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Your QA Team Is Technically Right.
Are They Being Heard?
Communication Gap That's Costing You
3 out of 4 testers are either S (Steady) or C (Conscientious) style communicators
Did You Know?
3 out of 4 QA professionals are S or C behavioral styles — wired for precision, process, and getting it right before speaking up. The Developers and PMs they need to influence are mostly D and I styles — wired for speed, momentum, and the headline first.
That mismatch is why QA findings get deprioritized. Not because leadership doesn't care about quality, but because the findings aren't landing in a language that moves them.
Speak with Quality™ gives your team the behavioral intelligence to close that gap — so your insights drive decisions instead of getting buried.
Meet Your trainer
Erika Chestnut
Erika Chestnut spent 20+ years leading quality and engineering teams inside fast-moving tech organizations. She's been the Head of QA who caught the risk, documented the evidence, and still watched leadership deprioritize it; because she hadn't yet learned how to make it land.
Speak with Quality™ is the workshop she built from that experience. As a certified D I S C facilitator and Maxwell-Certified Leadership Consultant, Erika teaches QA teams the behavioral intelligence she had to learn the hard way — so they stop being the team that flags problems and start being the team that shapes outcomes.
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Your QA team doesn't have an execution problem. They have an influence problem. Speak with Quality™ closes the gap between being technically right and being organizationally heard.
Insights and Tools
Interactive Workshops
Engaging and practical sessions that apply D I S C principles to real-world QA scenarios, enhancing learning through role-playing and interactive discussions.
Dynamic Interaction
Say goodbye to dull presentations! Get ready for interactive, hands-on sessions that make learning about each other’s styles as fun as it is insightful.
Strategic Tools You Can Use
Walk away with actionable strategies that fit perfectly with your team’s unique mix of
D I S C styles, boosting your culture of quality.
Tailored Coaching
Customized one-on-one and team coaching sessions that address specific challenges faced by your QA teams, empowering them to leverage their DISC strengths.
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Transform Your Team
To Speak with Quality
Most QA teams are wired for thoroughness; they build complete cases, document every risk, and present findings in full. Most of the stakeholders they need to move are wired for speed — they want the headline, the risk level, and the ask in thirty seconds.
Speak with Quality™ teaches your Quality leaders and team to recognize that gap in real time and bridge it — without compromising rigor or accuracy. The result is a QA team that doesn't just find problems. They drive the decisions that prevent them.
Key Benefits of
Speaking with Quality
From Findings to Decisions — Your team learns to frame quality insights in the language of their audience, so critical risks get acted on instead of acknowledged and deprioritized.
Behavioral Intelligence, Not Personality Labels — DISC gives your team a working system for reading how developers, PMs, and engineering leaders process information and make decisions.
Influence Without Authority — QA rarely has direct authority over product decisions. Speak with Quality™ teaches the communication strategies that build trust and move stakeholders without a reporting line.
Strategic Partner Positioning — Your team stops operating as a testing function and starts being seen as an indispensable quality partner that shapes product direction.
Upskill your people in key areas but make it
FUN
Enhancing Quality with DISC Insights
Participate in FUN and ENGAGING team-building activities that bolster team spirit, stimulate collaboration, encourage team strategy, improve team synergy and so much more...
Here's what you can expect :
Game Based Learning
Toss out those workbooks and forget the snooze-worthy lectures! Dive into dynamic, game-based learning that makes the concepts stick through fun and interactive play. Connect the dots more deeply and enjoyably—get ready to learn in a way that's truly memorable!
On Your Feet Learning
Get ready to ditch your chair and energize your learning! We'll have you on your feet, racing to buzz in with answers and showcasing your strategic strengths in real-time challenges. Stay alert and quick—it's a fast-paced, fun way to master new concepts and shine in the spotlight!
Prizes Galore
Keep the energy soaring with prize giveaways throughout the workshop! Snag awesome rewards for winning games, nailing role-plays, or rocking team collaboration. Stay motivated and aim high—every moment could bring a thrilling win!
Role Playing for Practice
Step into the spotlight with our dynamic role-playing activities! Embrace different DISC styles, dive into diverse communication scenarios, and sharpen your skills by interacting in real-time. It’s your chance to practice, perform, and perfect your approach with partners in a fun, engaging setting!
Interactive Competition
Get ready to spark some friendly rivalry! Compete with your tablemates or challenge other tables to see who reigns supreme in our thrilling interactive contests. Each challenge is designed to test your skills and knowledge, keeping the energy high and the competition fierce!
Get Beads. Win Prizes
Beads for brilliance, prizes for prowess! Collect colorful beads as instant rewards for your clever contributions and standout solutions during games and discussions. Catch the most beads and take home the big prize!
Get ready for a blast of energy and a whole lot of fun!
Our workshops are designed to keep you moving, interacting, and connecting in ways that will stick. So, let's dive into a day where learning feels more like playing, and every moment is packed with excitement
Why Choose Us?
Quality is at the core of who we are.
Speak with Quality™ was built by someone who lived the problem it solves.
Erika Chestnut spent over two decades inside the QA and engineering teams she now develops. She knows what it feels like to be the most technically informed person in the room and still leave without your recommendation being acted on.
This isn't a generic communication workshop adapted for QA. Every scenario, every role play, and every tool inside Speak with Quality™ was built for the specific dynamics QA teams navigate — the sprint review standoff, the risk conversation with a D-style VP, the post-mortem where QA was right and nobody listened.
Testimonials
"Amazing! Her genuine passion oozes from her. From start to finish, she challenged the team, emphasizing the importance of quality and its relation to the team - unlocking customer value. If you haven't booked her, what are you waiting for - do it NOW!"
DeAndre Hamilton, Sr. Quality Engineer
"Erika was inspirational. She left us wanting more. Her presentation was specific to our needs as QA. It addressed and gave amazing solutions for concerns we face daily around people and process, all while being extremely motivating. I am recharged! I would highly recommend Erika for your next QA or corporate team event."
Jovan Brown, Quality Engineering Manager
"When it comes to Quality, Erika just gets it."
Rachel Vilceus, Head of QA
"Erika showed us what it meant to be a team."
Donovan Lyons, Quality Engineer
Are You Ready?
Transform your Team
Your QA team is already doing exceptional work. Book a discovery call to find out how Speak with Quality™ gives them the behavioral tools to make that work impossible to ignore.
Half-day and full-day formats available. Virtual and onsite. Up to 25 participants. DISC assessments and branded workbook included.