Trent Deckard

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About Trent Deckard

I help communicators conquer their fear of public speaking, connect with audiences, and grow into their leadership. Read below to learn more about me: Trent Deckard is a lecturer at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and is a two-time recipient of the Trustees' Teaching Award as well as Mumford Excellence in Extraordinary Teaching Award. He teaches business communication classes to undergraduate students, members of the Kelley MBA Core, and participants of the Kelley Executive Education Partners program. Each spring he teaches a class on leadership lessons from the comic book industry at the Jellison Living Learning Center. Additionally, he also provides communication coaching for those struggling with connecting confidently to audiences. Beyond his work at the Kelley School, Trent is also a doctoral student at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and was selected to be a member of the 184 year-old institution's inaugural cohort of PhD in Global Leadership with a focus on Organizational Change and Behavior. He writes on leadership, conflict, imposter syndrome, storytelling and lessons learned from comic books. He received his B.S. in political science and criminology from Ball State University and his M.A. in applied communication from IU. A former communication lecturer on the IUPUI campus, Trent also worked as a district director for a member of Congress, led an agency at the State of Indiana, served as chief of staff for a legislative caucus in the Indiana House of Representatives, and currently serves as an at-large member of the Monroe County Council. In his spare time, Trent enjoys time with family and the comic books he has collected since childhood. He is a member of Toastmasters, Rotary International, the Kiwanis Club of South Central Indiana, and volunteers for the United Way of Monroe County as a campus fundraising coordinator.