Kit Welchlin has earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation, which is the speaking industry’s international measure of professional platform skill. The CSP designation is conferred by the National Speakers Association (NSA) to only those speakers who have earned it by meeting strict qualifying criteria.

When you book Kit for your next event, you can be confident that your attendees will find value in the experience!

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CHAOS & CHANGE MANAGEMENT

CUSTOMER SERVICE STRATEGIES

HANDLING DIFFICULT PEOPLE

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES

GENDER COMMUNICATION

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

GENERATIONAL COMMUNICATION

LISTENING SKILLS

MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION

EFFECTIVE MEETINGS

CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION

SELF-ESTEEM

STRESS MANAGEMENT

TEAM BUILDING AND TEAMWORK

TIME MANAGEMENT

What Audiences Say About Kit:

Kit’s gift is his ability to transform a passive audience into active participants who feel like they’ve engaged in a conversation. At the end of his keynote presentation, workshop or seminar, audiences walk away energized and informed, armed with new tools and strategies.

“His customized keynote presentation really hit home.”

“Months later, staff are still talking about Kit and are practicing what they learned at the event.”

“His program on handling difficult employees was rated higher than the previous 14 programs offered.”

“One of the finest sessions on communication I’ve heard!” (From a retired high school communications teacher)

“A great speaker to jumpstart the morning. His high-energy style got people awake.”

“…[His] presentation…gave us practical, actionable steps that will make our management team even more effective.”

“We’ve received great feedback on [Kit’s] presentation and the practical use for building teams. We appreciated the opportunity to get you know [him] and what [he] can offer us in the future. We’ll certainly keep in touch!”

“Attendees offered many accolades about the content of the training materials and the fun delivery of an entertaining presentation! Great job!”

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Kit is equal parts teacher, entertainer and down-to-earth guy. This combination has helped him earn the respect and appreciation of audiences from a wide variety of organizations.

Kit’s goal is for each presentation is for each audience member to literally take it personally, understanding how they can implement Kit’s ideas, proven methods and techniques in their own lives.

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Who’s Who Among Keynote Speakers

In 2014, Kit was inducted into the Minnesota Speakers Association Hall of Fame.
He has delivered more than 3,000 speeches and seminars to more than 500,000 people over the past 26 years.

One of the busiest keynote speakers in the U.S., Kit Welchlin is often described as “high energy” and “entertaining.” Kit weaves his light-hearted sense of humor and practical stories and strategies into his keynote presentations and seminars, whether he’s speaking about how to improve customer service, stress management in the workplace, intergenerational communication or how to handle difficult people.

Listed among Who’s Who in Professional Speaking, Kit is a born public speaker who began public speaking at the tender age of nine. By age 16, he was speaking on leadership, citizenship, community service and motivation for the 4-H and Future Farmers of America.

A member of the National Speakers Association, Kit taught at Mankato State University where he received the Teaching Excellence Award and at Metropolitan State University where he was repeatedly nominated Outstanding Faculty.