Speeches & Workshops— the inspiration and tools to make a positive difference
"You received rave reviews. Your presentations were just as we hoped they would be—
inspiring and eloquent but also realistic and well-grounded.
We appreciate all that you did to make the conference such a success."
—Mary McIntire, Dean of Continuing Studies, Rice University
THE SPEECHES
Graham's style is relaxed, humorous and direct. He's comfortable in any format, from national conference keynotes to corporate luncheons to high school assemblies. He can speak from a podium but prefers to move around. All Graham's speeches are carefully tailored to the specific needs of each audience, with themes applied to their particular concerns and brought alive by stories of his own adventures and experiences.
He's spoken to—
- national and regional conferences of all kinds.
- companies, service organizations, advocacy groups, universities, schools, churches, government agencies, trade unions, law firms, leadership groups and outdoor clubs.
- meetings and conferences on civic engagement, character education and service-learning.
List of past audiences
"John Graham clearly sees the direction in which we must head if we are to heal our social and political ills. Yet his vision is infinitely realistic, pragmatic and believable. If you want to know that it can bedone, and also learn how, his workshop is for you."
—Robert Buxbaum, Office of the Mayor, New York
THE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
Graham's workshops are lively, interactive coaching sessions, often following a speech. All of them work with real challenges supplied by participants, who come away with practical concepts and skills they can apply immediately to those challenges.
Graham's most popular workshops are—
Leadership (3-5 hours)
John Graham shares a lifetime of leadership experience as a mountaineer, diplomat, citizen activist, and President of the Giraffe Heroes Project. To him, leadership is not a set of rules but an art; not just skills and techniques, but personality and style; involving not just the body and the mind, but spirit and character as well.
Topics covered include:
- Seeing yourself as a leader
- When to take charge-and when not to
- Why and how to build trust
- Creating and communicating a vision of success
- Developing your own authentic style
- Making good decisions
- Negotiating and resolving conflict
Getting the Results You Want (1-2 hours)
John Graham has been leading this workshop for twenty years, and it's led to the solution of problems big and small. He's used it to help avert a major strike in Canada—and help a high school kid recruit allies for working with the homeless in Dallas.
The workshop begins with participants each creating a strong, clear picture of success for their work or project. That's followed by a series of challenging role plays Graham creates on the spot to help individuals sharpen their pictures of success and communicate them with enough power to attract support and overcome resistance and conflicts.
Contact John Graham to talk about what you need for your college, your company, your association, your conference.
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