Conference Speaker and Communication Consultant
I have been speaking at conferences and seminars since 2002. Sessions vary in length (one hour to several days) and are for audiences of all sizes. General types of presentations I do include: informative, persuasive, motivational, and entertaining.
I will work with you to design a program that meets the specific needs of your group. In my presentations I use an active style that includes audience involvement and humor.
General Communication and Teaching-Related Topics:
- Adult learning principles/brain-based learning principles
- Communication skills coaching
- Curriculum development and instructional design
- Designing and delivering presentations
- Distance learning techniques
- Giving and getting constructive feedback
- How to get your audience actively involved
- Intercultural communication
- Leadership skills
- Learning styles
- Meeting facilitation and action planning
- Providing excellent customer service
- Small group communication
- Stress management
- Using research on learning to inform your teaching
- Working with challenging people
Justice System Topics:
- Accessibility issues
- Communicating with self-represented litigants
- Courtroom communication skills
- Customer service in the court system
- Dealing with difficult personalities and other challenging people in the courtroom
- Decision-making and social cognition
- Demeanor
- Diverse populations in the court system
- Educational aspects of jury innovations
- Implicit bias
- Individual communication coaching for legal system professionals (includes recording with intensive feedback)
- Leadership skills
- Mediation communication skills
- Procedural fairness
I speak individually, and I also often co-present with my husband, Judge David Suntag (Vermont Superior Court Judge for 25 years).
If you are interested in having me present, please contact me for more information at .