Speaker
I’m an energetic, funny, inspirational speaker. I’ve created numerous research-informed, highly-engaging keynotes and workshops, in education, business, and community organizations. I deliver useful learning and lasting rejuvenation.
Selected Appearances
The Kirkpatrick Podcast (July 2024)
- Training can be an act of caring (20 seconds)
- Lean into the productive discomfort (1 minute)
Selected Feedback
- Caught your attention–knows how to hold a group
- His style of presentation was engaging, thrilling, and entertaining.
- Upbeat, alive presenter
- For me, one of the great joys is the opportunity to watch a master teacher and today was such a treat and a moment of calm.
- All around fantastic. Great advice on how to be a better leader and how to thrive in a busy environment.
- Best presenter of the conference
- Very good at what he does
- I really felt myself becoming more happy even as we were going through the presentation, and felt like I could take a lot away to make my life less stressful.
- Just what I needed
Selected Events
- Buchanan, K. (2018, February). Joy, creativity, and play. Invited featured speaker at the Wisconsin State Reading Association Conference. Milwaukee, WI.
- Buchanan, K. (2017, October). Firing up the Minecraft generation. Invited keynote speaker at the annual joint convention of the Wisconsin Educators of Business and Information Technology and the Wisconsin Marketing Education Association.
- Buchanan, K. (2016, April). Happy teachers, happy children. Workshop presented at the Early Childhood Education Conference. Menomonie, WI.
- Buchanan, K.. (2016, January). Getting real about messy problems. Invited workshop for the Worzalla senior management team, Stevens Point, WI.
