Danielle Barnes Bio

Danielle Barnes

CEO, Women Talk Design

Austin

Danielle is the CEO of Women Talk Design, where she works with hundreds of speakers and dozens of conference organizers to get more diverse speakers on stage. She also co-founded and co-organizes Austin Design Week, a week-long event celebrating the design community in Austin through free community-hosted talks, workshops, and events. Previously, Danielle worked at education company General Assembly where she founded and led the Austin campus, launched the San Francisco campus, and championed the first full-time User Experience Design Immersive program. Danielle lives in Berkeley, California, and volunteers with CreativeMornings Oakland, a monthly lecture series for the creative community.

Danielle Barnes

Upcoming Courses

Previously (9)

Career Development

Present Yourself: Craft Your Talk & Deliver with Confidence

Join Women Talk Design in this workshop where we’ll provide new speakers with the framework and confidence to begin crafting their first conference talk.

3 Times

Design

PRESENT YOURSELF: CRAFT YOUR TALK

Join Women Talk Design in this workshop where we’ll provide new speakers with the framework and confidence to begin crafting their first conference talk.

2 Times

Career Development

Design Your Talk Topic

GA is teaming up with Women Talk Design for a workshop aimed to help women design their conference talk topic.

Design

Ladies Lounge | The Highs & Lows of Public Speaking

Hear from a group of brilliant women who will share their stories of public speaking – how they got started, how they prepare and what happens when things go wrong.

Career Development

Public Speaking Essentials

Learn to conquer your fear of public speaking and master confidence in this 2-hour workshop.

Design

Speak Up! Women Talk Conferences & Events

This International Women’s Day (and really, every day), we’re calling on you to speak up! You have valuable ideas, experience, and stories to share. Come to GA SF to share!

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Join our global community of instructors and help shape the next generation of industry leaders — while moving your own career forward with proven subject matter expertise, leadership experience, and public speaking skills. Teach online or on campus, full-time or part-time.

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