Keynotes/ Workshops
Communicate Better AND Feel Better
You’re not just looking for a keynote that inspires.
You’re looking for one that delivers—something your audience can use immediately, and reflects well on your decision to bring it in.
Donna L. R. Mac equips professionals with both unique and practical communication tools that improve how they show up and do business in high-stakes moments. At the same time, we address something often overlooked:
How communication directly impacts stress, confidence, and our overall well-being.
Why This Matters
Today’s workplace is filled with capable, thoughtful professionals who are often overthinking, overpreparing, and replaying conversations long after they’ve ended.
Not because they lack anything—but because communication has become more complex and more consequential. The cost?
- Increased stress and mental fatigue
- Missed opportunities to speak up or lead
- Teams that operate below their potential
- Physiological implications & opportunities
Past Speaking Engagements
What Makes These Keynotes Different
This is not about theory. Or temporary motivation.
Your audience will walk away with:
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Awareness of common habits that undermine communication - ✓
Practical tools to communicate more clearly and directly - ✓
Stronger, more genuine business connections, at every level
- ✓Science-backed strategies to recognize and regulate stress and overthinking
- ✓Awareness of common traits that quietly undermine connection
- ✓Practical tools to communicate the language of business more clearly
- ✓Frameworks to approach communication with intention instead of hesitation
They’ll also understand how effective communication supports:
- ✓Lower stress and mental load
- ✓Fewer regrets and wasted time
- ✓A greater sense of strength in business transactions, collaboration, and leadership
Signature Keynotes
The Biology of Communication
Description: Leadership communication shapes trust, influence, and how people feel at work—more than we realize.
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The Paradox of Progress
Shifts that Change Everything
What if the strategies that helped create women’s success also limit opportunities? In this powerful keynote, explore 6 subtle shifts that support leadership development in this new world of opportunity.
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Time Management — Prioritize, Communicate, Perform - ✓
Psychological Safety — 6 Steps To Create The New Normal - ✓
Silent Strength — How Leaders Listen Mindfully - ✓
Sustaining Visibility — Strengthening the Leader Behind the Vision
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About Donna Rustigian Mac
Donna Rustigian Mac has spent more than 30 years at the forefront of evolving communication. A pioneer and early woman in broadcasting, she later transitioned into corporate coaching, supporting leaders to communicate with clarity, confidence, and influence in this very new and different world of communication.
Blending both unique and practical tools with science-backed insight, Donna connects communication with well-being—supporting professionals to reduce overthinking, build trust, and perform at a higher level. Known for her calming yet energetic presence and interactive approach, Donna is also the author of Know and OWN Your Worth: To Be a Leader. Meeting planners value her for delivering engaging, actionable keynotes that ripple throughout organizations well after the event has ended.
Author Book
Knowing and OWNING Your Worth will support you in becoming sovereign – the leader of your life and career. Knowing and OWNING Your Worth is imperative in becoming more visible. And powerful.
Self-worth is not boasting or being conceited. It’s a natural elixir and medicinal. Self-worth is the natural medicine we need to form healthy connections, which have been diminishing since the rise of the Internet.
Hire a Keynote Speaker Who Delivers On Every Level
You want a keynote that’s not only engaging—but useful. One who supports performance and the people behind it. Let’s design an experience that does exactly that.
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