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Convention Connection exclusive speaker Dr. Lowell Catlett spoke in Raleigh at the Garden Writers Convention in Raleigh, North Carolina this week. The Baltimore Sun's Susan Reimer reports on his keynote.

A new keynote video has been added to the roster of Lowell Catlett preview videos on the Convention Connection Speakers Bureau website. This video is an excellent example of Dr. Catlett's range of topics, as he addresses a healthcare audience. For more details on this program and this client, please contact us for references and more information.

Jim Bearden has developed two new programs to address the economic uncertainty and it's impact on businesses today. From leadership styles to personal behavior, top management to line employees, we are all looking for specific strategies to cope with the changes around us.
 
As learning and laughter go hand and hand, Jim Bearden has put together the perfect combination of anecdotes and teaching principles to take your clients from wallowing in victimhood to creating better days.

The new programs are:

Creating Better Days - Regardless of the Hand You're Dealt
In this uncertain economy, individuals can learn to shift from perceiving happiness as a ‘situational phenomenon’ to being happy with no specific reason at all, and they can do this by bringing principle-based living to center stage. In this upbeat
presentation, Jim Bearden will offer alternative perspectives on the quality of our days. Using plenty of humor and his own experiences, Jim offers down-to-earth answers for Creating Better Days.

Leadership in Troubling Times: What They See is What You’ll Get
Crisis & change are the circumstances in which leadership is most needed—and most difficult. Crisis & change are also the crucibles in which dynamic leaders are forged. During these times of economic uncertainty, many organizations are just hoping to survive. Others are looking for ways to win. A key difference between these two organizational approaches to adversity is the quality of their leadership. In this powerful, interactive leadership seminar, Jim Bearden, CSP, will offer practical insights on how leaders facilitate the process of winning, regardless of the hands they’re dealt.

Please contact us for more information, or for more on Jim Bearden including his availability and a keynote video preview, click here .

December 16, 2008

Congratulations are in order for outstanding keyntoe speaker Peter Vidmar, who has just accepted a tremendous privilege and responsibility as the new Chairman of the Board of USA Gymnastics . Peter has had the pleasure of serving with many capable and respected individuals, including: Mary Lou Retton, his Olympic teammate; Jim Morris, President of the Indiana Pacers; Bitsy Kelley, Director of Business Development of Outrigger and OHANA Hotels; and legendary movie producer and director Frank Marshall (Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Bourne Trilogy).

Related News:

ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/gymnastics/news/story?id=3754345

USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-12-08-2511993731_x.htm

International Herald Tribune: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/08/sports/GYM-USA-Gymnastics-Board.php

Click for more information on Peter Vidmar's keynote speeches.

December 11, 2008

Oren Harari’s book, Break from the Pack: How to Compete in a Copycat Economy has just received a Golden Book Award from the Chinese management society.

The Golden Book Awards are presented by the Chinese Management Association to authors of notable works since 1995. It is administered under the supervision of the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. to promote cooperation among authors, translators and publishers to produce outstanding book materials in the field of management science (MS). This is aimed at the upgrading of the levels of domestic business administration by encouraging the absorption of valuable information in the discipline of management through reading activities among the small and medium enterprises, the leading powerhouse of the economy of Taiwan.

December 9, 2008

Looking for a sales speaker who can address the core competencies in your organization?

Preview Terri Sjodin, communications keynote speaker and the Amazon Top 100 author of NEW SALES SPEAK: The 9 Biggest Sales Presentation Mistakes and How To Avoid Them.

In today's competitive marketplace, everybody sells something- whether it's a product, a service, a philosophy, an idea or, most importantly, themselves.

Your success often depends upon your ability to deliver a polished and persuasive presentation.

Consider all of the different types of presentations a business professional might deliver: promoting an idea at an office meeting, delivering a three-minute elevator speech at a networking event, giving a sales presentation to a prospect or selling oneself in a job interview.

Many professionals spend too much time informing and not enough time persuading.

Read more, and watch a preview video of Terri here.

Please contact us for more information on Terri Sjodin or to book any of our outstanding keynote speakers.

Convention Connection, a speakers bureau based in Malibu, CA, has booked Dr. Kevin Freiberg to present a keynote speech for Hyland Software. Dr. Freiberg will present at Hyland’s annual management meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on November 19th, 2008.

Dr. Freiberg will be bringing Hyland Software a message from his book, BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-as-Usual. The company’s top management will be challenged and equipped to step up to the plate of leadership, to assume responsibility for the success of the business and become a positive force for change by doing something extraordinary; a potentially life-changing and transformational message for the audience.

"A company’s success is as much the will of the people as it is the CEO. Why? Because leadership is a choice, not a position or a title. Now more than ever, you need to create a culture of commitment, accountability and performance. To sustain and gain momentum in a difficult economy, you absolutely need people at all levels of your organization who make daily choices to lead like game changers," says Dr. Kevin Freiberg.

Established in 1991, Hyland Software Inc. provides paperless operation solutions; they are the developers of the award-winning OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) suite. Hyland Software focuses corporate efforts on specific industries such as financial services, government, healthcare, higher education, insurance and manufacturing. With a consistent record of growth and innovation and a stable, tenured management team, Hyland consistently outpaces market growth. Their software solutions are used by more than 7,200 customers throughout North America, Latin America, Europe and Japan. Hyland attributes this success to the more than 650 Hyland employees located around the world.

Kevin Freiberg’s book NUTS! was hailed by the Financial Times as one of the top five global business books of the year. He is also the author of BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-as-Usual which covers the choices leaders and their people must make to create a culture of commitment and accountability. BOOM! follows Kevin Freiberg's international best seller NUTS! Southwest Airlines’ Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success (over 600,000 copies in print!), and its sequel, GUTS! Companies that Blow the Doors Off Business-as-Usual.

Dr. Freiberg has appeared on CNBC, CBS Sunday Morning, and the CBS Morning News for his views on the critical links between leadership, corporate culture and exceptional customer loyalty. As the founder and CEO of the San Diego Consulting Group, Inc., Kevin Freiberg helps business leaders translate the winning strategies from enduring great companies into their own models of success. The global practice works with firms in Southeast Asia, Europe, Japan, India, the Middle East, Central and South America, as well as companies throughout the United States and Canada.

Kevin Freiberg can be booked through Kiela Hine at Convention Connection.

November 12, 2008

Entertainment for Meetings

In tumultuous times, we need the healing power of laughter and great entertainment more than ever. And there's no better way to increase morale and your group's productivity than by booking an act that will customize humor to your specific audience and event's goals.

We recommend comedic magician Tim Gabrielson, musical keynotes with Mike Rayburn, or a variety act like the Raspyni Brothers. Laugh at fear with inspirational keynoter Frank Miles, or test wits with mind-bending mentalist Craig Karges. Looking for a guaranteed clean stand-up act? Check out Greg Schwem and Buzz Sutherland.

Contact us for more great choices for speakers and entertainment. We work with all groups to book you the most outstanding keynotes and entertainers within your budget.

Or, to relieve a little stress in your day right now, just click on any of the links above for video previews!