Talks & Workshops


Having successfully guided over 7,500 learners from diverse backgrounds, my workshops are designed for clarity and impact and focus on communication and personal growth. Each session is easy to grasp and then apply in real-life situations.

Communication

  • Giving presentations – all aspects
  • Handling speech anxiety
  • TED/TEDx – Proposal preparation / event coaching

Intuition

  • Theory & science of intuition
  • Practices that enhance intuition in daily life

Talks / Workshops

Upcoming Events:

  • Cold War Roots of America’s Psychic Spies.  Learn about the fascinating “psychic” competition between The U.S., U.S.S.R., and China during the Cold War.  Brookdale Community College Continuing Education (Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon).
  • How to Be Assertive in an Aggressive World.  A refresher session on a vital skill that gained popularity in the 1970s but is needed now more than ever.  Women’s Conference.  Brookdale Community College (Friday, April 24, 2026, Time = TBD).

Past Speaking Engagements (select):

  1. How to Self Publish – Hosted at Brookdale Community College (Nov, 2019).
  2. Interviewing for Non-Native Speakers of English – Guest Speaker at Mercer County Community College (June, 2018).
  3. Backing into Civility: 14 Limits on the Freedom of Speech – Presented at the New Jersey Communication Association’s 22nd Annual Conference (April, 2018).
  4. Interviewing Skills & Strategies that Open Doors – Presented at the Educational Opportunity Fund Conference (EOF), Brookdale Community College (March, 2018).
  5. Trust Your Gut: An Exploration of Intuition – Presented at the Women’s Conference, Brookdale Community College (April, 2017).
  6. Keys to Success in Communication Careers – Faculty Panelist at the Minority Male Initiative Conference, Brookdale Community College (Feb, 2017).
  7. Communication Climate: Simple Choices to Shift Organizational Culture – Presented at the Leadership Brookdale Program (Dec, 2015).

Recent Speaking Engagements:

  1. 14 Limits to Our Freedom of Speech – Legal strictures on what we can say and write in American discourse.  Brookdale Community College Continuing Education (Thurs, Sep 25, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon).  Full House!
  2. Getting Your Fortune Told Without Losing a Fortune – How to tell whether a psychic reader is the real McCoy or a scam artist.  Parker Life (Aug 2, 10:00 a.m., remote live).
  3. How to Ace Any Talk like a TED Presenter!  – Principles and practices of TED and TEDx talks that can be artfully applied to any presentation.  Brookdale College Continuing Education (June 21, 10:00 – 12:00 noon).
  4. Tales of Animal Intuition – An exploration of extraordinary animal talents and how we can learn about the gift of intuition from them.  Parker Life (Feb 15, 2025, 10:00 a.m., remote live).
  5. Tales of Animal Intuition – An exploration of ordinary and extraordinary animal talents and how we can learn about the gift of intuition from them.  Brookdale Community College (Oct 5, 2024).
  6. Getting Your Fortune Told without Losing a Fortune – Come and learn how to distinguish a reader who is genuinely intuitive from one who is a scam artist.  Brookdale Lifelong Learning – Thursday, July 18, 2024, 10:30 – 12:30 p.m.  Fee is $39.  Student Life Center (SLC) Room 208 (Fort Hancock Room).
  7. How Intuition Shaped History – Seven stories that changed history from 1849 to 1983 and their underlying principles (May 12, 2024).  Brookdale Community College Scholar’s Day.
  8. Exploring the Art & Science of Intuition –– Principles and practices of intuition (Mar 8, 2024).  Brookdale College Continuing Education.
  9. Into the Woods:  A Sampling of Regional Retreat Centers – Overview of a half dozen local and area retreat centers (Apr 5, 2024).  Brookdale College Continuing Education.
  10. Intuition Toolkit – Blue Moon Yoga studio.  Shrewsbury, New Jersey (Sep 21, 2023)
  11. Your Three Voices – Guest presenter at Mentora Foundation leadership retreat, Blue Spirit, Nosara, Costa Rica (Aug 4, 2023).
  12. Into the Woods: A Sampling of Regional Retreat Centers – Presented at Brookdale Community College Women’s Conference (Apr 21, 2023). (Sold Out Event)
  13. Work is a Direction, Not a Destination – TEDx Talk at Brookdale Community College (Apr 19, 2023). (Sold Out Event).  Watch the talk via YouTube: Link.
  14. Our Parents’ War – Panelist at Brookdale Community College Center for WW II Studies & Conflict Resolution, ATEC 103 (Oct 19, 2022).
  15. The Four Fallacies of the Apocalypse: Toxic Reasoning in Political Rhetoric – Presented at Scholar’s Day, Brookdale Community College (May 13, 2022).
  16. The Cold War Roots of America’s Psychic Spies – Presented at Scholar’s Day, Brookdale Community College (May 13, 2022).
  17. The Four Fallacies of the Apocalypse: Demonization in Political Rhetoric – Presented at New Jersey Communication Association (NJCA) 26th Annual Conference (Mar 26, 2022). (Explores common logical fallacies exploited by leaders and nations)
  18. The Cold War Roots of America’s Psychic Spies – Discussed intriguing uses of “remote viewing” for intelligence gathering by U.S. agencies during the Cold War. Presented at Kiwanis International, Monterey Club (Mar 16, 2022).
  19. How to Listen Like Freud – Explores six key cognitive and behavioral skills professionals use to engage with others. Presented at Continuing & Professional Studies, Brookdale Community College (Dec 4, 2021).
  20. The Art & Science of Intuition – An interactive workshop combining research-based presentations with hands-on exercises for applying intuition in everyday life. Presented at Continuing & Professional Studies, Brookdale Community College (Jul 29 & Aug 5, 2021).

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