Communications consultant Stacey Hanke breaks down the misconceptions on influence and how to develop your influential voice in a way that resonates.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How to assess your level of influence in a room
2. The core elements needed to command more influence
3. How your smartphone can help you speak better

 

About Stacey:

Stacey Hanke equips leaders within organizations to communicate with confidence, presence and authenticity, day in and day out. Combined, her team of mentors and consultants have more than 100 years of training experience. She works with executives, managers, technicians and sales leaders across the United States and on four different continents.

Award-winning thinker Michael Nicholas addresses the changes and challenges of modern decision-making--and how to enhance your decisions every day.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The tremendous power of continually making the optimal decision
2. The science behind how we make decisions
3. Keys to improving your decision-making

 

About Michael:

An award-winning professional speaker and leadership coach, Michael Nicholas helps people improve their performance by challenging them to revolutionize their thinking and behavior. His insightful, results-oriented training is grounded in 30 years of real-world experience gained through working with leaders from a wide variety of industries, holding senior business positions

Marc's August 2016 conversation with the legendary Jerry Lewis.

Elaine Bennett shares how to write better business messages with greater clarity and personality.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Two essential pieces of information you need to be a more effective writer
2. How you can make a bigger impact with storytelling
3. Winning ways to turn straight thinking into straight writing

 

About Elaine:

Elaine Bennett had a baptism by fire as a speechwriter. Less than two years after she signed on to write for the CEO of Salomon Brothers, scandal forced the executive to resign. In stepped investor Warren Buffett. Since working with Mr. Buffett, Elaine Bennett has continued putting words in the mouths of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and leadi

Dr. Britt Andreatta surveys how our brains are wired for optimal work and best practices for creating an environment for thriving.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Why our brains are not built for today’s workplaces
2. The fundamental conditions required for teammates to thrive
3. Best practices for developing trust within your team

 

About Britt

Dr. Britt Andreatta knows how to harness human potential. Drawing on her unique background in leadership, psychology, education, and the human sciences, she has a profound understanding of how to unlock the best in people. Britt is the former Chief Learning Officer at Lynda.com and has over 25 years of experience consulting with Fortune 100 corporations, businesses, univers

Innovator Mark Henson explains how to discover and activate ordinary superpowers.

 

You'll Learn:

1. Innovator Mark Henson explains how to discover and activate ordinary superpowers.
2. The 6 questions to help  discover your ordinary superpowers
3. Key steps to activate and enhance  your ordinary superpowers

 

About Mark:

Mark Henson is a lifelong entrepreneur and the founder of sparkspace -- a unique and exceptional business retreat center in Columbus, Ohio. Mark's Ordinary superpowers are exploring new ideas and spaces, simplifying things and sharing ideas through writing and speaking. In addition to leading his team at sparkspace, Mark writes books, conducts retreats

Writing coach Anne Janzer provides principles, checklists, and pro-tips for better writing at work.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How to overcome the biggest workplace writing problems
2. The 6 questions to ask yourself before you start writing
3. The best ways to get your points across without offending

 

About Anne:

Anne Janzer is an author and writing coach who has worked with over a hundred technology businesses in her career. Anne has written three books on marketing and writing. Her latest book is called The Workplace Writer’s Process: A Guide to Getting the Job Done. It covers the things no one teaches you in writing class: how to set yourself up for success when writing on the job, how to collaborate with others on writing projects, and the secrets to creating effective content.

 

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Jodi Glickman lays the foundation for becoming great on the job through better communications.

 

You'll Learn:

1. The GIFT framework for better communication
2. How to master the hello and goodbye
3. Pro-tips for managing expectations

 

About Jodi

Jodi Glickman is an entrepreneur, author, public speaker, consultant, and all-around expert in training people how to be great on the job. She is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and the author of the critically acclaimed Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say

Randstad’s SVP of Talent Solutions, Josh Vesely, discusses the state of the labor market, the benefits of working with recruiters, and necessities for today’s job hunters.

 

You'll Learn:

1. How today’s labor market is superlatively favorable for good talent
2. Why you should boldly ask your boss for your favorite opportunities
3. How to find and leverage a recruiter in your job search

 

About Josh:

Joshua Vesely, MBA, is a ‘Talent Chef’ and Senior Vice President of Talent Solutions at Randstad USA. He is an energy-giving partner and a powerful negotiator. With his positive attitude he boldly develops new concepts and contributes to an innovative market approach.

 

Tomas set out on an adventure to look down from the top of the world. He meets a unicorn, a pair of graham-cracker eating dragons, and lots of small (and hungry) birds. But where is the chair on the top of the world? And what’s does the top of the world have to do with a marble?

A story suitable for 4–12 year old kids.