Keynote Speaker, Thursday, Nov. 9: Tiffany Ogle ~  Welcome from Tiffany
"Take your brand to the bank: Learn how to boost your charisma, confidence, and communication skills!"

You may have great ideas but they'll never see the light of day if you don't know how to move your message. Your financial success in life depends on your charisma - your ability to attract, engage, motivate, and influence the people around you. Let's level up your communication skills to build collaboration, drive innovation, and advance your careers.

IN THIS CHARISMAQ PRESENTATION WE WILL COVER THESE KEY AREAS:

1. The six components of true charisma and why charisma counts

2. Proven techniques to create a greater first impression and professional presence

3. Finding the bigger you to inspire and connect with others

Tiffany Ogle is the co-host of The Morning Blend on TMJ4 (NBC), Milwaukee’s morning lifestyle talk show weekdays live at 9am.  Tiffany loves to be out and about entertaining and meeting new people every chance she can!  You also may have also seen her on the court, behind the podium, or on the field when she worked as the In-game Host for the Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers, Lakeshore Chinooks, Host of GolfBound or emceeing charity events in our community.

She enjoys painting, ping pong, collecting Hamm's Beer Memorabilia, and is an animal and antiques lover.

Keynote Speaker, Friday, Nov. 10: Akwi Nji
“Bold Storytelling That Disrupts Tradition to Engage, Empower, Inspire”

Learn how to take a wildly different approach, by incorporating strategies used in the for-profit world, to engage employees, reignite enthusiasm, and build trust with your families and community. In this interactive and engaging session, participants will reimagine how to integrate powerful graphics, videography, and copy that slices through the static and appeals to racially and culturally diverse audiences. Incorporate digital, traditional, and live media with a sustainable production schedule for a team of any size and any budget.

After attending Akwi’s session at NSPRA 2023, NSPRA president Cathy Kedjidjian said, “So many great sessions, but ‘Bold Storytelling That Disrupts Tradition to Engage, Empower Inspire’ with Akwi Nji had everyone talking and energized.”

Of Akwi’s approaches, one community member has said, “As someone who spent 17 years in education and as a mother of 3 – I have never seen public school messaging like this in the state. Incredible!” 

Akwi delivers valuable insights and actionable takeaways. Attendees will leave inspired, informed, and empowered to implement practical steps to achieve their marketing and communications goals, improve the academic experience for students, and increase family and staff engagement.

Akwi Nji is a communication strategist and creative communications administrator whose experience includes working as Communications Director in the second largest school district in Iowa. She most recently served as Director of School and Community Relations and Communications at Waterloo Community School District. Her professional background is in education, arts administration, journalism, public relations and marketing. She specializes in integrating video, audio, graphic design, and written content to develop creative campaigns which engage, inform, and inspire trust. 

As a communications director for PK-12 education, she was the first in her region to launch a district podcast, Superintendent’s blog, and a monthly TEDTalk-style series for educators. As founder of Powerful Over Pretty, a niche marketing solutions agency specializing in powerful storytelling to boost brands, she designs and implements innovative year-long marketing campaigns – primarily for K12 districts – through live, digital, and traditional communications that represent and engage diverse populations. Akwi harnesses the power of social media to advance districts’ stories and increase engagement. In one district, social media followers increased by 800% in six months. Because she is also a professional artist, she brings to the school public relations profession a fresh and unique multidisciplinary approach to utilizing the power of communications to ignite empathy and trust in audiences.