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Roxanne loves to speak. People like it when she does. She’s great at taking complex topics and making them understandable. She has worked successfully with all kinds of people and is especially adept at sharing practical knowledge for using the internet. She has over 20 years of experience, across North America, Europe, and Asia delivering hundreds of sessions, including keynote, to audiences of over 1500 people. Shane is learning to love speaking, and frequently joins Rox or fills in for her, and most surprising to him, still gets the standing ovation!

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Here’s a short list about Roxanne:

We also think of Rox as a “training machine.” Contact us if your next event or conference could use a “Why and How to Blog” session. It can be a single session or a repeating loop where people can drop in and out all day long to get the basics on what is a blog and how blogs can help (or hurt?) your business. In less than an hour they’ll how trackbacks work, how and why to make good comments, and tools for tracking what others are blogging about your business. Naturally, having private, in-house training is also a successful way to bring your staff up to speed fast and efficiently.

We can work internally with companies who want their employees to raise their tech IQ or understand how to use the best tools of Web 2.0.

Speaking Topics
Social Media: More than tweets the eye (an inspired, interactive keynote presentation)
Non-Techie Guide to the Social Web
How Social Media is Impacting Traditional Marketing
Online Video Show and Tell
Video Podcast 101
How to Produce a Daily Internet TV Show
The Five Most Important Business Tools of the Social Web
What is Twitter and Why it Matters
Blogging for Marketers

A Sample of Recent Speaking Gigs:

  • University of Hawai’i New Media Center – How and Why to Podcast for Your Business (March, 2005)


    Here are a few testimonials:

    I would like to thank Roxanne Darling from Bare Feet Studios for first and foremost, adding one more appointment to her agenda while here on Oahu. We know we need to step out of the dark ages and into the Social Media “light” – and now we definitely have a goal and some insight as to how to get there.
    Dianne Ward, Executive Director Junior Achievement of Hawaii

    Looking forward to meeting you again. I like the way you make everyday social media topics so engaging. A true Social Media Guru! or should I say Diva?
    Cyrus Driver, VP Time Warner

    It was a great discussion but we were only getting started when the time was up! Hopefully it helped lay the foundation for some of the small businesses in attendance to think about how to increase their business.
    David Tumolowicz, Hawaii Business Magazine

    Thank you so much for that great talk you gave yesterday! We’ve gotten so many great reviews from our members and even more “regrets I wish I could have been there” from those that couldn’t make it. We’ve had several in attendance who want you to come back and do a hands-on workshop at our conference in October. As the very first speaker in our lecture series you have really set the bar high. I know that everyone learned a lot from you. Again, much Mahalo for all that you do to educate the people of Hawaii.
    Eric Batalon, Network of Volunteer Leaders

    Roxanne, Thanks so much for your great presentations a couple days ago. I’m still hearin’ the music! I am full of ideas for where our organization may be able to work in some new ideas and new attitudes. Dancing=Momentum Forward. Thanks again.”
    Julia Myers, Chaminade University

    “My favorite part of the conference was Social Networking – very interesting; lowered a mental block that I had about it.” “My favorite part of the conference was Social Networking information.” “My favorite part of the conference was Social Networking – Awesome! Very timely.”
    Weinberg Fellows at 2010 Reunion conference

    Wow, @roxannedarling ends #nextlevelhi with a fantastic session on video. Way to go out with a splash!
    Geoff Livingston, Socially conscious PR professional

    Rox rocks video – very funny presentation – you know its good when the audience is laughing at your stuff! @roxannedarling #nextlevelhi
    Leili McKinley, Branding Expert and Author Coach

    @roxannedarling is an excellent speaker. She has some great information and metrics about podcasting/video. Cinch coming soon #nextlevelhi
    Jesse Stay, CEO of SocialToo

    @roxannedarling You were a real inspiration today at #nextlevelhi Big mahalos
    Anne Murata, PR Director for the Pacific Aviation Museum

