Bio for Karin Reed
Karin M. Reed is the CEO and Chief Confidence Creator of Speaker Dynamics, a corporate communications training firm featured in Forbes.
Episode highlight
Listen in on how Karin Reed, a successful broadcast journalist went from shining on camera to training others on how to let their brilliance show on the screen.
Links
Email: Info@SpeakerDynamics.com
Website: https://speakerdynamics.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-reed/
Twitter: @karin_reed
Quotes
“Allowing yourself to be yourself - that’s what’s going to resonate with your audience.”
“I have no problem just putting something out there and if they say no, then I try something different.”
Takeaways
Childhood Incidents
Karin grew up in “a household with two parents who loved each other deeply” and attributes much of who she is to the stability in her upbringing.
Karin got her first on-camera TV job with a CBS affiliate as a senior in college. She worked hard to learn the ropes and become a good reporter and was hired full-time when she graduated.
Influential Groups
Growing up in a middle-class suburban household, Karin learned the value of hard work and education by observing her parents. Being a female reporter provided her with a unique set of opportunities. Karin married into a large Irish Catholic family, quite different from her quiet household of four.
Temperament and Personality Influences
Karin defines her temperament as that of “boundless optimism and also a lack of fear of being told no''. She says that she tenses up when planning for the future, but becoming pregnant after several failed attempts has taught her to appreciate the sublime gifts of the present.
Cultural Epiphanies
Karin is very self-aware about the fact that she does not experience different cultures in her daily life, and works to keep her knowledge updated.
Advice to an Employer
Karin likes working with people she enjoys who can enjoy her and have an “openness to try new things, a positive attitude, being nice, being encouraging”.
More Great Insights!
If you are struggling with virtual presentations and meetings, check out Karin’s course on virtual video engagement training on her website. Be sure to read her books, the newest of which is a workbook and reference guide to strategically communicating through the rich medium of video conferences.