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Dream team. It starts with your dream. We help you bring it to life.

“I thought it was only in romance that you could say he or she ‘could finish my sentences for me.’ I’ve come to learn that Alison and Matt don’t just finish my sentences, but they also create visual imagery and a storyline that is both profound and persuasive. Based upon my very enjoyable time working with Alimat, my speeches are more moving, more memorable, and pack much more meaning. I can’t say enough about these two.”

Chip Conley
Founder, Modern Elder Academy; Strategic Advisor for Hospitality & Leadership, Airbnb; Founder, Joie de Vivre Hospitality

“Last year, we were unveiling a revolutionary new product at our inaugural customer event, and we wanted the audience to leave inspired by our CEO’s keynote. The “who’s who” of genomics was going to be in attendance, and the audience ranged from PhD scientists to ex-US Presidents (Barack Obama!). How does one tell a story that engages such a broad audience, so they each feel an emotional connection and leave wanting to take action and make a difference?

Enter Alimat! Alison and Matt are the creative dream team. They somehow take stream-of-conscious thoughts, complex data sets, and stories and bring them all to life. I was really impressed with their intake process. During several sessions with our CEO, they asked both probing and open-ended questions and really listened to his responses. Their methodology for picking out the key emotional nuggets and weaving the storyline together was incredibly effective. Alison’s storytelling skills combined with Matt’s gorgeous visuals really connected with our audience.

We heard from customers that our CEO’s keynote and company product launch were a huge success and could not have gone better. Since then, we have engaged Alimat for other events, and I have recommended them to friends and colleagues. They are a true pleasure to work with. I look forward to our next engagement!”

Pratima Rao
Chief of Staff, VP of Operations, Illumina

“We have worked with Alimat for several years now, and they never disappoint. We regularly deliver high-stakes sales pitches and client presentations. Ours is a competitive industry and it’s important to stand out. Alimat turns informational sessions on our products and services into a compelling story -- presentations we use over and over. Matt has the ability to turn a simple bullet-point outline into a visual masterpiece that keeps the audience engaged. Alison is so on top of her game, keeping all our projects moving. Plus they are such good, smart, collaborative, down to earth people. I look forward to our conversations, and relish the successes we have generated together.”

Shiran Witt
Director of Marketing, Blue Pacific Flavors

We create custom presentations that change minds and build businesses. Our services range from high-level storyflow consultation to hands-on scripting and slide design.

Major keynote coming up, but back-to-back meetings till then? Delivering a TEDx and need a full talk from scratch? Big pitch on deck and need to seal the deal? We got you. Using our proven methodology, we partner with you from our first meeting to the minute you step in front of your audience. The result: a presentation you feel confident giving, custom-crafted to your voice and your audience’s ears.

SERVICES

Storyline Development

Great presentations are a journey. They take your audience from Point A (their current state) to Point B (where you want to take them). The key is in what you say and how you say it. Your idea may be compelling. But if your storyline is random, choppy, or dull, you’ll lose them. You may have too much information and need to simplify. You may have lots of data, but are short on stories. We help uncover a storyline that will hold your audience. One that will touch their hearts, influence their thinking, and move them to action.

Scriptwriting

Scripting can take many forms: bulleted talking-point guidelines, a full teleprompter script, or a TED talk crafted down to the last comma. We’re experts at capturing your voice, cadence, vocabulary, and humor. Likewise, we write to your ideal audience: The words they want to hear, and the content that will move and persuade them. Scripting extends to on-slide copy, each word calibrated to support and enhance what you say.

“Based upon my very enjoyable time working with Alimat, my speeches are more moving, more memorable, and pack much more meaning.”
– Chip Conley - NYT Bestselling Author and Founder, MEA

Visual Design

You’re a seasoned professional. Don’t let your slides look amateur! Most slides we see out in the wild are way too busy. Neuroscience shows that people can’t easily listen and focus on visuals at the same time – two tasks that involve the same area of the brain. If your slides are busy and cluttered, your audience literally can’t hear you. Your audience should “get” your idea in a matter of seconds – and focus back on you.

Vision is our most dominant sense. As writers and designers, we take an integrated approach. Whether it’s a powerful, full-bleed photo with a single word, a custom infographic, or a funny image to get a laugh while you play it straight, visual storytelling profoundly elevates and enhances what you’re saying.

“They are so much more than ‘deck designers.’ They really help build a narrative that is lasting and unique.”
– Karen Wickre, author, Take the Work Out of Networking

One-on-One Consulting

Get ongoing, tailored support as you develop your speeches.

