The Courage to Call In
Build relationships outside your echo chamber and turn division into durable progress. Audiences leave with a practical way to disagree without giving up on each other.
Keynote · TEDx talk
Kate Craig Speaks
Public Speaker focused on Leadership, Community, and Effective Communication
Signature topics
Each is available as a keynote, workshop, training, or panel, and tailored to your audience. People leave able to apply what they learned where they live and work.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome to Launch a Business
How to overcome your inner critic and launch a successful business.
Keynote · WorkshopUsing AI Ethically and Responsibly
How to use AI in a world that has readily adopted it into every aspect of our lives and use it ethically and responsibly.
Keynote · TrainingLeadership in a Fractured Civic Moment
How to lead with clarity and steadiness when trust is thin. Frameworks for showing up, making hard calls, and keeping people together.
Keynote · WorkshopBuilding Movements People Want to Join
What makes people opt in and stay. Turn a cause into a community with momentum, clear roles, and joy that lasts past the launch.
Keynote · TrainingBeing Heard in a Loud World
There’s so much noise on social media, clogging our emails, and a 24-hour news cycle. How to cut through the noise and be heard.
Keynote · WorkshopDigital Strategy for Real-World Change
From an organizer who has run real campaigns: use digital tools to organize, message, and actually move people offline.
Workshop · TrainingFrom Campaigns to Communities
What electoral organizing teaches us about building anything that lasts after the rally ends, and how to keep going.
Keynote · PanelOrganizing with Joy, Discipline, & Courage
The three habits that keep volunteers showing up. A workshop-ready playbook for organizing that is sustainable, ready for every campaign.
Workshop · Training
Past engagements
- TEDx Johnson City — The Courage to Call In2026
- ETSU Student Rally2023
- Tri-Cities Women’s March2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020
What attendees say
“‘The Courage to Call In,’ was both engaging and thought-provoking. I appreciated how Kate encouraged people to approach difficult conversations with courage and understanding rather than immediately judging or shutting people out. Her message is relevant to today’s society and shows how meaningful communication can help create stronger connections between people. It made me reflect on how I communicate with others, especially when we don’t agree.”
Full topics, video, and booking
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