Heather Thompson Day
Heather Thompson Day helps audiences communicate the gospel with clarity, courage, and conviction in a complex cultural moment.
Why you should book Heather Thompson Day for your next event
- Heather brings nearly 15 years of academic expertise in public speaking, persuasion, and social media into powerful, practical keynotes that resonate across generations.
- Her Cross Communication framework equips leaders and churches to speak with truth and grace, pointing every conversation back to the cross.
- As a bestselling author and trusted media voice, Heather connects faith, culture, and communication in a way that is honest, engaging, and deeply relevant.
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Bestselling Author, Professor of Communication, Founder of It Is Day Ministries
Dr. Heather Thompson Day is a compelling interdenominational speaker, bestselling author, and communication expert known for helping people speak with clarity in moments that matter most. With a background as a university professor and a national voice in faith and culture, Heather brings both depth and accessibility to the stage. Her work bridges theology, communication, and everyday life, equipping audiences to navigate difficult conversations with conviction and humility. Whether speaking to churches, leaders, or large conferences, Heather’s message consistently points upward, grounding communication in the hope of the gospel and the power of truth spoken in love.
Who Is Heather Thompson Day
Heather Thompson Day is a respected voice at the intersection of faith, communication, and culture. She is an interdenominational speaker, an ECPA bestselling author, and a longtime contributor to leading outlets including Religion News Service, Christianity Today, Newsweek, and the Barna Group. Her writing has also been featured by platforms such as the Today Show and the National Communication Association, reflecting her ability to engage both faith-based and mainstream audiences. Heather has been interviewed by BBC Radio Live and The Wall Street Journal, further establishing her as a thoughtful and trusted commentator on belief, dialogue, and cultural tension.
Academic Foundation and Communication Expertise
Before founding her ministry, Heather spent nearly 15 years as a professor of communication, teaching undergraduate and graduate students in public speaking, persuasion, and social media. This academic foundation shapes her speaking style today: clear, structured, and deeply engaging. She understands not only what to say, but how to say it in a way that reaches hearts and minds. When you book Heather Thompson Day for your event, you are inviting a speaker who combines scholarly insight with real-world application, making complex ideas both practical and memorable.
Cross Communication and It Is Day Ministries
Heather is the founder of It Is Day Ministries, a nonprofit organization dedicated to training churches, leaders, and laypeople in what she calls Cross Communication. This gospel-centered approach challenges people to examine their words, motives, and tone, ensuring that every conversation ultimately points higher, to the cross. Through this framework, Heather equips audiences to engage difficult topics without compromising truth or compassion. Her teaching helps organizations and communities move beyond reactionary speech toward communication that reflects faith, wisdom, and purpose.
Author of Influential Books
Heather Thompson Day is the author of nine books that explore themes of faith, waiting, belonging, humility, and honest questioning. Her titles include It’s Not Your Turn, I’ll See You Tomorrow, Can I Sit Here?, and What If I’m Wrong?. Across her writing, Heather invites readers to wrestle with doubt, disappointment, and division while remaining anchored in hope. Her books are widely used in churches, small groups, and leadership settings, making her a familiar and trusted voice to many audiences long before she steps on stage.
Speaking Topics and Audience Impact
When you book Heather Thompson Day for your event, you can expect a message that is thoughtful, direct, and deeply rooted in lived experience. She speaks on topics such as gospel-centered communication, navigating cultural conflict, faith in public life, leadership, and the power of listening well. Heather believes her calling is to stand in the gaps of the church, helping believers engage the world without losing their grounding. Her talks leave audiences encouraged, challenged, and equipped to speak with courage and grace long after the event ends.
Book Heather Thompson Day for Your Event
Heather Thompson Day brings credibility, warmth, and clarity to every stage she steps onto. Her combination of academic excellence, ministry leadership, and media experience makes her a strong choice for conferences, churches, universities, and leadership gatherings. If you are looking for a speaker who can address today’s most pressing conversations with depth and hope, Heather Thompson Day offers a voice that is steady, insightful, and grounded in the cross.
Keynotes
Keynote by Heather Thompson Day:
It’s Not Your Turn
In It’s Not Your Turn, Heather Thompson Day helps audiences wrestle with the frustration of waiting when it feels like everyone else’s dreams are moving forward and your own breakthrough hasn’t come yet.
Drawing on personal experience, psychological research, spiritual insight, and cultural observations about comparison and instant gratification, she offers a fresh, realistic framework for navigating the hard inbetween seasons of life.
Rather than telling listeners to “just be patient,” Heather shows how to use the waiting time to grow in character, deepen trust, and celebrate others without envy.
