Recent Selected Previous Engagements

Business & Community Learning & Development Sessions

Public Speaking & Presentations

The Art of Exceptional Public Speaking for Smith-Dahmer Associates with one-on-one video feedback sessions November 3 & 11, 2008.

Presentation and conversational selling skills workshops with individual video feedback sessions for Real Whirled participants of Whirlpool Corporation November 5 & 6, 2008. In all, Creative eLMNts has delivered 21 of these sessions for Whirlpool since 2003.

Presentation and conversational selling skills workshops for Real Whirled participants of Whirlpool Corporation October 8, 2008.

Engaging Presentations: Communicating Your Vision with Passion and Personality - Level II for Whirlpool Corporation October, 6 2008.

Engaging Presentations: Communicating Your Vision with Passion and Personality for Whirlpool Corporation September 10, 2008.

Fun at Work - A Lunch and Learn at the M-TECH Center of Lake Michigan College April 30, 2008.

Fun at Work - A Lunch and Learn at the Bertrand Crossing campus of Lake Michigan College April 29, 2008.

The Art of Exceptional Public Speaking for Smith-Dahmer Associates with one-on-one video feedback sessions April 22 &23, Minneapolis, MN.

Engaging Presentations: Communicating Your Vision with Passion and Personality-Level I for Whirlpool Corporation April 8 in San Diego, CA.

Presentation and conversational selling skills workshops with individual video feedback sessions for Real Whirled participants of Whirlpool Corporation - most recently August 26 & 27, 2008. In all, Creative eLMNts has delivered 20 of these sessions for Whirlpool since 2003.

The Art of Exceptional Public Speaking for Smith-Dahmer Associates with one-on-one video feedback sessions November 15 &16, 2007.

The Art of Exceptional Public Speaking at Lake Michigan College M-TEC™  November 8, 2007.

Vocal Techniques and video feedback sessions for a Call Center Workforce Development Program with Michigan Works!, Lake Michigan College and SkillBlender Inc. October 3 & 11 and November 14 & 29, 2007.

Co-Designed and Facilitated Engaging Presentations: Communicating Your Vision with Passion and Personality for Whirlpool Corporation February 20, 2008 and June 8, 2007.

Developed and Facilitated Sear's Account Manager relationship building and interaction scenarios for Whirlpool Corporation for delivery the week of June 4, 2007.

The Art of Exceptional Public Speaking for Lake Michigan College's Community Leadership Academy March 22, 2007.

Developed and delivered custom made role playing performance exercises for the top Market Brand Representatives of Whirlpool Corporation, Winners Circle 2004-2006.

Instructed a professional development workshop at Lake Michigan College: Public Speaking and Presentation Delivery Improvement System. Participants were primarily sales executives from Gast Manufacturing - November 7 & 8, 2006.

Teambuilding - Diversity with Inclusion

Negotiating Generational Differences - A Lunch and Learn at Getman Corporation in Bangor, MI April 28, 2008.

Facilitated a series of diversity focus groups at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio with The Stratus Group Inc. - October 23 & 24, 2006.

Stratus Group Inc. consulting team at Sinclair Community College

Conducted Diversity and Inclusiveness Workshops at Special-Lite in Decatur, Michigan with The Stratus Group, Inc. - May 5 & 16, 2006.

Conducted Diversity and Inclusiveness Workshops at Michigan Works! in Benton Harbor, Michigan with The Council for World Class Communities - April 20 & May 18, 2006.

Conducted multiple Diversity and Inclusiveness Workshops for city employees, City of St. Joseph, Michigan with The Council for World Class Communities - February, 2006.

Appeared as Chef Mike for MLK diversity and inclusion performance at Lincoln Elementary School in St. Joseph, MI January 12, 2007. Chef Mike has appeared at locations throughout southwestern Michigan including Shadowland Pavillion, The State Theatre, The Citadel Oak Auditorium, Bridges Theatre & Workshop, Benton Harbor Area Schools, Rotary International Events, Atlantic Automotive, and Twin City Playhouse.

Wrote and instructionally designed two web based courses on diversity and inclusiveness for the Michigan LearnPort system for use by public school teachers throughout the State of Michigan - Now Available at www.learnport.org

Educational Sessions for Students and Teachers

High School Drama Day Workshops: The Art of Being Funny. Three workshops for all Berrien County high school drama students sponsored by Berrien County High Schools, Berrien County RESA Arts in the Schools and Lake Michigan College at Lake Michigan College Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

Theatrical Performances

Directed Back to the 80's for Children's Music Workshop (CMW). Performances November 14, 15 & 16, 2008 at Lakeshore High School. Featured 40 performers from throughout Southwest Michigan.

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