Lorraine K. Lee
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
My career grew exponentially and unexpectedly at the start of 2021 when I decided to get…
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The secret ingredient your feedback is missing
The secret ingredient your feedback is missing
By Lorraine K. Lee
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The truth about remote work? It can be lonely. I miss seeing my coworkers and hanging out. I miss talking face to face in groups without having to…
The truth about remote work? It can be lonely. I miss seeing my coworkers and hanging out. I miss talking face to face in groups without having to…
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Experience
Education
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Northwestern University
Activities and Societies: F&F Marketing, North by Northwestern, Daily Northwestern
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A highly competitive and transformative week-long program at The Poynter Institute focused on the skills and knowledge needed to rise to the highest levels of media leadership. Sessions covered how to handle difficult conversations, hire for diversity and inclusion, build trust in the #MeToo era, master negotiation tactics, find newsroom allies, and more.
The program received hundreds of applications this year. I was accepted into the 2020 Winter Cohort alongside 29 other women:…A highly competitive and transformative week-long program at The Poynter Institute focused on the skills and knowledge needed to rise to the highest levels of media leadership. Sessions covered how to handle difficult conversations, hire for diversity and inclusion, build trust in the #MeToo era, master negotiation tactics, find newsroom allies, and more.
The program received hundreds of applications this year. I was accepted into the 2020 Winter Cohort alongside 29 other women: https://www.poynter.org/from-the-institute/2020/meet-the-first-cohort-of-poynters-2020-leadership-academy-for-women-in-media/ -
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Sweet Briar program.
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Activities and Societies: The UltraViolet (school newspaper), Marlborough School Charitable Fund (http://www.mscfund.org/), Head of School List member, Honor Roll member, Edu~tatinment for Seniors (Founder), California Scholarship Federation (Life Member & Gold Sealbearer), Mathletes Team member
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NHSI, established in 1931 and affectionately known as the "cherubs program," is the nation’s oldest and largest university-based program for outstanding high school students, offering practical college-level experience in the journalism field. It is led by one of the top journalism schools in the country.
• Developed reporting skills in print and broadcast while gaining practical first-hand experience
• One of only 88 applicants from around the world admitted to this prestigious…NHSI, established in 1931 and affectionately known as the "cherubs program," is the nation’s oldest and largest university-based program for outstanding high school students, offering practical college-level experience in the journalism field. It is led by one of the top journalism schools in the country.
• Developed reporting skills in print and broadcast while gaining practical first-hand experience
• One of only 88 applicants from around the world admitted to this prestigious 5-week journalism workshop; National High School Institute describes admitted applicants as the best high school students in the nation -
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• One of only 27 applicants in the nation admitted to this prestigious journalism workshop; one of only a few non-seniors selected
• Selected to design and lay-out Editorial page of workshop newspaper, CSPA Reporter, in recognition of high quality of design work at workshop
• Average score of 89.4% on all assignments, near top 5 scores at workshop
• Workshop is the oldest in the country and boasts many famous journalists among its tight-knit alumni; workshop consisted of thirteen…• One of only 27 applicants in the nation admitted to this prestigious journalism workshop; one of only a few non-seniors selected
• Selected to design and lay-out Editorial page of workshop newspaper, CSPA Reporter, in recognition of high quality of design work at workshop
• Average score of 89.4% on all assignments, near top 5 scores at workshop
• Workshop is the oldest in the country and boasts many famous journalists among its tight-knit alumni; workshop consisted of thirteen intensive 12- to 13-hour days of hands-on training in all aspects of print and broadcast journalism
• Wrote article about George Ramos, 3-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Head of Journalism Department at Cal State SLO; four workshop participants were assigned to interview and write about George Ramos. Out of the four articles written, mine was chosen to be published in CSPA Reporter
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Executive Committee Co-Chair (Communications)
Northwestern University Council of One Hundred
- Present 5 years
Education
One of 11 Associate Members out of a total member base of 163* in C100, an invite-only organization. The maximum number of Associate Members (age 35 and under) on the Council is 30. I began my two-year term as Communications Co-Chair on the C100 Executive Committee in September 2021.
