How to Communicate Technical Ideas to Non Technical Audiences

M8 Jun 12, 2025, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Amber Vanderburg

Founder of The Pathwayz Group

Think of the times when you have to collaborate with business units, cross-departmental teams, and other functions. Too often, complex ideas and jargon can impact cross-departmental communication and collaboration effectiveness and efficiency. In this session, I will share practical tools you can implement to explain, communicate, and include non-technical team members in a technical conversation.

Whether you are collaborating with a nontechnical team, presenting ideas to a business or nontechnical audience, or troubleshooting problems where you need to communicate technical jargon - in this session, you will learn how to quickly and effectively communicate complex ideas through stories, data, and experiences for a more productive conversation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Techniques to effectively collaborate with a nontechnical team through effective adjustments based on audience analysis
2. Approaches to effectively present and advocate for your ideas to a nontechnical audience
3. How to efficiently explain jargon while troubleshooting challenges with nontechnical parties
4. Tools to communicate technical jargon in verbal and written communication

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