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Awards, Credentials & Memberships

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Awards & Recognition

  • Outstanding Educational Leadership Award, Education 2.0 Conference, Dubai, 2023
  • Speakers Excellence TOP 100 Trainers, Germany, Austria & Switzerland, 2015 – present
  • Finalist, German Speakers Association Newcomer Casting Award, 2011
  • Finalist, Connecticut Young Musicians Award, 1990
  • Louis Sudler Award for the Arts, Emory University, 1984

Career Highlights

  • CEO of Castle Mount Media GmbH & Co. KG, 2016 – present
  • TEDx Coach, 2020 – present
  • Voice Expert, German Speakers Association Speakers' Academy, 2015 – present
  • International Keynote Speaker, spoken in 12 countries on 4 continents, 2010 – present
  • Voice & Leadership Presence Coach and Trainer, 2000 – present
  • Voice Faculty, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen, Germany, 1999 – present
  • Opera, Oratorio & Concert Soloist in the USA, Europe & Israel, 1984 – present (only oratorios & concerts since 1999)
  • Artistic Director of the Musical Choir Quertöne, 1994 – 2009
  • Soloist, National Opera Company, 1989 – 1993
  • Singing voice of Serena Joy (played by Faye Dunaway) in Volker Schlöndorff's feature film The Handmaid's Tale, 1990
  • Voice Faculty & Co-Director of the Opera Studio, Duke University, 1988 – 1991
  • Lecturer for Freshman English Students, Duke University, 1987 – 1991

Certifications

  • NeuroResourcesÂź Coach Certification, Besser-Siemund Institute, 2022
  • WingwaveÂź Coach Certification, Besser-Siemund Institute, 2021
  • Generative Coaching I Certification, 2021
  • LINCÂź Personality Profiler & Culture ID Certification, 2020
  • Success Factor ModelingÂź Coach Certification, 2019
  • NLP Master Trainer (DVNLP), 2010
  • Suggestopedia Practitioner (DGSL), 2004
  • STRUCTOGRAMÂź and TRIOGRAMÂź Trainer (DSZ) Certification, 2003
  • NLP Trainer (DVNLP) Certification, 2003
  • NLP Master Practitioner (DVNLP) Certification, 2001
  • NLP Practitioner (DVNLP) Certification, 2000

Education

  • Ph.D. Student in Ethnomusicology, Duke University, 1987 – 1988
  • MA (ABD) in Musicology, The Ohio State University, 1986. Topic: Music in the Marriage Rituals in France and England from the 11th to the 13th Centuries
  • MM in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy, The Ohio State University School of Music, 1986
  • BA in Music, Emory University, 1984

Book Publications

  • Baxter, Laura. Dealing with Divas & Other Difficult Personalities: Mit Achtsamkeit und SouverĂ€nitĂ€t zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen stĂ€rken und Ziele erreichen. Castle Mount Media, 2023.
  • Baxter, Laura. Dealing with Divas & Other Difficult Personalities: A Mindful Approach to Improving Relationships in Your Business or Organization! Castle Mount Media, 1st edition 2017, 2nd edition 2023.
  • Baxter, Laura. "The Power of Presence in an Ever-Changing World." Independent Minds, Expert Ideas: How to Thrive in a Changing World. Castle Mount Media, 2020.
  • Baxter, Laura. „FĂŒllen Sie den Raum, begeistern Sie Ihr Publikum, beherrschen Sie die 5 Systeme der PrĂ€sentation!“ Impulse: PrĂ€sentieren und Aktivieren. JĂŒnger Verlag, 2016.
  • Baxter, Laura. „Vom toten Kanarienvogel bis zum schwangeren Prinzen. Oder: Die fĂŒnf Kernelemente des Humors fĂŒr Top-Speaker.“ Die besten Ideen fĂŒr mehr Humor (Sabine Asgodom, Hrsg.). GABAL Verlag, 2013.
  • Baxter, Laura. „Die Kunst des Überzeugens: Mit Stimme und Körper dynamisch wirkungsvoll auftreten.“ Landsiedel Kongress im Schloss Zeilitzheim 08.–10.07.2011, VortrĂ€ge von renommierten Trainern und Fachspezialisten. Stephan Landsiedel (Hrsg.), 2012.

Professional Memberships

  • GSA German Speakers Association e.V.
  • GSF Global Speakers Federation
  • EBC Evolutionary Business Council
  • Rotary International
  • Chamber of Commerce, Greater Nuremberg Area
  • Circle of Excellence
  • DSZ Deutsches STRUCTOGRAMÂź-Zentrum
  • GABAL Gesellschaft zur Förderung Anwendungsorientierter Betriebswirtschaft und aktiver Lehrmethoden in Hochschule und Praxis e.V.
  • BDVT e.V. Der Berufsverband fĂŒr Trainer, Berater und Coaches
  • Das RAD e.V.
  • DVNLP Deutscher Verband fĂŒr Neuro-Linguistisches Programmieren e.V.
  • BDG Bundesverband Deutscher GesangspĂ€dagogen