Barbara McAfee

Authenticity
Consistent ability to connect with a variety of audiences
Deep experience in the world of leadership, community, engagement, and motivation
Belly laughs
Insights that last over time
Great songs -- and recordings that audience members can take home. A way to remember the message....
Professionalism

Barbara has been a voice coach for over 25 years supporting leaders from all sectors to unleash the full power of their voices in their every day lives. Her book, Full Voice: The Art and Practice of Vocal Presence (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) was the #1 Amazon bestseller in business communications when it was released in October of 2011. She was an organizational development consultant for twelve years, specializing in team building, communications, and applying organizational principles and practices within communities.

A professional singer/songwriter and keynote speaker, Barbara blends practical content, sassy music, useful wisdom, and sophisticated humor in her keynote presentations. She has released eight CDs of her music.

She was “the band” for a 15-city Women’s Leadership Revival Tour with leadership author and speaker Margaret Wheatley and wrote the theme song as well. Barbara also appeared regularly with leadership author Peter Block who wrote the forward to her book.

Barbara is the founder of the Morning Star Singers, a group of volunteers who bring songs of comfort and healing to people in hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes.

A native Minnesotan, she now lives in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin about an hour from the Twin Cities.

Within the Twin Cities metro area, I provide my own keyboard.
Clients are expected to provide a sound system suitable to the space with plug-ins for my keyboard and microphone.
When air travel is required, client is expected to provide a keyboard with 88 weighted keys, a sturdy stand that extends to about 46 inches tall (I play standing up), and appropriate amplification for keyboard and voice. Also a table for selling CDs and books.