Speaking Resume – Cheryl Platz

Cheryl Platz has entertained and educated live-translated multilingual audiences of over 1500 people during her keynote talks, with strong positive feedback on a variety of talk topics. She has returned from a brief keynote hiatus in 2023-2024 necessary to allow her to focus on her shift back into the video game industry; with the launch of her new book and podcast she is always happy to discuss her next keynote or to discuss bringing a previously successful keynote to your event.

This is a representative sample of Cheryl’s best known public talks, but she has also logged innumerable private talks for her employers and private clients, in addition to many talks for local volunteer organizations. Where possible, talks are linked at their original locations. Some talks are no longer available online but have been preserved on the Ideaplatz talk archive on YouTube.

Cheryl Platz is an experienced educator in informal and formal settings, and has been an active adjunct faculty member teaching the craft of video games at Carnegie Mellon University’s Masters of Entertainment Industry Management program in Hollywood, CA each spring semester since 2024. She is also an experienced improv instructor with over 5 years of prior teaching experience with Seattle’s Unexpected Productions. This is a representative sample of Cheryl’s largest public workshops, but she has also completed an innumerable variety of internal and private corporate workshops on topics ranging from voice design through usability research, ideation, personal presence in the workplace, and even improv.

Cheryl is one of a handful of humans who have been invited to host the legendary Nebula Awards, and has also hosted a variety of stage and conference events. She’s capable of handling live events, multicamera environments, or just rowdy 10:30PM improv crowds.

Cheryl has participated on panels on topics ranging from artificial intelligence through STEM education, livestreaming techniques and running arts organizations. She has also moderated panels with celebrities like Leonard Nimoy at major comic conventions. Her training in user experience research makes her an experienced interviewer who can ensure conversations stay balanced and engaging no matter how many participants or how spicy the conversation.