All Topics in Washington D.C.
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Orphaned Young Adults in Haiti, A Forgotten Group
Astrid de Vries, Founder / President, Kids Connection Haiti
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Request This Free SpeechImagine being 18 years old, ready to spread your wings, eager to go to college or find a job. An exciting time in your life, right? Now imagine being 18 years old, without a family, without a diploma, without any working experience and without a network. What would you do? Where would you go? MORE >
Have you ever thought about the impact a stable family life has on your (professional and personal) development? With a 40% unemployment- and illiteracy rate countrywide, orphans in Haiti suffer the most.Kids Connection Haiti was founded to empower orphans in Haiti to become contributing, self-sufficient members within their communities through education, life skills training, community service, mentorship, and career development. We would love to share with you how Kids Connection Haiti has been successful in empowering these young men and women create financially independent futures.
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One Simple Thing
Dr. Mallary Tytel, President, Healthy Workplaces
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechEach of us has the power to make a difference in our own lives and the lives of others; and it is the little things that can accomplish great things. When we act in small, purposeful ways, with resolve, determination, and integrity, we can change the world. We can make a difference. This highly interactive workshop is drawn from my critically-acclaimed book, One Simple Thing: Simple Tools for Living Your Own Theory of Change, and explores how simple actions and models will help you influence the world, achieve your goals, and be a force within your professional community. MORE >
At the end of this presentation you will be able to recognize your own patterns of engagement, practice two simple tools to take charge of your own growth and leadership and eat an elephant. Let me show you what I mean! -
Ok, Boomer; Those Millennials – Dealing With Generational Differences
Bob Graham, Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Breakthrough Solutions
Request This Free SpeechThe widest range of ages in history have to work together in offices. With the shift to more Millennial managers and the first members of Generation Z joining the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers and Generation X in the workplace, things are getting really complicated and at times confrontational. Through engaging discussion and fun activities, discover who is in each group and what makes them excited and enraged; learn tips and tricks for how to work with older or younger colleagues; find out new ways to communicate to ensure success when dealing with colleagues from other generations. MORE >
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Networking, Like Life, is a Process Not An Event
Dan Williams, Networking, Like Life is a Process not an Event
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechMixing stories with light humor, Dan shares how to build a networking community through systematically managing network contacts from the point of simple awareness through a series of measurable milestones. Dan's networking system is adaptable to virtually any set of circumstances. MORE >
His presentation can be customized for audience members who interactively learn how to build their networking community and how to develop their elevator pitch along with learning the secret to remembering names.Plus, Dan shares his life experience with the ONE networking principle that has NEVER failed.
Dan speaks to corporate, professional, university and association audiences about the power of networking and how it transformed his life. He energetically shares life lessons on the art and science of networking. Those who attend Dan's interactive speeches and workshops find his advice practical, entertaining and motivational.
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Mental Health
Shamyla Tareen, Therapist
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement
Request This Free SpeechI can talk about the following topics: Understanding Mental Health, Promoting Mental Wellness, Mental Health in the Workplace, Youth Mental Health, Mental Health in Relationships, Cultural Considerations in Mental Health, Breaking the Silence, Access to Mental Health Care, and Suicide Prevention and Awareness.
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Maximizing Social Security
Tayvon Jackson, Financial Advisor, New Perspective Financial Solutions
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Request This Free SpeechThis financial seminar will educate you on how to maximize your social security. We will discuss strategies to pay the least amount of taxes on your social security along with how to properly claim off your spouse. Participants will leave this event with better knowledge on how social security incorporates with their retirement.
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Mastering Relationship Building as the Foundation of Exemplary Leadership
Hazem Hammad, Leadership Coach, Hazem A. Hammad Corporation
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechCOVID has thrusted us into the virtual world. Now we are starting to look at what the world will be like post-pandemic. Reintroducing people to one another post pandemic - relationship building, interpersonal, social skills, etc, will be foundational to every new leaders skills set. If you're having social anxiety, shyness, experiencing awkwardness when networking and socializing, Hazem the Coach will help to overcome those feelings to create connection, strong networks and a robust leadership presence. MORE >
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Masculinity at a Crossroads
Bill Bridges, PhD, Founder, The Creative Man
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement
Request This Free SpeechThe term "toxic masculinity" is seemingly everywhere, although it's difficult to find consensus on what the term means, why it's bad, and what can or should be done in connection to it. In this presentation, Bill provides his working definition for toxic masculinity that connects to the challenges facing men, including isolation and depression. He explains what "hope" can look like for men and how each man can, and should, define what masculinity means to him. MORE >
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Marketing your Self
Marvin Meinders, Owner, Meinders Consultant, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement
Request This Free SpeechNow that you have finished your education and ready to find that perfect job you have been working for, now is the time to find the job. You can be the perfect candidate for the job, but if you do not market yourself well, all your training may have been in vain. Most people do not think much about marketing themselves until it is time to look for a job, but if you wait until then, you start out at a disadvantage in the job market. MORE >
Marketing and networking are keys to finding good jobs today. You may think that automated job searches and automated applications are the way to employment in today’s market. But with these tactics alone you will miss about 80% of available job opportunities. Did you know that according to Steven Rothberg, founder of job search website CollegeRecruiter.com, approximately 80 percent of the jobs are never advertised? We will discuss how the use of networking and social media can improve your marketability. -
Making What’s Missing – It’s Time to Grow into Your Power
Cheryl Abram, Learning Doula, Ypifany
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechKnowledge failure is the absence of appropriate action due to missing, ignored, or mis-applied knowledge. Every goal and objective have the very real potential for knowledge failure. In this session, Cheryl introduces a revolutionary new practice for quantifying learning’s value to the organization. MORE >
Join Cheryl as she reveals a groundbreaking practice that calls for leadership to completely change its approach to learning, risk management, measuring performance, and inventing a learning landscape that truly nurtures and supports business missions and strategies.