All Topics in Chicago
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Seeing Into Strength
Robert Kingett, Author
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
Robert Kingett is no longer accepting speaking requests through Free Speakers so visit Robert's website for the most up to date speaker topics and pages at https://blindjournalist.wordpress.com/live/
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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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Our Antiquated Electoral College
Ed Spire, Co-lead, Restore our Democracy Project, NWSOFA-Indivisible
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Learn why we elect the US president via the Electoral College, how our Electoral College damages our demcoracy - and what we can do about it.
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Congress Doesn’t Care What You Think
Ed Spire, Co-lead, Restore our Democracy Project, NWSOFA-Indivisible
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
this presentation addresses the problem of unlimited political money corrupting our democracy. We explain the problem clearly, and discuss the causes and possible solutions, including steps that we can take in our own communities to begin addressing this structural problem in our country. The presentation is non-partisan and brings issues to light which are of concern across the aisle. MORE >
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What is the difference between a CFO and a Bookkeeper?
Barrett Willich, CFO, Bear & Kenmore LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Are you not getting the financial insights you feel you need to run your business efficiently? It could be because you are working with a bookkeeper, controller, or accountant, and not a CFO. A CFO looks at the business implications of financial decisions and makes recommendations on how to become more profitable. Bookkeepers, controllers, and accountants help keep the accounting correct, but rarely dig deeper into business implications. In this presentation, we will walk you through the key differences so you can determine who you need on your team. MORE >
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Preliminary Blocking and Tackling to Start a Debt or Equity Capital Raise
Barrett Willich, CFO, Bear & Kenmore LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
In this presentation, we will do a quick introduction to things to think about and how to start preparing when you are ready to raise debt or equity capital. After this presentation, you will have a better idea of advisors to connect with as well as tasks your internal team can start preparing. We will also walk you through the key milestones of a process. MORE >
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How To Map A Business Process
Robert Starinsky, MBA, MS, CCP, ASBC, Principal, Tradewinds Group, Inc.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Getting things done in your business can be like walking through a minefield. Getting things done can be a struggle, for you, your employees and worse, for your customers. Mapping out processes and customer journeys can help you to streamline operations, cut out delays, reduce or eliminate miscommunications, reduce costs and clarify roles, responsibilities and expectations in your quest to delight the customer. MORE >
Process mapping is an extremely natural and visual way to document how your business (should) works, which is especially helpful for complex and infrequent processes and in your training of new hires.Your presenter will introduce you to an easy to follow technique called The Process Walk (TM) that will help you to understand your processes. This technique relies on Microsoft Office based process mapping techniques using nouns and verbs to describe your business processes in both narrative (SIPOC) and visual (UPN) formats.
Don’t leave your business processes to chance. Document your processes to insure that you have the right people doing the right jobs in the right way EVERY time!
This educational presentation provides practical guidance for business leaders and managers who want to improve how business gets done every day.
This presentation is available virtually to audiences across the country, or locally on an in-person basis.
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Cultivating Habits
Ozias Washington, Life Coach, Constant Organizational Development
TOPIC CATEGORY: Self-Improvement
Humans are creatures of habit. Every one of us, regardless of where we are in our lives, has developed routines that we're familiar with. Cultivating a habit is similar, and even if we don't do it consciously, we create patterns through repeated actions. However, not all of these habits are beneficial to our lives.
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Self-Defense
Peter Honigmann, Founder and Head Instructor, Best Defense Concepts, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness
Offering presentations, seminars or hands-on classes in basic self-defense. The presentation can cover the following topics: law of self-defense, situational awareness and de-escalation, simple and effective strikes and techniques for dealing with the most common street attacks, how to defend against attacker's with weapons, the use of improvised weapons/pepper spray, or any other self-defense related topics of interest to the group. MORE >
Presentations will be tailored to the group and the topic.I am only available to give presentations weekday evenings and weekends, and limit my travel to suburbs north of Chicago.
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Self-Defense for Seniors
Peter Honigmann, Founder and Head Instructor, Best Defense Concepts, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Health & Fitness
I've been teaching teaching self-defense to seniors at libraries, senior centers, park districts and retirement centers throughout Northern Illinois since 2012. My presentations to seniors focus on being observant, using verbal skills to de-escalate a situation, complying with demands for property, and then only as a last resort using very simple self-defense techniques to disable an attacker, including: the use of a cane or walking stick, improvised weapons such as pens, flashlights, and magazines, and the use of pepper spray. MORE >
I include inspiring stories of other seniors who have successfully defended themselves against various attacks.I am only available to give presentations weekday evenings and weekends, and limit my travel to suburbs north of Chicago.