    Rox was teaching about the social web before it was cool to even know what the term meant, she’s the real deal. She is one of the few people I know who I completely trust. She can also kick my ass, yet never would.
    Vu Bui, Photographer Extraordinaire

    Rox, it was an absolute pleasure meeting you today. You rocked it to close out the event!
    Andy Bearden

    A very warm mahalo for your excellent presentation and comments at today’s meeting of the Hawaii Insurance Advisory Board. Your presentation is very timely in our current economic situation and gave us all a lot to think about as we consider how to use Social Media to impact our businesses.
    Jean Santos, Business Consulting Resources, Inc.
       
    Roxanne Darling opened the program with an overall view of how to better manage your social media efforts for prime results and efficiency. Her wisdom, skill, humor and ability to truly connect with the the attendees made it easy to follow as she imparted some very important information and processes to each of us on how to better use the technology available to us.
    Meeting Professionals International, Aloha Chapter

    You’re one of the best at communicating the need to use social media (and why, and how). Every time I interact with you, I gain new & better insights into social media’s impacts on business…and life.
    Melissa Chang, PR Professional, Writer, and Social Media Marketer

    Enlightening! I’ve been socially (web) networking for years but didn’t realize what it could do for me professionally. Thank You!
    Nikita Batic, after the first of 6 sessions on Getting Started with the Social Web

    You are one polished speaker, lady! Thank you so much for participating – thought this panel would be interesting, and I was right!
    Piia Arma, Pineapple Tweed, and Board YWCA of Honolulu

    Great job at the MPI Social Media training seminar. I heard from a number of people who let me know how much they enjoyed your training sessions. They were very impressed at how you kept it simple and interesting enough for all levels of social media comfort. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of this very intriguing way of communicating. I too have learned a great deal.
    Nada Marriott, Expert Event Planners

    Shane, Great presentation yesterday, Big Mahalo!
    DJ Halcro, General Manager, Aliʻi Kai Catamaran

    You are certainly a leader in the world of podcasting and your live podcast and presentation on the various social media sites on the Web fascinated the audience. Social networking is of great interest, and, as we mentioned at the luncheon, we have never had such a big response to one of our professional development lunches. Thank you for making the event the huge success that it was.
    Janet Crawford, President, PRSA Hawaii Chapter

    @RoxanneDarling is giving us TONS of info about video and video blogging online. She’s a true expert and embodies the #Aloha spirit.
    Dave Taylor

    I really enjoyed your session on video work-flow. I come across so much creative work that suffers from poor encoding and/or distribution. Beachwalks has always been a model for professional Internet-video, and it’s clear why. You and Shane know the medium because you helped to shape it. That one session added about 10 minutes of productivity to my day.
    Jamison Tilsner, Partner, Tilzy.tv

    It was a pleasure meeting you and attending your session at podcamp [New York City]. Can honestly say that you were the most positive speaker we had over the weekend, and I really enjoyed learning from you.
    Julie Rorrer, Co-owner of Smashing Darling

    Watching you during your “How to Find Your New Media Voice” podcamp [New York City] presentation filled me with such joy. It was so compelling to watch your face as you listened to others during that presentation. When I heard you say how important it was to communication for all of us to listen more than we do, it made me smile. Your listening has an extraordinary present quality. You also look very happy to just listen. That was what made it so compelling to watch you.
    Patty Harwell, Media Consultant

    Just wanted to thank you again for bringing social media to me in such a clear, easy way that I can really use! I had sooo much fun in our Utterz interactive at SXSW, I haven’t stopped talking about you guys.
    Andrea Leigh

    Roxanne knows her stuff. She speaks with authority and looks for ways to engage the audience with her presentations. Her focus is on helping people create better media. After hearing one of Roxanne’s talks you feel relaxed and pumped up all at the same time. In one word … inspiring.
    Joel Mark Witt, MarylandZoo.tv

