| SONYA HAMLIN |
Lenox, Massachusetts USA |
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When CEO’s and senior executives at Fortune 100 companies have to tackle tough communications issues, they rely upon Sonya Hamlin.
Drawing on her background in dance, music, theater, television, filmmaking and writing, she is a major creative force in the world of business communication. She conducts seminars and consults privately with CEOs and senior executives in many corporations. (See Partial List Below)
Sonya Hamlin is a two-time Emmy Award winner, who hosted and produced her own daily talk show in Boston for eleven years. As a communications expert, she appears regularly on network television, analyzing current trials, business issues, political debates and other media communication issues. Known for her wit, and filled with surprising techniques for audience involvement, she is much in demand as a speaker and television contributor.
Ms. Hamlin is also a pioneer in the field of courtroom communication, having created that course at the Harvard Law School. She lectures worldwide and works on cases with law firms, consulting on juries and advocacy skills, preparing witnesses, developing strategies and creating visual presentations of evidence. She teaches advocacy skills –both oral and visual- across the U.S and abroad. Her landmark book, What Makes Juries Listen (Harcourt Brace) completed ten printings; and the revised book and tapes recently updated.
Sonya has taught communication skills at Harvard Law School, The Kennedy School of Government, Boston University’s Medical School and School of Public Communication as well as Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the UK.
Her newest book on business communication in the 21st century – How to Talk so People Listen: Connecting in Today’s Workplace (HarperCollins, 2006) is now available in paperback.
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She conducts seminars and consults privately with CEOs and senior executives in many corporations, among them:
- American Express
- Bayer Corp
- Bristol- Myers Squibb
- Citigroup
- CIGNA
- DuPont
- Ernst & Young
- IBM
- Lehman Bros.
- Monsanto
- MTV
- Nickelodeon
- Sony
- the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- U.S. Government |
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BOOK: What Makes Juries Listen
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As usual, Hamlin has got it right. The importance of how one communicates, her central theme, was never clearer. Her book, specifically for lawyers, is a must read.
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BOOK: How to Talk so People Listen: Connecting in Today’s Workplace
by SONYA HAMLIN
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"... provides thought-provoking insights and workable solutions to communicating with others in a changing world. Hamlin highlights challenges like understanding the generations, integrating a multicultural workforce, and communicating effectively in an impatient, visually driven society. She also offers techniques, both graphic and verbal, for reaching a given audience. "
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| "I so enjoyed working with you at the ABA Litigation Section's Annual Meeting… Your program was described as 'The fireworks at the end of the 1812 Overture.' Many attendees had similar reactions." |
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Lomurro, Davison, Eastman and Munoz,
Robert S. Bonney Jr. Esq. |
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| "… you have so much to teach the students but I am also intrigued at how you teach me every year and each year is different. I come away with new approaches and new tricks for having attended the seminar with you." |
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Prof. Epidemiology and Sociomedical Science Boston University's Schools of Public Health and Medicine,
Marianne N. Prout M.D. M.P.H. |
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| "I don' t think I can fairly express the impact your lecture had on the lawyers fortunate enough to attend your seminar. The overwhelming response was 'I wish I would have known what she was like. I would have brought more people.'
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Past President, Colorado Criminal Defense Bar,
John M. Richilano |
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| "You were delightful, enlightening, informative…I heard repeatedly that you sparked up the entire weekend and that we should ask you to share your talents again…making us think, react, laugh and consider many facets of the jobs we do as reporters.
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Past President, National Federation of Press Women Inc.,
Martha S. Reed |
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| "…your presentation continues to elicit the ongoing praise of our people… they were most impressed…as indeed your flawless performance gave them every reason to be.
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V.P. Advertising and Public Relations, Major National Insurance Company,
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