Andy Churchill,  phd, mba

turn your audience into your champions: ignite curiosity 🔥 scaffold understanding ✔ maximize impact 🚀. The PresentBetter Program for lab research groups & academic institutes -now over 7,000 researchers served.

Every piece of research, when effectively communicated, can spark change. 

In academia. In careers. In society.

But too often, important findings remain hidden, their potential unrealized. 
The importance/impact of research gets:
●	Buried under layers of complexity
●	Communicated without connecting
●	Overwhelmed by scientific terms and processes

This is why I created PresentBetter: 
To transform how your researchers share their ideas with the world. 
Together we distill years of complex study into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with and inspire audiences.
By amplifying researcher’s voices, we elevate the ability to communicate research in ways that:
●	Moves people
●	Propels careers forward
●	Bridges the gap between academia and society

Through PresentBetter.org, I offer tailored solutions to meet diverse needs:
1.	Individual Coaching: One-on-one sessions crafted for your specific presentation challenges.
2.	Lab and Department Workshops: Small group training to elevate your entire team's communication skills.
3.	Institutional Programs: Comprehensive, scalable solutions for universities and research institutions.
4.	Conference and Event Preparation: Targeted coaching for high-stakes presentations that can define careers.
5.	Online Courses: Self-paced learning for researchers seeking flexibility.

We aim to create a future where every researcher's voice resonates with clarity and impact.



PS Wondering if too good to be true? Here's a link to the talk I coached that was voted the best 3 minute research presentation in North America last year. Scroll through the flipbook for the talk, key lessons, minute by minute breakdown, and a description of the program that I used to train the speaker: https://www.presentbetter.org/post/international-award-winning-talk

Co-Founder

I work with individuals and organizations to help researchers present better. I start with helping them find their story and then coach them to deliver it in the most effective way.  Since Covid, my work has focused around helping people navigate the shifts to presenting online: 
👉 your voice (tone, pace, volume, pausing) remains your most important tool, and embracing the attitudes and feeling you want to convey is your most critical skill.
👉 stories still rule: tech interaction tricks are useful, but don't get sucked too far down that rabbit hole because stories are still the most effective driver of deep engagement, learning and memory.
👉 understand the impact of body language: while it has become less impactful on the audience, it still influences your own confidence and energy.
👉 the movement of visuals in person competes with your ability to engage your audience, but online, that same movement helps capture and retain attention: adjust accordingly.

A short selection of past companies & organizations with whom I've worked:
MY01
Engineva
McGill DeSautels School of Business
Research Institute of McGill University Health Care
Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress
MUHC Foundation
Bio-Sync
Integrated Program in Neuroscience

Andy Churchill, phd, mba

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Founder

 US Department of Veterans Affairs+ Hampton VA Medical Center

Expert in educational programming and research oversight/methodology
•	Structured the successful merger of the Education and Research& Development Departments
•	Directed all Medical Center educational services/programming including clinical education, professional development, and technical education for 2400 employees
•	Supervised Research Coordinators for BRAVE (clinical trial) and MVP studies
•	Coached and mentored all personnel including Educators, Administrative Officers, Librarian, VHEC, Educational Technicians, DLO, DEO, & MyHealtheVet Coordinator 
•	Recruited, onboarded staff—increased staffing levels by 100%
•	Developed & launched an enhanced curriculum for New Employee Orientation (NEO)
•	Provided administrative oversight for all research-related activities at the Medical Center
•	Provided administrative support and scientific consultation to the local IRB and Research & Development Committee (R &DC)
•	Designed, developed, implemented and evaluated education/ training for Research Office staff, IRB members, and R&DC
•	Managed the Medical Center portfolio of research, led the intentional shifting of research portfolio from majority retrospective medical record reviews to prospective/clinical trials
•	Oversaw all fiscal operations of the Service including budget planning /forecasting, budgetary management, budgetary reporting to VA Office of Research Development (ORD), approval of all Service expenses and expenditures
•	Led the Medical Center transition to IRBNet 
•	Collaborated with VISN Research Compliance office to create and implement improved research infrastructure to support regulatory requirement
•	Directed administrative support provided to principal investigators, Medical Center study personnel and local site investigators for Cooperative Study Programs (CSPs) and other research studies

Chief, Education, Research,  and Development 

Old Dominion University

Award winning teacher, researcher, and leader
Expert in curriculum development 
•	Developed & taught courses—90% of students at masters and doctoral levels
•	Served as mentor/chair and committee member for 11 doctoral students through  the development of research methodology, project implementation, and dissemination of results	 
•	Developed the Doctor of Nursing practice program
•	Designed, developed, implemented, and assessed interprofessional learning activities and courses for health professions students from 5 schools, 3 colleges, and 3 universities 
•	Supervised faculty and staff as Associate Chair of the School of Nursing, Director of Global and Community Initiatives
•	Wrote proposals and was awarded multiple research and education-related grants
•	Conceptualized research studies, conducted research, including IRB submissions, data collection, data management, data analysis, reporting of results, and dissemination
•	 Led interprofessional research teams—providing training to support the capacity for conducting quality ethical research by team members
•	Obtained & managed grant funding from various the university, federal agencies & foundations 
•	Spearheaded faculty  and  student exchange with Paracelsus Medical Institute

Professor and Entsminger Entrepreneurship Fellow

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