Workshops & Keynote Presentations

Fran Friedman, Ph.D. has been keynote speaker and workshop leader at both national and statewide conferences. Her focus is on the emotional growth of children, and how music can be used as a vehicle for this growth. Conference coordinator for the “Yours for Children” statewide conference, Mary Kwiatkowski says, “Dr. Friedman’s participation as the Keynote Speaker presenting “Promoting Self-Esteem Through Music” was a huge success, and contributed very significantly to this special event.” Dr. Marcia Krasnow, from the Community Partnerships for Children, says “I’ve had the extreme pleasure of attending Dr. Friedman’s keynote addresses, her various workshops, and her concerts. Fran’s skill and expertise in the field of music and children, her ability to engage the audience, and her ability to present developmentally appropriate material have caused professional groups to repeatedly request her presence.”

Frequent comments from Fran’s workshops include, “Excellent presentation with great ideas!”, “Very enthusiastic and motivating!” “Dynamic and inspiring. Provided excellent ideas I will use in my class”, “Fran provided an wonderful new approach to my working with children.”, “She used creative and helpful ideas for promoting self-esteem.” ,“She was full of life, with a wonderful sense of humor.” “I wished it could have been longer.” “The time flew by.” Best workshop in 11 years!”

Similar comments are reported for her keynote addresses. “Superior presentation. Fran’s ideas during her keynote were great. I can’t wait to use them in my classroom.” “Extremely wonderful keynote. Great information!”, “Fran made the keynote absolutely enjoyable!”.

In addition to presenting at national conferences, Fran provides informative teacher workshops for director’s conferences, individual schools systems, preschools, and other childcare settings. Mary Mendess of the New England Kindergarten Conference found Fran's workshops, “extremely valuable and a definite asset to the program.”  Executive director Sydney Bialo from the Early Childhood Director's Collaborative, who hosted 200 directors and teachers at their recent conference, reported "Fran's evaluations were all excellent!".

For more information about Fran Friedman’s workshops and keynote addresses, please contact Fran via her email at fran@franfriedman.com or call her at 1-508-358-1614.