Echo Rivera

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About Echo Rivera

I'm on a mission to end #DeathByPowerpoint in every industry, across the world. I offer: • Professional development courses • 1:1 private mentoring/coaching/training consulting sessions • Speaking services and custom talks Who are my professional development trainings for? • Business professionals and tech consultants • Academics (grad students, post docs, faculty, professors, etc) • Researchers, scientists, evaluators, research analysts • Training & Technical Assistant (TTA) providers • Community/state coalitions & National resource centers • and similar professionals Email: hello@echorivera.com (or message me on LinkedIn) » KEY SKILLS « • Slide-based presentations (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Apple Keynote etc) • Powerful and memorable job talks/teaching demos that showcase your skills • Storytelling with data • Engaging & captivating communications (including lectures) • Data visualization (quant, qual, mixed method) • Visual communication • Presentation animations your audience will love (not ones that overwhelm) • Graphic design • Information design I’m not a typical graphic designer or marketing firm. I am a presentation trainer and presentation specialist who also has a PhD in Community Psychology-a research degree in community-based participatory research. I have nearly 14 years of research/evaluation experience (quant, qual, and mixed method), plus experience with teaching, presenting at conferences, grant proposals, and other aspects of academic/evaluation positions. This means I do not use superficial strategies, such as just making slides "look pretty." I use (and train) an interdisciplinary evidence-based approach so technical and info-packed presentations are still accessible and engaging to the audience. » LET'S WORK TOGETHER « Email me at hello@echorivera.com or message me on LinkedIn » BEYOND PRESENTATION DESIGN « In addition to running my company. I'm also currently learning Japanese.While also doing an apprenticeship at a violin shop to learn things like how to make a violin, CNC machining, and general woodworking.