Speaking

There is nothing more painful than listening to a speaker who just doesn’t ‘get it.’   There’s no doubt that you’ve heard them before.  They’ll lecture for an hour while the audience slowly slips away… day dreaming instead of paying attention.

Nothing frustrates me more than being bored… This makes me craft my presentations in a very special way. I’m I have a strong belief that all presentations should incorporate three things:

- Education
- Interaction
- Entertainment

Education makes sure the audience learns something new… If there’s no element of education, the presentation is waste of time.  Interaction forces people to pay attention, even if they don’t want to.  You can’t doze off when the speaker is picking people to volunteer.  And lastly, entertainment.  Presentations are meant to be fun.  If the audience is laughing… they’re listening.

If the audience isn’t having a good time, then I’m not having fun.  Period.

Each presentation is unique and your group/employees/audience will walk away with ACTIONABLE steps they can use the moment they walk out of the door.

I’ve spoken to numerous organizations and groups, ranging from a 1000+ person nation-wide webcast… all the way down to a small group of CIO’s for a Fortune 250 company.

My three most requested programs are:

• How to Ethically Cheat the System to Land Your Dream Job – Learn the new tools and tricks that are changing the job search process and how to leverage them to stand out to recruiters… even when you’re under-qualified for the job.
• How to Start A Business With No Idea, No Money, No Credibility and No Plan –  Learn how to start a business completely from scratch that is profitable on day one.
• How to Get Your Foot In The Door With Any Company On Earth… Without Leaving Your Room –  Crazy ninja tricks for connecting and building relationships with the top professionals in your field.

Past Clients and Events

Delta Sigma Pi LEAD Event in San Francisco
Alpha Kappa Psi – Chicago Business Principaled Leadership Institute
Social Recruiting Summit at Best Buy Headquarters in Minneapolis
Iowa Venture Capital and Entrepreneur Conference
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Principal Financial Group
Keeping Educating Youth (K.E.Y.)
Leadership Iowa University
Drake University
Delta Sigma Pi LEAD Event in Rhode Island
The Des Moines Register Blogging Workshop
Northern Iowa Community College
CFA Society of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Osceola Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Iowa University
United Way Women’s Leadership Connection
Ames Downtown Summit Conference
International Association of Administrative Professionals
Net 2 Work – Des Moines Partnership
Iowa City Managers Association Conference
Drake University – American Marketing Association
Independent Insurance Agents of Iowa

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