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Joel Schwartzberg

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Joel Schwartzberg
Joel Schwartzberg is a former collegiate national champion public speaker who coached competitive public speaking/forensic teams, including several national champions, at Queens College, St. Joseph's University, Seton Hall University, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Joel won the 1990 Massachusetts State Championship in persuasive speaking, qualifying for competition at the 1990 championships in Glasgow, Scotland, and was a national quarterfinalist in impromptu speaking. He was inducted into the National Forensic Association Hall of Fame in 2002.

Joel served as head writer, senior producer for Nickelodeon online, editorial director for Time Inc. Interactive, and is currently director of new media for the television news magazine NOW on PBS. His collection of essays The 40-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad will be published next June.

Testimonials


I highly recommend this perfect course for unwilling public speakers. -- Amy Fernandez

"Joel's observations and feedback were constructive and positive. I would definitely recommend him to others and take another class with him." -- Hugo Corvalan

"Joel conducts a fun, hands-on class where everyone walks away a more confident speaker than before." -- Nicole Niebisch

"I would highly recommend this class. It provided practical instruction of public speaking." -- Courtney Colwell

"Joel was funny, patient, and encouraging. He knows what he speaks of and guides the class through the pitfalls of public speaking. He provides a number of tricks to get over speaking anxiety, to sound confident and project strength, and to win over any audience." -- Lionel Beehner, mediabistro.com instructor