Free Miscellaneous Topics in Chicago
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Changing the Course of Human History
Roger Breisch, Speaker / Provocateur, Dancing With Chaos
Request This Free SpeechNeil Postman once said, "Children are the living messages we send to a future we will not see." When we change the life of a young person, we change the course of human history.
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Injuries on the Job: Navigating a Complicated Illinois Workers’ Compensation System
Paul Byck, Lawyer / Partner, Kreiter, Byck and Associates, LLC
Request This Free SpeechMany who suffer work related injuries have no idea what their rights are. Even worse, because of their vulnerability, they rely on the assistance of insurance adjusters - the very people whose job it is to deny or limit their benefits. There are many risks with this approach that could be detrimental to the injured party's claim. MORE >
The lecture will focus on how to navigate a complicated workers' compensation system in Illinois, and the risks associated with trusting insurance companies to do the right thing. It will include common requests by insurance adjusters that seem harmless, but can have real consequences. The lecture will also emphasize the importance of managing a claim proactively.This lecture should interest any person, group or profession that is at high risk of suffering work injuries.
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Your Brain is Lying to You!
Roger Breisch, Speaker / Provocateur, Dancing With Chaos
Request This Free SpeechIn her highly acclaimed book, Being Wrong: Adventures in the margin of error, Kathryn Schulz says “As far as we know, then, error is uniquely ours. Our fallibility is what keeps us suspended between the kingdom of lessor animals and the kingdom of God.” MORE >
How might we be different in the world if we knew a large percentage of what we think we “know” is wrong… or at least off kilter? If we entered the world each day with the understanding there is much to learn and revise about our current thinking, might we be more curious? Better listeners?The human brain is a pattern making marvel, but the stories we make up based on those patterns are often wrong. We do this every day when we make up stories about others based on very little knowledge of who they really are. Might we find people are far more interesting than our first impressions leave us to believe?
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Successful Sailboat Racing
Bob Bernstein, MBA, Sailor and Author, My Sailing Odyssey
Request This Free SpeechIn Chicago I have raced sailboats for a lifetime. I have won many races in many different boats. I have also crewed on many boats. Recently I have been tactician on offshore boats and continue to win with my Rhodes 19 sailboat.