Jim Smith, Jr.

Jim Smith, Jr., CSP, a highly sought-after presentations skills specialist, comes on board to ensure that Rutgers EMBAs learn the art of making exceptional, high impact business presentations. Professor Farrokh Langdana had been searching for a veritable superstar to train the EMBAs to make absolutely memorable presentations, and he finally found him, thanks to Brian Warrick (Metlife Executive, EMBA 2008).

Jim is the author of the best selling books, "Crash and Learn: 600+ Road-Tested Tips to Keep Audiences Fired Up and Engaged!" and "From Average to Awesome: Lessons for Living an Extraordinary Life." He is co-author (along with Ken Blanchard, Jack Canfield, Mike Van Hoozer, John Christensen and others) of the leadership book "The Masters of Success." His last book, "The No Excuse Guide to Success: No Matter What Your Boss or Life Throws at You" was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Jim is currently the President and CEO of Jim Smith Jr. International and works with his clients in the areas of leadership, motivation, personal power and presentation skills.

Over the last 20 years Jim has worked with a number of large and small organizations, both nationally and internationally (over 25 countries) including: MetLife, Merck, Sabic (Saudi Arabia), The American Club (Singapore), Celgene, TDBank, HBO, ADP (Dealer and Retirement Services), Western Union, The Kimmel Center, INROADS Philadelphia, Astrazeneca, Aimco, Famous Dave's Restaurants, Biogen, Cousins Subs, Thompson's Children's Home, Subaru, PEMCO, Schering Plough, The National Security Agency and Sheraton Hotels.

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Academic degrees

Doctorate in Business, Temple University Fox School of Business

MJ, Journalism, Temple University

BA English, Widener University

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Student Testimonials

Thank you for delivering this awesome presentation skills session in class.
I am responsible for national commercial operations for a global Medtech company and I had to deliver a "commitment journey & recovery improvement plan" to the commercial executive leadership. For years, I used to have a fear of public speaking and this gradually went away but I always have some sort of anxiety before a presentation delivery. It impacts the clarity of the message and people see and feel this.

For the first time in my entire career, I felt confident to do some storytelling to kick off my presentation following the steps you coached us. In addition, as per your instruction, professor, I thought extensively about the audience & the graphics of the content.

I stood up in the front of the room with zero fear of getting my message across. As you taught us, it's all about the MINDSET! When I was done, I got a lot of positive feedback and many of my coworkers noticed the change in how I had approached my presentation delivery. What an amazing presentation skills coach you are! And this is just the beginning

— Marie R. EMBA’ 2023