A picture of Dr Selena Fisk, a woman with long brown hair in a brightly coloured dress, smiling while delivering a keynote presentation.

data doesn’t have to be dull…

…it’s all in
the delivery.

What’s different about my keynotes?

Some data presentations overwhelm audiences with numbers and expect them to care. Mine don't.

I tell stories. I make data human. And I leave your people feeling capable of engaging with numbers, not intimidated by them.

Whether you're looking for a conference keynote, a team offsite presentation, or a system-wide event, I tailor content to your audience and their needs.

A diagram with five labeled bullet points: Grounded in real experience, Tailored to your context, Action-oriented, Accessible without being simplistic, Human-centered.

Available keynote topics

This keynote explores the context of data in our current landscape, and the importance of everyone knowing the numbers and being able to engage in data conversations. I unpack the three key elements of the effective use of data: data literacy, data visualisation, and data storytelling, then discuss ways we build skill in people who don't feel that using numbers is in their wheelhouse. The session also covers some of the key ways that we can best use and communicate numbers to other people, so they can use it to benefit their work and their team
This keynote explores the challenges of building data cultures and provides a road map for building your data culture. Systems and processes are important, but increasing buy-in and genuine belief in the power of data is sometimes more challenging. In this keynote, I unpack my main recommendations for how to build a data-informed culture in teams and organisations.
This keynote teaches you how to tell more effective data stories. Our world has moved beyond presentations where audiences are inundated with data, and where they are expected to join the dots and understand what’s important. Effective data stories are deliberately curated, punchy, have a point, and inspire action. During this session, I teaches you how to harness the power of data storytelling and design thinking, so you can construct brilliant data stories that inspire others and lead to action.
This keynote explores how building impact literacy - the ability to design, measure, and recognise your impact - creates both a competitive and cultural advantage. You will be introduced to my 4i Impact Model, which maps impact across four dimensions: interval (short-term to long-term), implication (negative to positive), intentionality (intentional versus unintentional), and intensity (minor to major). The model helps make impact visible, and builds cultures that can speak about their impact, beyond than just the actions taken.

Resources to complement your keynote

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I’m not a numbers person: How to make good decisions in a data-rich world shows you how to collect, interpret, and present data and understand the story that it tells.

Talking Data cards are an easy, interactive way to help you and your team to look for the most important insights, and think about action, from all of the data you have.

Available individually, or as a discounted bundle. Discounts available for bulk orders.

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What people are saying

"Selena has an ability to establish the true meaning behind the volumes of data our technology teams love to collate and distribute. Understanding what is important, as well as where and how true value can be determined, Dr Selena Fisk is able to show us how to deliver this message, in a way that energises staff and encourages our organisation to excel."

Ian Wiltshire, CIO