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Speaker, Trainer, Singer, Songwriter, Author

Kim Ratz

Helping people create more harmony
in their own life and in
their relationships with others ...
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To contact Kim:

Toll free: 866.KIM.RATZ
(866.546.7289)

952.938.4472
(Central Time Zone)

E-mail Kim at: kimratz@aol.com

3665 Woody Lane
Minnetonka, MN 55305

Kim belongs to the national speakers association and aspires to the highest ethics and standards as a professional speaker

Kim is listed in the Who's Who in Professional Speaking, and aspires to the highest ethics and standards as a professional speaker.

One client's comment:

Kim Ratz spoke at the New Brunswick Association of School Business Officials conference in June 2005. Kim's address was upbeat, insightful, entertaining and informative. Prior to our conference, Kim and I had several conversations about our organization and what our goals are. This resulted in Kim delivering a message that was very much in tune with what was on the mind of our delegates. Feedback from the our members was positive in several ways - there was a lot of audience participation, abundant laughter and noticeable head nodding ! At the conclusion of our conference, "Feedback Forms" confirmed our initial feelings about Kim Ratz's presentation - people were enlightened, energized, and entertained. It is with great pleasure and confidence that I recommend Kim Ratz as a speaker at your conference or seminar. - Chris Toole, President, NBASBO

Kim is proud to sponsor:

July is National
Make a Difference
to Children Month

Music CDs, and
gift books for fathers to connect more deeply with their children...

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Review this amazing list of over 100 common and not-so-common phobias...

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Here are two demo clips for viewing:

  1. (5:00) "Whitewater Snorkeling."
    An example of a story I often share to make a point about how we can deal better with "change" and other moments of confusion or challenge, and some tips on how to do that ...

    IMPORTANT:
    • USE YOUR BROWSERS "BACK" BUTTON TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE after viewing the video clip - the demo will open in this same window, so don't close this window after viewing.

    "Whitewater Snorkeling"


  2. (1:15) "Hand in Hand Together We Build a Better World." Video sample of a song I wrote for the Missouri Head Start Association, to their conference theme, to open a luncheon keynote ...

    (IMPORTANT:
    • Use your browsers "back" button to return to this page - sample opens in this same window.

    "Hand in Hand Together We Build a Better World"

In addition to the video samples, you can also listen to the following samples of some of the many customized songs I've written and composed to a conference theme, or to introduce key points I'll elaborate on with stories and examples. I compose all lyrics and guitar music, and often incorporate accompanyments I create using my keyboard and/or Garageband software, and all music is recorded in my home studio. Live performances include singing and acoustic guitar with pre-recorded accompanyments ...

Most recent songs:

"Sowing Seeds for Success in the New Decade" ...

was the theme of the 2010 Georgia Head Start Assoc conference, and to which I was invited to be their "Troubadour" ... This engagement inspired me to not just write one song for them - I ended up writing eight songs, each in a different musical genre, to help them celebrate and reinforce the important work they do with today's young children. The first five were used at the opening general session, and the last three were written during the conference and presented at the closing session to help review the past three days and send people home on an upbeat note ... I revised the lyrics slightly for verses 6-8 the following week when I was invited to speak at the Staff Appreciation Brunch for the Carver-Scott-Dakota Counties Head Start ...

Verse 1 ( :54) Verse 2 (1:04) Verse 3 (1:23) Verse 4 (2:15) Verse 5 (2:10) Verse 6 (1:49) Verse 7 (1:40) Verse 8 (1:22)

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