The talk reframes waiting as a purposeful classroom where resilience, humility, and readiness are developed, so that when it is your turn, you’re prepared to step into it with clarity and strength. Attendees will leave with practical tools for transforming discouragement into momentum and learning to see redemptive work in the waiting, not just after it.
Ultimately, this message gives hope to anyone who feels unseen, stuck, or overlooked, reminding them that their season is unfolding, not paused.
Keynote by Heather Thompson Day:
I’ll See You Tomorrow
I’ll See You Tomorrow is a deeply human talk about what it really takes to stay in relationships when walking away would be easier.
Drawing from psychology, communication research, and powerful personal stories, Heather Thompson Day explores why connection matters more than ever in a culture that cancels quickly and forgives slowly.
She helps audiences understand the patterns that sabotage trust and the small daily choices that strengthen it, offering a practical roadmap for repairing conflict, rebuilding safety, and choosing people even when it’s hard.
This talk equips listeners with tools for emotional resilience, healthier communication, and courage to stay; whether in friendships, marriages, teams, or communities. With warmth and humor, Heather reframes commitment as a spiritual practice that fuels belonging and transforms relationships from the inside out.
Attendees leave inspired to become people who don’t give up at the first sign of hurt, but who say with integrity and compassion: I’ll see you tomorrow.
Keynote by Heather Thompson Day:
What If I’m Wrong?
What If I’m Wrong? is a transformative keynote that invites audiences to rethink the way they pursue passion, purpose, and progress in a world that prizes certainty.
Heather Thompson Day challenges the myth that great leaders must have all the answers, showing instead how innovation and resilience grow from humility, curiosity, and the willingness to be wrong.
Drawing from communication research, psychology, and compelling stories from her work with diverse communities, Heather helps audiences uncover the deeper spiritual confidence that comes from trusting the process rather than clinging to control.
This talk inspires professionals to embrace complexity, ask better questions, and lead with courage even when the path ahead isn’t clear. Attendees will learn how to navigate change with openness, align their work with their values, and build teams that thrive on trust rather than fear.
The result is a culture where people feel empowered to stretch, experiment, and step into their purpose long before certainty arrives.
Keynote by Heather Thompson Day:
Give Me Your Hand
This is the loneliest generation in U.S. history and yet, human beings are wired to want to exist in relationship with other people.
This is not just a Christian teaching. Maslow's hierarchy of needs places "belonging" as the third most important need for human beings only following food, water, and safety. What happens to our ability to become high performers in a generation of increased isolation? Does working in environments that value relationships actually improve the quality of our work?
In this presentation, Communication Professor Dr. Heather Thompson Day will help you understand the value of creating work environments that honor relational growth, why self-reliance is a myth, and how we can best support Generation Z.
Give Me Your Hand, will refocus all of us on what matters; healthy, positive relationships with each other.
Keynote by Heather Thompson Day:
Say It Yourself
Say It Yourself is an empowering keynote that teaches audiences how to interrupt negative thinking patterns and speak to themselves in ways that strengthen clarity, resilience, and emotional well-being.
Drawing from communication research and neuroscience, Heather Thompson Day explains how the words we use, especially the ones we direct inward, shape our perception, our confidence, and even our ability to navigate conflict. She guides participants through practical “thought-work” strategies to help them identify distorted narratives, reframe struggle, and respond to stress with greater self-compassion.
This talk equips professionals with science-based tools for managing internal dialogue, reducing burnout, and cultivating a healthier mindset in high-pressure environments. With humor and grounded spirituality, Heather invites audiences to become better communicators with themselves so they can show up stronger for others.
Attendees walk away with a simple, repeatable framework for transforming unhelpful thoughts into intentional, empowering ones they can say with confidence, and say themselves.
Keynote by Heather Thompson Day:
War Words: How to communicate when everything feels personal
War Words is a dynamic, research-driven seminar that equips audiences with practical tools for navigating interpersonal conflict with clarity, confidence, and emotional intelligence.
Drawing from communication science and real-world case studies, Heather Thompson Day breaks down why conversations escalate, how misunderstanding spreads, and what healthy communicators do differently in high-stress moments.
Participants learn how to identify what conflict is, de-escalate tension, and use strategic language to transform defensiveness into collaboration. This seminar provides actionable techniques for listening more effectively, speaking with intention, and setting boundaries without burning bridges. With humor and a grounded, relatable teaching style, Heather reframes conflict not as a threat to relationships but as an opportunity for growth and connection.
Attendees leave with a repeatable framework for communicating through difficult conversations and walking away with stronger relationships than when they started.
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