Profile: The Fine Art of Small Talk

Debra Fine is a former engineer, now a nationally recognized expert on conversation skills and networking techniques. She is a keynote speaker and bestselling author. Fine receives high accolades from her clients, which include Cisco Systems, Credit Suisse First Boston, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, General Electric, Wells Fargo Bank, Vail Associates, The US Treasury Department, Toyota, Lockheed Martin, and hundreds of associations including insurance, real estate, legal, financial, engineering, health care, and chambers of commerce and civic organizations across the country. Debra’s bestselling book The Fine Art of Small Talk How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Rapport and Make a Positive Impression (Hyperion) joins her January 2008 release of The Fine Art of the Big Talk How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations and Solve Conflicts at Work (Hyperion). Her recent media appearances include The Today Show, The Early Show, CNN, NPR Morning Edition and 100’s of magazines and newspapers across the United States.

Debra is also a 13 year member of the National Speakers Association, and member of Rotary International for the past 15 years. In addition, she is a past member of the Advisory Council of the University Of Colorado School Of Engineering, Anti-Defamation League and currently sits on the Communities Advisory Council of the Junior League.

For more information about Debra Fine visit wwwDebraFine.com.