Clear Messages.

Aligned Teams.

Decisive Action.

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    Keynotes

    JD’s keynotes transform communication from competence to mastery, pairing proven frameworks with stories leaders can use immediately.

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    Workshops

    JD’s workshops turn communication into practice, using real scenarios and proven models to help teams clarify intent, refine messages, and build lasting alignment.

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    Executive Coaching

    JD offers a small number of executive coaching engagements each year, focused on high-stakes moments where clarity, confidence, and impact matter most.

Communicate with Mastery

Rooted in JD’s 25+ years teaching communication at world-class institutions like Stanford and USC, this keynote distills the principles behind one of the most respected communication programs in graduate education. JD introduces the AIM framework (Audience, Intent, & Message) and shows how intentional communication transforms teams from information overload and misunderstanding to alignment, engagement, and confident action.

You’ll Walk Away Ready To:

  • Write and speak with greater clarity and confidence

  • Tailor your communication to audience needs instead of defaulting to habit

  • Pursue personal mastery, focusing on intention over perfection

Ideal For:

Leaders, educators, and professionals navigating high-stakes communication and organizations committed to building future-ready, high-trust leadership.

Compelling Data Stories

In a world saturated with dashboards, reports, and endless metrics, data alone rarely drives decisions. This keynote helps audiences move from information dumping to intentional storytelling—turning analytics into signals that prompt clear, confident action. JD equips teams to blend analytical rigor with narrative structure so insights land, persuade, and align diverse stakeholders.

You’ll Walk Away Ready To:

  • Humanize data without oversimplifying it

  • Balance credibility and connection when presenting insights

  • Use visual tools to make data digestible, memorable, and actionable

Ideal For:

Analysts, data scientists, product managers, consultants, and leaders who rely on data-driven communication to influence decisions or unify teams.

Storytelling that Drives Results

This dynamic keynote explores the emotional and strategic power of story — one of the most effective tools for inspiring action and accelerating understanding. Drawing from decades of coaching founders, executives, and teams, JD illustrates why stories cut through noise, create shared meaning, and generate momentum inside organizations.

You’ll Walk Away Ready To:

  • Apply a storytelling arc that works across business contexts

  • Craft personal, organizational, and product-driven narratives

  • Transform passive listeners into active champions through story

Ideal For:

Founders, fundraisers, executives, marketers, and leaders responsible for mobilizing teams or influencing key decisions.

Simplifying Complex Ideas

Breakthrough ideas often stall — not because the work isn’t brilliant, but because the message overwhelms or confuses. In this keynote, JD shows leaders how to turn complex or technical concepts into clear, compelling communication that drives understanding, alignment, and action. Drawing from examples across science, technology, healthcare, and high-growth sectors, he demonstrates how intentional message design, analogies, and structured storytelling can transform complexity into clarity without losing nuance.

You’ll Walk Away Ready To:

  • Translate complex ideas for any audience

  • Use analogies, metaphors, and visuals to make concepts memorable and actionable

  • Apply a repeatable framework for simplifying without oversimplifying

Ideal For:

Scientists, engineers, founders, marketers, consultants, and leaders communicating across technical and non-specialist audiences.

All keynotes can be adapted into hands-on workshops for teams seeking deeper practice and application.

What They Have To Say

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    For over a decade we have engaged JD to help prepare faculty leaders for presentations at our most strategic donor events. His ability to quickly establish trust with world-class physicians and scientists makes all the difference in the effectiveness of their message and delivery. He has played a huge part in the success of our event each year.

    Eileen L. DiFranco

    Director of Development Communications
    Stanford Medicine

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    JD balances rigor and compassion when he works with speakers. He helped me prepare for several talks related to the Dalai Lama's visit to Stanford. His coaching helped me not just in those remarks, but also in numerous talks I've delivered since.

    James R. Doty, M.D.,

    Neurosurgeon, Founder CCARE at Stanford, Author of Mind Magic”

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    For years we’ve benefitted from JD’s exceptional coaching for our grant recipients. He has an unparalleled ability to listen to a short pitch and help a nonprofit leader transform it into a clear, compelling story of value and impact. He balances rigor and relationship to bring out their best.

    Jill Minkus

    Director of Grants, Battery Powered

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    JD has taught thousands of Stanford students to be effective, and even masterful, communicators. His insights and guidance will benefit any leader who takes the time to put them into action.

    Jonathan Levin,

    President of Stanford

  • Jill Helms Testimony

    How can you effectively convey enthusiasm, excitement, motivation, and discovery? Academics are called upon all the time to give seminars, seemingly to do exactly that yet most fail to achieve these goals. I counted myself among them- until I had a set of master classes with JD Schramm.  I now employ what I learned from JD when I teach Stanford undergraduates how to “become whatever they want to be” through effective communication. Suffice to say, this is a skill that can be learned, and JD will help you realize that potential.

    Dr. Jill Helms,

    Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Stanford University

  • Denise Brosseau Testimony

    JD Schramm is a master teacher and thoughtful listener who engages people of all ages to find the story within them and share it with the world. JD Schramm brings decades of experience as well as frameworks, exercises, and the tools of play to help people find the story within them and share it with the world. He offers both the knowledge of storytelling and the gift of listening to ensure everyone is heard and seen.

    Denise Brosseau,

    CEO, Thought Leadership Lab

  • Lauren Sholley White Testimony

    JD Schramm has been an indispensable partner to our cybersecurity organization, elevating the way we communicate, influence, and lead. His coaching in public speaking, executive presence, and storytelling has transformed not only the confidence of our team members but also the clarity and impact of the messages we deliver to stakeholders across the company. JD brings a remarkable combination of expertise, empathy, and structure to every session. He meets people exactly where they are—whether they’re preparing for high-stakes executive briefings, shaping technical narratives for broader audiences, or simply striving to become more compelling communicators. His guidance has helped our team articulate complex cybersecurity topics in a way that is accessible, persuasive, and memorable.

    Lauren Sholley White,

    Director, Head of Office of the CISO, PayPal

  • Zachary Gidwitz Testimony

    JD is an alchemist. I've never seen anyone like him. The ability to take one’s painful past, understand it, analyze it, and transform it into the gold that powers your personal story is the stuff of which successful careers are made. I've worked with JD, during which time he has helped me transition from a job that was just a job to leading a company that is fully aligned with my life mission.

    Zachary Gidwitz,

    Co-Founder and CEO at OpenRecovery

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