Alexis van Dam is an inspiring speaker. We, the organising committee of the National Communications Day by Commotie the Student Association of Groningen University (NL), where surprised by the amount of energy Alexis was able to give to the professional audience. His attention for detail in the presentation and level of engagement with the audience was extraordinary. Due to his energy the audience was all ears during the presentation. Besides his keynote he facilitated a workshop on visualisation and communications.