Timidly, at first, Debra Fine dipped her toes into the pool of small talk. Fine soon realized that conversation, like most things in life, comes easier with practice. Now the formerly shy, tongue-tied "enginerd" is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, trainer and author. A former engineer Debra Fine established her Denver based company The FINE Art of Small Talk to teach all variety of professionals, and the spouse who is dragged along, conversational skills for use at networking events, business conventions, trade shows, and with clients, customers and patients. Fine studied the art of conversation as diligently as she had once studied engineering. A member of the National Speakers Association and the Colorado Chapter of the National Speakers Association, Fine receives high accolades from her clients, which include Cisco Systems, Wells Fargo Bank, Vail Associates, The US Treasury Department, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, and hundreds of associations including insurance, real estate, legal, financial, engineering, health care, and chambers of commerce and civic organizations across the country Debra is also a member of Rotary International and has served on the board of her club during her membership over the past 15+ years In addition she is a past member of the Advisory Council of the University of Colorado School of Engineering and currently sits on the Communities Advisory Council of the Junior League. Debra authored the best selling books: "The Fine Art of Small Talk How to Start a Conversation, Keep it Going, Build Rapport and Leave a Positive Impression," and her newest book in the Fine Art series: "The Fine Art of Big Talk: How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work" released in 2008. Debra's recent media appearances include The Today Show, CNN, The Early Show, and NPR Morning Edition. Titles The Fine Art of Small Talk (credit) Fine Art of Building Relationships The Fine Art of Face to Face in an Online World The Fine Art of Networking The Fine Art of Building Relationships Topics Communication, Networking, Women Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $5,000 - $7,499 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State CO Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.

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