Keynotes

Henna Pryor keynoting to a full ballroom audience.

Keynote Speaking by Event Type

Updated October 2026

Henna Pryor, CSP is a workplace performance expert and keynote speaker on influence, believability, and communication. She has spoken at Google, Workday, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorganChase, and twice at SXSW. Every keynote is customized to the room you’re filling - pick your event type below.

If you are not sure which one fits, the sales and leadership versions are the two most people start with.

Communication problem

The message didn’t get through.

Signal gap

It got through perfectly clearly - and still wasn’t believed.

I GO FIRST

A signal gets stronger when you can verify it.
Here's mine.

Every comment from every keynote I’ve measured since 2023 - anonymous, unedited, and published right alongside the raves. Including the flat ones.

3,000+Audience Responses

900+Comments Published

0Comments Removed

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On Stage

From Fortune 500 ballrooms to association mainstages.

Henna Pryor on stage, with the words Trust Then on screen — On why verification now comes before trust

Henna Pryor on stage, with the words Did You Write This on screen — On the question every piece of writing now gets

Sales Kickoffs

Sales Kickoff Speaker

Sales kickoffs, RKOs, NSMs, and revenue-team offsites.

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Leadership Events

Leadership Keynote Speaker

Leadership summits, executive offsites, and management conferences.

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Women's Leadership Events

Women's Leadership Speaker

Women's ERG summits, WIL conferences, and leadership development days.

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Change Initiatives

Change Management Keynote Speaker

Transformation kickoffs, restructures, and integration events.

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Company Meetings

Corporate Meeting Keynote Speaker

All-hands, annual meetings, and multi-department conferences.

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Founder & Entrepreneur Audiences

Entrepreneur Keynote Speaker

Founder summits, accelerators, and entrepreneurship conferences.

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Believability

Believability Keynote Speaker

Why audiences evaluate the messenger before the message - and how leaders close the gap.

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Influence

Influence Keynote Speaker

Why good ideas meet resistance - and the moves that get them moving again.

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Also available

Looking for a different topic? This page covers the Signal Gap keynotes by event type. Henna’s other signature talk, Dominating Disruption and Pushing Limits, is on her main speaking page with the full roster.

See the full keynote roster →Book Henna

For Event Planners

How to Choose an Influence Keynote Speaker

Influence training means at least six different things. A buyer’s guide to the lanes, the questions to ask, and how to match the speaker to the problem.

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The Reel

Watch Henna in action

Don’t take my word for it

TED Speaker

Two TEDx talks, one featured on the TED.com homepage.

Inc. Magazine

Her column, The Awk-Word, published since 2023.

LinkedIn Learning

Four courses, free with a library card.

Original Research

Social Muscles in the Workplace, a national study.