Speaking
Fifteen countries, and a standing ovation
Keynotes, workshops, panels and podcasts — on emotional intelligence, communication, leadership and human values.
TEDxSHMS · November 2018
Learning Human Values via Emotional Intelligence
Her first TEDx talk, and a standing ovation. Ruby argues that technology has outpaced our ability to stay at peace with it, and that human values — the sense of right and wrong — are what restore the balance. Her case is for teaching children those values alongside critical thinking and emotional intelligence, so that technology improves their lives rather than diminishes them.
Learning Human Values via Emotional Intelligence
Her TEDx talk at TEDxSHMS, November 2018 — and a standing ovation.
On film
Hear her speak
Talks, conversations and interviews, playing here rather than somewhere else.
Why do people ignore you when you speak?
In this video, Dr Ruby Bakshi Khurdi shares 6 powerful public speaking tips that will instantly improve your confidence, body language, voice modulation, and executive presence.
Are you Emotionally Intelligent?
Dr Ruby delivered a keynote at Swiss science symposium, Winterthur, Zurich
Watch it on YouTube7 Signs YOU lack confidence
The video was shot at Mallorca, Spain Be Self aware Be your better version
Emotional Intelligence Master Class
Dr Ruby facilitated a workshop on Importance of emotional intelligence at Hoerner College, Lucknow, India
Interview in HIM Business School Internship magazine
Dr Ruby talks about Emotional intelligence, Public speaking, Innovation in education, TEDx Talk, workshop at United Nations Geneva and gamification
Watch it on YouTubeIntercultural Communication
Dr Ruby co-facilitated an intercultural workshop for 3 days with Dr Mike Hoffmeister at Ostfalia University, Wolfsburg, Germany.
What she speaks about
Six subjects, one thread
How people understand themselves, and how they make themselves understood.
Emotional Intelligence
Managing emotion productively — under stress, in conflict, and across a team.
Public Speaking & Communication
From reluctance to confidence. The subject she knows from the inside.
Women's Empowerment
The structures that keep capable women unheard, and how to work past them.
Leadership
The appetite and courage to lead, not just the expertise to qualify.
Human Values
The subject of her TEDx talk — ethics as the counterweight to technology.
Virtual Learning & Gamification
Holding attention through a screen, and making learning something people play.
Signature talks
Talks she gives by name
Learning Human Values via Emotional Intelligence
Her TEDx talk.
EI over AI
Her current theme — why emotional intelligence matters more, not less, as the technology accelerates.
The 3-E Theory: Educate, Empathise, Empower
Developed during the pandemic.
The 7 Cs of Public Speaking
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Your Life
A New Paradigm Shift in Education
Selected venues
Where she has spoken
United Nations
Geneva, Switzerland
House of Parliament
London, United Kingdom
Nestlé
Vevey, Switzerland
Science Congress
Zurich, Switzerland
Good Festival
Lausanne, Switzerland
Ministry of Tolerance
United Arab Emirates
Supreme Council of Women
Bahrain
Ostfalia Hochschule
Germany
Ajeenkya D Y Patil University
India
IBCP Malmö Borgarskola
Sweden
Countries
Switzerland · India · United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates · Bahrain · Netherlands · Nepal · China · France · Portugal · Czechia · Sweden · Germany · Singapore · Australia
Upcoming
What is next
12 October 2026
HOW TO SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE & PITCH
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Previously
The whole record
73 engagements — parliaments, ministries, universities, corporations, festivals and a great many screens.
31
Keynotes and conference talks
Ministries, parliaments, universities, festivals and summits.
18
Workshops and training
Longer sessions, delivered to a room she works with rather than speaks at.
8
Panels and roundtables
Where the talking was shared.
16
Webinars and online sessions
Most of these come from 2020, when everything moved to a screen — the subject of the book she wrote that year.