Susan RoAne leads a double life ... as a best-selling author and keynotespeakerà whose practical, informative and interactive presentations are knownfor her "dynamite sense of humor."
Susan jumpstarts a meeting, convention or event by getting people to overcometheir shyness and utilize their meeting, greeting and ice-breakingconversational skills. As the author of the trilogy on communication (HowTo Work a Room, The Secrets of Savvy Networking and WhatDo I Say Next?) with over a million books -including audio books -inprint, Susan's expertise has been cemented.
Susan RoAne's ability to share information, inspire and motivate started inher first career as a public school teacher in both Chicago and in San Franciscoin some very tough situations. No audience nor venue is too tough for herbecause she used to teach 6th grade!
"How difficult can an audience be when they are 'dressed up', in ameeting venue and just finished croissants? Believe me, I have had thetoughestà the defiant 12 and 13 year olds!"
As a frequent radio and TV guest, Susan has been on CNN,CNNfn, THE BBC, CBC,The Today Show of Australia, numerous local shows throughout the country, GreatDay America and on 48 Hours. She is repeatedly featured in newspapers, magazinesand reviewed and quoted in such venues as the Wall Street Journal, New YorkTimes, Crain's Business Chicago, Boardroom Reports, Financial Times of London,Cosmopolitan, Working Woman, San Francisco Examiner, Washington Post, Newsweek,Sydney Telegraph and meeting industry journals.
"Sharing the solutions for overcoming shyness, working a room,developing networking skills and becoming a good conversationalist is differentthan teaching the grammar and punctuation rules to 5 classes of junior highstudents. And there are great rewards in both arenas."
Susan RoAne received her masters degree from San Francisco State Universityand her bachelors degree from University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and is aFighting Illini. She is a supporter of her alma mater and is in the President'sCircle.
Susan RoAne has been a professional speaker for over 18 years; sharing herideas, techniques and tips for being more effective at communicating in roomswith strangers or with colleagues. Her client list reflects the many companiesand industries where communication and conversation count.
Susan has been a guest lecturer at UCLA School of Business and Management,Haas School of Business (UC Berkeley), University of Chicago School of Businessand Wharton School of Business.
She has "worked" meetings, conventions, planes, pools and even thebleachers at Wrigley Field. And she motivates others to do the same!
How to Work a RoomÖ
What Do I Say Next?: Schmooze or Lose
The Secrets of Savvy Networking
How to Work a Trade Show
When Mingling is Mandatory
Women Who Make Things Happen
Super NATURAL Selling
Thank you ... not only for a wonderful presentation, but for handling thesound problems so beautifully at the Realtors New Attendees Orientation inLas Vegas.
We hope that faulty sound systems remain in our worst nightmares ... but onoccasion, they creep into reality. You handled a bad situation perfectly... you spoke slowly, took extra efforts to be clear, kept to the key points sothat the members could break early for the reception so they could talk with youpersonally ... and remained unflappable throughout
Your presentation was well received and perfect for our group!
Susan Gourley
Director, Promotion & Special Events
American Automobile Association
American Bankers Association
American Payroll Association
American Society of Training & Development
Associated General Contractors of America
East Coast Mortgage Bankers Association
Educational Society for Resource Management
International Council of Shopping Centers
Mortgage Bankers Association of New Jersey
National Association of Catering Executives
National Association of College Stores
National Association of Realtors
National Football League
National Restaurant Association
National Tour Association
Northern California Concierge Association
Photo Marketing Association
Professional Insurance Agents
Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals
Society for Foodservice Management
College & University Personnel Association
Harvard University Alumni Association
National Association of Secondary School Principals
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business
UCLA, School of Business and Management
University of Hawaii
Wharton School of Business
Buchanan & Ingersoll
Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May
Lewis & Roca
Quarles & Brady
Williams Kastner & Gibbs
American Software Users Group
Anheuser Busch
Apple Computer
AT&T
AutoDesk
Cartier Jewelers
Century 21
Dana Corporation
Equity Residential Properties
Exxon Corporation
Hershey Foods
Infiniti
Lockheed Martin
Lucent Technologies
Monsanto Chemical Corporation
Ohio Edison
Pacific Bell
Procter & Gamble
Rohm Haas Corporation
SmithKline Beecham
Waste Management of North America
Andersen Consulting
Arthur Andersen
Bank of America
Chase Manhattan
Citibank
Edward D. Jones
Ernst & Young
First Interstate Bank
KPMG - Peat Marwick
Managed Futures Association
Pennsylvania State Bank
Price Waterhouse
Scudder Kemper
Transamerica Asset Management
Wells Fargo Bank
American Society of Association Executives
Florida Society of Association Executives
Greater Washington Society of
Association Executives
International Association of Conference &
Visitors Bureaus
International Special Events Society
Meeting Planners International
National Association of Catering Executives
Professional Convention Management Association
Texas Society of Association Executives
American Academy of Physician Executives
American Association of Medical Society Executives
American College of Surgeons
American Physical Therapy Association
California Nurses Association
Doctors Hospital
Lutheran Hospital
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
Discovery Toys
E'OLA
National Fire Academy
Pampered Chef
