{"id":14939,"date":"2026-04-21T17:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/?p=14939"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:41:50","slug":"turkel-to-uncover-secrets-of-communicating-relevance-at-stn-expo-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/turkel-to-uncover-secrets-of-communicating-relevance-at-stn-expo-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkel to Uncover Secrets of Communicating Relevance at STN EXPO West"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s STN EXPO West keynote speaker plans to provide attendees the tools they need to cut through the noise and express their relevance in a way that stands out in the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n

National Speakers Association\u2019s Speaker Hall of Fame member Bruce Turkel<\/a> takes the stage in Reno, Nevada this summer at the STN EXPO West conference<\/a> for student transportation professionals.<\/p>\n

Turkel will first address transportation leaders at the Transportation Director Summit<\/a>, an exclusive training at The Chateau at Incline Village at Lake Tahoe. The directors attending the exclusive training and networking leadership summit will gain insights from Turkel that they can use to instill trust throughout their organizations and how the values of honesty and integrity impact operations.<\/p>\n

Clear Communication<\/h2>\n

Turkel\u2019s July 13 keynote presentation \u201cAll About Them: The Power of Relentless Relevance\u201d will bring a message to all conference attendees on how to position oneself in today\u2019s society of instant informational access. In his high-energy presentation, Turkel plans to show attendees that just credentials may not be enough, but that connecting with stakeholders means showing them what you can do for them. Whether its customers or team members, this keynote will give attendees practical strategies to communicate clearly, relevantly and bring positive results.<\/p>\n

Turkel\u2019s unique musical talent will also be featured in an interactive exercise in the power of shared experience as attendees learn in minutes to play a song together. This unforgettable presentation will have attendees not only connecting through laughter but have a renewed confidence to update their communication style with necessary clarity and have a customer-centered framework that boosts success for their operations.<\/p>\n

Turkel has been in the brand clarity field for over 30 years, running his own global branding firm. His specialty has been how to stand out in a competitive market, having worked with brands like American Express, Nike, Discovery and HBO. He wrote seven books, appeared on national tv news channels and in major publications such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n

Save $100 on main conference registration with Early Bird Savings when you act by June 5. The STN EXPO West conference will be held July 9-15 at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada. Updates to agenda and speaker lists can be found at stnexpo.com\/west<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bruce Turkel will be at STN EXPO West July 11 and 13, 2026 to talk about communicating relevance amid societal informational noise (Photo courtesy of Cumbre Latinoamericana M\u00e1s Cartagena +CTG)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-1.18.34-PM-e1776106801990.png.webp?fit=1392%2C1023&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14941,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14939\/revisions\/14941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stnexpo.com\/west\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}