SPEAKING

• Recent Presentations
• Conference presentations
• Other presentations/trainings

I am an experienced speaker and trainer, and have achieved the Toastmasters level of Competent Communicator (AKA "Competent Toastmaster" or CTM).  I serve as President of a Toastmasters club for librarians and would be happy to talk to other librarians who are interested in setting up their own local chapter.

Would you like me to speak for you?

I'm available to come to your staff day, conference, meeting, organization, class, event or living room to speak, train, inform, inspire and present.  Present what?  That depends.  I am a creative generalist, with many interests and competencies and can speak effectively on many different topics including:

• Leadership
• Change management
• Virtual reference
• Marketing
• Team-building
• Goal-setting
• Effective communication
• ...and more. 

I'd be happy to work with you to tailor a presentation to your needs.

Recent Presentations

• Library 2.0 Social Networking.  A Pecha Kucha Skeptic's response at the NJLA FutureTech for Libraries Symposium, June 13, 2008. (Video coming soon)
   
• Pecha Kucha.  Skeptics response for Pecha Kucha at Princeton Public Library's Tuesday Technology Talk, June 3, 2008.  | video | script | slides |
   
• Change Management. Guest Lecture for Rutgers University SCILS 17: 610: 570 Managing Libraries and Information Centers, April 2, 2008. | slides upon request |
   
• Engage your users, and your librarians, too!, PLA Conference (QuestionPoint Panel) , March 28, 2008.

I have developed or co-developed these full-day workshops/presentations:

• Train-the-Trainer (a four-day workshop that I co-coordinated from 2001-2005.)
• Goal-setting (as part of the Super Library Supervisor series)
• Teambuilding: working together effectively (as part of the Super Library Supervisor series)
• Effective Communication (based on the principles of nonviolent communication)

I've also developed and presented (or co-presented) a number of shorter (1-3 hour) talks:

• Change Management
• RSS Demystified (as part of Library Garden's Magical Mystery Tour)
• Cool Tools for Cool Living
• What in the World is Web 2.0?
• Making it up as We Go Along, An Introduction To Improv, Teen workshop presented for Camden County Library Teen Read Week, Oct 15, 16, 17, 2007.

You can check out some of my presentations on Slideshare.  Also check out what I've written about, or my posts on Library Garden.

I am happy to discuss customizing a presentation to meet your needs.  Let's talk!