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About Joel

Joel Schwartzberg is a speaker, communications trainer, and writer whose clients represent industries and interests including healthcare, financial services, biopharmaceutical science, digital media, national defense, cybersecurity, animal welfare, and social justice.

For 10 years, Joel served as Senior Director of Strategic and Executive Communications for a major national nonprofit and has held senior communication and editorial roles with Nickelodeon, PBS, and Time Inc.

 

An expert in the practice of successful presentations and point-making, Joel's articles on business communication have appeared in Harvard Business ReviewFast Company, CNBC, Newsweek, Inc.com, and Toastmaster Magazine. He's also been the featured guest on many business and communication podcasts.

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Joel's books include the bestseller "Get to the Point! Sharpen Your Message and Make Your Words Matter" and "The Language of Leadership: How to Engage and Inspire Your Team" and his essays have been published in The New York Times Magazine, NewsweekThe New York Daily NewsThe New York PostNew Jersey Monthly, and several "Chicken Soup for the Soul" anthologies.

 

A frequent conference speaker, Joel has delivered major presentations at the Ragan Speechwriters Conference, the ALI Leadership & Executive Communication Conference, the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference, The Conference Board’s Corporate Communications Conference, and the World Conference of the Professional Speechwriters Association.

 

Joel is also a former U.S. national champion and state champion collegiate public speaker who later coached speech & debate teams for colleges including the University of Pennsylvania and Seton Hall University. He was inducted into the National Forensic Association Hall of Fame in 2002.

​A resident of New Jersey with his wife and rescued cats, Joel welcomes followers on LinkedIn and X.

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