HEADSHOTS, VIDEO LINKS, and MARKETING TOOLS
Your work as a Bureau is important to me. Let me tell you why.
When I was first launching a speaking business, a bureau I had never met before gave me a chance on my first conference in Orlando. I still remember wanting to do right by someone who expressed faith in my programs and first demo video. It meant the world to me. I felt you offer confidence in my work early on. I wish to honor and build your work. Let’s serve the client together! This page is meant to be your “It’s-2-AM-I-need-a-program-description-AV-rider-introduction-copy-paste-haste…” I got you! If you still need something call, e-mail, text! I work to answer my phone and e-mail quickly, if I’m traveling or on stage I will call back as soon as possible. I love this work! Let’s create a memorable event together.
Karen@KarenEddington.com
(801)814-8722
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Marketing Directory Descriptions
Interaction keynote speaker teaches community skills at conferences across the country.
Karen Eddington
Resilience Researcher and Interaction Keynote Speaker.
Traveling from:
Nibley, Utah
Salt Lake City Airport
About/ Meet Karen
DISCONNECTION IS KEEPING PEOPLE AWAY.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO LIVE AND DO BUSINESS IN A TIME OF ISOLATION? Karen will teach you how to interact for results.
Repeat Business. Retain Membership. Recover from Setbacks.
Thank you for considering me for your event. You matter. Your time matters. Your meeting matters. Your people matter. I’m here to help you have everything you need.
One of my go to phrases is “Make decisions that bring peace.” I love doing the prep work so we feel ready, and you feel confidence in your meeting. I consider myself a member of your team.
I’ve been speaking at live events for over 20 years. I’m happy to listen to what you need. I’m here to build relationships and provide you with a great conference experience. Give me a call, let’s chat!
Tell me about your event!
I love this work. I love the magic that happens in conference hallways and providing core memory experiences that happen from the stage.
PROGRAM BIOGRAPHY:
Karen Eddington is a 20 year resilience researcher, keynote speaker, and author, who teaches you connection skills based on her research in The Under Pressure Project. Featured on ESPN for helping student athletes develop leadership skills, founder of a non-profit outreach program in Utah, and neighborhood chalk artist, Karen teaches the importance of community at conferences across the country.
Why Book Karen Eddington Bullet Points:
Karen specializes in interaction for opening conferences sessions teaching interaction skill sets and providing experiences to connect within the keynote.
Audiences like Karen’s dynamic, high energy, and relatable speaking style.
Content is based on her original research in “The Under Pressure Project” that points to connection being a solution to navigate pressure.
Headshots and One Sheet
Karen Eddington’s go-to picture.
Background removed. Ready for your branding.
VIDEO
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VIDEO 1 Preview Video. Here is the code for the video. We like to add the ?rel=0 so it doesn’t recommend other videos https://youtu.be/rHDq6Wq3SLo?si=efeNtTq0bGKgGzt4?rel=0
VIDEO 2 For youtube short “the top solution to navigate pressure VIDEO LINK https://youtube.com/shorts/1tYF5TuntAo?si=27EC_Aw8E059xbrt?rel=0
VIDEO 3 Interactive Keynote Highlight https://youtube.com/shorts/1tYF5TuntAo?si=27EC_Aw8E059xbrt?rel=0
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
Keynote and Breakout Session Options Available.
Ideal time 50 minutes.
(Have presented at 20-90 minutes)
Ask for what you need. I’m here to serve the client.
The A.R.T. of Interaction
Create a welcome experience in a leave me alone era. Disconnection is keeping people away. Learn interaction building solutions based on Karen’s research in The Under Pressure Project. Have an opportunity to cheer each other on as we learn to live and do business in a time of isolation. The effort to connect is worth it. Get skill sets and an invitation to:
ASK. Improve our communication skills.
REPAIR. Restore relationships. Learn the Repair Framework.
TRUST. Build confidence in interaction. There’s a reason we keep people at arm’s length. Explore what you need in place to interact with more trust.
Brave and Creative Leadership
Can your shoes give you courage? Hear the story of the 7th grade teacher that inspired a student to start a courage shoe business called, “Brave and Creative” that had a ripple effect for good across the country. Get 3 take home skills that you can use from brightly colored shoes designed to make you brave. Learn from the lead researcher in The Under Pressure Project, who also happened to be the official post office chauffeur for this youth entrepreneur experience.
APPLY THE COURAGE SHOE EFFECT: Hope multiplies when one brave person steps into their idea.
OWNERSHIP MATTERS: People support what they help create. Hear how others contributed to the courage shoe business, and what YOU can do in your role.
D.I.P. THROUGH DIFFICULT: You’ll be able to recall how to Distress Isn’t Personal. They’re not giving you a hard time, they’re having a hard time.
(An alternate title used for this is “The Courage Shoe Effect: Lessons from a young entrepreneur)
Strong Under Pressure
Lessons Learned from the Under Pressure Project
Fuel up! Rally around community as we talk about what it means to be strong under pressure. Find out what patterns researcher, Karen Eddington noted while interviewing people across the country about stress. Explore how we can uphold excellence while making people feel seen, genuinely cared for, and resilient.
Explore Stress Surfing and be able to recall a series of “life waves.” For example an IMPACT WAVE, explain why morale can go up after something like a natural disaster and what to do when it dips.
Get the S.O.S. Method to stress helping you understand when you are being pushed too far and when you are not being enough.
Learn how to rest and repair when you are tired.
Discover how laughter, community, and creativity can be part of your tool kit to navigate stress.
(An alternate title for this program is “Stress Surfing: Get Skills to Ride the Wave. Tell me about your meeting theme and I can often customize to fit what you need.)
AV Rider and Introduction
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Our speaker is a 20-year researcher on The Under Pressure Project and is the author of Understanding Self-Worth. She has done over 50 TV interviews based on her Strong Under Pressure work, and she has been featured on ESPN for helping student athletes develop leadership skills.
Her daily goals include making the grocery cashier laugh, getting a stranger to take off their headphones in public, and for introverts to enjoy meetings.
When she is not speaking, you can find her singing off key to Sweet Caroline.
Here to help YOU lead through the safest and most isolated generation please welcome…
KAREN EDDINGTON!
TESTIMONIALS
“Your presentation was exactly what we were looking for. I was also impressed by how much you knew about our organization. You had clearly done your research.”
Angela B., Director of Instruction TECS
“You gave me several tools to implement… Your presentation was exceptional! I truly enjoy listening to a presenter who is so engaging and knows their topic and keeps the audience captivated and wanting to hear and learn more. You absolutely achieved that. I can’t thank you enough.”
Mary G., NCRA, Mental Health Awareness Month
“As a fellow presenter, I had the privilege to witness a packed room of attendees swell with insight, laughter, help and hope. I am in awe of the intricate way Karen wove words, humor, research application and interaction to make each of us feel confident and important.”
-Jolene Brown, CSP CPAE at Kansas Statewide Women in Agriculture
“This wasn’t just another speaker. It was a performance of words. Karen had the room glued to the stage.”
-David H., LIHEAP
