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Sharon Delaney McCloud

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Unlock transformative storytelling with Sharon Delaney McCloud. As an Emmy Award winner and TEDx speaker, she empowers leaders to inspire change.

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Sharon is such an authentic speaker - she weaves great practical advice in with captivating and funny stories that let you know that every bit of advice she is giving you is real and actionable. She is inspiring and relatable - the entire audience hung on every word she said.

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  • Leverage Emmy-winning communication expertise to turn complex ideas into strategic assets, driving significant organizational goals and outcomes.
  • Unlock powerful storytelling techniques with Sharon Delaney McCloud to drive transformative change and elevate engagement within your organization.
  • Benefit from Sharon’s extensive journalism background, covering major global events, to deliver impactful training and real-world communication skills.
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Unlock transformative change with Sharon Delaney McCloud, the Emmy-winning broadcaster and TEDx speaker. As a Certified Diversity Executive and renowned storyteller, Sharon excels in turning purpose-driven communication into actionable results. Her dynamic keynotes and workshops, trusted by giants like Cisco and Amazon, inspire leaders and teams to excel in high-stakes presentations. Elevate your organization’s impact and communication today with Sharon’s unparalleled expertise.

Why you should book Sharon Delaney McCloud for your next event

  • Leverage Emmy-winning communication expertise to turn complex ideas into strategic assets, driving significant organizational goals and outcomes.
  • Unlock powerful storytelling techniques with Sharon Delaney McCloud to drive transformative change and elevate engagement within your organization.
  • Benefit from Sharon’s extensive journalism background, covering major global events, to deliver impactful training and real-world communication skills.

Keynote Speaker Sharon Delaney McCloud is a leader in transformative communication and storytelling, renowned for her ability to inspire and motivate. With an impressive background as an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and TEDx speaker, Sharon Delaney McCloud excels in helping organizations harness the power of purpose-driven communication to achieve their goals.

As a motivational speaker, Sharon combines her extensive media experience with strategic insights to deliver compelling keynote speeches that resonate with audiences. Her focus on impactful storytelling provides actionable strategies for leaders and teams, equipping them with the tools to enhance their communication skills and drive organizational success. When you book Sharon Delaney McCloud for your event, you are investing in a speaker who brings both passion and practicality to the stage.

Sharon’s track record includes collaborations with top-tier clients like Cisco, Amazon, and Duke University, showcasing her effectiveness across diverse business environments. Her expertise in media and corporate training is backed by years of experience, including covering major global events and leading high-stakes presentations.

Book Sharon Delaney McCloud for your event to transform your team’s communication approach and achieve remarkable results. Her speeches and tailored workshops are designed to create a lasting impact, driving success and innovation in today’s competitive landscape.

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Have a Voice, Not Merely a Seat at the Table: Powerful Strategies to Amplify Your Impact

In today’s professional world, your communication must rise above obstacles like the waning human attention span, distraction, bias, technology and other challenges. In group settings, men are 75% more likely to speak up than women, under-represented minorities and introverts. And when a woman, minority or introvert does speak up, it’s statistically probable that their male counterparts will either interrupt them or speak over them. What does this mean? If you’re not ready to fight to be heard through ally-building strategies, your potential could be silenced. In this engaging, actionable session, Sharon will share how to amplify your voice figuratively (and literally) and hone your message to make certain that your voice is heard – so that you truly have a voice, and not just a seat, at the table.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ways to amplify your voice using proven techniques from global leaders
  • Message development tactics to strengthen your communication
  • Understanding how body language and vocal delivery affect your overall communication
Keynote by Sharon Delaney McCloud

Answer the Call: Dial into Your Purpose to Transform Your Life

What if a playbook existed that could unlock our inner strength, courage, and purpose? What if we could tap into our own stories to feel more empowered and capable in our daily lives? Launching with a powerful story about a phone call that changed her life, Sharon’s keynote offers transformative lessons that help you uncover your calling to ignite your passion and create the impact you’ve always dreamed of. Join this compelling journey and get ready to discover the power within and unlock your true potential.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn practical strategies for tapping into your own stories to uncover what makes you tick
  • Engage in aligning your purpose with your professional and personal pursuits
  • Press on with how to turn that personal inspiration into action
Keynote by Sharon Delaney McCloud

