Speaking for St. Luke’s Hospice

I recently had the privilege of presenting to the hospice care workers of St. Luke’s South. The audience was filled with nurses, nursing students, volunteers, social workers, music therapists, pharmacists, chaplains and funeral directors. We looked at how schmoozing hospice patients also means schmoozing the families of the patients. By investing time in people, being a good listener and making themselves available, this, what I call “most  compassionate group of people in the world” can help people through the toughest part of life. After the presentation, one chaplain shared with me how he “Makes his Mark” on patients by carrying a Native American Flute with him which he plays for the patients. Another chaplain told me he connects with people through ordinary conversation before he ever tries to start spiritual conversations. It was a learning experience for me and it was neat to be in these people’s presence.

“We are so honored that we had the opportunity to have you present on the topic of schmoozing at our 6th annual conference. We have heard so many remarks from the attendees of how GREAT you were. We will hopefully book you again in the near future!”  -St. Luke’s Hospice

Hospice Staff from St. Luke's South

Speaking for the SSA

June 1st I had the privilege of presenting Schmooz’em or Lose’em to managers within the Social Security Administration. Schmoozing is the art of connecting with people in a special way, and is therefore useful in any profession. However, I specialize in speaking to sales reps, customer service reps, managers and those with an entrepreneurial-based occupations (real-estate agents, insurance agents, etc.). When speaking to managers, the focus of my training is how to motivate employes by properly expressing appreciation and the feeling of importance.

Speaking to managers in the SSA.

Handing back a few stolen items.

KCKCC Speaking Engagement

In February I presented my keynote, “Schmooze’em or Lose’em” for an in-service day for the faculty of Kansas City Kansas Community College. We taped the show and made a demo video of the presentation. You can watch the video on our Videos page. Just click on ‘Motivational.’ KCKCC is bringing me back to speak and perform my Mentalism Act for their Enrollment Management Division in June.

"You definitely gave us our money's worth." -Ben Hayes, Director of Faculty & Staff Development