Transform Your Event with Kerri Garbis
Keynote Speaker & Communication Expert
From Broadway stages to boardrooms, bring infectious energy and actionable insights to your audience
Kerri Garbis brings a lifetime of stage experience and corporate communication expertise to every keynote. As a professional actress since childhood and CEO of Ovation Communication, she’s trained thousands of executives globally for companies like Microsoft, Google, and Lockheed Martin. Known for her infectious energy and humor, Kerri doesn’t deliver canned presentations—every talk is customized for your specific audience and goals. Her sessions are packed with immediately applicable strategies, engaging stories, and interactive elements that keep audiences fully engaged from start to finish. When Kerri steps off the stage, expect long lines of people wanting to connect and continue the conversation.
Trusted by Fortune 500 companies worldwide
Ovation Communication has trained thousands of executives globally, helping them to improve their communication skills. Our training programs are designed to help companies and employees communicate more effectively with each other and with customers.
What Makes Kerri Unique
Actor’s Training Meets Business Expertise
35+ years as professional actress, 15 years marrying performance skills with corporate communication
Infectious Energy
Known for energetic, engaging delivery style
“I don’t get nervous!”
Natural stage presence from a lifetime of performance
Highly Customized Content
No canned presentations; tailored to your audience
Professional Background
CEO & Founder of Ovation Communication
Author of “Presentation Skills for Managers” (McGraw-Hill)
TEDx Speaker: “How to Rehearse Anything”
Certifications
Business Etiquette Expert, Emotional Intelligence Expert, Professional Speechwriter
“What I love about being on stage is actually not what happens on stage. It’s the stuff that happens after I’m on stage. That is either the digital connections I get afterwards or people coming up to me and saying that, P.S., this was the best part of the conference. I learned the most. These are the things I can take back and use in my work today. Those are the moments that absolutely skyrocket my love for speaking.”
Keynote Topics & Sessions
Whatever your audience’s communication challenge, Kerri has a session that will help solve it.
How to Live a 'But' Free Life
Communicate with Ease: Improving Your Emotional Intelligence
Difficult Conversations: There is an Easier Way
Essential Presentation Skills
Look for the Line: Mastering the Art of Human Interaction
Networking Skills: Best Practices
The Art of Engagement: Storytelling for Leaders
Leadership Presence: Making the Elusive Tangible
What Your Audience Will Experience:
High-energy, interactive sessions
Loads of stories (often featuring her animals!)
Humor and entertainment throughout
Leave with immediately applicable strategies and techniques
Memorable, fun learning experience
SPEAKING FORMATS
Keynote Presentations: 20 minutes to 2 hours
Interactive Workshops: Highly participatory
Virtual & Hybrid Events: Expert in all delivery modalities
Custom Programs: Tailored to your specific goals
IDEAL AUDIENCES
Developing speaking and professional presence is important for everyone. Here are some groups that are a particularly good fit:
Corporate Events: Leadership conferences, sales meetings, team retreats
Professional Associations: Industry conferences, annual meetings, company gatherings
Executive Teams: C-suite leadership development
Sales Organizations: Communication and presence training
Professional Development: Skills-building events
Ready to Transform Your Event? Let’s Talk!
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