About Pamela
For years Pamela Barnum was the only woman working undercover in a Drug Enforcement Section with ninety-two specialized officers. During that time, she learned real-world techniques for building trust and interpreting nonverbal cues. Pamela later accepted a position as a federal prosecuting attorney. She spent countless hours in the courtroom, perfecting her proficiency as a trust strategist and nonverbal communication expert.
Following a successful 20-year career in the criminal justice system, Pamela studied corporate negotiations in graduate school. As a trust strategist and nonverbal communication expert, Pamela delivers techniques once thought of as a “secret second language.” Participants can begin using these strategies immediately to negotiate better deals, increase confidence, and influence with trust.
Pamela shares her experience, research, and expertise with humor, honesty, and energy, blending actionable strategies with memorable stories. She is a popular TEDx speaker, featured expert, and contributor to print media and television news programs in Canada and the United States.
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Crack the Code
- Display calm confidence and trustworthiness in every situation. Use nonverbal cues to regulate how others perceive you.
- Decode nonverbal cues with certainty. Understand their true intent, regardless of the words used, resulting in better negotiated outcomes.
- Deliver results with greater accuracy using science-backed techniques. Confidently assess verbal and nonverbal misrepresentation indicators, bluffing, and lies in real-time.
Tactical Influence
- Fortitude: Be the leader who can overcome change and setbacks and become stronger because of them. Using Pamela's Fascinate with Fortitude system, successfully lead teams to embrace challenges, knowing they can do hard things.
- Integrity: Be the leader who stands for something and flourishes during a challenge. Uncover how to replace complacency with diligence and drive.
- Respect: Leverage intentional communication cues for increased collaboration and improved results. Learn the number one undercover technique that makes you five times as likely to influence the outcome, even when all seems lost.
- Self-awareness: We are more confident and creative when we see ourselves clearly. Discover your SWAT advantage and how to implement it.
- Tenacity: Lead yourself and your teams to push beyond what you can do to find out what you are truly capable of. Discover field-tested strategies learned in law enforcement to never, never, never quit.
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Reviews
dynamic and engaging
- Leslie Simpson
Dynamic. Engaging. Expert. All words used to describe Pamela Barnum by our conference attendees. She took the time to understand our audience, their cultural sensitivities, and the information that was most important to them. She molded her presentation with that in mind. Pamela demonstrated total expert knowledge of the topics discussed and interacted with our virtual audiences in meaningful ways earning her the consistent position as highest-ranked speaker at our events. Personally, Pamela was a pleasure to work with — accommodating, professional, prompt, and always with a bright smile. Adding Pamela Barnum to your conference keynote lineup will take your event to the next level.
everyone loves pamela!
- Sarah Lockwood
As expected, everyone loved Pamela and some asked for another presentation with her in the future, which we are definitely considering.
amazing keynote speaker
- Stephanie Spahn
POWERFUL action steps that can be put into play immediately! You really nailed it Pamela. You were exactly what we wanted as our keynote speaker and you were a hit with every participant. I really appreciate the energy, enthusiasm, excellent content and delivery that you brought to the event. You are truly unique, accomplished, humble, and funny! Thank you!
raving reviews from team!
- Peter Anthony
We are getting rave reviews after your presentation! I have had speakers for years and not one of them was as classy as you were. The results of the survey from your speech are in and you scored – Excellent! You might have broken the record for speakers!
great speaker
- Nicole Gioia
Thank you for presenting at the 2021 Florida Realtors Annual Convention. Attached is the evaluations for your presentation and they are great! You received a 98.13% overall!
nothing short of amazing!
- Follow Up Boss Inc.
Pamela Barnum provided a keynote presentation for our FUBCON event at the Chelsea Theater in Las Vegas, and she was nothing short of amazing! Her energy, stage presentation and strong intellect were front & center from the moment she stepped on stage. She mesmerized the audience with her insights, data points and imagery that resonated with each and every viewer. She has the uncanny ability to keep the audience on the edge of their seats while simultaneously laughing and going, 'AHA' that makes so much sense! I'd definitely recommend Pamela Barnum to anyone looking to give their audience something to not only think about, but to apply in their everyday lives.
excellent speaker
- Royal LePage Corporate Brokerages
Pamela Barnum is excellent at what she does. Her ability to keep our team engaged was impressive. Not only is she entertaining, but we gained new negotiation and communication skills.
delight to work with
- Alberta Real Estate
Pamela's life experience provides her a unique depth of knowledge, making it easily applicable to many industries and people. She communicates in a friendly, compelling manner which is both accessible and demonstrates her wide-ranging expertise. She is a delight to work with and learn from!
one of the best sessions!
- Vicki Ho
One of the best sessions I have ever attended! I learned a lot and know that these strategies are going impact my business.
Very knowledgable
- The Shin Dig
Pamela Barnum was incredibly fun and exceeded our already high expectations! The audience was fully engaged and LOVED her! The feedback on her body language presentation was incredible and any organization would be blown away by the knowledge, education, and expertise she brings to an event.
Excellent!
- CAE, CSAE
Thank you for being one of our 2020 Winter Summit speakers. Here are some of the comments by attendees at your session: Very engaging great stories with tie-in! This was my favorite session. Pamela was engaging and dynamic the entire session. She gave some great anecdotal stories, had the room participate in questions. Fantastic! One of my favorite sessions ever! Excellent session. Definitely the best for me. She was awesome! Very engaging.
immediately captured everyone's attention
- Peter Anthony
We are getting rave reviews after your presentation! I have had speakers for years and not one of them was as classy as you were. The results of the survey from your speech are in and you scored – Excellent! You might have broken the record for speakers!
immediately captured everyone's attention
- Michelle Perreault
Pamela's life experience provides her a unique depth of knowledge, making it easily applicable to many industries and people. She communicates in a friendly, compelling manner which is both accessible and demonstrates her wide-ranging expertise. She is a delight to work with and learn from!
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