Speaking

I give talks and workshops about creativity, craft, career, and building independent work. My goal is to share useful lessons from real projects, real teams, and a lifetime of making things.

Speaking Topics

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Creativity & Process

Staying curious, learning through making, and navigating the messy middle of creative work.

Career & Independence

Building your own path, taking creative risks, and finding direction through action.

Design & Craft

Shaping details with intention and creating work that feels thoughtful, useful, and considered.

Content & Storytelling

Sharing what you learn, building trust with an audience, and telling stories that connect.

Brand & Product

Moving from ideas to real things, and developing work with a clear point of view.

Past Events

I’ve spoken at conferences, creative events, and industry gatherings around the world, sharing lessons from my work in design, content, storytelling, and creative independence.

I’ve spoken at conferences, creative events, and industry gatherings around the world, sharing lessons from my work in design, content, storytelling, and creative independence.

Event

Event

Location

Location

Year

Year

Manila, Philippines

Manila, Philippines

2023

2023

Columbus, Georgia

Columbus, Georgia

2022

2022

Virtual event — Speaker, panel moderator, show host

Virtual event — Speaker, panel moderator, show host

2021

2021

Portland, Oregon — “Building Brilliant Ideas: Creative Direction Workshop”

Portland, Oregon — “Building Brilliant Ideas: Creative Direction Workshop”

2021

2021

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Virtual event, “Stand Out in a Noisy World”

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic — Virtual event, “Stand Out in a Noisy World”

2020

2020

The Art of Communication Workshop — Zendesk

The Art of Communication Workshop — Zendesk

Melbourne, Australia — Virtual event

Melbourne, Australia — Virtual event

2020

2020

Behind The Pixel — 3DSense Media School

Behind The Pixel — 3DSense Media School

Singapore — Virtual event

Singapore — Virtual event

2020

2020

Share What You Know Summit — Teachable

Share What You Know Summit — Teachable

Virtual event — “Effective Messaging Strategies: How to Turn Your Idea Into Structured Content”

Virtual event — “Effective Messaging Strategies: How to Turn Your Idea Into Structured Content”

2020

2020

Collaborative Design — Adobe XD

Collaborative Design — Adobe XD

Chicago, IL — Virtual event

Chicago, IL — Virtual event

2020

2020

NO/BS Conference

NO/BS Conference

Melbourne, Australia — “Stand Out in a Noisy World”

Melbourne, Australia — “Stand Out in a Noisy World”

2020

2020

Podcasts & Interviews

I’m also open to podcast conversations and interviews around creativity, process, career transitions, design, content, and building independent creative work.

I’m also open to podcast conversations and interviews around creativity, process, career transitions, design, content, and building independent creative work.

What I value most about speaking is the moment a story becomes useful to someone else. When someone sees a new possibility for their own life, that’s what makes sharing worthwhile.

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If you'd like to Invite me

If you’re planning an event, workshop, podcast, or panel and think my perspective would be a good fit, I’d love to hear from you.

Connect with me

For business and speaking inquiries

On most platforms @matthewencina

All content ©2006-Current Matthew Encina and respective copyright holders.

Connect with me

For business and speaking inquiries

On most platforms @matthewencina

All content ©2006-Current Matthew Encina and respective copyright holders.