Nothing off the Shelf
Given the body of work developed over a long career, there are a broad number of subjects available for shaping into a presentation for your group.  Rather than giving canned, generic presentations, I specialize in collaborating with my client in developing a speech or short presentation that will make the greatest impact in the time available.  After establishing the needs to be addressed in my presentation, I will request that you provide me with a short list of people who will be in attendance.
Assessment Calls
I like to speak with a representative sample of individuals for whom the presentation is intended.  The calls allow me to accomplish the following design goals:
 
  1. ★Refine my understanding of the group’s needs.  These short conversations with participants enable me to develop a better understanding of the group…what they do for a living, what kind of interpersonal environments they work in, and what challenges they’d like to see addressed in the presentation.
  2. ★Gather examples and terminology relevant to the audience.  Speeches and short presentations are so much more engaging when the speaker demonstrates an understanding of the audience by using examples drawn from their working environment.  This also includes learning enough about the group to be able to use words and phrases specific to the group’s profession and work environment.
  3. ★“This speaker understands what we do.”  Doing my “homework” up front enables me to earn credibility by demonstrating that I understand the group and the challenges they face on the job.  An hour or two spent on the phone makes all the difference, enabling me to develop a presentation that is relevant to the group’s working experience and provides them with concepts and tools they can put to work on the job.
Topics to Consider
The following topics do not represent speech titles.  Rather, they list represents broad topics that can be considered in developing the right presentation for your group.  Identifying topic areas of relevance to your group is but the first step in collaborating with you to develop a presentations such as after-dinner speeches, keynotes, or conference break-out sessions.
 
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