Pamela Barnum
Keynote Speaker | Calgary, Alberta
Former Undercover Police Officer
Trust Strategist | Non Verbal Communication Expert
Pamela Barnum Expertise Strategic Thinking, Disruption Management, Adaptability & Agility, Public Relations & Media Training, Conflict Resolution, Trust Relationships, Influence & Negotiation and Purposeful Work.
About Pamela Barnum
Pamela Barnum is a former undercover police officer in drug enforcement and a federal prosecuting attorney. While working in the justice system, she learned real-world techniques for building trust, negotiating with ease, and interpreting nonverbal cues (body language). As part of her Master of Public Administration degree, Pamela studied corporate negotiations. Now, she teaches others how to implement these techniques so they can negotiate better deals, increase influence, and build more trusting relationships. Pamela shares her experience, research, and expertise with humor, honesty, and energy, blending actionable strategies with memorable stories. She is a popular two-time TEDx speaker, featured expert, and contributor to print, radio, and television news programs in Canada and the United States.
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PAMELA BARNUM BIOGRAPHY
Pamela Barnum M.P.A., J.D., is a former Undercover Police Officer and Federal Prosecuting Attorney. After graduating from law school, Pamela left policing to become a federal prosecuting attorney. Spending extensive time in court, she honed her skills as a body language expert and trust strategist.
Imagine what it would be like to live as a different person with a different name, identity, and background. For months, you live with a false identity, and your success depends on building trust and detecting deception with some of the most dangerous people imaginable. That’s precisely what Pamela Barnum did for years working undercover in the Drug Enforcement Section. She learned real-world techniques for building trust and interpreting body language.
When Pamela Barnum graduated from law school, she left policing and accepted a position as a federal prosecuting attorney. She spent countless hours in the courtroom, perfecting her proficiency as a trust strategist and body language expert.
Following a successful 20-year career in the criminal justice system, Pamela Barnum studied corporate negotiations in graduate school. Now, she shares her expertise with others, teaching them how to improve their communication skills to increase trust inside corporations, associations, and law enforcement agencies. She learned quickly how to separate fact from fiction and truth from falsehood.
As a non-verbal communication expert and trust strategist, Pamela Barnum delivers techniques once thought of as a “secret second language” participants can begin using immediately.
Take decades of experience in deep undercover work in narcotics and a successful legal career, and you get real-world strategies that help attendees crack the code on trust, improve professional relationships and increase effectiveness using proven field-tested techniques. Pamela Barnum shares her experience, research, and expertise with humor, candor, and energy, blending actionable strategies with memorable stories.
Pamela Barnum is also a featured expert and contributor in print media, radio and television news programs in Canada and the United States. In addition, she has appeared in person before live and virtual audiences ranging from 50 – 12,000.
Pamela Barnum Topic Presentations
Pamela Barnum Calgary, Alberta, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.
Communication Code : Creating Trust
Strategic Communication : "life" Skills for Leaders
3d Trust in a 2d World : Enhance Trust Virtually
Negotiate with Influence: Shape Outcomes
Imposter Syndrome is a Superpower
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