| It’s September 3rd. It’s one week after my birthday. I asked you one thing, “REPLY and just say something nice.” I was B-L-O-W-N A-W-A-Y! Click https://youtu.be/aY66thDNHF0 to hear 1-minute and 46-seconds of what people said or read on: “I appreciate all you do to share your knowledge with our community.” “I am so happy to be able to say Happy Birthday to one of the greatest human beings in the world!!! You are a blessing and I am so grateful that I know you.” And then Khris Baizen writes this: “Today’s the annual reminder that John Chen somehow keeps getting wiser without ever aging. (Seriously, what fountain of youth is this man hiding from us?!) Over the past year, I’ve seen John’s humor and energy in action, the way he can take a room full of strangers and turn it into a room full of friends. He’s the guy who convinces us to say yes to “just one more” adventure, the one who pulls us out of our comfort zones, and the one we can count on to drop the most quotable one-liners in any conversation. So, let’s raise a virtual glass to John: • For proving that leadership and laughter aren’t mutually exclusive • For always showing up as his authentic self (and dragging the rest of us into fun whether we’re ready or not) • And for reminding us that community is built not by titles or to-do lists, but by how much joy you’re willing to pour into the people around you Happy Birthday, my friend. We celebrate you today and every time we remember how lucky we are to be in your orbit.” These words of affirmation are the greatest gift I have ever received. Try it sometime for yourself, just ask for people to “REPLY and just say something nice” and see what happens for you. If you want to wish me happy birthday live, join me today at 11am PST as I share 60-minutes of brand new material to transform your online meetings from “meh” to Magnetic Click https://engagingvirtualmeetings2025.eventbrite.com to register Or Click https://zoom.us/j/99584793477?pwd=BbfjIgdaL19JEp1kEbzrCyt7e0augZ.1&jst=1 at 11am PST -John “Thanks” Chen ——————– You May Get The Greatest Prize! Are you a speaker looking for more video of your keynote? I may have an opportunity for you. I have 3 x 50-minute keynote slots left for my Engaging Conference on October 28th-30th live in Seattle (and your guests can join you in-person or on Zoom). You will join the following speakers: Cavett Award Winner Brian Walter, CSP, CPAE, Cavett Hall of Famer Humorist Tim Gard, CSP, CPAE CSP Committee Chair Frank Kitchen, CSP 2x #1 Training Magazine Chief Learning Officer Ed Cohen 4x Head of Talent Josh Craver The Sales Hunter Mark Hunter, CSP Richard and Lia Bliss – LinkedIn Experts The Engagement Triangle with Rebecca P. Murray Award Winning Photographer Adam Bacher America’s Got Talent Technology Magician Trigg Watson Diversity Expert and Author JO Welch Audio Visual Expert Adam Tiegs And #1 Author of Engaging Virtual Meetings, John Chen, CSP If you are interested and available, REPLY with SPEAKER and I’ll the opportunity with you. -John Chen CEO, Engaging Virtual Meetings Your experts in engaging virtual and hybrid meetings —INVITATION—– You are personally invited to The Engaging Retreat. 10/28/25-10/30/25 If you a speaker, planner or leader who wants to be more engaging, CLICK to join this community. https://evmconference.eventbrite.com?discount=evmjohn Tickets: FREE – Livestream $97 VIP – Zoom $997 IN-PERSON – complete with video recording, coaching, after-hours networking and all food and beverage —UPCOMING CALENDAR—– 9/9/2025-9/10/2025 – SpeakapaloozaKeynote Speakerhttps://speakapalooza.com/ 9/11/2025 9am-2pm EST – GHCA 2025 Quality SummitVirtual Emceehttps://web.cvent.com/event/78d66285-cbfb-4658-baa3-812711c788a4/summary 9/11/2025 – NSA NW Columbia Tower Mixerhttps://nsanorthwest.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=372276&item_id=2700457 9/13/2025 – Florida Speakers AssociationFt. 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