Jan Fox
M.Ed.
DC, USJan Fox's 4 EMMY AWARDS attest to her stellar 30-year career in local network news. But don't ask her where she went to Journalism School. The only woman role model on TV when Jan was a kid, was on I LOVE LUCY.
• Jan came from a poor house in Shelbyville, Indiana, all the way to the White House and Hollywood interviewing many celebrities and US Presidents - a life she never could have imagined.
• Jan earned 3 Emmys at CBS WUSA TV9 in Washington, DC:
• At NBC in Portland, ME, Jan helped jump the ratings from # 2 to #1 - 51% market share.
• In Boston at ABC, she hosted an EMMY Award winning talk show.
• Jan has been a busy engaging speaker, facilitator, and emcee, for hundreds of audiences for more than 20 years.
"Your speech was one of the conference highlights. Virtually all of the people attending the conference noted in their evaluation forms that your speech was enlightening, inspirational and funny." - Congressman Jim Moran
• BOLD Speaking is her sweet spot: Enhancing presenting skills of CEOs, budding speakers, and sales teams; empowering audiences to action; helping entrepreneurs land on TV; guiding Associations to clearer messaging and higher memberships.
• Her client list is long: Marriott, IBM, American Translators Association, i/Discovery Sales Team, Accenture New Hires, Verizon, Billy Casper Golf, Well Point, U.S. Coast Guard, Finnegan Int'l Law Firm, Census Bureau, VOA, Veterans Affairs, and many more.
• This once little radish stealer also comes with a rags to success story that offers hope and possibility to her audiences.
"You FREED people in here today. You set people free." -Supervisor, Defense Logistics Agency
"You riveted the audience's attention - men and women alike." - RADM Sandra Stosz, First Female Superintendent of U.S. Coast Guard Academy
• Jan holds a Masters Degree in Humanistic Studies from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, where she also directed the Outreach Program for educators.
Hottest Topics Include: The BOLD SPEAKER: Increase Your Impact and Influence. Do your knees knock? Does your brain take a vacation? Does your tongue twist around itself when you have to speak in front of a group? Quickly take on the BOLD Speaker title to lead more effectively.
Become:
~Dolly Believable. Stories make the difference. Learn to tell them skillfully.
~Marvelous Marvin On-Target. It's not just knowing your target audience. Know how to be ON-Target for the audience in front of you.
~Ellen Likeable. Find out why being likable is far from shallow. It's a necessity for The BOLD Speaker.
~YOU DARING. Discover what's beyond taking a risk or standing out from the crowd. Learn what DARING does for your team. BOLD Speaking means selling more products and services, increasing enthusiasm on the job, fast tracking your career, leading with conviction, and more. In this highly interactive session, learn:
• How to get Angelina Jolie eye contact, hands that stop hanging, plus almost palpable ease at the podium - or out from behind it
• How to dodge a secret bullet and work the room like a pro
• Q&A is not the enemy! You'll use it to get more clients or sell more products
• Jan's 3 "R" Rules: RELATE, RELATE, RELATE to your audience. Get invited back Immediate results!! Participants walk out with more confidence, ready to take on any speaking or presenting situation. Each receives a copy of Jan's Minibuk - 5 Steps to Stellar Speaking & 5 Practice Plans. No group too large.
"Your speaker sessions changed the culture of our company. You taught us to sound like leaders. Now our people follow." - CEO of Billy Casper Golf - the largest golf management company in the U. S.
BOLD SPEAKING: BEAT YOUR SALES QUOTA Already successful sales teams find out how to take their numbers UP. Studies show it's not always WHAT salespeople say, but HOW they say it that makes the listener sign on the dotted line. In this presentation, attendees will learn:
• 5 simple refinements that will increase results
• How to shift the focus of one small word to shift the conversation in the right direction
• How to get rid of unintentional "stall language" and make it easier for prospects to stay all the way to the Call-to-Action
• The great derailer, Q&A, is NOT the enemy. It's another chance to close the deal!
"We brought Jan in to work with my team to improve our briefings. Jan is not one-size-fits-all. Her unique ability is to find the "TWEAK" for my team that refined and accelerated our public speaking abilities." - CEO of Janson Communications, a provider to the U. S. Army
GET YOURSELF and YOUR BIZ on TV - What to Do When you Get There (draws a big crowd, lots of laughter, and fast results!) Jan's new book tells you how to think INside the box to get INside the studio. An email or phone call will not get the job done. What can you put in a box that the producer will have to open in the newsroom? Find out how to create an, "Ooh - Ahh!" moment with your topic. Yes, content is king, but content doesn't walk in and say, "Pick me! Pick me!" You might even beat the PR story pitcher. Many of them still rely on words, but TV isn't talk radio. You'll learn to think out your eyeballs. Find out what you have to worry about once you make it to the studio and what you can let everybody else handle.
