Terri Sjodin

Terri L. Sjodin, CSP | Professional Public Speaker | Sales Training Consultant | Persuasive Sales Skills Presenter | Author

Terri Sjodin, is the principal and founder of Sjodin Communications, a Public Speaking, Sales Training and Consulting Firm, based in Newport Beach, CA.

She is one of America's most highly sought after female speakers and has trained and motivated thousands of people from all over the world. Her unique specialization is advancing the persuasive presentation skills of professionals. She is the author of the highly acclaimed book, NEW SALES SPEAK - The 9 Biggest Sales Presentation Mistakes and How To Avoid Them published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, which hit Amazon.com's Top 100 Best Seller List, the CEO-READ Top 25 annual best seller list, has been translated into multiple languages, and is now available in a revised and updated second edition. She is also co-author of Mentoring - A Success Guide for Mentors and Proteges, co-written with Floyd Wickman, and published by McGraw-Hill.

Almost 20 years ago, Terri went into business for herself, building Sjodin Communications in Orange County, CA from a spare room in her home. Today, Terri's clients include an impressive list of Fortune 500 companies, industry associations, and academic conferences. Her consulting practice has taken her from her house, to the US House of Representatives, where she was an opening keynote speaker for the US House of Representatives GOP Retreat addressing approximately 235 Congressmen and Women and over 100 Heads of State. This has led to additional invitations to present and coach leadership on "the Hill" including the House Republican Press Secretary Conference and the prestigious Heritage Foundation Resource Bank event.

In June of 2007, Terri was named one of the top five "Women in Business" by the Orange County Business Journal at the distinguished WIB awards. This award is presented in recognition of exceptional professional accomplishments, including business success, contributions to industry, and the Orange County community.

Her signature keynote address currently airs as a pay per view program event for business travelers in over 1,000,000 hotel rooms nation-wide through Lodgenet and On-Command systems.

Beyond her success as an entrepreneur and author, Terri is a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows throughout the country appearing on CNN, CNBC, and many major network affiliates for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, cable and radio.

In August of 1999, Terri received the prestigious CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation. Less than 7% of the 5,000 speakers who belong to the International Federation for Professional Speakers hold this professional designation.

Terri graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Speech Communication. Before forming her own company, Terri was a top sales producer with both The Achievement Group and Resource Dynamics.

Her combination of academic communication theory, field research, and practical "street sales" experience collected during thousands of coast-to- coast business presentations casts Terri in the leading role of advising today's professionals on becoming more polished, persuasive presenters and adapting to the changing marketplace.

Terri is a "high content" speaker - Her approach is fresh, real-world, and her style is sassy and practical. Each presentation is loaded with street-worthy ideas, methods, and tips that men and women can use immediately to get results. Many consider Terri to be today's sales professionals' speech coach.