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I offer engaging, customized in-person and online presentations, webinars and workshops that are heavy on tangible, practical, how-to information. I have presented to groups ranging in size from 20 people to more than 350 people. Topics to which I am I’m currently speaking include:
Future Watch: Trends and Events to Watch in the Coming Year
Future Watch 2025-2035: Trends and Events to Watch in the Coming Decade
Future 2050: Trends and Events to Watch in the Next 25 Years
How to Embrace a Futurist Mindset
How to Communicate Your Organization’s Future
Super Fans: How to Attract More Fans to Your Brand
Leverage the Power of Customer Conversations to Fuel Your Content Marketing
Smarter Content Equals Bigger Results
How to Build Your Personal Brand
How to Ignite (or Reignite) Your Career
Turn on Your Idea Machine to Generate Better, Bigger and Bolder Ideas
If you’re interested in booking a presentation, a webinar, or a workshop, please contact me at [email protected].
Upcoming and Previous Speaking Engagements:
Jan. 23, 2024: Future Watch 2025: Key Trends & Events That Public Relations Professionals Should Have On Their Radars, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Oct. 10, 2024: Webinar: 2025 to 2035: Major Trends that Public Relations Professionals Should Have on Their Radar, International Public Relations Association (IPRA).
Sept. 19, 2024: Webinar: Future Watch 2024-25: Key Trends and Events Public Relations Practitioners Should Have on Their Radars in the Coming Year, IABC Philadelphia.
Jan. 25, 2024 — Webinar: Future Watch 2024: Key Trends & Events Public Relations Practitioners Should Have on Their Radars, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Attendance: 350+
October 19, 2023 — Webinar: Times Ahead: Communicating Your Organization’s Future, Religious Communicators Council, Attendance: 20+
Sept. 21, 2023: In-Person Presentation: How to Communicate Your Organization’s Future, PRSA Midwest District Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, Attendance: 100+
March 2, 2023 — Webinar: The Roaring 20s: Key Trends to Watch Over the Next 10 Years, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Attendance: 300+
Sept. 19, 2022 — In-Person Presentation: The Roaring 20s: 20 Trends to Watch for the 2020s, PRSA Midwest Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Attendance: 100+
Feb. 10, 2022 — Webinar: Seeing Around Corners: Trends and Events that Public Relations Professionals Should Keep Their Eyes on in 2022, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Attendance: 375 (sign-ups: 700+).
Dec. 9, 2021 — Webinar: Future Trends in PR and Communications, Florida Public Relations Association. Attendance: 40.
Nov. 18, 2021 — Webinar: Future Trends in PR and Communications, Alabama Public Relations Association, Attendance: 30+.
Aug. 12, 2021 — Webinar: “Future Trends of PR and Communications,” Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Attendance: 295.
June 18, 2020 — Webinar: “PR Planning for a Post-COVID-19 World,” Municipal Water District of Orange County, California. Attendance: 25.
Jan. 14, 2020 — Webinar: “Are You Ready for Alpha Generation?Communicating with the Generation Coming After Gen Z,” Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Attendance: 45
Nov. 12, 2019 — Webinar, “How to Develop a Futurist Mindset and Apply It to Strategic Communications,” Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS). Attendance: 45+
Oct. 21, 2019 — In-Person Presentation: “Are You Ready for Alpha Generation? Communicating with the Generation Coming After Gen Z,” Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International Conference, San Diego, California. Attendance: 90+
Oct. 20, 2019 — In-Person Presentation: Identifying Customer Paint Points, BurrellesLuce Hack-a-Comm, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) International Conference, San Diego, California. Attendance: 50+
June 17, 2019 — In-Person Presentation: “How to Develop a Futurist Mindset and Apply It to Strategic Communications,” Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) National Conference, Edmonton, Alberta. Attendance: 75+
March 7, 2019 — Webinar: “Brand Building: “A Step-by-Step Process to Elevating your Organization’s Brand to Keep Loyal Fans and Attract New Fans,” Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Nov. 6, 2018 — In-Person Presentation: “What You Should Do Now to Prepare for a Career in Public Relations,” PRSSA Chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 6-7 p.m.
Oct. 8, 2018 — In-Person Presentation: How to Develop a Futurist Mindset to Enhance Your Strategic Communications, PRSA 2018 International Conference, Austin, Tex. Attendance: 90+
Oct. 7, 2018 –In-Person Presentation: 10 Lightning Fast Ideas to Generate Bigger and Better Ideas, BurrellesLuce Hack-a-Comm, PRSA 2018 International Conference, Austin, Tex. Attendance: 50+
July 17, 2018 — Webinar: Turn on Your Idea Machine, hosted by PRSA. Listen to the on-demand recording of this webinar. Free to PRSA members.
May 24, 2017 — In-Person, Presentation: Leverage the Power of Customer Conversations, Rotary Club of Naples, Florida, Attendance 50+.
May 23, 2017 — In-Person Presentation: Leverage the Power of Customer Conversations, hosted by the Gulf Coast PRSA Chapter, Naples, Florida. Attendance: 30+.
April 20, 2017 — Webinar: Super Fans — How to Attract More Fans to Your Brand, hosted by PRSA. Listen to the on-demand recording of this webinar — free to PRSA members.
May 24, 2016 — Presentation: Ice Fishermen, Smiling Millennials and Truck Drivers: How to Attract More Fans to Your Brand (seminar), hosted by the Gulf Coast PRSA Chapter, Naples, Florida.
Nov. 16, 2015 — Presentation: Building Your Personal Brand (for Ph.D. candidates in biosciences), Emerge Bioscience Career Workshop, University of Minnesota, Attendance 35+.