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Jim Golden

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Lecturer, Communication

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Jim Golden, B.S., M.S. is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication, Faculty Fellow for The Do Good Institute, Associate Adjunct Professor at University of Maryland University College (UMUC), and the Owner/Principal at Jim Golden Speaks (formerly Golden Opportunity Learning and Development, LLC) a public speaking company. Golden is a sought-after award-winning and national speaker and facilitator to Fortune 1000 corporations, state and federal government, and colleges and universities. Golden is a frequent blogger and soon-to-be author of a book titled Presentation Swagger®: 10 Keys to Delivering a Powerful Presentation, which provides information on how to captivate an audience and move them to action.  Golden received his Executive Business Education from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Master of Science from University of Maryland University College (UMUC), and Bachelor of Science degree from Central State University.  Golden is a Toastmasters Int’l Speaker and President of the Year Award Winner. Golden has facilitated training and delivered keynotes to the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), University of Maryland Baltimore, Virginia Association of State Colleges and University Purchasing Professionals (VASCUPP), Choice Hotels, Int’l, Pepco, WSSC, and Washington Gas. Jim Golden Speaks is a Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council Supplier of the Year Award Winner and Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise Award Winner in the Mid-Atlantic Region.   Golden received his Executive Business Education from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Master of Science from University of Maryland University College (UMUC), and Bachelor of Science degree from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Golden holds active memberships and associations in the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council (Education & Training Committee), College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), National Speakers Association (NSA) and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.   Jim is also a regular lector in his church, volunteer wine consultant at Linganore Winery and volunteer at Shepherd’s Table Community Kitchen in Silver Spring, Maryland.   Curriculum Vitae   Do Good Institute Faculty Fellow Bio: https://publicpolicy.umd.edu/dogood-institute/programs/faculty-fellows/meet-our-faculty-fellows

Website: www.jimgoldenspeaks.com