"As an award-winning speaker myself, and speech coach to celebrity speakers, authors, and executives, I know a good speaker when I see one. Even though I have no interest at all in sports, when I heard Maryann Karinch talk on "Extreme Athletes" I was enthralled, captivated, and inspired to race to the back of the room and buy her book. I was not the only one. After a standing ovation, the rest of the audience, who were 98% male rushed to purchase her book also. This audience has NEVER done that before.

If you want an interesting message, well delivered, by a speaker who will connect with your audience Maryann Karinch could well be for you."

Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE
Past President National Speakers Association

"Maryann Karinch is always filled with energy as she helps George Mason University's Faculty and Staff learn facts about Body Language.  During our most recent Customer Service Week she had all of the chairs filled for her seminar, 'Don't Be Fooled or Look Foolish Again: Reading and Using Body Language to Your Advantage.'  Some of the feedback from her class includes comments such as:

  • "The workshop made me look inside myself and think more carefully about my interactions with my co-workers, students and others."
  • "Fantastic! Made a difficult subject much more comfortable to deal with."
  • "Energetic, entertaining and presented her material well."
  • "Very informative, animated presenter; keeps the audience involved."
We always are delighted having Maryann present information about Body Language using her fun, energetic and meaningful way of teaching.  We look forward to body language 201 in the next year."

Lori Ann Roth
Director, Training & Development
Human Resources & Payroll Department
George Mason University

Lessons from the Edge
"A keynote presentation on conditioning yourself for success"

Maryann brings her expertise about high performance and personal adventure stories to audiences in her presentations.

The lessons are practical insights from extreme athletes on mental, emotional, and physical conditioning for success. The fun is stories of how the lessons came to life in high risk stiuations. The practical value is performance techniques that help you put the lesson to work in business!
Her insights on issues of interest to executives have been featured in USA Today's Money Section, Investor's Business Daily, the San Jose Mercury News, Forum with Michael Krasny on KQED (NPR in San Francisco), and many other venues.
Investor's Business Daily featured these insights from Maryann in the "Leaders & Success" column:
Plan for both the expected and the unexpected: "If you're prepared for adventure, the answer you need in a crisis will come."
Keep your big picture in mind; don't sacrifice everything in order to reach a single, short-term goal.
To boost your chances of success, tap into all your senses--including your intuition.

Don't Be Fooled or Look Foolish Again: Reading and Using Body Language to Your Advantage

Training on Reading People Around You, Communicating Precisely, and Influencing the Mood and Behavior of Others

By working with her co-author of five books on interpersonal skills, Greg Hartley, Maryann learned the body language secrets of a decorated interrogator and interrogation instructor. As a team, as well as separately, they teach Greg's unique system of reading people like a book and using your own body language to communicate effectively and influence people around you.

 
 
Contact Maryann if you have any questions about her books or presentations. You will receive a prompt, personal response.
 
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