Professional business builder with 30 years of experience. Excels in public speaking and teaching communication and presentation skills. Speaking experience ranges from key note speaker to workshop leader for events in the United States and internationally. Also helps clients develop clear, consistent, and compelling communications and messaging from that first handshake introduction through all their written materials online and on paper. Here's what Arlene can do for you:PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER: Arlene has created wide array of presentation topics or will create a presentation to fit your specific event and theme for business conferences, writing workshops and conferences, graduations ceremonies, and more, as a keynote speaker, workshop presenter and/or panel discussion expert. Arlene speaks on topics encompassing business management and messaging, communication styles/skills, personal & professional growth, creating & managing social media content, strategic planning, as well as setting personal goals. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Arlene works with sole proprietors, mid-sized businesses, national companies, and intentional corporations in marketing, branding, messaging, communications, public relations, advertising, strategic planning, leadership skills, communication skills, proposal development, and more.COMMUNICATION: Arlene helps professionals develop and fine-tune internal and external communication programs. She helps executives with speech writing and delivery, and creating powerful Powerpoint presentations. She speaks at conferences about recognizing and enhancing communication between personnel within a corporation and between technical professionals and their clients. INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, WRITER AND EDITOR: Arlene teaches writing from "business considerations in writing"to "the truth of writing nonfiction"and topics on journaling, world building, using power words, "technical writing as a career,""you have a passion for writing, but still need to pay the rent,"and more. Arlene is also an experienced editor who excels in looking for grammar, spelling, word usage, and content consistency.Arlene has a BS in Advertising/Public Relations and Masters in Marketing with a specialization in Business Communications. Certified SCORE business mentor.Awards: “Fabulous Speaker of the Year Award” nominee by Professional Speakers Association, Winner of national SCORE “Business Championship Excellence Award”Volunteer Services: Board of Directors for the Texas Association of Authors * Director of the non-profit S.E.T. Up for Success Foundation * Coach, mentor, judge for FIRST Robotics * Boy Scouts merit badge counselor * Mentor for high school Junior Achievement program *