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Becoming an Audiobook Narrator
Robert Keiper, Independent Contractor
TOPIC CATEGORY: Entertainment
Have you ever had the urge to try narrating an audiobook and get paid for it? There are websites anxious to give you a FREE opportunity to build your skills until you’re ready to move to a professional level. In this presentation, Robert Keiper will tell you how to set up your own audio studio at home and demonstrate some of the skills you’ll have to master. MORE >
He’ll play excerpts from some of the dozen audiobooks he narrated, that can be found on Audible and Amazon, and tell you some of the tricks he has learned that helped make those narrations successful. -
Ok, Boomer; Those Millennials – Dealing With Generational Differences
Bob Graham, Author, Speaker, Trainer, Coach, Breakthrough Solutions
The 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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Grow Your Assets – Why growth is essential to your nest egg
Thomas Yeung, Founder, Jurnex
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
In this talk, I cover the importance of growing your assets safely and responsibly. Everyone knows to save for retirement. But often, even affluent individuals and families aren’t convinced they’re on the right track. That’s because most financial advice focuses on playing defense. But when it comes to investing, a good offense is a FAR better choice. MORE >
These days, it's not enough to buy "safe" low-yielding investments or ETFs and hope for the best. That's because, with people living longer and pensions getting cut, you run the risk of outliving your savings.We'll cover the broad strokes of what it means to diversify and invest for growth. This talk will be suitable for novice investors and advanced alike, since we'll be covering concepts that anyone can learn.
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Marketing your Self
Marvin Meinders, Owner, Meinders Consultant, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self Improvement
Now 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. -
Sailing the Leader Ship Effectively and Efficiently
Ukpeme Okon, Charismatic Speaker, Creative Author, Ambassador for Peace
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Leadership can be challenging. Despite good intentions, many good leaders encounter setbacks. This topic will address some of the issues leaders face, and are likely to face in the course of leadership. From personal experience, I will inspire participants to overcome leadership problems and sail their leader ship effectively and efficiently.
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Searching for the Truth… What is Truth?
Mark Karapetyan, Founder / President, What If UR Wrong Apologetics
TOPIC CATEGORY: Miscellaneous
Ask anyone today if truth exists, or if it can be defined, and see how fascinating and edgy the conversation will get in a second. Ironically, we live in a pluralistic post-modern world where truth is subjectively recognized, widely suppressed, and regularly denied. You have probably heard someone tell you "I have my own truth and you have yours” or “all religions are true.” MORE >
The problem with these types of statements is that they are opposing and mutually exclusive by nature. If they can't logically be both true, for they are self –defeating, how do we define truth and find out what is the truth? -
The Foundation of Leadership
Alex Simmons, Chief Executive Officer, ReStart Solutions Group, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Knowing your purpose is the foundation of leadership. It’s the ground from which leadership grows. Knowing the “WHY” I am here, is the key to activating intrinsic motivations even the entrepreneurship mind set. MORE >
When you come to know your purpose, there’s an authority and power that comes with it. It enables you to move forward with confidence and clarity; no longer needing the approval or validation of others: Empowerment Solutions for Teenagers and Young Adult Males and Females. -
Frame for Change
Shayanna Whitaker, CEO, The Institute for Dynamic Leaders
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Organizations are in a constant state of change, but employee competency and communication styles get in the way of the best experience of change. As a result of this talk, the audience are enabled to organically find common ground with teams and grow in conversations with clear intentions in favor of organizational change.
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Estate Planning 101: What You Need to Know
Lars Etzkorn, Lawyer, Lars Etzkorn Law PLLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Do you really need a Last Will and Testament? What is a trust? What are the documents needed to protect you and your loved ones in case of incapacity? Learn what you need, how to find a lawyer, and how much it will likely cost to get an estate plan.
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Stop Hiding Your Wrappers: How Food + Body Shame Keep Us from Our Healthiest Selves
Laura Ellen, Nutritionist + Life Coach, Laura Ellen Coaching
TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness
In her years as a nutrition student, wellness consultant, and now as a health coach, Laura Ellen has come to realize one very key trend: we’re all keeping the same secret, hoping nobody finds out our secret. And that secret is - we all feel crazy with food. MORE >
From doctors, to physique competitors, to weight loss clients, Laura has worked with person after person who is waiting to get they’re eating “under control” before they really show up in the world - professionally, personally, or otherwise. And it’s this waiting and hiding, not the eating itself, that keeps them stuck in the same habits.In this talk, Laura Ellen breaks down how shame perpetuates unwanted eating behaviors and keeps up from our health and diet goals rather than motivating us to success.