Brainstorm upcoming keynotes and approach to the topics
Develop and refine your unique point of view
Analyze recent appearances and plot the path forward
Get live critiques on new writing and storylines
Build confidence in who you are and what you have to say

Workshops and Training

Customized and delivered in-person or virtual. Our training distills hands-on lessons and insights – the same ones that have helped speakers garner millions of views on TED, secure venture funding, and build their businesses. Learn how to:

Understand your audience and how you can shift their thinking and behavior
Craft structures that engage right off the bat, plant the seeds of action, and leave your audience with a new world view
Simplify your ideas so they shine cleary
Integrate visual storytelling techniques that make every slide work for you
Adopt growth-mindset practices to manage stage fright, envision positive outcomes, and step out in front of an audience with confidence

“We’re now several months out, and I can safely say we have made lasting, significant changes in how we present."
– Fortune 100 Executive Director

DELIVERABLES

Above all, we help you clarify your thinking, uncover your stories, and tell them effectively. Not only that: The insights you uncover will be versatile. That big-stage keynote you gave last month can morph into next week’s small group all-hands meeting. The VC pitch holds the seeds of your future TEDx talk. You're a master of your trade. This talk now becomes one of your tools.

Keynote Speech — You’re delivering a high-stakes keynote to an audience filled with your ideal customers, clients, investors, and new best friends. We apply practices gleaned from TED stages and the science of persuasion, to hook your audience and keep them from pulling out their phones. A powerful keynote speech has outsize potential: To inspire those listening to buy from you, partner with you, and see you as an industry leader to follow.

“We heard from customers that our CEO’s keynote and company product launch were a huge success and could not have gone better"
– Pratima Rao, Chief of Staff, VP of Operations, Illumina

TED/TEDx Talk — If you have deep expertise, a unique POV, and passion for your topic: You likely have a TED talk in you. TED talks are the purest form of storytelling. A cardinal TED rule is “no selling from the stage.” But, once delivered: Your TEDx talk can become a foundational calling-card for you and your business. We work with you till every word and every visual rings true, and the talk is in your bone marrow. So once you step onstage: You can deliver with confidence and conviction.

“[the TEDx talk] secured me with a presentation that was authentically and truly mine, one that gave me confidence—and ultimately a standing ovation."
– Lisa Kristine, humanitarian photographer, TEDx speaker

Signature Talk — This is your “core” talk. It’s a talk you can deliver over and over, adapting it to a variety of arenas, timeframes, and audiences. It’s foundational to your area of expertise and expresses your unique POV. We typically create a master deck with associated talking-point guidelines. Certain elements will stay constant – for example, your origin story and throughline. Other elements swap in and out depending on the need. Recently we ran into an old client. We had created a signature talk for her a few years back, when her book came out. “I’ve delivered that talk hundreds of times,” she told us. “It’s still fresh each time!”

“The first time I tested the presentation, three audience members asked to join my movement — the first time this has ever happened and exactly what I’d been hoping for."
– Denise Brosseau, CEO, Thought Leadership Lab

Pitch Deck — A good pitch will build a story in the mind of your prospect - one where the outcome is that buying from you is the inevitable conclusion. Too many pitches have a great idea, but the points are out of sequence. They’ve got the KPIs, but lack emotional hooks. They start strong, but fizzle out by the Big Ask. Our proprietary methodology leads prospects through the “gates of awareness” necessary to be primed to buy.

“What Alimat accomplished for our business forever raises the bar for the way our team approaches not just sales, marketing and technology, but business in general. The results have been nothing short of amazing!"
– Payton+Binnings Team (Luxury Realtors)

ADD-ONS

Collateral

Your presentation doesn’t live in a void. It’s surrounded by a communication ecosystem. Think of it like your advance team or follow-up squad. It’s the one-pager you leave behind after your pitch, meant to be read and passed around. It’s the training handouts and workbook materials for your live workshop. They should reflect and reinforce your message, your voice, and your brand.

Speaker Materials

When conference producers check you out as a potential speaker, they look for reassurance. Have you done this before? Do you have the credentials? What topics do you speak on credibly? Having a strong speaker presence is essential. Materials include:

Professional speaker bio
Speaker landing page (bio, core topics/talks, testimonials)
Capsule pitch for your signature talk

Delivery Coaching

Your presentation is locked. The talking points, sequence, and design are on point. Now, the talk needs to go through you. Your voice, tone, cadence, facial expression. The way you move your body through space.

We have built relationships with a number of stellar delivery coaches. Using the presentation we’ve created together, they will coach you through delivering it powerfully. Delivery coaches appreciate working with us because they get solid content to work with. We love working with them too because performance is what brings our work together to life.