"I tried to get on Channel 9 for 5 years. I met Jan Fox, and within one month I was on CBS!" - Omekongo Dbinga, International Speaker/Author
BOLD SPEAKING TIPS from the STARS: Design Your Own Keynote using Celebrity Stories from a Reporter's Notebook. Jan Fox shares vignettes of her interviews with many Hollywood stars, plus a few U.S. Presidents. She's pulled BOLD SPEAKING tips out of each - without the stars knowing what was happening! Now, you can use this exclusive info to spike your own conferences and meetings. Just pick the stars you want to hear about to captivate your audience - and Jan delivers!
Choose from these celebrities and more to use for your entertaining, and downright funny, keynotes or workshops:
• Dolly Parton: Check Your Foundation
•JK Rowling: Know Your Audience, Grow with Your Audience
• Taylor Swift: Just Do It from Your Life
• Yo Yo Ma: Cross the Line
• Chevy Chase: Don't Cross the Line
• George H.W. Bush: The One-Line Golf/BIZ Tip
• Jimmy Carter: GIVE! till You Sweat
• Bill Clinton: Shake it! Drill!
•Maya Angelou: Say "Good Morning!"
• Jane Fonda: Rely on Grace and Dignity
• Martha Stewart: Get a Dibble
• Steven Spielberg: Go ahead! Buy the Popcorn
Publications
SPEAKER MAGAZINE- Start With a Bang. Don't End With a Whimper
People are talking about Jan Fox:
"Jan is the best money I ever spent!" CEO and Author – Dr. Chris Efessiou
"This woman sure knows how to engage an audience!" Melanie Spring, CEO Sisarina
"Jan turned me from an academic to an engaging speaker." Dr. Judson Brewer, Yale, TEDx – 500,000 viewsI
Jan Fox's 4 EMMY AWARDS attest to her stellar 30-year career in local network news. But don't ask her where she went to Journalism School. The only woman role model on TV when Jan was a kid, was on I LOVE LUCY.
• Jan came from a poor house in Shelbyville, Indiana, all the way to the White House and Hollywood interviewing many celebrities and US Presidents - a life she never could have imagined.
• Jan earned 3 Emmys at CBS WUSA TV9 in Washington, DC:
• At NBC in Portland, ME, Jan helped jump the ratings from # 2 to #1 - 51% market share.
• In Boston at ABC, she hosted an EMMY Award winning talk show.
• Jan has been a busy engaging speaker, facilitator, and emcee, for hundreds of audiences for more than 20 years.
"Your speech was one of the conference highlights. Virtually all of the people attending the conference noted in their evaluation forms that your speech was enlightening, inspirational and funny." - Congressman Jim Moran
• BOLD Speaking is her sweet spot: Enhancing presenting skills of CEOs, budding speakers, and sales teams; empowering audiences to action; helping entrepreneurs land on TV; guiding Associations to clearer messaging and higher memberships.
• Her client list is long: Marriott, IBM, American Translators Association, i/Discovery Sales Team, Accenture New Hires, Verizon, Billy Casper Golf, Well Point, U.S. Coast Guard, Finnegan Int'l Law Firm, Census Bureau, VOA, Veterans Affairs, and many more.
• This once little radish stealer also comes with a rags to success story that offers hope and possibility to her audiences.
"You FREED people in here today. You set people free." -Supervisor, Defense Logistics Agency
"You riveted the audience's attention - men and women alike." - RADM Sandra Stosz, First Female Superintendent of U.S. Coast Guard Academy
• Jan holds a Masters Degree in Humanistic Studies from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, where she also directed the Outreach Program for educators.
Hottest Topics Include: The BOLD SPEAKER: Increase Your Impact and Influence. Do your knees knock? Does your brain take a vacation? Does your tongue twist around itself when you have to speak in front of a group? Quickly take on the BOLD Speaker title to lead more effectively.
Become:
~Dolly Believable. Stories make the difference. Learn to tell them skillfully.
~Marvelous Marvin On-Target. It's not just knowing your target audience. Know how to be ON-Target for the audience in front of you.
~Ellen Likeable. Find out why being likable is far from shallow. It's a necessity for The BOLD Speaker.
