Speaking Human

Are Your Technical Experts Understood?

Helping technical organizations make better decisions by strengthening communication, collaboration, and human connection, building bold teams that conquer complexity.

1.5–2 days, customized ~25 attendees Interactive & hands-on Follow-up Zoom included
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The problem we solve

It's not a talent problem. It's a translation problem.

  • Engineers can't explain issues to executives
  • Meetings produce confusion instead of decisions
  • AI initiatives stall because teams speak different languages
  • Executives decide with incomplete technical info
  • Miscommunication creates delays, rework & waste

Here's what changes

What we deliver to your organization

Deeper relationships, trust & collaboration to fuel productivity
Faster, better decisions, reducing costly delays from miscommunication
Resilience facing AI disruption, change & organizational complexity
Teams who feel heard, appreciated, and future-focused

Our approach

Customized for your organization

  1. Assess your organization's communication gaps
  2. Design a fully customized interactive session
  3. Facilitate exercises that create real breakthroughs
  4. Strategic Compass dialogue to accelerate results
  5. Leave with a concrete action plan

“Brave leaders build bold teams to address uncertainty and conquer 2026.”

Your facilitators

Marcia Daszko & Joanie Connell, PhD

Marcia Daszko

Marcia Daszko

Business strategist, keynote speaker & MBA Professor

Catalyst for leadership transformation with 25+ years. Clients: Apple, Boeing, Cisco, Intel, Kaiser, and hundreds of private companies.

Author of Pivot Disrupt Transform

Joanie Connell, PhD

Joanie Connell, PhD

Organizational consultant, author & leadership coach

Former engineer bridging technical and business perspectives. Clients include Fidelity, Cisco, General Dynamics, and UC San Diego.

Consulting to technical leaders, teams & orgs. Author of Flying without a Helicopter

Speaking Human

Build stronger human connections that leapfrog AI.

Custom pricing · Designed for technical organizations

md@mdaszko.com  ·  www.mdaszko.com

Marcia Daszko, Pivot Disrupt Transform