AGATHE TUPULA KABOLA

A speech-language pathologist by training, Agathe regularly collaborates with the media as a columnist (television, radio, magazines), notably on Moteur de recherche (ICI Première), On va se le dire (ICI TÉLÉ), L'actualité, and Naître et grandir.

 

Since 2014, Agathe has established herself as a leading voice in the prevention and promotion of healthy communication habits. She is interested in the deep mechanisms that govern how we speak, connect, and form society. She explores major contemporary issues through a human and accessible lens, with rigor and sensitivity.

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Agathe is a speaker, trainer, author, and clinical teaching instructor at the School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Montreal. She also hosts the series Passer le message (Savoir Média), a scientific and practical magazine show that she created, which earned her a nomination at the 2024 Gala Dynastie in the "TV Host" category.

 

With hundreds of conferences and training sessions delivered since 2015, she promotes her profession and contributes to the dissemination of knowledge on human communication, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

 

Her recent book Dis-moi tout (Cardinal) was recognized among Renaud-Bray's favorites.

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Her empathetic and scientific approach captivates audiences, while her expertise and extensive experience help to concretely assist the public. Agathe has represented Quebec at several international events, including the Geneva Book Fair and the Francophonie Women's Conference in Bucharest, Romania.

 

She has trained teams from influential organizations working in various sectors, such as the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the Learning Disabilities Association of Ontario, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

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Her multiple professional roles stem from the same source of motivation: to equip families, promote social participation for all, and contribute to human development.

Booking Agathe Tupula Kabola means offering your audience a keynote or workshop that combines scientific rigor, human insight, and practical expertise, inspiring, educating, and equipping participants to improve communication, foster inclusion, and strengthen human connections in any setting.

EXPERTISES:

All of Agathe's content is customizable and can be tailored to your needs, audience and objectives.

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KEYNOTES:​
 

• SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE | Communicating effectively with the general public Knowing a lot is not enough: you still need to know how to make yourself understood.

 

Audience: Media and Public Communication

This training is aimed at experts, professionals, or entrepreneurs who wish to make their knowledge accessible, relevant, and engaging to the general public.

 

Drawing on concrete examples from media, training, and communication research, this training explores common pitfalls of popularization: jargon, information overload, emotional distance.

 

It offers practical strategies for structuring a clear message, telling stories accurately, capturing attention, and adapting your discourse to different audiences.

 

Participants will leave with concrete tools to communicate with impact, without oversimplifying or betraying the complexity of their knowledge. Popularization becomes a lever for credibility, influence, and dialogue.

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• UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING THE DIVERSITY OF VOICES IN ORGANIZATIONS | (or Tell Me Everything - The Surprising Underpinnings of Communication) 
  
  Audience: Organizations and Corporations
   

Inspired by the book Tell Me Everything – The Surprising Underpinnings of Communication, this conference invites us to rethink organizational communication through the lens of voice diversity.

 

Accent, pace, intensity, hesitations, silences: the ways we speak influence how we are perceived, heard… or made invisible.

 

Drawing on the science of human communication and real workplace situations, this training highlights often unconscious biases that affect inclusion, collaboration, and decision-making.

 

It offers concrete pathways to create environments where all voices can exist, be heard, and recognized. An essential reflection for organizations seeking to combine performance, equity, and humanity.

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• REACHING BEFORE CONVINCING | Communicating with meaning and humanity in a world saturated with messages
  
  Audience: Media and Public Communication

 

In a context where messages multiply and attention fragments, convincing is no longer enough: first, you must reach people.

 

This conference proposes to rethink public, organizational, and media communication from the perspectives of listening, empathy, and meaning.

 

Drawing on the science of human communication and concrete examples from public discourse, it shows why rational messages often fail when they ignore emotions, values, and lived experiences.

 

Participants will discover how to create messages that resonate, foster dialogue, and build trust.

 

An essential reflection for those who wish to communicate in a more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable way.

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COACHING:

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MEDIA:

A seasoned media commentator, Agathe supports experts, professionals and organizations who want to communicate more effectively with the media. With extensive experience in television, radio and print (including Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, AMI-Télé, TVA, LCN and La Presse), she helps clarify a message, structure an interview and build confidence in front of the camera or microphone. Her approach combines scientific rigor, strategic thinking and relational intelligence. She offers practical tools to turn expertise into a compelling, accessible and credible message, connecting before convincing.

PUBLIC SPEAKING COACHING:

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Agathe supports experts, professionals and organizations who want to make their content intelligible and impactful when they take the stage. How do you structure your message to be understood the first time? How do you simplify without distorting? How do you capture and hold the attention of a diverse audience? Her approach, rooted in the science of human communication, combines rigor, clarity and relational intelligence. She offers practical tools to turn expertise into engaging, accessible and credible public speaking.

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