COMMUNICATION UNDER PRESSURE
I've spoken in rooms where silence costs lives. Now I bring those lessons to yours.
Keynotes and workshops for healthcare organisations, corporate teams, medical conferences, and educational institutions.
Communication Under Pressure
What happens to human communication when the stakes are highest — and what high-performing teams do differently. Drawn from 27 years in operating theatres, military medicine, and hospital leadership.
The Last Briefing
Most failures happen before the procedure, the meeting, or the crisis begins. This talk is about the conversations that happen in the minutes before everything matters — and why they determine what comes next.
When Words Fail
A forensic look at real communication breakdowns — what triggered them, what compounded them, and the simple structural fixes that would have prevented them.
About the speaker
Dr. Anand Shankar
Dr. Anand Shankar is an Anaesthesiologist and Medical Director with 27 years of experience across the Indian Army Medical Services and civilian hospital leadership.
Decorated by both the Army and Navy Chiefs for distinguished service, he has worked in some of India's most demanding clinical environments.
He writes and speaks about one thing: how communication works when it cannot fail — and what the rest of us can learn from the teams who get it right.
Formats
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Keynote
45-60 mins
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Workshop
half or full day
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Fireside Chat