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Colette Carlson Business Communication & Human Behavior Expert

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Colette recently spoke for us as the Opening Keynote Speaker and Virtual Chat Emcee/Moderator of our first virtual IAEE Women's Leadership Forum and as always, she was AMAZING! I have used Colette numerous times in my career and she never disappoints; True professional when it comes to presenting virtually. I always know I can count on her to do what's needed to make our program as huge success! Always on point, providing leadership tips to women; she is top notch, has a true pulse on what our attendees need and always able to engage! We love Colette!

International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), Stacy Riddler, Senior Education Manager

“I have been working with guest speakers for company events for over 10 years and Colette was one of the best and easiest we've worked with. She is not only professional to deal with and an exceptionally engaging and funny presenter, she also took the time to research our company and interview some of our people to customize her remarks to our audience. I have found that level of preparation rare in the professional speaking circuit. Colette spoke about becoming a woman leader to a group of our company's women, and the reviews were fantastic. I would strongly recommend Colette!”

Jody Kaminsky, Chief Marketing Officer, Ultimate Software

Colette spoke recently at the LeadingAge PA Virtual Conference Experience. Colette has received rave reviews from our membership. Senior living providers have been under attack in the media lately and Colette's keynote was the perfect way to celebrate the amazing work they have done! She offered a way for all of us to realize that taking care of ourselves is just as important as taking care of others. Colette did extensive research into our field and was able to reach through the virtual environment to make each person feel like you were having a personal conversation with a friend. We laughed, we cried and we learned. If you want a great keynote to celebrate people, have fun and walk away uplifted, book Colette for your event, you will not be disappointed.

LeadingAge, SVP and COO Luanne Reese

Colette's engaging style and the creative presentation made our virtual event a great success! The post-event survey identified her as the most highly rated session and rated as the "highlight" of the entire 2 days of the Learning and Development program. It was no surprise given her ability to tailor the content to meet the needs of our team members!

Microsoft CELA

“It was a pleasure to work with Colette on Meeting Professionals International Houston Chapter's event. Our audience loved her interaction, as evidenced by the immediate feedback and being ranked one of the highest presentations. I knew as soon as I saw her customized skit for meeting planners, she would be PERFECT to present her leadership program on the power of connection and communication. The chapter is still receiving rave reviews from her talk. I would absolutely recommend Colette and will definitely work with her on future programs.”

Monica Grinage-Prince, Former Event Program Manager, IFMA

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Colette was great! Her session was fun, entertaining, humorous and most importantly educational! Our attendees loved her session. Colette connected with the audience and engaged them. It was wonderful to see a speaker like Colette who had really done her research about our organization, our attendees and who they are and what they do. She just didn’t throw a few key words into her presentation so that it would sound like “it fit”. She actually did her research and knew what she was talking about in terms of this audience. That really helped the audience connect with her as she was able to relate to them, their businesses and our industry! I had a number of our attendees come up to me and tell me how much they enjoyed her session. I personally enjoyed her session very much! She is a high energy, well –spoken, professional speaker/trainer.

Kim Specht Ensemble Travel Group

4.60/5.00 weighted feedback score. See full survey results under "files" tab.

Kelly Stahl Wisconsin Realtor's Association

Colette was fantastic! everyone really enjoyed her presentation and continued to speak about her content throughout the retreat. I would highly recommend Colette to anyone.

Stacy Coleman SSM Health Care of Oklahoma, Inc., an Oklahoma nonprofit corporation, owning and operating St. Anthony Hospital