Point-making, public speaking, and presentation training
About Joel Schwartzberg
Joel Schwartzberg is a communications coach and writer whose range of clients includes American Express, Blue Apron, Blue Cross Blue Shield, State Farm Insurance, the Brennan Center for Justice, and Comedy Central. He currently serves as Senior Director of Strategic and Executive Communications for a major nonprofit and has held senior communication and editorial positions with Nickelodeon, PBS, and Time Inc.
An expert in the practice of successful presentations and point-making, Joel's articles appear in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Toastmaster Magazine, CNBC, and Inc.com, and he's been the featured guest on many business and communication podcasts. Joel is also a former state and national public speaking champion who was inducted into the National Forensic Association Hall of Fame in 2002.
Joel's books include "The Language of Leadership: How to Engage and Inspire Your Team" and "Get to the Point! Sharpen Your Message and Make Your Words Matter," and his essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Daily News, The New York Post, New Jersey Monthly, and several "Chicken Soup for the Soul" anthologies.
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A frequent conference speaker, Joel has delivered major presentations at the Ragan Speechwriters Conference, the ALI Leadership & Executive Communication Conference, the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference, The Conference Board’s Corporate Communications Conference, and the World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters Association.
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Joel lives in New Jersey with his wife and more rescued cats than you think.