Stefanie Coleman Skorup

 Thanks to an American father and a German mother, Stefanie Coleman was born in the United States, raised in Germany and educated in both school systems. She later majored in French, minored in Communications, and spent one year in Paris, where she became certified in Business French by the Paris Chamber of Commerce.

 Upon graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, Stefanie returned to Germany and spent four years working in Public Relations, mostly for the German office of Fleishman-Hillard International. Here she developed and implemented PR programs for clients in the tourism, technology, food and beverage and healthcare fields. She honed her communication skills while writing news releases, acting as liaison between the client and the media, and organizing press conferences and media trips.

 On weekends, Stefanie often conducted tours to Paris for American military living overseas. This was her first exposure to public speaking, and instilled in her a love of teaching and travel. Soon it would lead her to leave the corporate world and cross the pond to begin her biggest adventure.

 Over the next four years Stefanie worked as a Tour Director for Americantours International, introducing groups of foreign visitors to the United States on cross-country bus tours of up to three weeks. She led tours in both English and German, presenting information on history, geography, geology, cities, national parks and culture. In the twelve or more hours that she interacted daily with her groups, she not only educated and entertained, but was also responsible for almost every detail of making their trips a success. And if you’re not sure this constitutes work, why not try and spend 21 days straight with your customers? Communication and presentation skills, leadership, resourcefulness, crisis management, strategic thinking and multi-tasking were required daily.

 Stefanie employs the same skills in her current career as a professional development Speaker and Trainer. In more than six years of contracting extensively to an international seminar company, she has spoken to roughly 20,000 people in both public and on-site formats. Her topics include creativity, time management, communication skills, conflict management and assertiveness, and she has traveled throughout seven countries to deliver them.

 In her spare time (what spare time?), Stefanie is also a triathlete, marathon runner, amateur photographer, avid traveler and member of the National Speakers Association. Combining these interests with her multi-cultural background, public relations and speaking experience, thorough topic knowledge and unique life journey, Stefanie Coleman can deliver to your group a one-of-a-kind learning experience.