TALKS AND TRAININGS
Your technical leaders aren't getting promoted. Not because they lack the skills - but because they're not seen as leaders.
And it's getting worse. While your competitors invest in leadership development, you're losing senior talent who feel invisible - taking their expertise (and your competitive advantage) with them.
I'm Amber Shand - a public speaking expert who's delivered 100+ international talks & trainings for the likes of Google, Salesforce, PwC, Capgemini, and more. I'm also a former software engineer and founder of She Bytes Back, a 3,000-person community for women in tech.
I work with organisations through the BRAVE Framework - my strategic approach to leadership communication built on five pillars: Beliefs, Resilience, Action, Values, and Energy.
Through keynotes, workshops, and multi-month programmes, I help technical professionals stop performing "executive presence" and start leveraging their natural communication style for influence.
The result? Your technical experts actually get promoted - and you stop losing senior talent to competitors who recognise their value.
USE YOUR SPEAKING STYLE AS YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
In this keynote, your team discovers the 4 Speaker Archetypes - The Rebel, The Heart, The Powerhouse, The Strategist - and learns how to leverage their natural communication style for influence in a way that makes them memorable.
Your team will learn:
How to identify their Speaker Archetype and use it strategically
The difference between being heard and being influential
How to turn visibility into leadership opportunities
Why being memorable matters and how to stand out
Perfect for: Technical leadership, all-company meetings, IWD/Women in Tech events
THE VISIBILITY TAX: WHY STAYING QUIET COSTS MORE THAN SPEAKING UP
This session is for people who hate self-promotion but need to understand strategic visibility. Your team learns how to position themselves so opportunities find them, not wait around hoping someone notices.
Your team will learn:
Why "let my work speak for itself" is costing them opportunities
The difference between self-promotion and strategic positioning
How to claim credit without feeling like a fraud
Building a visibility strategy that doesn't require being "on" 24/7
Perfect for: Technical teams, engineering organisations, ERG events
BREAKING FREE FROM THE PERFECTIONISM TRAP
This talk breaks down why perfectionism shows up, what it's costing your company when your best people stay silent, and the strategic shifts that help high performers move from "ready enough" to action.
Your team will learn:
The three perfectionism patterns that keep your talent invisible
Why "just be confident" advice doesn't work for perfectionists
How to reframe "good enough" without compromising quality
Moving from perfectionism to strategic excellence
WORKSHOPS (FOR WHEN A TALK ISN'T ENOUGH)
Sometimes your team needs practice.
I run half-day and full-day workshops where people actually work on their message, practice their delivery, and leave with something tangible.
Workshop formats:
Finding your Speaker Archetype (and using it strategically)
Building your signature talk (the one that opens doors)
Strategic visibility for people who hate self-promotion
Speaking up in meetings when you're terrified
Want something custom? Let's build it.
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TESTIMONIALS
IS YOUR EVENT CRYING OUT FOR A BURST OF ENERGY?
Let Amber inspire and educate your audience in a refreshingly different way to make your event one to remember.
SHE BYTES BACK
Amber founded She Bytes Back which hosts regular in-person events for women in technology to build connections, break down barriers and create opportunities.
SPEAKING HIGHLIGHTS
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Click Start Campaign
Worked to produce an advert with the Institute of Coding for their nationwide digital skills training programme.
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BBC Radio 1Xtra
Amber was invited to speak on Richie Brave’s 1Xtra Talks on “should we be scared of Artificial Intelligence?”
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Talks & workshops
Amber delivers motivational talks and workshops on a range of topics for companies, conferences, and community events.
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PwC's Black Tech Talent
Amber was invited to PwC’s Black Tech Talent series on LinkedIn where she spoke about her experience being a black woman in tech and more.