Mark is a natural speaker that lights up the room when he speaks. His presentation had the right combination of knowledge, imagination and entertainment.
– A. Vargas, Ipsos Reid

A truly eye opening speech; thought provoking. I will definitely look at marketing in a new light.
– D. Picard, City of Ottawa

I have been both a speaker and panelist on a variety of topics. Presentations that I am currently delivering include:

• Extreme Innovation: How a democratic environment can drive innovation and success - Learn from a first hand account of how a lack of specific hierarchy, a common goal and a fair stake in the outcome can lead to creativity, collaboration, communication and tangible results in record time.

• Return on Influence: Exploiting Social Media for Business - Traditional business models are revenue focussed. Social media and open source movements have forced us to think more about the trust economy.

• Community Building as a Business Strategy - The information age has resulted in a marketplace that has no sense of time and space. This session explores turning “connectivity” into “being connected”.

• What is the sound of your brand? - In this session, I challenge the audience to think creatively and critically about using audio as part of their personal, professional or corporate brand, and how to use the podcast channel to bring that sound to life on the Internet.

• Editing Techniques and Decisions - Practical examples and live demonstrations of five audio editing techniques and discussions on how to apply them.

Upcoming public presentations include:

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Previous speaking engagements include:

• Association for Bright Children (ABC) Ottawa Chapter
• Bayer Inc., Germany and Canada
• Corporate Podcasting Summit USA
• International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
• Kidlitosphere Conference
• PodCamp Boston
• PodCamp Philly
• PodCamp Toronto
• Podcasters Across Borders