Laura Baxter

Author, Opera Singer, AwardWinning Keynote Speaker

The Voice for Leadership

Country or state

Germany

Available to

Global

Fee

Languages

English,

German

Volunteer

Yes

Personal Details

Bio

For over 25 years, the American Opera Singer and Performance Expert Laura Baxter has studied the effects of the voice and body on non-verbal communication and leadership. Through her seminars, university courses and keynote speeches, she shares her research and experience not only with actors and singers, but also with business and political leaders worldwide. She helps her clients to excel both on and off the stage!

Ms. Baxter uses her stage experience to help business and political leaders to overcome stress and to excel in difficult situations. She also gives keynote speeches on the international stage, in which she combines musical theater and business themes into an entertaining, inspiring and informative event for everyone. In 2011 Ms. Baxter won the German Speakersʼ Association (GSA) Newcomer Casting Award with her Keynote Speech “The Power of Presence!” Ms. Baxter is also considered to be one of Speakersʼ Excellenceʼs Top 100 Trainers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

In addition to her performance career, Laura Baxter was on the vocal faculty at the renown Duke University and has been on the faculty at the Friedrich-Alexander-University in Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, since 1999, and she co-authored the book Die besten Ideen für mehr Humor (“The Best Ideas for more Humor”, GABAL Verlag Top Speakers Edition, 2013).

Current position (3)

Author, Opera Singer, AwardWinning Keynote Speaker

The Voice for Leadership

CEO

Castle Mount Media GmbH & Co. KG

Vocal Faculty

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Achievements (4)

Louis Sudler Award for the Arts from Emory University

Winner of the Louis Sudler Award for the Arts from Emory University in 1984

German Speakers Association Newcomer Casting Award

Winner of the German Speakers Association Newcomer Casting Award 2011

Master Trainer of NLP

Master Trainer for Neurolinguistic Programming awarded through the DVNLP

Structogram & Triogram Trainer

Degrees (2)

M.M. (Master of Music, Vocal Performance and Pedagogy) M.A. in Musicology

The Ohio State University

1983 to 1985

Bachelor of Arts in Music

Emory University

1980 to 1983

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Awards & certifications (7)

Louis Sudler Award for the Arts from Emory University in 1984

Louis Sudler Award for the Arts, Emory University

1984

German Speakers Association Newcomer Casting Award

German Speakers Association

2011