From Research to Resonance:
Communicating Science With Impact
Webinar
Spoken With Authority
Bjørn Stillion Southard, PhD
February 4, 2026
10AM - 11AM
Open to all OSU faculty who are interested in learning how to make their research more accessible.
This interactive session will equip participants with practical tools to present their work clearly, confidently, and compellingly. Participants will learn how to determine what details to keep in (and what to leave out), streamline slides so they enhance rather than overwhelm, and adapt their message for audiences with varying levels of expertise.
Through practice, feedback, and peer learning, participants will leave better prepared to share their research in ways that not only inform but also inspire action and understanding.
Since 2008, Spoken with Authority has helped professionals brilliantly craft, command, and convey their message, and make a lasting impression on their audience: whether they're informally chatting with a colleague or responding to a question from a client, or formally addressing hundreds of webinar attendees or thousands of peers and professionals at a conference.
With a diverse team of world-class presentation skills and leadership communication experts, Spoken with Authority elevates the presence and expands the influence of subject-matter experts, emerging leaders, and leaders.
This company has worked with many noteworthy clients, including:
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Nuclear Energy Institute
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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U.S. Department of Energy
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
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Jewell Research Lab at the University of Maryland
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Grant Professionals Association
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Nuclear Energy Institute
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Smithsonian Institution
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Brookings Institution
All attendees will receive Spoken With Authority’s latest book — a supplemental training tool and ongoing resource for participants.
Bøjrn Stillon Southard, PhD
Bjørn is inspired by helping clients realize that they have something compelling to share with an audience. He is the co-author (with Spoken with Authority’s founder Christine Clapp) of Presenting Now: A Guide to Public Speaking and Leadership Communication Online, in Person, and Beyond (2022), Presenting Virtually: A Guide to Public Speaking inOnline Contexts (2020) as well as Presenting at Work: A Guide to Public Speaking in Professional Contexts (2014), and a collaborator on Let ‘Em Speak, a podcast launched in 2020 that explores the intersection of presentation skills and inclusion.
Bjørn has two decades of experience delivering public speaking instruction and seminars across the country. He has developed numerous presentation skills development programs, for both individuals and small groups, and for short and long-term engagements. Bjørn has a doctorate and master’s degree in communication from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and media studies from Willamette University.
Bjørn is also author of the award-winning academic book Peculiar Rhetoric: Slavery, Freedom, and the African Colonization Movement, and numerous articles about the historyof public address in the United States. He is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia.
Join us to:
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Become aware of common preparation mistakes that result in lackluster presentations and slides
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Learn the “Why Am I” strategy to tailor content to a specific audience and situations
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Explore Spoken with Authority’s proprietary Sandwich Structure to outline presentations
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Understand how to apply the Sandwich Structure to scripted testimony as well as unscripted media interviews
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Discover how to supplement presentations with stories and visual slides to make them more engaging and to support a dynamic delivery
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Discuss strategies for rehearsing effectively and managing nervous energy
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