Keynote Sessions

Presenting to Multitaskers: When Attention Deficit is Standard Operating Procedure

Capturing an audience's attention, whether you address them face-to-face or online, is becoming an increasingly difficult task. To attract participants' attention, we are constantly competing with mobile devices, email programs, and day-dreaming. We are often a click away from attendees switching us off. Unless we consciously prepare for those who are often overwhelmed, distracted and tied to a digital leash, our presentation efforts often fall on inattentive eyes, iPod-plugged ears and multitasking hands. What to do?

Join Dr. Carmen Taran in this session to learn five techniques to capture your audience's attention and announce from the beginning that your presentation is an event worth attending

State of Training in Credit Unions

Have you ever wondered how credit union's stack up against others in the training industry? Join us for this fast-paced interactive session discussing the training landscape and how credit unions compare and contrast.

The Power to Persuade: The Magic of Story

Use metaphors and stories to engage attention, inspire action and be a more persuasive leader, trainer, salesperson, coach, fundraiser or speaker. Doug will share his magical solution to storytelling so your stories come alive and are remembered.

Learn how to:

• Get your point across in an engaging and entertaining manner
• Create language to sell more of your products and services
• Influence and inspire people to achieve better results
• Find a way out of "PowerPoint purgatory"

Think Sideways

Whether you're a trainer, a team manager or a team member, it's time for you to embrace the entrepreneurial mindset. Understand why imagination is the competitive advantage of today and that sideways thinking leads to inventive ideas that improve your bottom line. Develop the courage to dream big and act entrepreneurially.

Learn how to:

• Understand why imagination is the competitive advantage of the future
• Strengthen your imaginative spirit
• Utilize five tools for getting into a creative state-of-mind every day