Debra Fine, former engineer, is now nationally recognized as a speaker and communication expert as well as the author of the best seller "The Fine Art of Small Talk". Debra was recently described by the Denver Post as "a mixture of stand-up comic, therapist and teacher".

Debra's keynotes and workshops teach conversational tips and techniques to both the technically oriented professional and the spouse who is dragged along to conferences, conventions and banquets. Debra's programs are held regularly for Fortune 500 firms as well as financial, legal, health care, real estate, government, engineering and entrepreneurial organizations. Her book The Fine Art of Small Talk was published to excellent reviews and feature stories in Entrepreneur Magazine and The Chicago Tribune and her compact disc of the same title is a best seller for Kinko's and Franklin Covey Stores across the country.

Her recent media appearances include Bloomberg Financial and CNN Financial News.

Debra is a member of the Colorado Chapter of the National Speakers Association. She is a 12 year member of the Rotary Club of Denver Southeast and devotes much of her volunteer time to Rotary sponsered activities.

Debra's programs are tailored to each audience's networking and client/customer/colleague interaction needs. Her fast paced, entertaining, and interactive presentations focus on building business friendships and networking. Audiences laugh, learn and leave with insightful, informative tips on striking up conversations and keeping them going, coming across as composed and self-assured when talking to people or entertaining clients at conventions, trade shows and other work related functions, becoming "active" listeners, avoiding conversation "killers", remembering names, exiting with tact and experiencing more ease at association events, networking occasions, receptions and meetings.