Till Kahrs

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. (May 2008)

Till Kahrs (born in 1958 in Hamburg, Germany[1])is a recording artist, singer-songwriter, trainer, author, and public speaking skills expert. [hide] • 1 Musical Career • 2 After Music • 3 Early Years • 4 References • 5 External links [edit] Musical career Till started playing the Orange County coffee house circuit in the early nineties playing cover songs as well as his own self-penned compositions. His constant playing provided him the opportunity to headline The Crazy Horse Saloon, in Santa Ana, California which he sold out twice in the mid-nineties. The Los Angeles Times called him “the master of hooks” and mentioned further “his greatest asset is his winning baritone”, after reviewing one of his shows. This lead to him being “signed” to a six album record deal by Autogram Records[1][2][6]. In 1994 Kahrs had a Top Ten Country hit in Europe called, “Playin’ For Keeps”, followed by another Country Top ten hit titled, “Slow Burn Woman” in 1995[1][2]. [edit] After Music After several years of touring in Europe Kahrs returned to his business roots doing training and speaking, as an expert in public speaking and selling skills. In 2000 his book “Enhancing Your Presentation Skills”[1][3][4][5]was published and that same year he also founded his own training company TheTrainer4u.com. Kahrs is solely credited for developing the “Lock, Talk, and Pause” and “Absorb, Align, and Address” concepts which is at the core of his public speaking skills technology which helps people to control their eye contact and slow down their speech delivery, thereby managing their nervous behavior[1][3][4][5]. He is often contacted by national magazines and asked about People’s #1 Fear, Public Speaking. In July, 2006 an article appeared in Fitness Magazine and MSN: “Get-A-Grip Guide to Conquering Your Phobias” and Till explained the secrets of maintaining composure during public speaking[6][7]. Till has been featured in numerous articles by the Orange County Register[8][9][10], The John Tesh Radio Program [11], and Irvine World News [1] MSN[7] and USA Today[12]. He is also a frequent guest on TV and radio programs analyzing Presidential Debates and offering advice to listeners on public Speaking[13]. [edit] His early life Till is the only son of both German born parents. At the age of 1, his parents immigrated to the United States where Till’s father became a professor of Political Science. Till attended UC Irvine where he received his BA Degree in Social Science and then later received a Masters Degree of Business Administration from Pepperdine University. He has held various positions in sales and marketing for three Fortune 500 Companies in the beverage alcohol industry including Gallo Wine Company, Seagram’s, and Heublein before pursuing his musical and speaking/career. Kahrs resides in Southern California[1][2]. [edit] References

  1. http://home.earthlink.net/~tillkahrs/fearfighter.htm
  2. http://home.earthlink.net/~tillkahrs/NewWebTilllaTimes%201.pdf
  3. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Till+Kahrs&x=0&y=0
  4. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Enhancing-Your-Presentation-Skills/Till-K-Kahrs/e/9780595124817/?itm=1
  5. http://www.collegeanduniversity.net/herald/index.cfm?event=c.p.show&catid=18&pageid=2206
  6. http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/fitness/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/fitness/story/data/1148669990809.xml&catref=cat5940055&page=2
  7. http://lifestyle.msn.com/mindbodyandsoul/personalgrowth/articlelhj.aspx?cp-documentid=561488
   8. http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/sections/business/business/article_582005.php
   9. http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/local/irvine/businessnews/article_1623667.php
 10. http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/article_1623667.php
 11. http://home.earthlink.net/~tillkahrs/NewWebTesh2.pdf
 12. http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/successstrategies/2002-11-12-presentations_x.htm

13. http://youtube.com/results?search_query=Till+Kahrs&search=Search

[edit] External Links

1. Till Kahrs at YouTube