Communication Skills Expert & Story Strategist; Founder of Crazy Good Talks; Author of "Fire Your Fear"
Deirdre Van Nest Biography
Deirdre Van Nest is an international keynote speaker, Certified World Class Speaking Coach, and story strategist specializing in public speaking, storytelling, and communication strategies for financial professionals, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Van Nest began her career after overcoming a fear of public speaking that persisted for 24 years following a critique in her ninth-grade acting class. She holds a degree in communications from Boston College and a master's degree in occupational therapy from Nova Southeastern University.
Van Nest is the founder of Crazy Good Talks, a company focused on providing communication tools and strategies to help professionals connect with clients. She developed the Crazy Good Talks Blueprint and The Emotionally Engaging Advisor, two communication systems designed to help individuals build business relationships and generate leads through effective public speaking and storytelling. Van Nest has used these methods to grow her own business, generating significant revenue from leads acquired through speaking engagements.
As an entrepreneur, Certified World Class Speaking Coach, and member of the National Speakers Association, Van Nest has delivered presentations to organizations including LPL, RBC, Allianz, Lincoln Financial Group, The American College, and the FPA. She has been recognized as a highly rated speaker at GAMA International's LAMP conference.
Van Nest is a contributing author of the Amazon bestseller "World Class Speaking in Action" and the author of "Fire Your Fear: How to Grow Your Business by Changing the Way You Think." She is a regular contributor for Horsesmouth, serves as a faculty member at Hoopis Performance Network, and is frequently interviewed on podcasts and TV talk shows. Her "Crazy Good Talks" podcast offers strategies for making emotional connections with clients through speaking, storytelling, and content creation. Van Nest is known for her practical frameworks and focus on communication skills that help professionals build trust and grow their businesses.
Deirdre Van Nest Speaking Topics
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Get to the “YES!” Quicker
In this interactive presentation your finance professionals will:
Understand why after hearing their “Personal Brand WHY Story”, their ideal clients could be in a room full of their competitors and will still make a beeline for them!
Experience first-hand how telling their “Personal Brand WHY Story” will increase trust, connection, and likeability in 3 minutes or less.
Discover why humanizing themselves is critical to the future of their business.
Discover how top producers are using their stories to attract clients and get to the “YES!” quicker.
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Stand Out and Own the Room Every Time You Speak!
In this presentation your team will:
Learn why many finance professionals aren’t satisfied with the results they get from speaking, and what they can do to increase buy-in and knock it out of the park every time they speak.
Discover the mistake almost every finance professional makes when they open a presentation. This mistake bores their audience and reduces their influence and impact.
Walk out with the key strategy for grabbing their audience from the first words out of their mouth. Let’s face it if they don’t know how to get peoples’ attention off their phones and onto them, their talk is toast. Master this one technique and they will know how exactly how to command the attention of any audience.
Deirdre Van Nest Videos
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Deirdre Van Nest is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Author, Business, Business Authors, Business Coaching, Business Consulting, Communication, Disruptive Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Ethics & Integrity, Finance, Motivational, Non-Fiction Authors, Sales, Storytelling, Thought Leadership, Women in Business -
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Deirdre Van Nest is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Get to the “YES!” Quicker, Stand Out and Own the Room Every Time You Speak! and Storytelling to Skyrocket Sales!. The estimated speaking fee range to book Deirdre Van Nest for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Deirdre Van Nest generally travels from Minneapolis, MN, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Dianna Booher, Carolyn Stern, David C. Baker, Amelia Rose Earhart and Erica Dhawan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Deirdre Van Nest for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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