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About Dr. Beverly Y. Langford, Author of "The Etiquette Edge"
May 21, 2008
Beverly Y.
Langford is President of LMA Communication, a consulting, training, and coaching firm that works
with organizations and individuals on strategic communication, effective interpersonal
communication skills, team building, and leadership development.
In addition, Dr. Langford teaches management communication to graduate students at Georgia
State University's Robinson College of Business, teaching in the MBA, Professional MBA, and Global
Partners MBA programs. She directs the Business Communication Program within the Department
of Marketing. She has also participated in Georgia State's joint MBA program with the
University of Cairo and the International Fellows Program sponsored by the Department of Risk
Management.
Also at Georgia State University, she is the Co-Director of the Robinson College of
Business' Women's Mentor Program and the Women's Leadership Forum held annually in partnership with
the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In addition, she is active in the Women's Leadership Academy,
a University-sponsored leadership development program for members of Georgia State University staff
members and leads two of the eight sessions.
In 2005 her book, entitled The Etiquette Edge: the Unspoken Rules for Business Success, was
published by AMACOM press.
Active in community affairs, she is past Chairman of the board of directors of the Greater
North Fulton Chamber of Commerce in 2001 and has served on the advisory boards of Senior Services
North Fulton and Habitat for Humanity-North Fulton. She currently serves on the board of
Heritage Sandy Springs.
Since 1995, Dr. Langford has been the Leadership Dimensions Facilitator for Leadership North
Fulton and this year became a regular speaker with Leadership Forsyth (both in North Metro
Atlanta).
Over the past several years, Dr. Langford has been named by The Atlanta Business Chronicle
to the list of Who's Who in North Fulton County and Who's Who in the 400 Corridor. She
has been quoted in various publications, including The New York Times, The International Herald
Tribune, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Glamour, Men's Health, Engineering Times, The Washington Post,
The Guardian, and Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Forbes, and has appeared on a number of radio
talk shows across the nation to discuss areas pertaining to business behavior and interpersonal
skills. She is a frequent speaker to both corporate and civic groups.
She received a BA degree from the University of Mississippi, an MA from Memphis State
University (now the University of Memphis), and a Ph.D. from Georgia State University. She is
a member of the Association of Business Communicators and the Association of Professional
Communication Consultants. She recently presented research findings at the annual convention
of ABC in Washington, DC.
Her web site is
www.LMACommunication.com.
