Steve
Cohn, CSP,
has been a professional communicator for more than 20 years
and has been speaking, training and consulting professionally
for almost a decade. His incredible speaking ability and
rapport with audiences and clients helped him earn the designation
Certified
Speaking Professional (CSP)
from the National Speakers Association and International
Federation for Professional Speakers in 2002. The Certified
Speaking Professional designation is the highest earned
designation in the speaking and training business and is
held by less than 10% of professional speakers and trainers
worldwide.
Steve
has spent much of his professional career studying the way
people communicate with each other and how their actions
affect their businesses, their relationships, and their
environments.
He
began his career as a journalist, working in radio, print,
and video for such organizations as NBC, the Associated
Press, and United Press International. He produced business
and sales videos for such companies as Kellogg's, Tropicana,
and Kraft during the 1980s, and has written more than 200
articles for trade, business, and retail publications in
the U.S. and around the world.
Steve
believes there is no greater crime in presenting than to
be boring. Participants at Delta Air Lines, AT&T, IBM,
BellSouth, Carolina Power & Light, Cingular Wireless,
Nestle, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
and others describe him as "The Best Ever!" "Awesome,"
"Outstanding," "Inspiring," "Motivating,"
"Passionate" and "Enlightening."
Steve
is the co-author of the book, Finding The Magnetic Leader
Within: Moving From Personal Chaos To Personal Peace,
and is a contributor to the compilations, Success Is
A Team Effort and Reach For The Stars: Success Secrets
From Top Trainers, Speakers, and Consultants. He is
currently at work on a new book entitled The Best Customer
Service Companies in America.
He
is a Past President of the Georgia state chapter of the
National Speakers Association. Steve received a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Brooklyn College of the City University
of New York.