Human Behavior Expert, Motivational Speaker
Colette Carlson is a human behavior expert and CPAE Hall of Fame motivational keynote speaker who teaches audiences how to transform relationships through the power of connected conversations. Colette’s presentations weave together powerful life lessons, research-backed strategies, and the call to action for personal and professional success. Audiences connect with Colette through her inspiring content, laugh-out-loud humor, and extensive customization.
With a Master’s Degree in Human Behavior and more than 20 years of experience helping individuals change behaviors that impact their success, Colette understands the psychology, mindset, and skills required to make positive, long-lasting change.
A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a designation held by fewer than 10% of the members belonging to the International Federation for Professional Speakers, Colette has shared her insights, observations, and research with thousands of people throughout the world. In 2017, Colette was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame, a recognition that honors professional speakers who have reached the top echelon of career excellence.
As a crowd-pleasing speaker with proven results, Colette’s clients include Boeing, Cisco, Microsoft, New York Life, PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble and the United States Government. Her articles on connection, stress management, sales, and leadership have been featured in Success, Business Management Daily, and Working Mother magazines. Trusted clients include Boeing, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Fidelity, Great Clips, Federal Express, and the United States Government.
Knowing that it is more fun to learn through play, than to discover truths the hard way, Colette eases the audience into a heartfelt, humorous look into their own lives, bringing about the self-awareness that begins real change.
NOTE: The Certified Virtual Presenter Badge verifies that a professional speaker has the right equipment, the right environment, and the right skill level to deliver an amazing virtual experience for every customer.
Virtual Programs to Adapt, Lead and Succeed in the “Next” Normal!
Are you looking for fresh, interactive, customized content delivered in a FUN way that provides an ROI for your team meetings, conferences or events?
Look no further! Colette’s powerful programs on the power of connection, as it applies to leadership, change, communication, sales and stress, have NEVER been more important than now! She brings her energy, expertise and engagement online to eliminate the typical snoring, boring virtual programs. Instead, attendees leave wanting more and prepared to take action as a result of her collaborative activities, games, quizzes, polls, and incredible wit wrapped in relevant content.
With a master’s in human behavior and twenty years of experience helping individuals change behaviors that impact their success, Colette understands the psychology, mindset and skills required to thrive during times of uncertainty, ambiguity and stress. She excels at developing leaders’ social-emotional intelligence creating empathetic, inclusive environments where teams flourish.
From the top leadership to the front line employee, Colette’s inspiring messages loaded with practical takeaway tools, will help you and your teams adapt, adjust and adopt new behaviors to succeed in the “next” normal!
Most Popular Programs:
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL WELLNESS
YOU Management: Strategies to Avoid Burnout, Boost Resilience, and Accelerate Success
Regardless of your title and role, people experience everyday stressors while they are expected to stay agile through constant change. In today’s world, people are required to exceed expectations and produce more in less time with fewer resources, all while staying positive and engaged with colleagues and customers.
New challenges have collapsed the boundaries between work and home, leaving people juggling opposing demands for time, energy, and attention. It’s no surprise, even with the best of intentions, leaders and teams feel stressed out, disconnected, and emotionally exhausted. Enough! It’s time for You Management!
Join Colette in this laugh-out-loud program as she shares practical, yet powerful, science-based strategies to remain resilient and accelerate your success during the most challenging of circumstances by learning how to:
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Minimize worry, stress, and angst by knowing when to let go or take control
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Manage devices, distractions, and demands to stay focused, present, and productive
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Lean in to change by mastering your mindset to increase mental toughness
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Build in daily self-care strategies to avoid burnout and create more joy
- Maximize health and wellness through the power of connection
- Beneficial for moral, absenteeism and “presenteeism” issues
- Customized to your organization’s unique internal culture, challenges and terminology
- Also available as a corporate wellness program where Colette shares her story of changing mindset and behaviors to lose 50 lbs.
LEADERSHIP
The Connected Leader
Successful, effective leaders recognize the need to authentically connect on a human level, whether virtually or in-person, to create influence and impact. Connected leaders model courageous behaviors that create a culture of clarity, transparency, inclusion, and accountability, even in the most challenging times. In this engaging, uplifting, and research-based program, attendees will master their ability to communicate and connect on deeper levels, creating an environment where people thrive.
In a digitally-distracted, constantly-changing world, become a Connected Leader to:
- Drive positive change through intentional and impactful communication, thoughtful questions, and empathetic listening
- Earn trust, respect, and loyalty from your teams and colleagues
- Learn specific communication techniques that will inspire action and cooperation, address conflict, and extract more value and productivity from your teams
- Seek and encourage healthy feedback
- Create a culture of open communication where people connect, grow, and flourish
- Employees stay more engaged in work environments with sincere communication and clear expectations. After attending a program with Colette, your organization will benefit from managers who received the tools to lead and employees who are motivated to succeed.
