User:MiryamRoddy/Marjorie Brody, MA, CSP, PCC, CPAE

Marjorie Brody, MA, CSP, PCC, CPAE Marjorie Brody is the Founder, CEO & President of Brody Communications Ltd., dba BRODY Professional Development. She is also author of more than 12 books, a certified professional speaker, trainer and certified executive coach.

Marjorie was born January 12, 1945. After a successful career as Professor of Speech Rhetoric & Communications at Bucks County Community College, she began Brody Communications Ltd. in 1983.

In 2000, the company started doing business as BRODY Professional Development. It offers training programs, executive coaching, and keynote/workshop presentations in the areas of presentation skills, communication skills, business etiquete and professionalism, writing, listening skills, managing conflict, understanding behavioral styles, and other professional development topics.

Marjorie is the author or co-author of the following titles, including:

1) Complete Business Etiquette Handbook (Prentice Hall) 2) Speaking Your Way to the Top (Allyn & Bacon) 3) Power Marketing for Consultants (Archer-Ellison Publishing) 4) Power Presentations (John Wiley & Sons) 5) Minding Your Business Manners (SkillPath Publications) 6) Business Etiquette (Irwin Publishing) 7) 21 Ways to Springboard Your Speaking, Training & Consulting Career (Career Skills Press) 8) 21st Century Pocket Guide to Proper Business Protocol (Career Skills Press) 9) Speaking is an Audience-Centered Sport (Career Skills Press) 10) Help! Was That a Career-Limiting Move? (Career Skills Press) 11) Professional Impressions ... Etiquette for Everyone, Every Day (Career Skills Press) 12) Career MAGIC: A Woman's Guide to Reward & Recognition (Career Skills Press) 13) You Can't Do It Alone: Building Relationships for Career Success (Career Skills Press)

Marjorie Brody received her certification as a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) from the International Coach Federation. She was certified as a Certified Speaking Professional by the National Speakers Association (NSA). Marjorie was also inducted into the NSA Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame in 2006. That same year, Marjorie was inducted into Temple University's “Women’s Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame.”

Other awards & accolades include: 1) Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year” award finalist, business consulting category 2) Wharton Small Business Development Center “Family Business of the Year Award” finalist 3) “Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business” -- 1999 4) “Distinguished National Leaders” – National Association of Women Business Owners, Greater Philadelphia Chapter (one of 12 selected) 5) “Women of Distinction” – Philadelphia Business Journal, National Association of Women Business Owners & The Forum of Executive Women (one of 25 selected)