speaker? Someone whose real-world experience is the foundation for fresh insights? Someone with a sense of humor who can talk realistically about the challenges engineering and high tech professionals face?Susan de la Vergne combines her 20+ years in high tech leadership with creative, practical business thinking and a treasure trove of stories. She re-connects work and inspiration and inspires creativity and commitment among engineering professionals, individual contributors and managers.
Susan's Most Requested Speaking Topics
Terrific Technical Presentations: Engineers on Stage!
You don't usually think of engineers as captivating speakers. You think of them as subject matter experts. Yet it's that very thing that can make them powerful speakers. When you think about it, that's exciting. In fact, it's worth smiling about. Technical presenters have permission to enjoy what they're presenting, to take pride in it and to communicate their excitement about the material.
Emotional Intellignence for Project Managers
"Risky!" "Expensive!" "Unpredictable!" Critical projects are all that and more. 
Beyond the basics of cost/schedule/performance, what really helps projects succeed? Leadership. "Emotional intelligence" is the hard science of leadership, and nowhere can it be put to better, more immediate use, than in project leadership.
English Majors in Business
Students of literature study one thing that no MBA student ever hears about in class: Motivation. Why do people do what they do? The heart of great literature is understanding character, which requires doing the kind of critical analysis that students of literature do every day. And why is that relevant to business? Because success in business depends on the kind of clarity that comes with critical thinking. Package that together with good writing skills, and you have someone who can think, anticipate reactions, and communicate well. Sounds like a leadership potential, doesn't it?.
You Can't Manage Time! - But You Can Manage Many Priorities
There's no such thing as time management. In her book, You Can't Manage Time, Susan points out there's nothing you can do to "manage time." So how do you manage conflicting priorities? And how do you get more done? By managing yourself. Bring out your best, shore up your worst, and find out what it really means to balance "work" and "life." You can manage many priorities, and here''s how!
What People Say About Susan’s Speeches
“Susan showcases her many years of technology leadership experience with wit and panache, and a deep understanding of the relationship between sound management and bottom-line results.”
Dr. Rita L. Laxton, Senior Project Manager, DB Professionals
“Susan is an accomplished presenter. Her style is friendly and relaxed yet the subject material is serious and professional. She captivates her audience through subtle and unanticipated but relevant inferences.”
Dr Rene Reitsam, Associate Professor - College of Business, Oregon State University
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