- Colette’s programs act as a mini coaching session: blending the theoretical with the practical, sound research with qualitative reasoning, objective insights with descriptive applications. Individuals walk away with easily assimilated action steps to triumph.
WOMEN LEADERS
Women Leading With Impact: Accelerate Your Position With Confidence
When women show up, stand up, and speak out, positive change happens. In this engaging, uplifting, and research-based program, specific to women in leadership, participants gain the strategies and skills necessary to become authentic, credible, and confident leaders. Be recognized, respected, and rewarded in your career by learning how to:
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Cultivate connections that count
- Identify, access, and develop strategic relationships
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Express your success to advocate for yourself and others
- Conquer self-imposed limits to take risks and accelerate growth
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Break through barriers by mastering the power of the ASK
- Stay resilient through constant change and challenges
Truths can be substituted based on your desired goals and program takeaways.
- Identify and change communication patterns that limit your influence
- Give and receive feedback so it lands as a gift
- Increase risk taking and choose to fail forward
- Strategically say no to grow to the next level
- Stay resilient through constant change and challenges
COMMUNICATION
Many Communicate, Few Connect
The common denominators of the most successful people are the ability to effectively communicate and connect, regardless of the situation, location, or audience. In a competitive world filled with a global workforce, numerous communication challenges, and daily digital distractions, getting your message heard has never been more challenging. Clear, concise communication is no longer enough to get results: connection must be part of the equation.
Amplify your impact and form crucial relationships that drive productivity, engagement, and collaboration by learning how to:
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Up your emotional quotient to increase your credibility and gain support
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Foster healthy communication through focused, dedicated behaviors
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Align your thoughts, words, and actions to build trust and increase influence
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Communicate with candor and clarity while maintaining a respectful, human connection
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Become a human highlighter who champions the accomplishments and strengths of every individual on your team.
- Research shows that even in highly technical jobs, success is determined more by human behavior, rather than technical expertise. Colette’s programs increase Emotional Intelligence and improve the softer skills inherent to successful communication.
- Employees stay more engaged in work environments with sincere communication and clear expectations. After attending a program with Colette, your organization will benefit from managers who received the tools to lead and employees who are motivated to succeed.
SALES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
Sincere Selling: Stop Transacting, Start Connecting
In order to make a sale and earn a customer, you must first make a connection. In today’s virtual selling environment with shorter meetings and distracted customers, the ability to quickly connect and captivate is paramount. In this engaging, research-based program, learn how to adopt a sincere selling mindset to cultivate authentic relationships that lead to increased sales, repeat customers, and powerful referrals. As a former national sales trainer, who cut her teeth in straight commission sales, Colette will show you how to up your personal connection quotient to maximize relationships, revenue, and results by learning how to:
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Awaken your awareness to maximize your emotional connection
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Ask deeper, richer questions to identify customer pain points
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Listen empathetically to create a collaborative environment conducive to problem-solving
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Align your thoughts, words, and actions to build trust
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Demonstrate value and gain emotional buy-in through effective storytelling
*This presentation can be delivered as a keynote, break-out session or full-day program
“Sincere Selling” helps entrepreneurs, sales representatives and network marketers save time, money and headaches by teaching them how to cultivate connections that count and ASK for what they need to succeed without offending a soul. It is a motivational, honest, back-to-the-basics program that leaves attendees inspired to work smarter. Customized material based on interviews and field time enhances your team’s willingness to implement ideas immediately.
HEALTHCARE TOPICS:
Stress Less, Laugh & Achieve More!
The truth is healthcare workers today are expected to produce more in less time with fewer resources, while staying positive and engaged. The reality is we are stressed out, tightly wound and exhausted trying to meet and exceed expectations. In an overworked, frenetic-paced environment like healthcare, we all need to stress less and laugh more.
With a heavy dose of humor, Colette shares her magic prescription to build resiliency, prevent professional burnout and deliver compassionate care. Learn how clear, healthy boundaries and thoughtful choices lead to greater satisfaction and stronger results. Gain strategies to manage expectations, maintain a positive mindset and make healthy choices to lower your stress and increase your joy in both your professional and personal life. You will howl with laughter and walk away inspired to make long-lasting changes after witnessing Colette’s signature, visual close that brings it all home.
3 Simple Steps to Clean, Clear, and Compassionate Communication
In healthcare, communication is critical at every level. From leadership to staff or caregiver to patient, we must modulate what we say and how we say it in order to meet with the right results. Join Colette in a hands-on session that helps you make small changes that can have a big impact in both your work and personal life. Learn how to DEAL with any communication confrontation with confidence and grace using Colette’s proprietary and practical technique. Most importantly, recognize defeating behavior and embrace positive mind, mouth, and motions that allow you to speak your truth and facilitate understanding.
