Let’s create a world where everyone gives engaging, impactful presentations

Effective communication skills are consistently rated as one of the most important to skills for employees to have across industries and careers—while also being rated as the skill most employees need to improve. My talks bridge that gap.

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Hey there 👋🏻! I’m Dr. Echo Rivera & I can’t wait to speak at your event!

Bio: Dr. Echo Rivera is the owner and founder of Creative Research Communications LLC, a creative research communications company that specializes in visual communication. She has a PhD in psychology from Michigan State University and specialized in community-based research. After earning her PhD, she was a Research Associate at a non-profit research and evaluation center.  With 14 years of research, academic, and evaluation experience, she is well-versed in sharing complex data with a variety of stakeholders and audiences—from the public, to academics, and state/federal staff. In 2016, she founded her company to improve the quality and impact of research communication. Clients include state departments, universities and research labs/teams, evaluation centers, and technical assistance centers. Dr. Rivera also helps thousands of professionals learn this skill every day through her YouTube channel, More than PowerPoint!, and through her professional development program, The Presentation Skills Masterclass Program. Learn more and connect via her website (echorivera.com) and on LinkedIn.

I’ve directly worked with academics, scientists, and researchers from the following types of academic departments or labs (sample list, non-exhaustive):

  • Biomedical Engineering

  • Molecular Biology

  • Cellular Biology

  • Otolaryngology

  • School of Medicine

  • Behavioral, Social & Health Education Sciences

  • Cognitive Science

  • Cognition and Communication

  • Nutrition and Aging Lab

  • Health Professions

  • Sustainable Nanotechnology

  • Management

  • Business

  • Computer Science

  • Computer Engineering

  • Criminal Justice

  • Linguistics

  • Sociology

  • Education

  • Psychology

Titles of clients I’ve worked with (sample list, non-exhaustive):

  • Clinical Associate Professor

  • Clinical Neuropsychologist

  • Research Assistant Professor

  • Assistant Professor

  • Visiting assistant professor

  • Academic Pathways Fellow

  • Adjunct instructor

  • Postdoctoral fellow

  • Provost’s Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Senior Lecturer

  • Research Scientist

  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar

  • Adjunct Research Professor

  • Independent Researcher/Evaluator

  • PhD/Doctoral Candidate

  • Director / Executive Director

  • Director of education and outreach

I’ve directly worked with academics, scientists, and researchers from the following universities or centers(sample list, non-exhaustive):

  • Aston University

  • Boston University

  • Brown University

  • Carleton University

  • Central Michigan University

  • CUNY

  • DePaul University

  • Emory University

  • EQUATOR Network's UK Centre in Oxford

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Michigan State University

  • Montana State University

  • New York University

  • Northwestern University  

  • PennState

  • Princeton University

  • Towson University

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • UMASS Global

  • Wabash college

  • Washington University in St. Louis

  • Yale University

  • University of California (incl. UCLA)

  • University of Delaware

  • University of Essex

  • University of Galway

  • University of Iowa

  • University of Kentucky

  • University of Maryland

  • University of Missouri

  • University of Minnesota

  • University of Pennsylvania

  • University of Waterloo

  • University of Wyoming

I’ve provided consulting, workshops, and/or or design services to (sample list, non-exhaustive):

  • Environmental Protection Agency

  • International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)

  • SNAP-Ed New York

  • John Snow, Inc

  • Tobacco Control Evaluation Center

  • Save the Children

  • CDC Foundation

  • Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families

  • Wisconsin Dept of Health Services

  • Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  • National Latin@ network | casa de esperanza

  • National LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence

1,000+ individuals in STEM, academia, and evaluation have taken my professional development training online course, training workshop, or worked with me 1:1.

Client reviews & testimonials for my masterclass.

Client reviews & testimonials for my 1:1 sessions.

Additional reviews and testimonials can be found in my LinkedIn profile.