Technical expertise is essential in food businesses.

But expertise alone does not always lead to influence, alignment or action.

Across R&D, Quality and technical leadership teams, communication challenges often show up in subtle ways:

• Hesitating to speak up in meetings
• Over-explaining technical detail
• Struggling to communicate clearly across functions
• Feeling unheard despite strong expertise
• Difficulty influencing decisions with confidence
• Tension between technical and commercial priorities

Over time, these patterns can affect collaboration, innovation, decision-making and team performance.

In this free webinar, we will explore some of the most common communication challenges experienced inside technical food teams and why they occur.

We’ll discuss:

• Why technical expertise can sometimes become difficult for others to act on
• The impact of hesitation, overthinking and excessive detail in leadership communication
• Why cross-functional communication often breaks down between technical and commercial teams
• The role confidence and clarity play in influencing decisions
• Practical ways technical leaders can strengthen communication across teams and stakeholders

This session is designed for leaders working across R&D, Quality and technical functions within food businesses who want to help their teams communicate with greater clarity, confidence and influence.

Date: 22 July 2026
Time: 10am-10.45am AEST
Registration your interest below.