Prepare Yourself for the Media Hot Seat: Top Tips from a Newsroom Insider

With the prevalence of cellphone videos, YouTube, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, and live streaming, you are always “ON”. Whether it’s a quick comment to a reporter on Zoom or a lengthy sit-down interview in a television studio, you need to know how to navigate today’s ever-changing media landscape. In this multi-media-packed keynote presentation, Emmy Award-winning television journalist Sharon Delaney McCloud will provide an insider’s playbook so you can feel more confident the next time you’re in the hot seat.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn about the rules of engagement for media and the Interviewee’s Bill of Rights
  • Learn why you should never say “no comment” and what to say instead to create compelling messages
  • Hone your on-camera presence, what to wear and NOT to wear on-camera
Keynote by Sharon Delaney McCloud

Transforming Lives as Healers and Leaders

Fatigue, burnout, staffing shortages…the list goes on and on for what healthcare workers face today. It’s time for them to reignite why they went into healthcare in the first place. They must understand how they are being valued, respected, and honored for their compassion and commitment to serving others. But it has to go beyond platitudes on self-care and resilience. Nurses, techs, support staff and clinical leaders need a visceral spark that results in true change. As a fierce advocate for patients and healthcare workers, Sharon Delaney McCloud brings a unique perspective that motivates people to remember their “why.” Sharing lessons from her days as a caregiver, bereaved parent and cancer patient, Sharon will show you how to be a catalyst to transform lives as healers and leaders.

Key Takeaways:

  • Reignite your passion for healthcare – Ideal for Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
  • Framework to build on the Community Resilience Model
  • 10 actionable skills to leverage right away
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Elevate Your Executive Presence & Personal Brand

Did you know that executive presence skills rank 2nd in the top 20 leadership traits that make a difference in your career? Now, more than ever, present and future leaders must display C-suite readiness to deliver business results. To do this, you must amplify your influence, thought leadership and business acumen in order to lead transformational breakthroughs. This ability to align your mindshare while commanding a room, in person or virtually, is the DNA of executive presence. In this high-energy program, corporate communications professional Sharon Delaney McCloud teaches the three key elements to build your executive presence so you can make an impact on your professional and personal life.

Key Takeaways: 

  • The three, key elements to build your executive presence
  • The core principles to clear, concise communication
  • How to manage your interpersonal style to enhance your leadership presence
Keynote by Sharon Delaney McCloud

Turn Your Battle Scars into Badges of Honor: Activating Resilience & Perseverance

​In these challenging times when our physical, mental and social well-being are tested continuously, it’s crucial that we build a culture of resilience. In this compelling narrative, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Sharon Delaney McCloud presents an inspirational and actionable playbook that audiences can begin using right away in their professional and personal lives. Sharon co-authored a book based on this keynote, Keep Going, Memoirs of Strength, Courage & Perseverance.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Community Resilience Model and how to incorporate it into your life
  • A deeper understanding of how to use grit and gratitude to overcome negative circumstances
  • A different way to approach integrating your professional and personal responsibilities that align with who you are
Keynote by Sharon Delaney McCloud

Leveraging Levity in Leadership: Tools for Retention & Team Success

Face it, you’ve got to retain your top talent and recruit the next rock stars for your team. But now, more than ever before, you have to create an environment where people are motivated and empowered to deliver their very best work while building trusted relationships at the same time. Not an easy task. Research shows time and again, when you use levity in the workplace, you can engage your teams and rekindle your sense of humor at the same time. During this high-energy presentation, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and TEDx speaker Sharon Delaney McCloud shows you why and how you should leverage levity to change the dynamic of your workplace.

Key Takeaways: 

  • How levity can build morale and deepen relationships among your teams
  • Actionable ways to reduce stress by using proven levity lessons & techniques, including the Story Bank
  • Ways to make your team feel like they belong in your organization
Keynote by Sharon Delaney McCloud

Get LinkedIn or Left Out: Build Your Professional Brand

In today’s noisy, fast-paced world, you need to stand out with who you are and the value you bring. Sharing your professional journey and thought leadership helps build your awareness and credibility. A perfect place to tell these stories is on LinkedIn. With more than 700 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is so much more than a place to look for a job or recruit talent. It’s a platform where you can connect with customers, peers, investors and potential partners. In this info-packed program, you’ll learn how to supercharge your LinkedIn presence.

