Meet Ximena Vengoechea: Sharing Her Expertise on the Power of Listening 🎧 AND Rest 💤
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Excited to share another new speaker joining Outspoken: Ximena Vengoechea!
Ximena is a user researcher, writer, and illustrator whose expertise in personal and professional development helps startups and executives on user experience research and executive communication. Ximena has spent years facilitating conversations at companies like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest.
With listening at the forefront of her work, she uses this skill to stay attuned to the needs of others both in personal and professional settings. Her book Listen Like You Mean It is a user’s manual to connecting to the world around you through the power of listening. Drawing from her own research sessions, as well as stories and interviews with marriage counselors, life coaches, filmmakers, podcast hosts, and other real-life listening experts, Ximena teaches us how to feel heard, connected, and understood in a world that keeps turning up the volume.
Inspired by her personal experience of burnout during the pandemic, Ximena is set to release her next book, Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest, in September 2023. The book explores the transformative power of rest and guides readers through dozens of proven methods for relaxation, balance and renewal. Rest Easy is an antidote to burnout culture and an invitation to find joy, balance, and energy.
Ximena is a skillful speaker and professional listener whose messages resonate with companies and institutions across all industries. Past speaking includes Instagram, Medium, Asana, Squarespace, Stubhub, Amazon, Columbia Business School, University of Washington Seattle, The Female Quotient, TX Women’s Conference, Amazon DEI, and Market Insights Forum. Whether she’s speaking about listening and communication, design and user research, or the power of rest, her goal is to teach, inspire, and empower audiences to take action.
Some of her most popular talks include:
➡️ Listen Like You Mean It: How to be a Better Listener
➡️ Beyond Children’s Play: Finding Rest and Relaxation Through The Power of Play
➡️ Peace of Mind: How to Stop Overthinking, Calm Anxiety, and Quiet Mental Chatter
➡️ Rest Easy: Discover Calm and Abundance through the Radical Power of Rest
Excited to share more on our work with Ximena in the months to come! Be sure to check out her speaker page to learn more about her talks and to book her for your next event.
“You know listening is one of the best ways to learn and connect, but how much time have you actually spent analyzing your style and skills? As a user experience researcher, Ximena Vengoechea specializes in the art and science of listening. Her book is full of revealing, instantly applicable ideas for leveraging your strengths and overcoming your weaknesses.”
Illustration by Ximena Vengoechea
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