Edward Scannell is the past president of the National Speakers Association. As a professional speaker, he has given more than a thousand presentations, seminars and workshops across the U.S. and in several overseas venues. Equally involved in both civic and professional organizations, Scannell as served on the Boards of Directors of a number of groups and is the recipient of numerous awards. Ed Scannel has also held top leadership positions in many international associations related to the meetings industry, such as ASTD, MPI, NSA, HSMAI and CIC. Scannell has written or co-authored several books and over a hundred articles in the fields of Human Resource Management, Communication, Creativity, Meeting Planning, Management and Teambuilding. His best-selling "Games Trainers Play" series are used by speakers, trainers and meeting planners globally. A past president of MPI's Arizona Sunbelt Chapter and its 1986 "Planner of the Year," he was also MPI's International President in 1988-1989. Formerly the Director of the University Conference Bureau at Arizona State University, Ed also taught at the ASU College of Business and previously at the University of Northern Iowa. He serves as the Director of the Center for Professional Development and Training in Scottsdale, AZ. As recognition of his activities, Edward Scannell is listed in several "Who's Who" Directories. Titles Creative Problem Solving I Know You Think You Understand What I Meant... We've Got To Stop Meeting Like This! Managing Change Customer Service-Excellence Begins With You Games Trainers Play Unaccustomed As I Am... Board Retreats / Team building It's About Time! Leadership Is... Topics Communication, Creativity, Customer Service, Human Resource, Leadership 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 AZ 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.