Selected as the keynote speaker for C100's Spring '21 meeting.
In 1993, 100 alumnae—top executives from public, private, corporate, and nonprofit organizations—formed the Council of One Hundred (C100)…One of 11 Associate Members out of a total member base of 163* in C100, an invite-only organization. The maximum number of Associate Members (age 35 and under) on the Council is 30. I began my two-year term as Communications Co-Chair on the C100 Executive Committee in September 2021.
Selected as the keynote speaker for C100's Spring '21 meeting.
In 1993, 100 alumnae—top executives from public, private, corporate, and nonprofit organizations—formed the Council of One Hundred (C100) to connect successful Northwestern women with undergraduate seniors and recent female graduates and help launch their careers after graduation. Today, the Council has expanded to support Northwestern women throughout their careers and sponsors events on career, workplace, and life strategies, as well as networking and mentoring opportunities.
A few of the organization's member’s titles are represented below:
-President and CEO
-Executive lifestyle editor
-Chief marketing officer and vice chancellor communications and marketing
-US magistrate judge
-James Beard Award-winning author
*as of April 2021
Publications
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Nano Tips for Leading with Positivity
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, executive coach and speaker Lorraine K. Lee shares tips on leading with positivity and the benefits of positive leadership. Learn how to create a positive work environment, how to listen actively and embrace positive language, and the importance of positive body language. Lorraine shows you how to tackle challenges with positivity, how to confront negativity, lead…
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, executive coach and speaker Lorraine K. Lee shares tips on leading with positivity and the benefits of positive leadership. Learn how to create a positive work environment, how to listen actively and embrace positive language, and the importance of positive body language. Lorraine shows you how to tackle challenges with positivity, how to confront negativity, lead with empathy, and more.
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How to Speak So Others Will Listen Nano Tips
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, top-rated virtual keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant, Lorraine Lee shares tips on how to be an engaging speaker. Want to speak in a way that will make others listen? Join Lorraine as she explains how to prepare your ideas before you speak, how to vary your tone of voice to communicate more effectively, and how to stop rambling and get to the point so you don’t…
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, top-rated virtual keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant, Lorraine Lee shares tips on how to be an engaging speaker. Want to speak in a way that will make others listen? Join Lorraine as she explains how to prepare your ideas before you speak, how to vary your tone of voice to communicate more effectively, and how to stop rambling and get to the point so you don’t lose your audience. Learn the value of a short story to hook your audience, how to speak with empathy, and, importantly, what to avoid when you speak.
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Nano Tips for Better Business Writing
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, top-rated virtual keynote speaker, consultant, and editorial leader Lorraine Lee shares tips for business-related writing. Learn how to write effective emails—starting with the subject lines—and format them so they get read. Learn best practices for naming chat groups and channels, how to write effective meeting invitations, and how to craft a strong follow-up…
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, top-rated virtual keynote speaker, consultant, and editorial leader Lorraine Lee shares tips for business-related writing. Learn how to write effective emails—starting with the subject lines—and format them so they get read. Learn best practices for naming chat groups and channels, how to write effective meeting invitations, and how to craft a strong follow-up message. Plus, learn about apps that can help you with proofreading, how to organize your responses thoughtfully to communicate clearly, and more.
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Nano Tips for Creating Captivating Virtual Presentations
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, top-rated virtual keynote speaker, consultant, and video expert Lorraine Lee shares tips for creating engaging virtual presentations. Learn about the key differences between in-person presentation and virtual presentations, how to make eye contact with your virtual audience, how to frame yourself on camera so you appear more confident and credible, and how to design…
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, top-rated virtual keynote speaker, consultant, and video expert Lorraine Lee shares tips for creating engaging virtual presentations. Learn about the key differences between in-person presentation and virtual presentations, how to make eye contact with your virtual audience, how to frame yourself on camera so you appear more confident and credible, and how to design slides specifically for virtual presentations. Plus, get tips on how to curate your environment so that you make the best impression possible when you present, and how to practice your presentation effectively.
