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Keynote & Motivational Speaker

After Dinner Speaker

Workshops & Seminars

Training & Coaching

Jim's speeches are not just lectures—they are interactive experiences designed to captivate your audience from start to finish. Using storytelling, humor, and even a touch of magic, Jim ensures that every participant is inspired and on their feet by the end of his presentation.

Jim's after dinner program  combines  entertainment with a message tailored to your event.  Jim skillfully blends humor, magic, storytelling, and audience participation to  create an experience that resonates and inspires long after the event is over.

Not your typical sit-and-listen seminars, Jim uses a mix of hands-on activities, group discussions, and real-world examples to tailor each workshop to address the specific challenges and goals of your organization.

Jim's speech coaching focuses on building confidence in public speaking by stressing authenticity, warmth, and competence. He will teach your employees how to communicate ideas with clarity and conviction.

Speaking Topics

The Magic of Change: Moving from Fear to Wonder

Learn how to manage change positively. Messages about creating a compelling vision, keeping a positive attitude, strengthening relationships, and stepping out of one's comfort zone are delivered in an entertaining and educational presentation. Ideal as an kick-off or closing general session.

Motivation & Teambuilding for Managers

Leading to Engagement

Thinking Outside The Box

Tomorrows leaders need to be able to look at problems in a different light. Participants will learn how to overcome obstacles to creativity and to work together as a team to brainstorm solutions. They will discover their hidden strengths and learn how to go beyond traditional thinking to find creative ways to solve problems.

Managers need simple, yet effective strategies for creating a workplace that supports teams. Learn strategies for motivating employees to be more productive team members, including creating shared vision, turning "YES, BUT” into “YES, AND," and using humor to create a positive workplace.

Do you want more engaged employees, willing to go the extra mile for your company? Learn specific leadership strategies and communication behaviors that increase employee engagement, resulting in more loyal employees, higher satisfaction, lower turnover, increased productivity and greater customer satisfaction.

Humor: Jest for the Health of it

Take your job seriously, but yourself lightly. Studies consistently show that a sense of humor is essential for relieving stress, enhancing communication, and improving relationships.

The Magic of Making a Difference

This program is filled with magic, mirth and message and celebrates the qualities of those who make a difference in organizations. It's ideal for an award banquet.

Engaging Presentations: Terrific Tricks of the Trade

This mirth-shaking educational experience is designed to put pizzazz into your speaking, teaching or training. Learn how active learning techniques such as puzzles, brain teasers, magic tricks, and other activities can break the ice, capture attention, and make your next presentation more engaging and interactive.

Presentation Skills Workshop

Participants learn presentation techniques to break the ice, capture attention, engage the audience and make their presentations more engaging and effective.

Participants learn how to structure their content for clarity and how to deliver that content for maximum effectiveness.

Topics covered include:

• Creating a great first impression with a strong opening

• Six ways to capture an audience’s attention in 30 seconds or less

• Connecting with your audience using eye contact and humor

• Reducing nervousness and managing speech anxiety

• Organizing content for maximum effectiveness

• Using voice and gestures to create strong impressions

• Effectively using visual aids and avoiding death by PowerPoint

• Dealing with technical problems, including microphone feedback, inadequate lighting, poor room set-up and stage location

Make Your Event A Huge Success.

"As must be quite apparent by now, we absolutely love having you as a closer for our event. It feels like our secret surprise for the FLTAs after a long day of rigorous session. Every year it is a great pleasure to watch you deliver inspiring messages through your talent of magic and sleight of hand artistry. Watching the FLTAs become reinvigorated throughout the presentation remains one of my favorite parts of the conference."

Institute of International Education, Washington, DC.

★★★★★