Duane is able for both
in-person and virtual workshops!
Whether it is a workshop or keynote, we will provide 2 essentials for your event:
- An Exceptional Experience On Stage: Duane will lead your group through a customized interactive experience full of stories, humor, and research-based strategies to enhance engagement, increase performance, and maximize potential.
- An Exceptional Experience Off Stage: From inquiry to booking to performance to follow-up, our team will work with you to create a valuable and worry-free experience.
Speaking Topics.
The Ei Experience: Emotional Intelligence in Action
Intended Audience:
Business Leaders, Employees, School Administrators, Teachers, Support Staff, Athletic Coaches
Truly defining emotional intelligence can be a bit tricky. In this interactive and experiential workshop, participants assess varying degrees of effective leadership and the impact each can have on engagement and well-being. Ei will be defined, the neuroscience of emotion will be explained, and implementation strategies will be shared.
*An additional Emotional Culture Index overview and simulation can be included.
(To learn more about an ECI, click here.)
Intended Audience:
Business Leaders, Employees, School Administrators, Teachers, Support Staff, Athletic Coaches
Truly defining emotional intelligence can be a bit tricky. In this interactive and experiential workshop, participants assess varying degrees of effective leadership and the impact each can have on engagement and well-being. Ei will be defined, the neuroscience of emotion will be explained, and implementation strategies will be shared.
*An additional Emotional Culture Index overview and simulation can be included.
(To learn more about an ECI, click here.)
Leading with Strengths
Intended Audience:
Business Leaders, Employees, School Administrators, Teachers, Support Staff
Positive psychology houses a wealth of knowledge and research-based strategies to enhance wellbeing and the ability to flourish--both individually and as a group. Leaders' understanding of their own character strengths is paramount for connection, motivation, and growth. Understanding, identifying, and celebrating our own strengths and those of our collaborative team is a game-changer. In this session, Duane will introduce attendees to positive psychology and its impact in and out of business and education. Participants will also identify their own character strengths, apply them to relevant challenges, and learn how they can leverage them to increase the performance and wellbeing of their stakeholders.
Intended Audience:
Business Leaders, Employees, School Administrators, Teachers, Support Staff
Positive psychology houses a wealth of knowledge and research-based strategies to enhance wellbeing and the ability to flourish--both individually and as a group. Leaders' understanding of their own character strengths is paramount for connection, motivation, and growth. Understanding, identifying, and celebrating our own strengths and those of our collaborative team is a game-changer. In this session, Duane will introduce attendees to positive psychology and its impact in and out of business and education. Participants will also identify their own character strengths, apply them to relevant challenges, and learn how they can leverage them to increase the performance and wellbeing of their stakeholders.
Collective Strength
Intended Audience:
Business Leaders, Employees, School Administrators, Teachers, Support Staff
Understanding our own character strengths is paramount to growth and success. Understanding the strengths of our collaborative team is a game-changer. After helping participants identify their signature strengths, Duane guides the group through multiple interactive exercises to utilize and enhance their positive attributes.
*This workshop is very effective for addressing a specific initiative or challenge your organization is facing.
The Positive Charge
Intended Audience:
Administrators, Teachers, Support Staff
Anxiety, depression, and stress are all too prominent in today's world for not only our students, but also adults. Recent research in positive psychology has opened the door for new, proven ways to combat these troubling issues and build things such as resiliency, confidence, and creativity. Duane has had the unique opportunity to study and implement strategies in his own classes and has cultivated amazing increases in well-being, happiness, and success in students, staff, and culture. In this workshop, Duane leads participants through multiple unique and research-based strategies they can implement immediately to help foster positive connections in self, relationships, and environment to maximize staff and student potential.
Intended Audience:
Administrators, Teachers, Support Staff
Anxiety, depression, and stress are all too prominent in today's world for not only our students, but also adults. Recent research in positive psychology has opened the door for new, proven ways to combat these troubling issues and build things such as resiliency, confidence, and creativity. Duane has had the unique opportunity to study and implement strategies in his own classes and has cultivated amazing increases in well-being, happiness, and success in students, staff, and culture. In this workshop, Duane leads participants through multiple unique and research-based strategies they can implement immediately to help foster positive connections in self, relationships, and environment to maximize staff and student potential.
