Arlene Cohen’s experience offers today's business professional many
ways to maximize career potential. Combining her expertise as an
advertising copywriter, creative consultant, professional actor and
voice-over talent, Arlene has established her credentials as a
successful public speaking and professional development coach.
Through her company, Arlene Cohen Presenting, she conducts her own
branded workshops, courses and seminars. Her private practice and
corporate client list include the marketing teams, product managers and
executives of
A&P, Alcon Canada, Allstream, American Standard, AMI, Atomic Energy Canada, Bank of Montreal, CBC Canada, Canadian Tire, Cannacord Capital, CIBC, Crayola (Binny & Smith), Celestica, CPP Investments, Cogeco, CVC Communications Agency, Deloitte, Dundee Bank, Emergis, Excel Funds, Foresight Visual Communications, Govan/Brown, GMP Securities, Hospital for Sick Children, Herbal Magic, IBM, Lexus Canada, Maple Leaf Foods, Maritz Ltd., Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Ministry of Education, Mount Sinai Hospital, Nestle Canada, Optix Digital Pictures, Peel District School Board, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Princess Margaret Hospital, RBC, Red Bull Canada, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Rogers Cable Communications, Royal Bank, Samsung, SCONA, Scotiabank, Softcom Inc., Schepell fgi, Sunnybrook Hospital, Systems CSG, S.A. Armstrong Ltd., St. Andrews College, Tell Us About Us, TD Bank, TD Waterhouse, The Bata Shoe Organization, The Singing DJ, The United Way of Canada, Toronto Police Department, Toronto Star - The Grid, Toyota Motor Company, Trapeze Software, Walton Capital Management, Wyeth Canada, Members of Provincial and Federal Parliament, Municipal Councils, Canada’s Olympic Team members, and 4th year students at OCAD University (formerly Ontario College of Art & Design). Endorsements are available upon request.
Formally trained in the Actors Studio Method, her approach is result
oriented and involves a variety of fun, non threatening, easy to
learn techniques that quickly take the fear out of public
speaking, instill self-confidence and increase the oral
communication agility of anyone who makes meetings and
presentations. For more information on public speaking and professional
development coaching, courses, workshops and seminars, please email arlenecohen@bell.net.
Arlene’s advertising career spans 25 years in the US and Canada
working for international agencies such as J. W. Thompson, Goodis
Goldberg Soren, McLaren McCann, Leo Burnett and her own company,
Cohen/Stephens.
Her teaching credentials include George Brown College, and an
appointment to teach The Art of Presenting at the Ontario
College of Art and Design University , starting January 2006.
Arlene Cohen resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
