“Your presence in the Forum creates an unforgettable experience for the delegates and it is always a true pleasure to work with you. You were fabulous! Our star!”
Frances Edmonds is…
EURA Opening Keynote Address in Munich
an award-winning fellow and founder member of the UK’s prestigious Professional Speaking Association. An international keynote speaker, she is an acknowledged expert in the area of longevity, change-management and inter-generational learning. As a multi-lingual and cross-cultural communicator, her gift is to inspire diverse audiences of varied backgrounds to recognise and transcend their differences in pursuit of common objectives. She is a much sought-after both as a speaker and moderator by organisations who are rising to the global challenges of innovation, disruption and constant reappraisal.
As a businesswoman who helped create a specialist construction company, Frances understands the value of systems, communication and teamwork in the delivery of outstanding customer service. As a strategic communicator, broadcaster and writer, she has studied and refined the tools for personal and professional success employed by world-class performers in the worlds of business, sport, education, politics, the arts, science and not-for-profit. In her keynotes, she draws on this accumulated wisdom to suggest strategies for personal and professional well-being, success and fulfilment.
With a Masters degree from Cambridge University and a Fellowship from the Distinguished Careers Institute, Stanford, Frances combines a strong academic background with humorous tendencies in four languages, once being rated as Britain’s most entertaining after-dinner female speaker in a survey by “The Times”. Trained as an international conference interpreter to perform under pressure, she transfers her ability to master complex issues swiftly to the role of moderating demanding conferences and delivering resonant, high impact speeches.
Frances has a reputation for working closely with event organisers before, during and after every event to ensure that the client’s desired outcome is achieved. She prides herself in being considered an integral part of any conference team.
“Thank you for your excellent presentation at our annual conference last week. You won the audience over early on and they loved your combination of humour, wisdom and outstanding storytelling. You really were very well received and I am very grateful to you. Thank you.”
“Your presence in the Forum creates an unforgettable experience for the delegates and it is always a true pleasure to work with you. You were fabulous! Our star! Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you again soon.”
“From the start of the day to the end, Frances provided insightful and relevant links between the sessions and kept the audience both engaged and entertained. She worked exceptionally hard at getting to know both the speakers and their content and was able to provide seamless transitions between their presentations. Using her unique skills and her natural empathy, she was able to bring professionalism, gravitas and glamour to our international event. We are thrilled that she has agreed to come back next year and look forward to our conference knowing that the event is in the safest of hands. ”
“Thank you once again for facilitating this year’s series of Butler Group symposia with your usual wit, élan and intelligence. Your ability to master complex issues swiftly, the clarity and elegance of your scripting and, of course, your own unique combination of charm, confidence and gravitas on stage are vital in the crystallising and communication of key messages. In addition, your continuous research to grasp our issues and ensure our desired outcomes make you so much more than an “external” facilitator, but an integral and highly values member of the Butler Group team. We all look forward to your working with us again next year.”
“My sincere thanks to you for such a great job in Edinburgh. Your contribution to our company was just what Neale and I needed and your professional approach really helped us to ‘make a difference’. ”
“Your experience in keeping up the interest of large audiences through speeches, interviews and direct interaction is genuinely second to none. Everyone came back uplifted and you played a central and key role in the success of the conference.”
“On behalf of the Department, I should like formally to thank you again very much for your splendid chairmanship of our recent “Engaging Employers” Conference. The success and enjoyment of the event owed much to the way you steered delegates through a busy agenda with a mix of firmness, humour and evident empathy with the messages the speakers sought to convey. In particular, your very perceptive and concise summing up of sessions and workshops was very helpful and much appreciated by delegates.
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