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Colleen Kettenhofen, a dynamic keynote speaker, author and cancer survivor, has presented over 1000 programs in 47 states and five foreign countries. Client favorites: leadership and management skills, difficult people, public speaking, and motivation. Colleen is co-author of The Masters of Success, as featured on NBC’s Today Show. She has authored over 40 popular articles having been quoted and published in newspapers and magazines across the country. Colleen was previously honored as the “number one sales producer in the history of the company” for a major publishing house. Combining this with her Advertising Executive years presenting to top level executives at Fortune 500 companies, Colleen speaks from experience when it comes to sharing powerful leadership skills.

Colleen incorporates some humorous yet appropriate acting and role playing into her customized keynotes, breakout sessions and seminars. She emphasizes real-world examples, accountability, and having an action plan for success. Her high-content, high-energy interactive programs provide participants with practical strategies they can apply that very same day. She is often described as “real” and provides results! Guaranteed!

Colleen likes to “interview” at least three participants who will be in attendance to guarantee your event is a success. As a result, her programs are fun, fast-paced and highly customized. Colleen truly connects with her audience and provides down-to-earth information. All speaking engagements and titles are tailored to your specific objectives and time frames.

Colleen has worked with the FBI of New York City, Honeywell, Washington State Senate, Oregon Healthcare Association, Quidel Corporation and numerous others.

Areas of Expertise:

Colleen Kettenhofen has over 11 years experience as an international speaker, is easy to work with, and highly conscientious. She has delivered over 1,000 programs in 47 states and five foreign countries since 1995. Colleen communicates with tremendous energy and passion. She likes to “interview” at least three audience members who will be in attendance to guarantee your event is a success!

She enthusiastically emphasizes real-world examples, accountability and having an action plan for success. Colleen’s programs are high-content, interactive and fun. Guaranteed results.

Colleen scores extremely high on evaluations. She connects with her audience, and gives easy practical tips that can be applied that very same day. Clients ask her back again and again.

(Colleen’s programs and titles are customized to your needs and time frames.)

How to Effectively Manage People…Even the Difficult Ones! Keynote, half day, full day, or 2 days
Recognize time-tested sure-fire strategies for motivating your employees and managing people. Discover how to effectively deliver bad news when things go wrong – or in the face of change. Practice and discuss field-proven strategies for handling difficult employees (optional). New! 6 secrets for managing friends and former colleagues. How to conduct more powerful performance reviews. Delegating for better results. Proven principles for interviewing and hiring the best employees. Recognize your “leadership style” and how it can help, or hurt, in managing people. Discover how to effectively overcome employee negativity and other “attitudes.” 10 time-tested techniques, or “do’s and don’ts” for managing people…guaranteed!

Achieving Personal and Professional Success: Keynote, half day or full day
Utilizing the most up-to-the-minute research, learn to recognize your own self-sabotaging thought patterns. New! Discover two time-tested principles for boosting your self-confidence. Identify 8 great foods for boosting your mood and increasing energy. Recognize the 12 most persuasive words and how to use them effectively to achieve greater success. 10 communication pitfalls to avoid at work, at home, and why they can hinder your success. Proven and practical techniques for projecting a more professional image and dramatically improve your credibility. Leadership at all levels and much more!

Secrets for Dealing with Difficult People: Keynote, half day or full day
The whiner, know-it-all, gossip, blamer, passive-aggressive, exploder, super-sensitive and more. In this insightful, interactive and information-packed program, discover the secrets to what makes difficult people tick…and what ticks them off! You’ll walk away with easy time-tested proven strategies you can apply immediately for how to keep yourself sane, secure, and with a still-sunny disposition. And, might I be a difficult person? Oh my!

Tune Up Your Team! Achieving Peak Performance as a Team Leader: Half day, full day or 2 days
Forward-thinking leaders understand that the same traits that make a successful team often work in a business environment as well. Discover the top 10 traits people want to see for them to “willingly” follow a leader. Recognize and discuss proven strategies for establishing more trust and credibility…guaranteed! Transform your team into a winning workforce instead of just a “work group.” Learn easy techniques for how to give constructive criticism without putting others on the defensive. This program is designed to be highly interactive, informative and fun!

Dealing with Difficult Employees…If You Dare! Keynote, half day, full day or 2 days
Many managers are promoted to leadership positions based on their hard skills or technical skills. Yet many of them have never had training in the area of people skills and how to communicate effectively. And now, they’re managing people! This program is packed with new, up-to-the-minute research managers, supervisors and team leaders need to know about dealing with difficult employees. What to do if the difficult employee is someone you “inherited.” Discover proven techniques for how to manage the insubordinate subordinate, gossip, whiner, blamer, passive-aggressive crier and more. Recognize step-by-step time-tested strategies for conducting effective performance reviews. Identify 7 key ingredients every performance improvement plan must include. What to say and what not to say, especially during a termination meeting! This program is highly informative, interactive and fun.

Present Like a Pro ~ Sell Them Don’t Tell Them! Half day, full day or 2 days
In this informative presentation skills program, discover 7 strategies for overcoming nervousness once and for all. Recognize and discuss proven techniques of the “speaking superstars.” Learn how to easily and creatively organize a presentation. Discover why people love to “buy” your ideas but don’t want to be sold. How to be persuasive even if you’re presenting technical material. Practical tips for how to come across credibly and confidently. How to use visual aids and PowerPoint slides for maximum impact. How to handle a hostile audience and questions you don’t know how to answer! Optional: second day videotaping and feedback.

Testimonials:

“More than 100 event planners agreed that this year the star of the day was Colleen Kettenhofen. Her evaluations were fantastic; here is a sample: fun, engaging conversational style with down-to-earth information, captured her audience right away. High energy, nice humor, polished, poised.” Marney Roddick Oregon Employer Council

“A wonderful motivational speaker! Gives the keys to success on how to deal with difficult people.” Chuck Lloyd Oregon Healthcare Association

“Colleen is very professional, well organized and is a very good communicator! You can tell that what she has to offer comes from a wealth of experience and not just “head knowledge.” Don Gifford Quality Control Lead Tech Rix Industries

“Awesome! She exceeded my already high expectations! Excellent speaker!”
Nancy H. Noye Human Resources Director T.H.P.R.D.

“Colleen provided great direction for resolving issues. Best/most useful class I’ve attended!” Darlene Carlson Manager III California DMV

“Colleen, I enjoyed the information in this presentation a great deal because it provided real world, practical tips that I can use in my everyday life and use at work.”
Sara Jones South Region Clerk Dot Foods