Connie Merritt, an international speaker and award-winning author, adds value and enriches your meeting with inspiring, direct and humorous programs. Her presentation style promotes using new skills immediately and retaining them longer. As a professional speaker since 1984, she synthesizes the latest research on medicine, psychology, sociology and business as related to your specific needs. More than 500,000 men and women from a variety of corporations and professional organizations have benefited from her programs. Nicknamed “The Lion Tamer” for improving relationships at work and home, Connie Merritt, RN, PHN, adds value, fun and excitement to our meeting. Her programs draw upon her experience as a nurse, author, coach, speaker, volunteer, sales star, fundraiser, standup comic, stage actor, wife and recovering superwoman. Connie’s called part college professor, part philosopher and part comedienne as she spins humorous, instructive tales while being natural and real on stage. She’ll link her experiences—such as flying the Goodyear blimp, an emergency resuscitation and training her horse to be an equine therapist—to lessons and skills you can use. She’s an active nurse with relevant credentials (RN, BSN, PHN) and her finger on the pulse of healthcare issues. She understands what makes healthcare providers tick and what makes them ticked off - her programs address their concerns and give them solutions. She can present a CEU program (continuing education unit) up to three times in one day - adding value and stretching the meeting dollar. Three reasons why you should consider Connie for your next meeting: 1. Your stress will be lower during meeting planning and implementation ­ Connie has addressed more than 600 groups (500,000+ people) in the last two decades and knows your deadlines, constraints and concerns. 2. Your attendees will feel heard, understood and connected ­ Connie’s active experience and credentials plus her community involvement makes her “one of them.” 3. Your meeting will be taken to a higher, more meaningful level ­ Connie’s thorough preprogram research, audience interviews and natural humor give over-committed professionals not only skills to improve relationships but a renewed sense of purpose. She's the author of "Finding Love (Again!)" The Dating Survival Manual and "The Taming Guidebook Series," contributor to "Chocolate for a Woman's Soul" and "God’s Vitamin C for the Spirit of Women." She volunteers as the nurse on equine facilitated therapy team teaching horseback riding to the physically and mentally disabled. Her next book, "Before You Get Naked...Things to Know Before Baring All, synthesizes the latest research and studies on medicine, psychology and sociology to help the dating-impaired find the right one. Connie lives with her husband Lynn Hughes, Lucy the lab and her horse Maggie Rose in Laguna Beach, California. Titles Dealing With Complainers, Bullies & Curmudgeons: Tame The Lions In Your Life Stress Busting From The Trenches: Tame The Stress In Your Life Productive Men & Women Together: Tame Men & Outrageous Women Invigorating & Inspiring The Overworked & Overwhelmed: Raiders Of The Lost Spark Industry Future - "Where Is Marcus Welby? Tame The Future Of Healthcare & What To Expect This Decade Multiple Generations in the Healthcare Setting: Tame the New Workforce - Who Are They & What Do They Want? Nurses' Future - "Raiders Of The Lost Spark - Invigorating & Inspiring The Overwhelmed Healthcare Worker"    Topics Stress, Conflict Resolution, Health, Women, Medical, Balance, Customer Service, Relationships, Human Resource Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $7,500 - $9,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State CA 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.