Scott Friedman TOPICS: Humor Comedian Sales Change Stress FEE CATEGORY:* 5.0k to 10.0k TRAVELS FROM: Colorado Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Request This Speaker

Scott Friedman: Profile

Scott Friedman, CSP, (Certified Speaking Professional), 2004-05 President of the National Speakers Association, is the author of 2 books and co-author of 4 others. Scott’s latest book, Punchlines, Pitfalls and Powerful programs - Ten Surefire Ways of Adding Humor to Your Presentations, is the perfect resource for those looking to connect with their audience…. whoever that may be. Scott outlines effective methods for engaging and educating an audience through humor and story telling.

His book Using Humor for a Change is chock-full of great ideas to lighten-up the workload. The “One Minute Humor Break” proves to be the perfect remedy for stress and burnout.

An internationally recognized professional, Scott speaks on a variety of topics over 80 times a year. His areas of focus include employee and customer engagement, branded customer service, and personal branding. He also specializes in humor as a tool in sales, improving service, public speaking techniques and change management. Scott’s varied experience has brought him success in many industries including: hospitality, meetings, real estate, insurance, health care, education, government and just about any association. Scott’s greatest strength is his ability to customize the perfect program to fit the needs of any particular group. His improvisational comedy training, quick wit, and engaging material make Scott’s usable content a bunch of fun to listen to. He is a perfect fit for kick-offs, closings, lunches and midnight snacks.

In 1998, Scott started working in Singapore and now spends 20% of his time speaking throughout Asia and other locations around the globe. He shares his programs and experiences as he works with organizations like Singapore Airlines, the Singapore Government, Gold Fields of South Africa, Young President’s Organization, and many of the Fortune 1000 companies. He offers to all his clients a global and culturally sensitive perspective on how to get more out of work and out of life. He is always sure to do his homework to ensure that all groups feel at home no matter where they might be.

Scott has been an established and trusted member of the speaking community for many years and continues to have a strong presence. In 1988, as the President of the National Speakers Association of Colorado, Scott founded the Meetings Industry Council of Colorado, a coalition of professional meetings industry-related organizations. The council’s underlying purpose is to strengthen the relationships among participating organizations through increased communication. In 2002 Scott was awarded the International Association of Speaker Bureaus’ (IASB) Pace Setter Award, given annually to an individual outside the IASB who played an integral role, in partnership with IASB, to further advance the speaking industry. The IASB recognized Scott for successfully developing and executing “an alliance between the NSA (National Speakers Association) and IASB… [to encourage] partnering among bureaus and speakers to further advance the client relationships that serve both.” Finally, in April of 2005, it was Scott’s vision that brought to Singapore the first Global Speakers Summit. 300 international speakers and meetings professionals from 20 countries attended this event. The second Global Speakers Summit was held in Dubai in 2007 hosted by the International Federation for Professional Speakers.

Scott would like to bring both his message and experience to your upcoming event. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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