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Debra Fine
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Debra Fine, bestselling conversation expert and networking strategist, equips professionals with practical confidence-building conversation tools which deliver measurable business results. Featured in The New York Times and on NPR, she has presented to global organizations including Amazon, Deloitte, and J.P. Morgan Chase.
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Debra Fine transforms workplace communication through practical conversation strategies that build meaningful professional relationships. By teaching professionals how to initiate conversations confidently, Debra helps teams to navigate networking environments strategically and build lasting rapport. Her methods create more cohesive teams, stronger client relationships, and foster more effective leadership communication.
A former engineer turned keynote speaker of over 25 years, Debra has presented her relationship-building techniques to global organizations including Amazon Web Services, Deloitte, J.P. Morgan Chase, and General Electric. Her expertise has been featured in The New York Times, and on CNN, NPR's Morning Edition and The Today Show. Debra is also the bestselling author of The Fine Art of Small Talk, published by Hachette and translated into over 25 languages.
Audiences leave Debra's presentations with practical conversation tools they can implement immediately, strategies to transform awkward interactions into productive exchanges, and techniques to build genuine connections that advance business goals. Her approach combines humor with actionable insights that work across diverse professional settings.
Book Debra when your organization needs to strengthen relationships that drive business results through more effective, confident communication.
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Join Debra Fine for her engaging keynote, The Fine Art of Small Talk. Attendees will enjoy a high-energy session filled with laughter while acquiring essential conversation skills. Debra will share techniques to initiate and sustain conversations, avoid common pitfalls, and gracefully exit discussions. Participants will learn how to enhance their interactions at meetings, conferences, and social events, ultimately transforming every encounter into a valuable opportunity for building relationships in business and personal settings.
Debra Fine shares essential rapport-building techniques and networking tips to enhance your team's face-to-face business relationships. Her informative and interactive sessions are tailored to your audience's specific challenges for optimum impact. Attendees will learn effective listening techniques, positive body language, and strategies for making lasting impressions.
In today's competitive business landscape, personal connections are more vital than ever. In this session, Debra Fine discusses the critical role of conversation and rapport-building skills for leaders, highlighting that these abilities can be learned rather than being innate traits. Attendees will learn to initiate and sustain conversations, master introductions, listen actively, navigate awkward situations, and exit discussions gracefully, ultimately boosting their networking confidence and effectiveness.
Debra Fine, bestselling author of The Fine Art of Small Talk, helps teams to initiate conversations with confidence and build rapport that lasts through her practical strategies. Book Debra to help your team develop the networking skills that create stronger client relationships, more cohesive teams, and ultimately drive better business results.
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Email debra.fine@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Debra's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.
Debra Fine structures her sessions around teachable conversation frameworks, walking attendees through specific techniques for initiating and sustaining conversations, managing introductions, reading body language, and exiting discussions — applied directly to networking and professional settings.
Debra Fine speaks on small talk and conversation skills, business relationship-building and rapport, and networking confidence and visibility for leaders. She is the bestselling author of The Fine Art of Small Talk, published by Hachette and translated into over 25 languages, and has presented to organisations including Amazon Web Services, Deloitte, and J.P. Morgan Chase over a career spanning more than 25 years.
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