Gastroenterological Association

Example Engagements

• ACCESSE19 – CESSE Annual Meeting
• EEA 2019 Staff Conference
• ACLEA Annual Meeting
• SC Society of CPAs SE PEEPs Meeting
• AENC Technology Conference
• CalSAE Elevate
• Michigan Society of Association Executives OrgPro

Jeff spoke at our annual meeting to over 70 representatives from national nursing specialty certification organizations.  The evaluations from the group were overwhelmingly positive with Jeff’s session called out again and again for being excellent and valuable.  I was impressed with Jeff’s strategy to speak to a number of representatives from our member organizations prior to the meeting.  So rather than presenting a “canned speech,” Jeff provided our group with practical, real world content that specifically addressed their range of experiences.  I know we all left Jeff’s session with pages of notes filled with suggestions to take back to implement in our organizations.

Melissa Biel, DPA, RN
Deputy Director
American Board of Nursing Specialties

Examples of Past Venues

Jeff’s deep knowledge and experience of the training business along with his unassuming style of engagement helped him to facilitate a successful discussion among our key training partners about better aligning assessed needs with competencies and assessment strategies. Tagoras (Jeff’s company) is our trusted partner.

Pat Mangan, CAE
Director, Governance Education
NRECA

If you represent a company, association, or nonprofit organization looking for a keynote or breakout speaker for your next conference, meeting or other event, please contact me to discuss it.