Engineering Keynote Speaker for Highly Logical People
Negotiation and communication for technical teams
Updated October 24, 2026
Vance's keynote gives technical teams negotiation and communication skills: how to find what the other side is protecting and make a case others want to hear.
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Vance has taught Interest-Based Communication to aerospace engineers.
What your audience will do differently
- Ask "how" instead of "why," so a review doesn't feel like an audit
- Mirror a concern back before answering it
- Find the interest under a position, so a "no" turns into a better option
- Tell the story of a recommendation, not just the numbers
Recommended talk
How > Why. 45 to 60 minutes, or a keynote plus workshop. A method for presenting ideas others want to hear.
PDH credit
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