Helping Create Success
Katie Karlovitz
When you’re naturally shy as a child as I was, you learn how to negotiate the fearsome public early on.
My younger brother Mark was often pressed into service…”Please tell Santa that I would like a yellow sweater…” etc. Inside the family home I was lively and happy and outside I switched that off. This went on until I was cast as a frog in my school’s artful production of Alice in Wonderland. I was 13, had hit on a way out of my shyness, and that was what I knew I wanted to do when I grew up.
This is a screen-grab from Stephen King’s film, Creepshow. I had a bit part in it, and then worked professionally as an actor for many years. The training I was lucky to receive at Carnegie Mellon University has stood me in good stead. Everyone should have the experience at least once of being onstage-there’s just nothing else like it.
What I learned from my acting/directing career is that preparation is key to getting excellent results. And frankly, most people get no help when trying to prepare on their own. This is good, because I get tremendous satisfaction in guiding other people to the stage or camera.
My days on stage are long over and to be able to pass along my classical training to contemporary presenters is forever a win/win/win…for the speaker, the audience and me.
ACLU- consult with senior mgmt. on public appearances.
New York Women’s Foundation- write scripts/direct awardees, BODs & executive dir.
Urban Green Council- speak to groups about networking.
Capital Group- work privately with their financial analysts.
Citi Group- coach with both attorneys & analysts.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges- advise attorneys on writing & delivering acceptance speeches.
Mt. Lebanon School District 2017-lead a two-day retreat on “Mindful Communicating” Pittsburgh, PA
Sloan Kettering CC, BMW, WebMD, Bloomberg Radio, Campbell’s, Braun, Cartier, Continental Airlines
Museum staff, CEOs, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, lobbyists, writers, artists and 1 politician (who won his race).
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY- Autumn 2017- Effective Client Communication Strategies
New School University – public speaking course: Be Comfortable, Be Confident, Be Yourself 1999-2005. 15 sessions, with weekly homework presentations. The course was originally offered as part of the ESL program, but through word of mouth it ended up being primarily comprised native English speakers who took the course for business purposes.
Chatham University- online course in script writing 2002-2003
International Association of Business Communicators- online course- Fall 2015
It’s Not About You, It’s About Your Message; How to Hook and Hold Any Audience- published 2017.
Professional actress in stage, on/camera and voice overs (25 years)
Former member Equity, SAG & AFTRA.
Carnegie Mellon University, Drama Department, BFA Acting/Directing
New School University continuing education classes.
Woman Owned Business in NYC, certified 2019.
