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MIKE ABRASHOFF: Workplace Safety Is No Accident

By: Tony D'Amelio
July 13th, 2023

ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

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Authentic Leadership and Customer Loyalty Expert KEN SCHMIDT

Event Ideas | Ken Schmidt | Personal Branding | Reputation Building | Career Development | Customer Loyalty | Authentic Leadership | Networking

How to Fast Track Your Career and Create a Personal Brand: Lessons from Ken Schmidt

By: Melissa Murphy
March 30th, 2023

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO BE MEMORABLE? “How do you want to be talked about and what are you doing to make that happen?,” asks KEN SCHMIDT, who knows a thing or two about creating strategies for cutting through the noise and getting noticed from his storied career during the turnaround of Harley-Davidson. Ken reminds people that we are a story-telling species and getting noticed by customers or even in your own organization is about being memorable.

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One Big Thing Virtual Events Can Learn from Television News

By: Tony D'Amelio
April 28th, 2020

Virtual events look like they are here to stay. To make them effective, though, we have to learn a whole new skill-set.

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Event Planning Checklist (Pt 3): On-site Event Tips from Top Speakers

By: Tony D'Amelio
July 25th, 2017

This is the last in my series on avoiding disaster when booking event speakers. The idea is for top speakers to talk about their onsite experiences in a way that provides some useful lessons and reminders. Ideally, their insights will find their way into your event planning checklist.

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Transform Your Event: Top Panel Moderator Creates Engaging Panel Discussions

By: Tony D'Amelio
July 18th, 2017

TAKE CONTROL OF THE CONTENT/MESSAGE How can you generate maximum impact from the outside speakers at your next meeting or conference? How can you make sure the speakers’ insights are relevant and focused on what matters most to your audience? In my years helping event planners wrestle with that challenge, I have found there is sometimes no substitute for adding an experienced interviewer, discussion leader, or panel moderator. The difference it can make to the quality of the content delivery can be sizable.

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Event Planning Checklist (Part 2): Pre-Event Tips from Top Speakers

By: Tony D'Amelio
January 10th, 2017

You undoubtedly have an event planning checklist that you’ve refined/perfected over the years. Here’s a chance to perhaps refine it further.

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Event Planning Checklist (Pt 1): Room Set-Up Tips from Top Speakers

By: Tony D'Amelio
December 5th, 2016

YOUR EVENT PLANNING CHECKLIST: DOES YOUR ROOM SET-UP HELP SPEAKERS SUCCEED?

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF BOOK REVIEW: WHAT MADE ME WHO I AM BY BERNIE SWAIN

By: Tony D'Amelio
September 6th, 2016

Just Released: What Made Me Who I Am by Bernie Swain

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Our Popular Business Speakers - DN Speakers in the News

By: Tony D'Amelio
May 19th, 2016

POPULAR BUSINESS SPEAKERS - DN EXPERTS IN THE NEWS DN has popular business speakers for events. Many have been in the news in the past week. Please see the updates below.

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Woodward interviews Trump and makes headlines

By: Tony D'Amelio
April 13th, 2016

Bob Woodward Interviews Trump

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