About Us
Carol R. Edelson, M.M.S. has worked in the area of Training and Communication Skills Development since 1992. Her expertise includes Communication and Presentation Skills, Sales, Customer Service, and Management Skills Training. As a trained executive coach and speech pathologist, she has worked with numerous organizations including AT&T, Coca-Cola, Equifax Services, National Data Corporation, Days Inn, Honeywell, Sprint, Prudential Financial Services, Summation Legal Technology, and many others.
Carol is president and founder of Speakstyles, LLC, working with a variety of clients in Executive Coaching, Presentation Skills Training, Communication Skills Workshops, Voice Coaching and Accent modification. She was also the founder and president of Advanced Corporate Training (ACT), an Atlanta-based training and consulting company that developed and crafted customized training and consulting solutions to deliver profit growth and consistent achievement of sales and customer service goals. Carol oversaw the hiring, training, and development of employees for a $2 million private medical center where she created and implemented training programs, developed marketing strategies and coached office administrators in team building and management skills and strategies. While serving as Director of Training for a national service organization, she shaped the organization’s vision and strategy and leveraged her expertise in training methodologies to enhance the effectiveness of 3,000 instructors nationwide.
Carol is a skilled speaker and facilitator and has been a National Speaker and Trainer for regional and sales conferences and a Public Speaking Consultant to staff executives. Her education includes a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, and earned a Master of Medical Science with a certification in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Carol is a graduate of the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) with an emphasis on improving executive performance by allowing others to recognize and more fully use their natural strengths in leadership. She is also certified in Accent Modification through the Compton P-ESL program and has extensive experience with the DiSC® Personal Profile Behavioral Analysis system.
With the founding of Speakstyles, LLC, Carol combines her training in speech pathology, presentation skills, coaching, interpersonal behavioral skills, and accent modification. She is committed to empowering others to have an authentic voice for satisfying and effective communication.
She has also performed in amateur theater as a singer, which provides a personal opportunity to use her own methodologies. Carol has three sons and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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