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Karen Friedman is one of the leading communication coaches in today's business world.

Karen Friedman is one of the leading communication coaches in today’s business world. An award-winning television news anchor and reporter who has interviewed thousands of people, she now teaches others how to make the most out of every interview, appearance and presentation.

Friedman made stops at television stations in Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Huntsville, Alabama, where her breaking coverage of local and national events aired on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, the Today Show, Good Morning America and Nightline. Her expertise was recognized when a U.S. delegation led by former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton tapped Karen to provide media and political training for women in South and Central America. She continues to counsel people across the globe and recently returned from Asia where she helped roll out speakers bureaus and public relations crisis training programs.

For more than a decade, spokespeople have been relying on Karen’s know-how to prepare and deliver presentations internally and externally during nationwide awareness campaigns, manufacturing shutdowns, Justice Department inquiries; product launches and recalls, employee issues, chemical spills, and during presentations to seek approval for new drugs. She taught journalism at the University of Wisconsin and once ran for a hotly contested seat in the Pennsylvania State House.

Frequently quoted by top-tier publications including the Wall Street Journal,New York Times and Harvard Business Review, Karen is a professional speaker who has repeatedly received the International Association of Business Communicators top speaker award. Her book, Speaking of Success is scheduled for release this summer

Karen resides in the Philadelphia area with her husband, two sons, neurotic dog and ornery cat.

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