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  Iridology, Reflexology, Hydrotherapy and Bio Ray Energy

  Anthony P. Koufos, Naturopathic Doctor, Naperville Naturopathic

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness

  Reading the eyes is an age-old testing method. Adding reflexology (pressure points) on the body and extremities show the way to alleviating pain and other symptoms.

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  Investing for the Future: Considerations and Strategies for Any Type of Market

  Krzysztof 'Kris' Garlewicz, CFP, CRPS, Founder, LPL Registered Principal at Prosperifi

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Financial

  There's a full court press on how one should invest their hard earned money. Active vs. Passive. Mutual Funds vs. ETFs. Stock, bonds and alternatives too. Is one approach superior to the next? Do they fit together? What's the appropriate blend and where does one begin? These are just some of questions we'll cover in a fast based, ambitious environment covering the strategies and considerations needed for any type of market. MORE >

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  Interpersonal Skills

  Bette Lawrence-Water, Founder and Principal Consultant, Spectrum Strategic Solutions

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement

  We've all met that dynamic, charismatic person that just has a way with others, and has a way of being remembered. Participants will identify ways of creating a powerful introduction, remembering names, and managing situations when you’ve forgotten someone’s name.
  The Interpersonal Skills discussion will help participants work towards being that unforgettable person by providing communication skills, negotiation techniques, tips on making an impact, and advice on networking and starting conversations. Bette will help audience to identify skills needed in starting a conversation, moving a conversation along, and progressing to higher levels of conversation. MORE >

  Discussion Objectives:
  • Understand the difference between hearing and listening
  • Know some ways to improve the verbal skills of asking questions and communicating with power.
  • Understand what is ‘non-verbal communication’ and how it can enhance interpersonal relationships.
  • Identify the skills needed in starting a conversation.
  • Identify ways of creating a powerful introduction, remembering names, and managing situations when you’ve forgotten someone’s name.
  • Understand how seeing the other side can improve skills in influencing other people.
  • Understand how the use of facts and emotions can help bring people to your side.
  • Identify ways of sharing one’s opinions constructively.
  • Learn tips in preparing for a negotiation, opening a negotiation, bargaining, and closing a negotiation.
  • Learn tips in making an impact through powerful first impressions.

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  Internet Marketing: SEO & PPC

  Lyndsey Maddox, Director of Business Development, Digital Third Coast

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  This presentation will cover basic to advanced tactics for search engine optimization (SEO), pay per click marketing (PPC) and developing online marketing strategies to provide a measurable difference in business.

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  Insecure, unsafe & slow: 10 ways to improve your WordPress website

  Lisa Ghisolf, President & Founder, Gizmo Creative Factory, Inc.

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  There are thousands of plugins and tips out there – many free, but how do you narrow them down? I’ve been designing and developing WordPress sites since 2008, and I also work with corporations, nonprofits and bloggers. No matter how popular they are, I still spend a lot of time fixing hacked sites and maintaining and improving them. I’ll share the same tips I use with them to improve your site. We’ll talk social, security, speed, design and more. You’ll leave with an action plan and stronger understanding of your WordPress site.
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  Innovating Earned PR in an Evolving Media Environment

  Jennifer Fortney, President, Cascade Communications

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  While the media world continues to shift and change, companies of all sizes are still hungry for the valuable earned media mentions and features that bring an unparalleled credibility. So, what are they to do? Jennifer shares that today, PR is much more than just earned media. It's more than the newspaper story on a plaque on the wall. MORE >

  It's search, reviews, how you use a story to gain even more traction and create content campaigns around it and best utilize the psychology of marketing and story telling to boost sales and donations.

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  Injuries on the Job: Navigating a Complicated Illinois Workers’ Compensation System

  Paul Byck, Lawyer / Partner, Kreiter, Byck and Associates, LLC

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Miscellaneous

  Many 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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  Increasing Your Happiness!

  Bette Lawrence-Water, Founder and Principal Consultant, Spectrum Strategic Solutions

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement

  Increasing one's happiness can be done through the power of positive thinking. That is one skill that this presenttion will touch on to teach participants how to be happier. Happiness can spread throughout an organization, and have a positive effect on everyone.
  During this interactive and energetic discussion participants will engage in unique and helpful ways to increase their happiness. This 45-60 minute presentation will have a robust effect on their professional and personal lives, improve their communication skills, increase productivity, and lesson absenteeism. MORE >

  Presentation Objectives:
  •Discuss how planning ahead cultivates workplace happiness
  •Create a nightly routine and daily plan
  •Relate more effectively to others in the workplace
  •Understand how the workspace environment impacts happiness
  •Think more positively
  •Take actions that will create greater workplace happiness

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  Increasing Political Polarization and what we can do about it

  Ed Spire, Co-lead, Restore our Democracy Project, NWSOFA-Indivisible

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational

  Every decade, increasing gerrymandering has created more and more "safe seats", which have resulted in more and more extreme legislators on both sides of the aisle - creating a legislature where compromise is impossible, and very little legislative progress ensures. This presentation shows why this happens, and what we can do about it, using the recent example of the Alaska special election, utilizing a nonpartisan primary and a ranked choice voting general election, as an example of how to promote more moderate legislators and a more productive legislature. MORE >

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  Increase Your Cash Flow Fast

  Jean Kuhn, Business Strategist/Consultant, Bounce Solutions Jean Kuhn

  TOPIC CATEGORY: Business

  Business owners, retail or service-based, all say the exact same thing. ‘We need more customers so we can earn more money.’ It’s tough out there for business owners in 2021. Jean Kuhn “has the backs” of business owners and delivers the hard facts, the truth and some laughs, on what it takes to become the leader in their industry and a “celebrity” in their business. MORE >

  Jean shares her story of buying 2 bankrupt businesses and turning them around in 12 short months and adding $100,000 to their bottom lines. And she did it with NO customer list and NO marketing budget.

  Jean is the perfect speaker if attendees: Want more customers, Want to make more money, Want to more free time, Want to reduce employee turnover

  Takeaways: You don't need a list or a big budget, Low cost/no cost marketing strategies, Tools to turn employees into lead

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