    A couple of really good sessions jump to mind from the day. The first was Roxanne Darling from Beach Walks with Rox. She gave some great “real world experience” insight into podcasting and her process.
    Douglas Welch, Careers in Podcasting and New Media

    I was highly impressed with your presentation and felt that it not only had value for my business, but also for my mind, body and soul. It’s become a new favorite.
    Justin Kaiser, Justin Kaiser & Associates

    Your presentation on Wednesday at the IABC Luncheon was great. I learned about and absorbed meaningful information that I can use now. That is the way presentations should impact an audience and your speech did just that. Thank you.
    Anthony Marlin, Hawaii Pacific University

    You did an excellent job in keeping the audience interested. I only wish that we had a longer program.
    Steve Golden, President, International Association of Business Communicators Hawaii

    I wanted to personally thank you for delivering a very informative session on blogging and podcasting. Your views on whether or not companies should set-up their own blogs and how blogs can boost the bottom line were spot-on regarding the audience’s needs. I’m looking forward to listening to the session on your blog sites.
    Lance Tanaka, Tesoro Hawaii Corporation

    First to let you now that you were a HUGE hit at the Board of Directors meeting! Folks loved your presentation [on adding a text and video blog to their web presence], loved your energy… I suspect simply fell in love with you. You must be getting used to this reaction. It was wonderful to see you bring the room to life.
    Cate Baril, Coffee Kids Web Marketing Team

    Roxanne has the ability to see what is missing and communicate that in a way that empowers the individual. This is both rare and effective. In today’s parlance, she has both a high Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and high Emotional Quotient (EQ).
    Richard Whiteley, author, “Customer-Centered Growth”

    What a great presentation you put on last night. It is clear that Bare Feet Studios is a true business partner for its clients.
    Candice Hollrich, Esq.

    Your talk last night was fantastic.
    Matthew Ennis, CEO Argus Insights

    As our Marketing Specialist, Roxanne’s workshops scored a consistent 5 out of 5 stars. She is a gifted presenter with extensive practical and applicable business knowledge.
    Small Business Development Center, Santa Fe, NM

    Roxanne has proven to be an intelligent, caring and capable consultant who delivers on her projects with highly rated evaluations. Individual participants may range from Vietnamese immigrants who assemble computers to Fortune 500 company executives. She has shown a great skill in working with a diverse group of people. She was not only an excellent counselor, but a visionary as well.
    Pat Rhoten, Senior Acct Manager, Johnson & Johnson

    This workshop was excellent. Roxanne knows how to relate to all types of people and teaches us how to do the same. She is super effective as an instructor and I definitely recommend this program to others.
    Julie Moo-Thurman, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

    Roxanne is a dynamic, powerful, loving, energetic, humorous and effective presenter. She walks her talk and it shows in her personal vibrancy, her depth of knowledge, and her engaging style. She creates an atmosphere in which people feel safe to participate and motivated to apply in their own lives what they have learned.
    Jack Canfield, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul

    Thank you for the successful training course you conducted. This community wellness program reflects a spirit of improvement through using values of the Diné. My best wishes for your continued work with communities and the wellness programs.
    Peterson Zah, President, The Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ

    As the lead off speaker for our national conference, you set the perfect tone of positive professionalism and relaxed camaraderie. Your ideas created an integrated approach that was both practical and inspiring.
    Scott Flora, First Affirmative Financial Network, Colorado Springs, CO

    Thanks for coming to talk to us. Your talk helped a lot. I felt better after you talked to us. The 24 hours without calling anyone names didn’t work, I got in a fight with my sister, but I’m working on it. Thanks for taking your time to talk to us. Love,
    Maria Sanchez, fifth grade

    I would like to thank you for coming to our class room. I sincerely feel that it helped me to be a better person. After I spent those 24 hours without calling anyone a name, I found out that it wasn’t that bad. It made me feel good inside having known that I didn’t hurt one person that day. Yours truly.
    Brady Sherman, fifth grade

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