Leadership and communication

Am I in My Right Mind? Understanding Right and Left Brain Dominance

Donita Whitney-Bammerlin

In an organization, business, or agency, individuals must deal with other people at one time or another. That human interaction can sometimes be difficult if individuals don’t understand one another. These interactions may vary from the boardroom to the mailroom and from the manager’s office to the customer service desk. This workshop will help you identify your own brain dominance, illustrate the social and cognitive tendencies of each dominance, and provide you with practical applications of ways to utilize the information for maximum benefit of your personal and professional communication. With the insights gained from this workshop, you will learn how to better allocate your communication energy and assign the best roles and tasks to individuals where they can make the biggest contribution. Do not miss this opportunity to discover what you value in yourself and how you can provide more effective leadership to others in your organization.

Attitude and Self-Esteem Determines your Altitude

Denise Poindexter, Assistant Coordinator of New Student Services

Your attitude affects how successful you are in achieving your purpose in life. This presentation will help you develop a positive attitude. Positive attitudes make everyday living better.

Communication for Leaders

Emily Lehning

Successful leaders know that communication is key in engaging group members and moving their organization closer to their goals. This interactive session is designed to develop communication skills in young leaders and prepare them for work in student organizations.

Communication in a Democratic Society

Tim Steffensmeier, Assistant Professor of Speech Communication

Get in Control: Time Management Skills for Living and Learning

Brian Niehoff

Going for Your Goals

Denise Poindexter

Reaching your potential is vital in becoming successful. This presentation will help you set and achieve your goals.

Lessons in Leadership

Emily Lehning

A workshop or speech designed to help participants consider their personal definition of leadership and how they can work to influence others in a positive way.

Live, Learn, and Lead

Frank Tracz, Director of Bands and Professor of Music

Motivating Yourself and Others

Pat Bosco

Navigating Change

Mike Finnegan, Instructor of Leadership Studies and Programs

This interactive lecture allows students to look at the process of navigating and managing change through a leader/follower relationship. This presentation can be adapted to both individual and group change with an emphasis on mission, vision, and goal setting.

Middle school, high school, and community college students

Organizational Leadership

Mike Finnegan

Ever wonder what types of systems exist within organizations and how we perceive different types of leadership. This interactive presentation introduces students to Bolman’s and Deal’s four frames for learning organizations. Students will gain valuable insight on how they view organizations and interact with people.

Junior or senior in high school and community college students

Organize to Optimize

Frank Tracz

Professional for Today

Tamara Bauer, Associate Coordinator of New Student Services

Lessons on how to communicate effectively with a professional network using social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and others. This presentation will also touch on proper e-mail etiquette and professional dress.

Recharging Your Volunteer Batteries

Donita Whitney-Bammerlin

At a time when the mass media utilizes words such as ‘accountability’ and ‘community service,’ the need to understand the impact of volunteering is at an all time high. On the contrary, the need to be financially competitive has driven society to place a high priority on the “paying activities.” Many of the communities we live in and our current workplaces do not stimulate, reinforce, or reward volunteerism. Individuals are often asked to volunteer as an extra assignment or even justify their contribution to volunteer activities. With this kind of scrutiny, those involved with service to others find themselves burned out. There are few formal trainings that teach volunteerism and much of society views volunteering as something that somebody else does. This session deals with the motivating factors of volunteering, identifies ways to recharge yourself as a volunteer, and facilitates ways that is can be stimulated throughout your organization.

Recruit, Retain, and Recognize

Emily Lehning

Student leaders will come together to share ideas and create a plan to build their membership in their student organization. This session focuses on the three R’s of volunteer management – recruitment, retention, and recognition.

Steps to Success

Frank Tracz

Tomorrow’s Leader

Jack Taylor

You Can’t Not Communicate

Jack Taylor