Template: Letter to Request to Attend a Conference
Do you want to attend a conference but first have to convince your boss to let you go? For any manager, sending an employee to an industry event is a significant investment. First, it means covering your shift, add to this the cost of transportation ( flights, ground transport), and hotel. Thus, it is essential to […]
Sample Motivational Speech for Teachers to Kick off the Year!
Summer is in full swing and with fall just around the corner, schools are busy planning back to school professional development events. Every year, school administrators need to find new ways to motivate and inspire teachers. It’s important to start the year with excitement and energy, so below are some thoughts pulled together in a motivational speech that […]
How to Thank a Keynote Speaker
A keynote speakers willingness to share their time and expertise is critical to the success of the event. A warm and meaningful post-speech thank you will make the speaker feel proud while the audience feels fulfilled. How to Write a Speech Thank You Meeting planners often say “thank you” after a speech, but usually, it is just a […]
An Excellent Safety Motivational Speech
I recently saw safety leadership speaker, Billy Robbins speak at a Safety Conference. His safety speech was effective and well designed to compel the audience to make safety a priority. In his safety speech, the funny keynote speaker asked the audience, How many people here think an Accident Free Workplace is possible? Only about 10% raise their hand. […]
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Sample Motivational Speech to Give Hope in Uncertainty
Today, we can’t get enough inspiration. In workplaces, issues are problems, and everything causes stress. Some communities are starving for hope. In reality, a lot of our issues represent future opportunities- to diversify, innovate, and grow. When a thing gets tough, people pull together as a group , and we do things differently. We can become stronger and […]
Are you a Reader or a Listener?
Leadership keynote speaker, Peter Druker in his book, Managing Oneself, asserts that people learn better by either reading information or by listening to it. Cultivating a deeper understanding of your best learning style will help you bring your best self to work. Today we consume more information than ever before. We also have so many more options on […]
Sample Agenda for a New Team Kick off Meeting
As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. When addressing your new team, first impressions are critical. Impressions are especially essential to build confidence in leadership and the organizations goals. This first meeting forms an opinion of the team, individuals, leaders and your goals and is imperative to the new teams’ success. […]
Lessons in Resilience from Iceland
Due to the pandemic, the whole world is being tested. Will some countries do better than others? Yes. And my money is on Iceland to show resilience in stressful times. Iceland is a small island in the North Atlantic. With a population of 364,134 across 40,00 Square miles, it is the most sparsely populated country in […]
3 things to Expect from a Difficult Boss
Craig is an emotional tyrant. His rants are sudden and abrupt. They are disturbing. It makes people that work for him confused and scared. The trouble is they work. Craig loses control, and he gets what he wants. We all fall in line. Out of fear, we go along. We salute him; we give him […]
