Leslie Charles has pleased audiences with her wit and wisdom for over three decades.

Credentials and Experience

  • 30 years of training, facilitating, keynoting, consulting
  • Member, National Speakers Association since 1982
  • Earned the Certified Speaking Professional Designation from NSA
  • Twice elected, NSA Board of Directors, serving six years
  • Founding member, twice past president, NSA Michigan
  • Amassed two years of national media attention and appearances (TV, print, radio)
  • Leslie continues to build a diverse client list that spans North America

Awards and Recognition

  • Outstanding Alumni, Michigan State University Communication Arts & Sciences
  • Distinguished Alumni, Lansing Community College
  • Charles Leadership Award, NSA Michigan
  • Diamond Award, Michigan Society of Association Executives
  • Nonfiction Success Story of the Year, Maui Writers Conference
  • Legend of the Speaking Profession, Veteran Speakers Retreat
  • Communication Achievement Award, Toastmasters International
  • Communicator of the Year, Toastmasters International
  • Career Woman of the Year, National Association of Career Women

Memberships

  • National Speakers Association (NSA)
  • NSA Michigan
  • Michigan Society of Association Executives
  • National Association of Career Women
  • Mid-Michigan chapter of ATD
  • Greater Lansing Visitors and Convention Bureau

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What her clients have to say

Leslie is a totally engaging speaker! I have had the pleasure of working with Leslie numerous times and she is the consummate professional. Always prepared, on target with the expected message and keeps the group engaged throughout the sessions. Her humor is contagious but she packs serious content for attendees to mull over – long after the e… Read more
Laurie KoellingRegional VP, Past PresidentGreater Lansing Assn of Realtors and Women's Council of Realtors
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