What’s New
National Communication Coaching Association Canada (NCCA): What is a corporate trainer and how do you become one? Do you need certain skills, education or experience first? We interview Colleen Clarke, a well-known author, speaker and trainer to learn about her career, and to hear her advice on topics like networking, getting published, getting speaking gigs, career coaching and workplace communications training. We are honoured to have Colleen on our Board of Directors.
Ever wonder how to network and build professional relationships that count?
Or how to have a great elevator pitch and a successful advice call? Our guest Colleen Clarke has the answers to all those questions and so much more.
Whether you are a recent graduate, work in an organization or are an entrepreneur, Colleen’s tips and formulas to career maximization will make your life so much easier by simplifying your work search or career advancement processes! >> more
About Colleen Clarke
COLLEEN CLARKE is a highly recognized career specialist, corporate trainer, and public speaker in the areas of career management and transition, communication and networking. Throughout her career she has inspired and counselled thousands of people in groups and individually to maximize their career and workplace potential. Colleen graduated from the first class of coaching students from the Adler Institute as a certified Workplace Coach.
In 1990 Colleen founded a not for profit organization for unemployed business professionals called E.A.R.N., the Executive Advancement Resource Network. Over the 10 years she administered and facilitated Canada’s most recognized support group, over 7000 job seekers benefited from the weekly motivational and educational meetings and workshops. The group continued until 2007.
Colleen is a qualified MBTI Step 1 & 2, Personality Dimensions and EQ-i2.0 facilitator. As a professional resume writer Colleen has written hundreds of resumes for every conceivable industry and from entry level to senior management positions. For a boo of what your resume should look like and to assist you in developing your own resume masterpiece, check out formulas, samples and development strategies at www.yourresumepro.com.
She is the author of Networking How to Build Relationships That Count and How to Get a Job and Keep It.Whether speaking or writing, Colleen insightfully and humorously shares with her audience the practical insights and “hands-on” approaches and techniques she has developed as a motivational leader.
Often quoted in magazine and news articles and columns, Colleen has numerous radio and television interviews to her credit as well. She contributed monthly to The Globe and Mail’s Nine to Five career/workplace column and wrote regularly for Workopolis.com. Colleen was a career advisor on Oprah’s OWNetwork program “Million Dollar Neighbourhood” in 2013.
Whether coaching, counselling or training, Colleen exudes the passion and knowledge she has for her subject matter with humour and inspiration.
Colleen is a former member of the Board of Directors for the Ontario Association of Career Management for many years.
Presently Colleen is an Executive Director on the Board of NCCA, the National Communication Coaching Association.
Colleen Clarke
416-686-3079
speakercolleenclarke@gmail.com
