— Summary of Available Speaking Topics —
For Workforce Development Forums

The Ten Trends for the 21st Century Workplace (including):

  1. Americans are Working Harder and Longer
  2. Job Security is a Thing of the Past
  3. Taking Control of Your Career IS Essential
  4. Baby Boomers are Taking Over
  5. Employers are Changing the Way They Manage Employees
  6. Retired Americans are Moving South
  7. Where the Future Jobs Will Be
  8. Entrepreneurs will Continue to Flourish
  9. Franchising Remains a Great Calling Option
  10. Innovation and Technology Expand at an Incredible Pace

    Career Searching in the 21st Century
    • How and Why Finding Your Career Calling will Profoundly Change Your Life
    • Defining Success on Your Own Terms
    • Getting Started: How to Overcome Your Fears and Avoid Procrastination
    • Mastering ChangeHow to Identify Your Unique Career Calling
    • Goal Setting: Steps to Obtaining Your Career Calling
    • Building Your Network of Career Mentors
    • How to Market Yourself to Employers
    • Mastering the Interview Process
    • Ensuring Your Future Success: The 21st Century Workplace

    For Welfare to Work

    • History of Welfare and its Initial Objectives
    • How to Adapt to Changes Brought about by Welfare Reform
    • Effect of New Term Limits on Welfare Recipients
    • Sources of Funding for Assisting Welfare Recipients
    • Establishing Strategic Public/Private partnerships
    • Viable Career Opportunities for Welfare Recipients
    • Methods for Training and Empowering Welfare Recipients
    • Identifying Key Barriers to Employment and Overcoming Them
    • An Analysis of Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC)
    • Strategies for Employing Welfare Recipients
    • Strategies for Retaining Welfare Recipients in Jobs
    • Assisting Employers with “Welfare to Work” Initiatives
    • Assisting Employers on How to Effectively Recruit Welfare Recipients
    • Training Staff for Increased Motivation/Performance (multiple workshop topics)
    For Career Schools and Training/Educational Institutions
    • Outreach and Admissions Excellence
    • Curriculum Design for Improved Placement
    • Teaching Staff Accountability in the Process/Building Efficacy
    • Incorporating Motivation/Job Readiness into the Curriculum
    • Helping Students Avoid Procrastination
    • Empowering Staff for Improved Productivity
    • Change Management
    • Exercises/Strategies for Increased Placement Performance
    • Marketing the Career Services Department
    • Attracting Quality Employers
    • Conducting Job Fairs
    • Dealing with Difficult to Employ Students
    • Strategies for Increased Placement Performance