Key Takeaways: 

  • Learn the 12 steps to become a LinkedIn All-Star
  • Understand how you to use LinkedIn to elevate your professional brand & thought leadership
  • Leverage the toolkit so you can create a polished profile you’re proud to share online
Keynote by Sharon Delaney McCloud

Communicate with Confidence & Impact: The Power Skill You Need Now

In an age where the spoken word is quickly being replaced by digital conversations, it’s crucial to develop strong communication and presentation skills to make your mark.​ Communicating effectively is one of the most powerful tools any professional can have. The way you speak to someone one-on-one and in front of a group sets the foundation for how people perceive you. Do they take you seriously? Do you command their attention? Or does your vocal inflection or body language turn them off? Learn how to communicate with confidence and impact from Emmy Award-winning journalist and business owner Sharon Delaney McCloud.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ways to create powerful messaging, whether it’s an elevator speech or keynote address
  • How body language and vocal delivery affect communication
  • Steps to continue practicing techniques learned
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Sharon is such an authentic speaker - she weaves great practical advice in with captivating and funny stories that let you know that every bit of advice she is giving you is real and actionable. She is inspiring and relatable - the entire audience hung on every word she said.

N.P.

CEO, Clean

I had the amazing experience of working with Sharon Delaney McCloud (she/her) CDE® as a keynote speaker for HerCsuite®. Sharon provided an incredible level of professionalism expertise as an engaging and very expe- rienced speaker. She interacted in meaningful ways with the audience at our Women’s History Month event. Go- ing above and beyond, Sharon created a video to invite attendees to our event. She then delivered a next level presentation that immersed the audience with a unique and memorable presentation. As an event producer, I appreciate Sharon’s ability to interact with attendees while presenting dynamic content, videos. Sharon uses the latest presentation technology, provides actionable handouts, and includes audience feedback that is measur- able. I highly recommend Sharon for every type of event, in-person, hybrid and virtual.

N.B.

Founder, Hercsuite

My annual conference caters to a very niche audience. I always speak to keynote candidates prior to selecting to gauge whether they will be a good fit for us. I usually know within 15 minutes, but with Sharon, I knew in less than five (maybe even two!) that she would be perfect for our group, and boy was I right! Sharon's presentation style is warm, engaging and genuine. She draws you in...and you're compelled by her message—which is tremendously motivating. Her journalism background is evident in her delivery. We just wrapped our 14th sympo- sium with Sharon as our keynote. She absolutely ranks among the best we've had. Her message honestly has stuck with me, and that is telling of its power (I've heard a lot of these). If you're looking for a speaker who can connect with your group, inspire them and leave them thinking about the message they've heard—in a meaning- ful way—Sharon is the one for you.

H.C.

President, 331 Communications (Power Symposium)

Sharon's presentation for the Ellevate Signature Luncheon was a breath of fresh air, and it was very timely that she shared her wisdom on "Becoming Wonder Woman in the Board Room," amid International Women's Day. Sharon both inspired and empowered our community by sharing actionable insights such as the need for Execu- tive Presence, the importance of becoming a life-long learner, and the inherent need to be bold - and move other women forward. Sharon is a testament to the meaning of true leadership. She is using her power for good by sharing the important lessons she's gleaned throughout her career - helping others to succeed in the workforce of tomorrow; a value that we also embody at Ellevate Triangle NC.

Katie Detwiler

President, The NC Triangle Chapter of the Ellevate Network

I first saw Sharon speak at the Women for Business Conference, and was so inspired by her talk on "Executive Presence" that I knew we had to bring her powerful message to our Women's Innovation Network (WIN). Sharon is charismatic, engaging, and provided tangible suggestions and examples on how to increase Executive Pres- ence in the workplace.

A.L.

Communications, Biogen

Sharon is an engaging, relevant and energetic public speaker. She touches your heart (and your funny bone) and I would actively seek out more conferences and talks to attend.

B.L.

Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual

In a room full of high-powered, high-energy female executives, Sharon commanded, navigated and engaged the room with ease. She wove together excellent content and an appropriate amount of humor, and attendees left with multiple tangible takeaways to strengthen their communication and networking skills. If Sharon's speaking and I'm in town, sign me up!

J.F.

Content Strategist, Movement Mortgage
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5 out of 5 stars

Sharon is such an authentic speaker - she weaves great practical advice in with captivating and funny stories that let you know that every bit of advice she is giving you is real and actionable. She is inspiring and relatable - the entire audience hung on every word she said.

N.P., CEO, Clean See all references

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