Bio
of Sam Horn, 2003-04 Outstanding Capital Speaker
Sam
Horn
has an impressive personal and professional background that
contributes to her being an award-winning keynote speaker,
best-selling author, respected creative consultant, and in-demand
media resource. A partial list of credentials includes:
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An
award-winning professional
speaker
who has presented programs to more
than half a million people worldwide since 1981 and for such
corporate and convention clients as Hewlett-Packard, Fortune 500
Forum, NASA, ServiceMaster, the IRS, Lockheed Martin, ASAE, the U.
S. Navy, National Governors Association, Boeing, Associated General
Contractors, State of Hawaii, Booz Allen Hamilton, and American
Bankers Association.
The top-rated speaker at two International Platform
Association conventions, Sam’s programs are often the most popular
because conference attendees can count on them being fun,
fascinating and full of real-life ideas they can use immediately to
reap real-world results. As Jessica E. Bassett, VP, Legg Mason said,
"Having personally planned numerous conferences over the past 15
years, I have experienced the gamut of presenters. Without a doubt,
I can confidently state that Sam Horn's talent rests among the best.
I have witnessed an immediate difference in our attendees following
her sessions that is nothing short of amazing."
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A respected author of well-reviewed books from major
publishers
including Tongue Fu!®, ConZentrate, What's Holding
You Back?, and Take The Bully By The Horns, which have
been translated into 17 languages (including Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Spanish, French and German), favorably reviewed in dozens of
major publications including Publishers Weekly, Chicago
Tribune, Washington Post, Investors Business Daily,
Foreign Service Journal and Readers Digest, and
endorsed by many best-selling authors including Stephen R. Covey,
Anthony Robbins, Jeffrey Fox, Susan Jeffers, Dave Pelzer, Rabbi
Harold Kushner, Richard Carlson and John Gray.
Her most recent book POP! Stand Out in Any Crowd shares an
original branding methodology - the result of 15 years of research
into the “art and science of intrigue.” It has received enthusiastic
testimonials from such respected business thought-leaders as Seth
Godin (The Dip), Jeffrey Gitomer, (Little Red Book of
Selling) and Ken Blanchard (One Minute Manager) who said it is
a, “Lively, fun, inspiring guide to getting heard, getting
remembered, and getting results.”
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An in-demand media resource
who has been interviewed on every major network (NBC, ABC, CBS, and
FOX) and on dozens of radio shows including National Public Radio,
WGN, Bloomberg, USA Radio Network. Her work has even been featured
on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show and To Tell The Truth,
where she and her Tongue Fu!® team stumped the panel.
Richard Lederer, co-host of NPR’s A Way with Words said, “Sam
Horn’s techniques for coining memorable names and slogans are
popping-fresh, engaging, easy to apply, and jolly good fun.”
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Originator of an innovative communication methodology.
Sam
created the trade-marked curriculum of Tongue Fu!®
(how to deal with difficult people without becoming one yourself)
and has licensed dozens of instructors around the world to teach
this program for a wide range of industries including healthcare,
financial services and education.
Executive Book Summaries
said “Tongue Fu!® is a gold mine for anyone who deals
with the public; it has added to the legacy of ideas on how to deal
with people left by Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and Dale
Carnegie.”
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15-time Emcee of the world-renowned Maui Writers Conference.
Sam has worked alongside such famous authors, screenwriters, and
directors as Ron Howard, James Brooks, Garry Marshall, Frank
McCourt, Richard Paul Evans, Nicholas Sparks, Sue Grafton, Tami
Hoag, and Tony Hillerman. She also has worked with top
decision-makers from all the major publishers and the country’s top
agents. She annually coordinates the Non-fiction-Business-Self Help
Retreat the week before Labor Day weekend and at off-site programs
in Fiji, Alaska, the Bahamas and Mexico.
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Sought-After Creativity Consultant.
Sam coordinated the Creativity Alive
series for the 2005 Young Presidents Organization University in
Ireland, and has helped thousands of consulting clients and program
participants craft first-to-market identities that helped their
business, book and brand break out (instead of blend in). As John
Jantsch (Fortune’s #1 blogger on small business) said, “Sam is a
seriously energetic and creative thinker who has taken what,
for some, is mind-boggling work and turned it into a system on
how to create memorable names, core marketing messages and slogans.
She has created a wonderful set of tools that will help you
construct one-of-a-kind ideas.”
Sample Testimonials from Meeting Planners
about Sam Horn’s Presentations
“What
can I say; you are wonderful; you change lives. It is not often one
is fortunate enough to attend a speech of such inspiration and
depth. The legislators raved about you.” - Robin Read,
National Federation for Women Legislators
“I
can't tell you how much we appreciated your
Tongue Fu!® program. Three
of us traveled together to the meeting and talked of nothing else on
the way back home!” -Tina Huneycutt, Lockheed Martin
"We
were impressed by the personal attention you gave each participant,
long after your presentations concluded. You were a real asset to
our conference." - Peter Kennerdell, National Conference for
Political Involvement Professionals
“Your POP! program was a big hit with our packed room of ASAE
members. Attendees asked to have more programs like yours. That’s
much easier said than done!” – Lori B. Kerkay, CAE, Center for
Association Leadership
“A thousand thanks for
bringing your provocative and powerful program to our group. Our
audience felt they received extremely valuable information presented
in an exciting, interesting and entertaining way." - Shirley
Gilbert & Pat Erwin, Hewlett-Packard
"Many employees rated
your workshop as one of the best we've ever had. I really
appreciate your professionalism and gracious style." - Wende
Goo, Training Officer, Internal Revenue Service
"It appears you are a
very consistent speaker. As usual, you were at the top of our
audience poll, scoring an 'excellent' rating - 97% to be exact."
- Luvie Owens, CEO, International Platform Association.
"Congratulations on
attaining such high praise from our group. They have shown a bias
against non-industry presenters over the years, but your
presentation challenged that. It was loaded with practical advice."
- Michael Sarka, CMP, Executive Director of the Vacation Rental
Managers Association
“We
got raves about
Tongue Fu!®
Having you as our closing keynoter was like smooth chocolate sauce
on fine ice cream.”
– Marianne De Costa,
Builders Owners & Managers Association.
"Your programs were a
smashing success! Attendees used words such as 'thought-provoking,'
'terrific,' ‘insightful" to describe your sessions, and applauded
your 'creative approaches' and 'profitable ideas which will pay off
immediately'. I share their enthusiasm." - Joan Dickson,
Manager of Meetings & Conventions, National Pest Control Association
"My staff thoroughly
enjoyed your excellent presentation. I want to share just one of
the compliments: 'By far the most informative communications class
I've ever attended. Ms. Horn is a dynamic speaker who captures the
audience and places emphasis on practical subject matter’." - Lt.
Cmdr. T.J. Concannon, Commanding Officer, MEPS, U.S. Navy
"Never have I witnessed
such positive comments regarding a presenter at a state conference.
Attendees said you really directed your program to and for us."
- Steve Yager, Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents
“Best speaker I have
heard in 10 years! Bring her back. Loved her humor. Relevant
examples can apply right away. Engaging storytelling. Everything
pertained – not a fluff session. Entertaining, inspiring.” –
Sample comments from Florida Society of Association Executives
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P.O. Box
6810 Los Osos, CA 93412-6810
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