Content Strategy and Technical Communications

“To express the most difficult matters clearly and intelligently
is to strike coins out of pure gold.”
(Emanuel von Geibel - German poet )

As a distinguished communications leader, Karen helps individuals and organizations thrive. She loves to connect with professionals dedicated to empowering others with refined communications strategies.

During the path of her career, she has steered content strategy and technical content development for tech giants, like Oracle and Microsoft, and a few small companies and individuals too. Her ability to bring out the best from individuals and teams of all sizes helps unlock their potential and fuels innovation.

An engaging speaker, Karen’s technical expertise and captivating storytelling inspire and inform audiences, leaving a lasting feeling of positivity. Invitations to present and to be an expert panelist at professional conferences include ConVex North America, Society for Technical Communications, and LocWorld. She is also at home presenting to executive leaders and cross-functional teams.

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Voice-over and Narration

With a conversational, professional, and memorable voice, Karen provides voice-over narration for instructional videos, guided meditations, and feature films.

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Karen’s voice-over expertise supports you in the following areas:

• Leadership vision and messaging

• Corporate training and promotional videos and online deliverables

• Feature films and documentaries

• Technical training and product demos

• and more

Singer-Songwriter

Singer-songwriter Karen Horan delivers emotionally riveting story songs that pour forth from a voice that rises with the wisdom reminiscent of an old Celtic traditional style, while rooted in velvety and expressive alto tones. Lyrics flow with smarts and are punctuated with touching and edgy honesty.

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Yoga

Karen completed the 200-hour yoga teacher certification training with Wisdom Flow Yoga in Maui, Hawaii. Her love for teaching, healing, and her keen communication style bring depth, wisdom, and empathy to each yoga class and one-on-one session. She has studied with premier teachers, including those specializing in Anusara, traditional Hatha, Yoga Therapy, and Bikram Yoga.

Several years ago to offset shoulder pain and contraction caused by working long days in the computer software industry, Karen began practicing yoga. Yoga also provided additional depth, strength, and wholistic balance when training for her black belt in martial arts, as well as in her practice of other athletics. Her unique ability to bridge yoga with those practices helps you to release tension related to working at a computer and enhance the activities important in your life

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