All Topics in Indianapolis
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Connecting youth with nature: The Bicentennial Nature Center Network at Conner Prairie’s Treetop Outpost
Norman Burns, President and CEO, Conner Prairie
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Request This Free SpeechYouth today spend less than half as much time outdoors as children did 20 years ago yet several studies have shown that children need plenty of time outdoors to live happy and healthy. Just as concerning, the average American child today spends at least 45 hours a week staring at some kind of electronic screen which has led to the appearance of what some are calling ‘nature-deficit disorder’ in many children. MORE >
Along with expanding its outdoor programming opportunities, Cope Environmental Center, located in Centerville, Ind., has been reaching out across the state to ensure that every child in Indiana is within 60 miles of a partner nature center that will provide environmental education and creative outdoor experiences.Conner Prairie is a partner in the network and in July opened a new outdoor nature experience called Treetop Outpost. I'll share what this four-story treehouse surrounded by hands-on, immersive activities is, its intent to connect children and families with nature and how it fits into both the missions of the network and Conner Prairie.
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Talent Optimization
Brett Hodge, ACC, President, Organizational Effectiveness Consulting, Inc.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechThis topic discusses the following: 1. Use of people data to maximize production and minimize people costs. 2. Hiring for success. 3. Designing high performance teams. 4. Inspiring talent through behavioral alignment. 5. Diagnosing for success.
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Automation is for Everyone
Jason Beutler, CEO, RoboSource
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechAutomation is now available to everyone – it's not just for big businesses anymore. Smaller companies can use automation-as-a-service to make it affordable. Different kinds of automation exist, everything from Zapier to desktop automations to robotic process automation to pure custom software development. Automation can improve job satisfaction (by keeping monotonous jobs out of the hands of humans), increase business efficiency, and decrease risk of losing data and knowledge with human resources. MORE >
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Digital Marketing Expert
Catherine E. Rubey, Owner and Creative Director, InGe, Inc.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechI help businesses succeed online using the most effective and timely tactics to implement the best digital strategy for a business. I have clients in all areas of business: legal, contracting, interior design, retail, not-for-profit, event management and even a landscaping business. I have presentations for personal branding, social networking, digital advertising and marketing.
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Collective Impact – Community Change
Carla Biro, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Specialist, Beautifully Biro
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Request This Free SpeechCollective Impact model is utilized as the core framework of bringing stakeholders together to accomplish an identified community and/or organizational goals. Carla utilizes the stakeholder engagement process to bring businesses, city and state officials, and community organizations to the table to maximizes the probability of achieving an identified mission and vision. MORE >
As action groups are formulated the visitation of the “stakeholder engagement wheel” is imperative. This wheel is utilized to ensure we have the right people at the table committed to the work and creates a platform for stakeholders to “liberate” themselves when the work they have committed to is accomplished and a plan for sustainability is in place. -
Be like Bill
Jeff Utzinger, Sudden Cardiac Arrest and AED Advocate, Be like Bill, LLC
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
Request This Free SpeechWe have become a society apprehensive of helping others in need - whether due to litigation or fear, we simply hope someone else will jump in and act. My message is simple - Be like Bill...don't hesitate when presented with the difficult task of doing something courageous...you might just be the hero someone needs. MORE >
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Let’s Be Real: A way to become comfortable having uncomfortable conversations about race
Marc Hardy, Executive Director / Co-Founder and Consultant, Can I Be Real, Inc.
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Request This Free SpeechWe tend to live among, shop with, work with and learn with people who look just like us. This limits our meaningful interactions with people of different races and cultures. This presentation fosters a vulnerable atmosphere where Hardy explains why he feels the way he does regarding various topics of injustice but also spends time brainstorming ways that members of the audience can make an impact on topics they are passionate about. MORE >
This presentation leaves people with the realization that you can have direct and honest conversations with people of a different race respectfully. They will also be inspired to find a way they can impact injustice in their own way. -
Creating Your Small Business’ Sales Plan
Natalie Menke, Business Coach and Sales Expert, Inspire Results Business Coaching
TOPIC CATEGORY: Business
Request This Free SpeechNatalie Menke, Inspire Results Business Coaching sales expert, will walk through how to identify your sales team’s development needs. She’ll talk about how to create accountability and ensure that your salespeople are engaged and organized, how to balance results goals with activities goals, and provide you with simple changes to implement, improving prospecting, sales, & growth & exponentially improving your bottom line. MORE >
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Disability Inclusion
Cyrus Anton, President, United Spinal Association of Indiana
TOPIC CATEGORY: Educational
Request This Free SpeechIn this presentation, I will exemplify the need for disability inclusion in workplaces, the educational system, and society as a whole. I will use my personal narrative and credible statistics to assert the need for disability inclusion. In my presentation, I intend to be funny and lighthearted to convey a personal relationship with the audience. I will further use audience participation and discussion to build on this relationship. I hope that by using these tools, I can amplify the prerogative of my message. MORE >
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Have That D.A.W.G.
Eric Jones Jr., Social and Emotional Expert
TOPIC CATEGORY: Motivational
Request This Free SpeechThis educational-based program is designed to help students succeed This educational-based program is designed to show students what to do regardless of their circumstances and the different things thrown at them to become emotionally resilient in life’s adversities and be able to transform in school and outside of school.