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About Successful Speaking

Successful Speaking has been operating since 2002 in the fields of personal and professional development.

It offers conference speaking, seminars, e-books, two newsletters, articles and a daily speaking practice service.

About Kim Chamberlain, principal

Speaker, Author, Trainer

MA Hons Linguistics, NVQ4, Dip CG, Dip FJ, ATM, APS

Described as “a positive, open, friendly and inspiring woman”, Kim works as a speaker, author and seminar facilitator.

As a speaker and writer Kim believes in high content, and practical, easy-to-use advice. She has a lively, easy-to-relate-to, humorous presentation style and consistently receives high marks on her feedback forms. She provides quality handouts, constantly refines her topics, and is easy to work with.

Qualified professional speaker. Kim holds the National Speakers Association APS level of certification (Accredited Professional Speaker) and is an educational and inspirational speaker. She has won many speaking awards and was the founding President of Wellington National Speakers Association, the peak body for professional speakers

National champion. Kim is a former New Zealand National Toastmasters Evaluation Champion.

Published author. Her passion is to help people achieve and learn while having fun (you learn more when you laugh!), and she has written two educational books based on this principle, along with several e-books. She writes two regular newsletters and produces a daily email speaking service.

International award. In 2000 she was voted as one of the top newsletter writers in the world.

A note from Kim

Hi, thanks for visiting the website. This is me:

"Born in Liverpool in the UK, I’ve had a lifelong interest in setting up new initiatives, in connecting people, and in language. I also have a love of moving to new places. So far I’ve lived in ten places within five countries, including New Zealand and Uganda, East Africa.

Creating new services that are of benefit to others has been a passion of mine, and I’ve been able to find a way to do this in many aspects of my life. For example, several initiatives when I worked as a careers advisor for clients with special needs; a support group for home-based business people; an agency for dancers; a new chapter of the professional speakers association; unique services via  Successful Speaking.

Developing my interest in language has led me to gain a degree in Linguistics, along with speaking qualifications and awards; a national speaking championship; an international writing award; and several books published.

I love connecting with people via the written word, so books, newsletters, articles, emails and blogging feature heavily in my life.

Other than these, the two biggest aspects of my life are my wonderful husband and children … and chocolate! Equally."