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Nano Tips for Effective Collaboration
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, join top career and business virtual keynote speaker and consultant Lorraine Lee to learn tips to help you collaborate more effectively and work with others to achieve a common goal.
Discover the importance of setting out a road map and establishing clear expectations and priorities. Lorraine offers insights on defining roles, creating systems to boost…Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, join top career and business virtual keynote speaker and consultant Lorraine Lee to learn tips to help you collaborate more effectively and work with others to achieve a common goal.
Discover the importance of setting out a road map and establishing clear expectations and priorities. Lorraine offers insights on defining roles, creating systems to boost productivity, conducting pre-mortems and retrospectives, focusing on cross-functional alignment, and leveraging cutting-edge software and tools. Along the way, get tips on how to create a safe, inclusive space for everyone on your team—a space where sharing ideas, giving feedback, and taking risks is honored and celebrated. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to collaborate more effectively with cross-functional partners and project stakeholders. -
Nano Tips for Navigating Life After Layoff
LinkedIn Learing
Lorraine Lee guides you through productive ways to handle life after a layoff. Lorraine explains the importance of feeling your emotions, staying positive, and putting time and thought into planning the next stage of your career. She encourages you to share your layoff story, leverage your network, and set up informational interviews. Lorraine shows you how to ask for recommendations, shares ways to avoid job application burnout, and highlights the importance of writing down your…
Lorraine Lee guides you through productive ways to handle life after a layoff. Lorraine explains the importance of feeling your emotions, staying positive, and putting time and thought into planning the next stage of your career. She encourages you to share your layoff story, leverage your network, and set up informational interviews. Lorraine shows you how to ask for recommendations, shares ways to avoid job application burnout, and highlights the importance of writing down your accomplishments. Plus, she goes over ways to leverage LinkedIn so that you can get found by more recruiters and hiring managers. With these concise videos, you can fit learning into even your busiest days!
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Nano Tips for Managing Up
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this course, learn how to develop and cultivate a productive working relationship with your manager, boss, or supervisor. Virtual speaker and consultant Lorraine Lee shares her tips on managing up, including how to manage expectations, understanding your manager’s working style, how to disagree with your manager, anticipating your manager’s needs, and more.
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Nano Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, discover practical, approachable strategies you can apply with ease to start giving and receiving feedback more effectively in your role.
Join leading career and business keynote speaker, consultant, and executive coach Lorraine Lee for a crash course in how to create a positive feedback experience that allows you and your colleagues to keep growing…Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, discover practical, approachable strategies you can apply with ease to start giving and receiving feedback more effectively in your role.
Join leading career and business keynote speaker, consultant, and executive coach Lorraine Lee for a crash course in how to create a positive feedback experience that allows you and your colleagues to keep growing, learning, and building relationships with one another. Explore how to avoid getting defensive when responding to feedback, the benefits of finding your feedback circle, how to frame questions so that you get feedback you can actually act on, and why you should avoid the feedback sandwich. Along the way, Lorraine will give suggestions for different ways to approach feedback based on whom you’re speaking to and what their preferences are. -
Nano Tips for New Managers
LinkedIn Learning
Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, discover strategies for successfully navigating your role as a new manager. Gather insights to grow and lead a winning team from virtual keynote speaker, consultant, and executive coach Lorraine Lee.
Learn how to thrive in your first few months as a manager and overcome your insecurities with your team. Throw perfection out the door, manage meetings…Welcome to our Nano Tips series, where LinkedIn Learning creators deliver impactful lessons in literally seconds. In this installment, discover strategies for successfully navigating your role as a new manager. Gather insights to grow and lead a winning team from virtual keynote speaker, consultant, and executive coach Lorraine Lee.
Learn how to thrive in your first few months as a manager and overcome your insecurities with your team. Throw perfection out the door, manage meetings intentionally, build trust, and advocate for everyone on the team. Discover practical techniques for giving and receiving feedback, sharing goals and expectations, and creating a thoughtful, inclusive work environment. Along the way, Lorraine also shares unexpected approaches to management, like how to support your teammates so that they can find their next role—even if it's not on your team! -
Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Essentials
LinkedIn Learning
Working from home isn't going anywhere—and neither are meetings. There's always going to be a need for teams to gather in one room. But now that some employees are joining those rooms virtually, it's time to rethink the status quo. In this course, join Lorraine Lee, a top-rated virtual keynote speaker and the editorial director at Prezi, as she shares strategies for making your virtual and hybrid meetings more engaging, collaborative, and productive.
