Workshops & Presentations
Hi 👋 I’m Mattia, learning experience designer and writer of the News Alchemists newsletter.
I believe that journalism isn’t the content we produce; it’s a service we provide.
In an era of AI disruption, news avoidance, and fractured trust, the old "content-first" model simply doesn't cut it anymore. I advocate for people-centric journalism: an approach that starts by listening to the needs of your audience and building value with them rather than just for them.
Whether you need practical tactics to help your team build deeper relationships with your audience, or high-level inspiration for the attendees of your conference, my workshops and presentations are exactly what you need.
Here's what I can do for you:
- Keynotes & Presentations: High-energy talks (45–60 mins) for conferences or all-hands meetings. I share the philosophy of people-centricity, backed by global case studies, to spark a mindset shift in your audience or organisation.
- Interactive Workshops: Hands-on sessions (3+ hours) tailored to your specific needs. We’ll move from theory to practice, using ideation frameworks to help your team design concrete experiments and new revenue opportunities.
Every session I lead is designed to be motivating and immediately actionable. You won't just get a deck; you'll get the momentum your team needs to start pushing the envelope.
Let’s design a session that fits your needs.
📩 Get in touch
Email me at xhgmattia@gmail.com, or message me on LinkedIn.
Testimonials
What people say about my workshops and presentations:
The workshop with Mattia showed my team what's possible and how else we can push the envelope.
It was useful and validating to see how other newsrooms are pursuing people-centric strategies and creating real value for their community. While no one has cracked the code to membership models and making service journalism sustainable, workshops like this one keep the passion for experimenting going, and that's what journalism needs at this time.
– Pia Ranada, Rappler's Head of Community at Rappler [Apr. '26]
Daily Maverick has been on a journey to reposition impact as our organisational North Star, and getting a newsroom of independent-minded journalists to genuinely engage with that framing has not been easy. Mattia's workshop helped land ideas and shift conversations we hadn't managed to move through our internal initiatives.
He was intentional in his preparation, speaking with senior team members beforehand to understand our context, then weaving it directly into his presentation. Having the session built around our own stories and struggles is what made it land.
Mattia also delivered some hard truths. Most notably, that journalism's working theory of change is naive. He created a safe space for our team to engage with those uncomfortable ideas. There were some sharp challenges from the floor, and Mattia handled all of it with confidence and intellectual honesty. If you're trying to shift how a newsroom thinks, an external voice can make all the difference, and Mattia is a good one.
– Kathryn Kotze, Daily Maverick's Head of Operations [Aug '25]