ABOUT
MAGGIE BEDROSIAN

I have long been enchanted with the power of words to shape the world. Words we tell ourselves determine our spirit and energy. Words we tell others help create our success.

Client successes delight me. I worked with an executive receiving a high technology award. Suddenly she had to move beyond technical expertise and talk about life and principles. Her talk was a resounding success. She said later "You took the jumbled yard sale of my life and helped me spotlight a few gems like a window at Tiffany's offering value to my listeners."

Whether we are addressing ourselves or others I have a simple principle. Tell the truth, and make it fascinating.

BIO/CREDENTIALS

• Director of Bedrosian Communications, Inc.
• Author of:
  SPEAK LIKE A PRO: A Business Guide for Marketing and Managing
  DELIGHTS, DILEMMAS, DECISIONS: The Gift of Living Lightly
  LIFE IS MORE THAN YOUR TO-DO LIST: Balancing Success and Satisfaction
• Selected as presenter at grand opening of the Disney Institute
• Has presented programs to over 100,000 people in over 50 cities in the US, Canada, Bahamas, Hungary, Philippines, and Italy, to an impressive national/international list of clients including American Express, NASA, Smithsonian Institution, Cunard Cruise Lines, Marriott, Goddard Space Flight Center, Treasury Executive Institute, American Society of Travel Agents, Society for Human Resource Management, Institute of Real Estate Management, the Humor Project in New York, American Society for Training and Development, Greenbrier Resort
• MS from Indiana State University in communication, additional graduate work at the University of Hawaii, University of Maryland, State University of New York at Geneseo, Eastern Baptist College
• Has taught at the University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, Marymount University, Mindanao State University
• Former host of television's SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
• Past president of American Society for Training and Development, DC Chapter and the National Capital Speakers Association, Former chair of the Writing/Publishing Group of the National Speakers Association
• Co-Founder of Washington Writers Workshop
• Contributor to five bestselling books:
  CHOCOLATE FOR A WOMAN'S SOUL. p.78 by Kay Allenbaugh
  CHOCOLATE FOR A WOMAN'S HEART AND SOUL. p. 336 by Kay Allenbaugh
  CHOCOLATE FOR A YOUNG WOMAN'S SOUL. (coming soon) by Kay Allenbaugh
  CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SURVIVING SOUL. p. vi by Canfield & Hansen
  CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE COUPLE'S SOUL. p. 300 by Canfield & Hansen
• Serves on the board of directors of the Art Gliner Humor Center at the University of Maryland
• Specialist at designing "smart fun" sessions for people who enjoy rich, light-hearted learning

Come to Bedrosian Communications, Inc. for:
A customized keynote or conference program
A skill-based training session for large or small groups
Individual executive coaching

Four primary ways we work with clients:

1. A Festive Touch of SMART FUN for Special Events:
   • Disney Institute Grand Opening - sessions that are fresh, fun and focused
   • Greenbrier Resort - New Years Day program to start the year right
   • Cunard and Celebrity Cruise Lines - Sessions for Alaskan, Mediterranean, and Caribbean cruises
2. Training in Executive Presentations and SPEAK LIKE A PRO:
   • Treasury Executive Institute - A seven-city tour for professionals across the country
   • Employee Relocation Council - Creating profitable partnerships through proposal presentations
   • Emerging Technology Firm - Presentation power and polish for new executives
3. Programs on LIFE IS MORE THAN YOUR TO-DO LIST:
   • Professional Convention Management Association - Secrets for balancing stress and success
   • E-Ventures - National Conference Series focused on the Woman Entrepreneur
   • American Health Information Management Association - Launching the leadership year
4. And CUSTOM-DESIGNED SERVICES:
   • American School Food Service Association wanted 200 autographed books as a thank-you gift for chapter leaders from across the country
   • A highly-visible executive needed to polish some 15 to 30 second nuggets of information for spots on Bloomberg Business television
   • American Express donated our communication session to a national travel association's annual meeting
   • Each year prospective authors come to our Washington Writing Workshop offered with fellow author Lynne Waymon.
   • Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland offer our sessions to their faculty and staff preparing for classroom and video training programs