~YOU DARING. Discover what's beyond taking a risk or standing out from the crowd. Learn what DARING does for your team. BOLD Speaking means selling more products and services, increasing enthusiasm on the job, fast tracking your career, leading with conviction, and more. In this highly interactive session, learn:
• How to get Angelina Jolie eye contact, hands that stop hanging, plus almost palpable ease at the podium - or out from behind it
• How to dodge a secret bullet and work the room like a pro
• Q&A is not the enemy! You'll use it to get more clients or sell more products
• Jan's 3 "R" Rules: RELATE, RELATE, RELATE to your audience. Get invited back Immediate results!! Participants walk out with more confidence, ready to take on any speaking or presenting situation. Each receives a copy of Jan's Minibuk - 5 Steps to Stellar Speaking & 5 Practice Plans. No group too large.
"Your speaker sessions changed the culture of our company. You taught us to sound like leaders. Now our people follow." - CEO of Billy Casper Golf - the largest golf management company in the U. S.
BOLD SPEAKING: BEAT YOUR SALES QUOTA Already successful sales teams find out how to take their numbers UP. Studies show it's not always WHAT salespeople say, but HOW they say it that makes the listener sign on the dotted line. In this presentation, attendees will learn:
• 5 simple refinements that will increase results
• How to shift the focus of one small word to shift the conversation in the right direction
• How to get rid of unintentional "stall language" and make it easier for prospects to stay all the way to the Call-to-Action
• The great derailer, Q&A, is NOT the enemy. It's another chance to close the deal!
"We brought Jan in to work with my team to improve our briefings. Jan is not one-size-fits-all. Her unique ability is to find the "TWEAK" for my team that refined and accelerated our public speaking abilities." - CEO of Janson Communications, a provider to the U. S. Army
GET YOURSELF and YOUR BIZ on TV - What to Do When you Get There (draws a big crowd, lots of laughter, and fast results!) Jan's new book tells you how to think INside the box to get INside the studio. An email or phone call will not get the job done. What can you put in a box that the producer will have to open in the newsroom? Find out how to create an, "Ooh - Ahh!" moment with your topic. Yes, content is king, but content doesn't walk in and say, "Pick me! Pick me!" You might even beat the PR story pitcher. Many of them still rely on words, but TV isn't talk radio. You'll learn to think out your eyeballs. Find out what you have to worry about once you make it to the studio and what you can let everybody else handle.
"I tried to get on Channel 9 for 5 years. I met Jan Fox, and within one month I was on CBS!" - Omekongo Dbinga, International Speaker/Author
BOLD SPEAKING TIPS from the STARS: Design Your Own Keynote using Celebrity Stories from a Reporter's Notebook. Jan Fox shares vignettes of her interviews with many Hollywood stars, plus a few U.S. Presidents. She's pulled BOLD SPEAKING tips out of each - without the stars knowing what was happening! Now, you can use this exclusive info to spike your own conferences and meetings. Just pick the stars you want to hear about to captivate your audience - and Jan delivers!
Choose from these celebrities and more to use for your entertaining, and downright funny, keynotes or workshops:
• Dolly Parton: Check Your Foundation
•JK Rowling: Know Your Audience, Grow with Your Audience
• Taylor Swift: Just Do It from Your Life
• Yo Yo Ma: Cross the Line
• Chevy Chase: Don't Cross the Line
• George H.W. Bush: The One-Line Golf/BIZ Tip
• Jimmy Carter: GIVE! till You Sweat
• Bill Clinton: Shake it! Drill!
•Maya Angelou: Say "Good Morning!"
• Jane Fonda: Rely on Grace and Dignity
• Martha Stewart: Get a Dibble
• Steven Spielberg: Go ahead! Buy the Popcorn
Publications
SPEAKER MAGAZINE- Start With a Bang. Don't End With a Whimper
People are talking about Jan Fox:
"Jan is the best money I ever spent!" CEO and Author – Dr. Chris Efessiou
"This woman sure knows how to engage an audience!" Melanie Spring, CEO Sisarina
"Jan turned me from an academic to an engaging speaker." Dr. Judson Brewer, Yale, TEDx – 500,000 viewsI
EMCEE, MODERATOR, FACILITATOR
Jan Fox - called The Queen of Live Shots when she was in the TV Biz - loves challenging herself to customize every message for every audience where she emcees, moderates, or facilitates. She is great on the fly! Can handle any last minute change, as if it had been on the program all along.
That's a skill!
The mark of a good moderator is to listen to the answers and lead with great follow-up questions. Jan puts herself in the audience's seat and asks the questions...
