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Cyndi Maxey

Here's a business expert and coach who steers people to profitable performance-driven communications

For almost two decades, Cyndi Maxey has owned Maxey Communications, Inc., a consulting firm specializing business communications. She works with numerous senior executives helping them reach peak performance in making presentations, managing and leading teams, communicating effectively and building customer loyalty.

Cyndi has consulted, coached and spoken in 38 states and Canada. Her impressive client list includes Bank One, Calvin Klein, Hilton Hotels, Eli Lilly, Whirlpool, the Federal Reserve, American Bar Association, American Medical Association, Kimberly Clark, Gillette, Nestle Foods, Dale Carnegie Chicago, Professional Women in Healthcare and National Association of Realtors, to name a few.

Cyndi is also the coauthor of several popular business books. Most recently, she collaborated with colleague Kevin O'Connor on Present Like a Pro: The Field Guild to Mastering the Art of Business, Professional and Public Speaking. The manual offers practical tips on everyday speaking challenges. In 2003, she helped author It's Your Move: Dealing Yourself the Best Cards in Life and Work which is intended to drive personal initiative during periods of change. The other two books to which she contributed her written insights are Training from the Heart, a valuable resource in helping to inspire learners, and The Communication Coach, a compilation of business communication tips from a number of professionals.

Having appeared in a few dozen professional theatrical productions and voiced national commercials, Cindy brings a strong, and broad, performance background to all her programs. She is a past president of National Speakers Association, Illinois, and has served on the boards of the Chicago Chapter, American Society of Training & Development and the Chicago Chapter, National Association of Women Business Owners. Cyndi also graduated with honors and a Masters degree in Communication Studies from Northwestern University.

Cyndi is not only an outstanding speaker, but she's an effective facilitator for panel discussions or roundtables. She is willing and able to customize programs or address topics requested by the client. Beyond presentation skills and business communications, Cyndi enjoys addresses customer service, stress management, work/life balance and motivating staff and volunteers.

Her current program titles include:

Selling Your Ideas
RSVP: How to Respond to Your Customers
How to Present Like a Pro
It's Your Move
Putting It in Perspective
Are Your Training from the Heart?
What You've Got in Your Pocket

Testimonials

I could have stayed at your session all morning…you are the right balance between credibility and charisma!
- Lynne Magnavite, Manager, Curriculum Delivery, Institute of Real Estate Management

Cyndi immediately took charge of the audience and held them completely captive for her entire presentation. She has a wonderful approach and was very good at getting audience participation.
- Jackie Stinson, NAPM-Chicago, INc.

You were the model of [a] talented facilitator…sharp, articulate, great ability to think on your feet, warm/likeable, great sense of extemporaneous humor, insightful, well thought out examples, graciousness, respectful, professional. Brilliant job of working off the smarts in the room—honored everyone's input.
- Dawnmarie Vestevich, Director of Corporate Training, Dale Carnegie Chicago

There was not one negative response…Your presentation struck a chord.
- Nancy Fehr, Co-Chair, Annual Staff INstitute Day

Your program both enlightened and entertained…a great success.
- Teresa Peavy, Director Chapter Affairs, Dietary Managers Association

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