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Rethinking the Colonizing of North America
Mark McGarvie, J.D., Ph.D.,, Retired Professor of History and Law, College of William and Mary
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Request This Free SpeechEuropean colonialism recently has been presented, both popularly and scholastically, as an evil that decimated native populations, destroyed native cultures, precipitated extensive wars, and caused irreparable environmental harm. Avoiding judgment in favor of understanding, Professor McGarvie will develop the context for European discovery of the New World in the intellectual, technological, political, and cultural contexts of both the Native Americans and the European explorers in the 16th - 18th centuries. MORE >
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Reliable Investing: Is It Possible?
Renee N. Duba, Founder, Sonder Private Wealth Management
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Request This Free SpeechIs it possible to build a reliable investment portfolio in today's market environment? This talk discusses what a reliable portfolio is, and how one might change their thought process when it comes to saving and investing.
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Reducing Deadly School Violence
Kasia Wereszczynska, Clinical Director / Executive Director, Counseling Speaks / In Her Shoes Foundation
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement
Request This Free SpeechLearn from Kasia Wereszczynska about reducing deadly school violence in a thought provoking presentation that focuses on prevention through understanding behavioral health.
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Reasons to Switch to RA and Support the Farm Bill!
Donald Viecelli, Climate Reality Project Leader, Climate Reality Project - IL Chicago Metro Chapter
TOPIC CATEGORY: Climate
Request This Free SpeechRegenerative Agriculture (RA) is a wholistic approach to restoring healthy soil as nature intended. RA principles and practices are required to stop the loss of our topsoil and restore nature's balance between greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 draw down from our atmosphere. MORE >
RA not only restores this balance, but can also reverse climate change and global warming through carbon sequestration much faster than any other means available. This presentation will show you why it is essential to keep global average temperature from surpassing 1.5 degrees Celsius to prevent irreversible climate change events. Much of this can be accomplished by implementing climate-smart policies into the 2023 Farm Bill.Covered Topics:
Climate Change Is Undeniable
The Carbon Cycle
Loss Of Topsoil
A Paradigm Shift
Benefits Of RA
Pace Of Change
Tilling Practices
Farmer Barriers To RA
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Reasons For Farmers To Switch To Regenerative Agriculture
Donald Viecelli, Climate Reality Project Leader, Climate Reality Project - IL Chicago Metro Chapter
TOPIC CATEGORY: Climate
Request This Free SpeechCovered Topics:
Climate Change Is Undeniable
Carbon Cycle
Loss Of Topsoil
Benefits Of RA
Studies on Profits, Soil Erosion and Tillage
Pace Of Change Is Increasing
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Rearchitecting Work: POSSIBILITY PARTNERS UNLEASHING POTENTIAL
Dianne M. Michels, HR Possibility Partner, Author, Rearchitecting Work Speaker, possibilitypartners.org
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechA Blueprint for "Unlocking the Power of Human Resources to Unleash the Potential of Human Beings" . . . enabling organizations to set bold goals that can be achieved with more PREDICTABILITY, INNOVATION, and EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT! MORE >
Learn about the key paradigm shifts that provide the foundation for the changes in conditions, relationships, cultural norms, and leadership approaches that can transform people's relationship to work from a burden to survive to a possibility to thrive . . . while producing results that meet or exceed revenue, profitability, and growth goals of the enterprise.You will be introduced to the 10 design principles that support the paradigm shifting changes in assumptions, beliefs, and behavioral practices that enable people to go beyond learning new skills to expanding their adaptability, flexibility, resiliency, and self-directedness in a world that is increasingly more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.
The 10 design principles include:
Ch. 1 Alignment between HR and the CEO
Ch. 2 Unlocking the Power of HR to Unleash the Potential Within Your Workplace
Ch. 3 The Power of Possibility - "There are no mistakes; only possibilities" Tina Fey
Ch. 4 Leadership Beliefs and Behaviors that model mutual respect, trust, transparency . . .
Ch. 5 Inspiring Ownership for Results vs. Holding People Accountable
Ch. 6 Igniting Results: Expressing Our Value vs. Proving Our Worth
Ch. 7 Participating, Contributing, Self-Expressing vs. Checking Off Our To Do Lists - "Only do what your heart tells you." Princess Diana
Ch. 8 Celebrating Diversity as a Competitive Edge!
Ch. 9 Recruiting: Creating Raving Fans - "Transforming often dreaded interview interrogations into life-affirming conversations.
Ch. 10 Communications: Creating Psychological Safety so People can Speak Candidly With One Another Regardless of the Hierarchy -
"Relationships determine the quality of our lives, and conversations determine the quality of our relationships."Can be presented virtually via ZOOM.
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Raising Money Smart Kids
Katie Morris, CFP, Financial Advisor, Veritrust Wealth Management
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Request This Free SpeechLearn some simple techniques you can use to train your children (whether they are five or 25) to develop good money habits they can use for the rest of their lives.
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Raising Innovative Children
Stephen A. Di Biase, Ph.D., President, Premier Insights, LLC.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Request This Free Speech"10 Secrets for Raising Innovative Children" describes what parents can do to help their children build upon their natural tendencies to be innovative while offering a buffer to the potential damage they'll experience when they begin their formal education at age 5. There is significant evidence that from age 5 to age 20 the typical person experiencing the traditional US educational system will lose almost all of their capabilities for being innovative. MORE >
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Questions That Matter
Roger Breisch, Speaker / Provocateur, Dancing With Chaos
TOPIC CATEGORY: Miscellaneous
Request This Free SpeechIn his book, Questions That Matter, Roger Breisch writes, “Putting aside deceitful questions—whose cadence and tone imply an answer—all questions matter. Sentences that end with the ubiquitous squiggle atop a period open the future to new possibilities. Sentences ending with just a period condemn the future to limitation and constraint. Answers have a way of ending discovery and learning; captivating questions open us to unimagined possibilities.” MORE >
After spending more than 3500 hours answering calls on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Roger has learned a great deal about what questions truly matter in creating a life that matters. -
Protecting, Maximizing and Recovering Retirement Accounts
Laurie Samuels, Retirement Planning Attorney, Abednego Wealth Management
TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial
Request This Free SpeechAudience members will receive education on reaching retirement goals and how to protect retirement accounts from a downside market. Abednego Wealth Management, Inc. does not charge for services nor does it ever hold clients’ funds. “We simply educate you on reaching your retirement goals.”