Lorraine zeros in on how to turn your…Working from home isn't going anywhere—and neither are meetings. There's always going to be a need for teams to gather in one room. But now that some employees are joining those rooms virtually, it's time to rethink the status quo. In this course, join Lorraine Lee, a top-rated virtual keynote speaker and the editorial director at Prezi, as she shares strategies for making your virtual and hybrid meetings more engaging, collaborative, and productive.
Lorraine zeros in on how to turn your passive participants into active ones, as well as how to determine when virtual meetings should be held live versus asynchronously. She identifies what facilitators should do before, during, and after hybrid meetings, including how to establish rules of engagement and combat video fatigue. And since attendees and presenters alike need to mind their on-camera presence, Lorraine shares tips for ensuring that you look and sound your best. -
How to Run Efficient Hybrid Meetings Nano Tips
LinkedIn Learning
In this course, virtual keynote speaker and editorial director Lorraine Lee guides you through ways to run more efficient and effective hybrid meetings. Learn how to boost participation, define the rules of engagement, and turn passive meetings into active ones. Find out how to use a framework to improve meeting outcomes, as well as how to create presentations that pop. Explore ways to avoid the pitfalls of proximity bias, collaborate with intention, use asynchronous communication effectively…
In this course, virtual keynote speaker and editorial director Lorraine Lee guides you through ways to run more efficient and effective hybrid meetings. Learn how to boost participation, define the rules of engagement, and turn passive meetings into active ones. Find out how to use a framework to improve meeting outcomes, as well as how to create presentations that pop. Explore ways to avoid the pitfalls of proximity bias, collaborate with intention, use asynchronous communication effectively, and define post-meeting action items. Plus, discover the best ways to solicit and use feedback for learning and growth. With these concise videos, you can make learning fit into even your busiest days.
Courses
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Consumer Insight
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Intro to Accounting
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Intro to Integrated Marketing Communications
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Journalists in a Networked World
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Marketing Strategy and Persuasive Messaging
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Social Network Analysis
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Tech and Human Interaction
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Web Production
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Honors & Awards
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Named A Top 15 LinkedIn Expert in San Francisco
Influence Digest
Influence Digest is a marketing company and online publication that provides high-level knowledge on LinkedIn marketing strategies while highlighting the best tips for a healthy lifestyle. The blog has over 1,000,000 readers globally.
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Finalist for "Global Conference Speaker of the Year"
WomenTech Network
Celebrating those speakers who show excellence in their community engagement and also inspire all community members to aim for the same level of success. Finalists have provided a clear model for other community members to follow and achieved impact with their keynote speeches at the Global Conference.
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Invited judge for Women in Content Marketing Awards
Content Marketing Institute and Masthead Media
Invited judge for Content Marketing Awards. Judged Content Marketer of the Year and Rising Star categories.
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Finalist for "Content Marketer of the Year"
Content Marketing Institute + Masthead Media
Selected finalist for the 2021 Women in Content Marketing Awards for “Content Marketer of the Year” out of hundreds of applicants. Awards co-presented by Content Marketing Institute and Masthead Media.
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Named a Top Virtual Speaker
ReadWrite
This article will provide you with the top 28 virtual speakers and what distinguishes them from other speakers: https://readwrite.com/top-virtual-keynote-speakers/
Languages
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French
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Organizations
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Northwestern Council of 100
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I was nominated and invited to join Northwestern’s Council of 100, an invite-only, volunteer-driven organization of NU women connecting, learning and supporting the university, one another, and NU women professionally and personally through mentoring, networking, programming and scholarship funding. Membership selection is based on career trajectory and achievements and commitment to mentoring/service. There are currently about 130 members across industries, with dozens nominated and only a small percentage accepted each year.
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