Janie Walters, professional speaker and speech communications trainer
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  Title Program Highlights
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"Humor For Life"
Popeye and Popsicles or POP Goes the Weasel!

  • What is a sense of humor and why do we need to be reminded to use it?
  • What are the physical, mental, emotional and job-oriented benefits of humor?
  • What are some practical ways to add humor to our lives?
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    "The Garbage Truck Comes On Tuesday And Friday"
    Neutralizing Negatives

  • Definition of a negative
  • Six things we can do to neutralize negatives
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    "Normal Is Gone And It Won't Be Back"
    Coping With and Embracing Change

  • Trends of change in the workplace
  • Embracing change enthusiastically
  • Refuting the "I quit" mentality
  • Motivational strategies
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    "You Said WHAT %$*!#@@ ?"
    Communicating Effectively: Listening and Speaking, In That Order

  • Five major barriers to effective listening
  • How to listen for motives and feelings, not just information
  • Five powerful phrases that motivate people
  • Importance of body language and tone of voice
  • Methods that avoid "no" as a response
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    "It's Been A Pleasure Doing Business With You"
    Customer Service Redefined
  • What do we already know about customers?
  • How do we perfect the customer "moments of contact?"
  • What are the 7 systems needed for service?
  • How can we think like a customer?
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    "Blow A Bubble, Not A Gasket"
    A workshop in stress management
  • Learn basic stress "factoids"
  • Identify 10 personal qualities that control stress
  • Explore 10 stress management techniques that you can use today
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    "When Your Blood Starts Boiling, Don't Let It Cook Your Goose?"
    A workshop in conflict resolution and anger management
  • Conflict can be good and bad
  • How do an argument and a conflict differ?
  • Conditions that produce interpersonal conflicts
  • Explore the "10 Commandments" of conflict resolution
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    "A New Day Or Just Another One?"
    Shaping Tomorrow with the Plans Made Today
  • Why is having a dream so important?
  • How do dreams translate into goals?
  • What are the 7 steps to goal-setting?
  • What are 10 anti-procrastination techniques I can use?
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  • speech
    "Effective Public Speaking: Even If Your Knees Are Knocking"
  • Content: Identifying audience needs ... speaking from personal experience ... keeping it simple
  • Organization: Catching the attention ... developing the basic "three" ... ending with a bang
  • Delivery: Conquering stage fright ... speaking to be heard ... gesturing with ease
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    "Teamwork: United We Stand, Divided We Need Excedrine"
  • What are the leading causes of team failure?
  • What should the ideal workplace be like?
  • What is the glue that binds teams together?
  • What does your Personality Inventory reveal about you?
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    "To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Ever Gone Before?"
    Leadership in the Year 2000 and Beyond
  • Problems leaders will face: coping with change, negative attitudes
  • Tools leaders must use: listening skills, the motivating power of praise, humor skills
  • Qualities leaders will need: vision, decision-making skills, people power, building and directing teams, motivation skills
  • speech
    "Kudzu or Kudos?"
    The Motivating Power of Praise
  • Research and statistics about praise
  • Guidelines for using praise
  • Ideas for incorporating praise
  • speech
    "Three Cheers for Us"
    Building Self-Esteem in Ourselves and Others
  • What is self-esteem?
  • Why is good self-esteem important?
  • What causes poor self-esteem?
  • What can we do to develop good self-esteem in ourselves and others?
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