Vicki Hitzges TOPICS: Change Stress Motivation Sales Success FEE CATEGORY:* 5.0k to 10.0k TRAVELS FROM: Texas Video Profile Program Outlines Testimonials/Client List Request This Speaker

Vicki Hitzges: Program Outlines

"What Mary Kay, Vince Lombardi & an Old Crank Could Teach You"

Theme: The four steps successful people take to get ahead

Benefit: Motivational keynote reveals the four must-know “secrets” of successful people

Given to: New York Life Insurance, Southwest Airlines, Wells Fargo, Delta Airlines, American Airlines, Union Pacific Resources, Fina Oil, Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Southwestern Bell

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"Jazz ‘em Up – Turn ‘em Loose"
(How to Motivate Your Workforce)

Theme: To get employees to work for you, you've got to work for them

Benefit: To create a more successful company by teaching your managers new ways to motivate employees

Given to: Andersen Consulting, Newell Corp., Nat'l Assoc. of Elevator Contractors, Alcatel, US Federal Gov't, Northwestern Mutual Life, Kimley Horn and Hickory Farms

• Learn the three-step formula to motivate employees
• Learn how to inspire workers to WANT to give their best
• Learn to transform mere workers into enthusiastic producers

Ideal presentation for managers. One of the most popular, entertaining and practical talks on this subject. Managers will hear innovative, successful ideas that companies across the nation are currently using to motivate their people. Humorous, fun, filled with excellent, useful information!

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"Baby Take Off Your Stress – You Can Leave Your Hat On "

Theme: How to bounce back when you feel knocked flat

Benefit: To pep up groups that are burned out, tensed up and stressed out

Given to: Banktec, Dominos Pizza, Bell Helicopter, International Credit Association, American Title Co. and VHA

Your group will learn:

• Three causes of stress
• Five major ways to zap stress
• Seven wacky ways to relieve stress that really work

This fun, interactive presentation is always a hit. Volunteers demonstrate stress-releasing activities on stage.

The audience laughs – and learns – by hearing and DOING what it takes to relieve the number one health problem facing Americans today: stress. Great workshop talk, inspiring kick-off or luncheon keynote.

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"Here I Am – There You Are"

Theme: How to improve your group’s internal and external relationships by putting others first

Benefit: To help your group build loyal customers, co-workers and friends

Given to: AMR Corporation, SABRE, United Way, Southwest Airlines, Haggar Apparel, Oklahoma Votech and Southwestern Bell Wireless

• Learn how to build strong relationships
• Hear examples from funny, touching and true workplace case studies
• Discover the pay-off of making other people feel important
• Featured in Entrepreneur magazine

If people aren’t pulling together, they’re falling apart. This popular, easy-to-listen-to presentation demonstrates how we can and why it helps to put customers, colleagues and friends first.

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"One Bold Voice, Two Shaky Knees
(How to Write a Sizzling Speech)

Theme: Effective speakers speak the way their audience thinks.

Benefit: Your people will learn to write and deliver talks that other people will want to hear.

Given to: DFW Federal Women’s Program

• The most common mistake amateur speakers make
• How to deliver introductions that make audiences eager to listen
• How to keep an audience leaning forward, anxious to hear
• The secret of getting audiences to act on your information

A two-hour, interactive presentation on how to write a talk that sizzles. Most workshops on this topic explain how to deliver a talk (eye contact, posture, where to put your hands, etc.). This presentation covers what to say.

This workshop gets the audience involved. Participants work individually and in small groups as they learn to create talks that audiences WANT to hear!

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"Old Dogs – New Tricks"
(Conquer the Challenge of Change)

Theme: Master change so change doesn't master you

Benefit: Your group will learn to thrive amid chaotic, rapid-fire change

Given to: Cisco Systems, OSHA, Zig Ziglar Corporation, Atmos Energy, National Court Reporters Assoc., Emerson Electric

• Identify the challenge of change
• Discover the three stages of fear
• Find how to break the fear cycle
• Learn to conquer change and thrive

Arguably the biggest challenge facing business today is the constant bombardment of change. Corporations not only need to survive change, they need to learn to thrive in its midst. This talk tells how.

Your group will learn to deal with the basic problem of change, the fear it creates. (Change brings risk, and risk brings fear.) This presentation explains the fear cycle AND tells how to break it. Groups report immediate benefits from this entertaining, informative, highly popular talk.

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Watch It!
(Improving Your Company’s Safety Record)

Theme: Funny, entertaining talk with a serious message: Stay healthy. Act safely!

Benefit: To prevent accidents at work and at home

Given to: PacBell Telephone, George Harms Construction Co., Praxair/TAFA

• Why accidents happen (The answer may surprise you!)
• The common misconception that results in injuries.
• The four safety rules no one can afford to ignore

A serious message, delivered in an entertaining fashion. Nine out of ten audience members surveyed gave a rating of "excellent" to the presentation. Meeting planners testify that the talk is especially effective, because it comes from someone other than a typical safety expert.

A sampling of meeting planners’ comments:

"This presentation came across with feeling, humor and the ring of truth."
"This talk was the favorite event of the entire day!"

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The Time of Your Life

Theme: How gaining control of your time puts you in control of your life

Benefit: To help workers get much more done in much less time

Given to: Dallas County Community Colleges, Federal Women's Program and International Foundation of Employee Benefit Funds

• How to stop interrupters in your office
• How to use the phone to your advantage
• How to keep meetings short
• How to stop procrastinating (NOW!)

This practical message gives lots of useable tips on how to banish the two biggest time-wasters: interruptions and procrastination. Audiences leave with ideas they can use immediately to save time and increase productivity.

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What Makes People Laugh

Theme: Funny people are powerful. Want power? Be funny. Here's how.

Benefit: Your people will learn to be funny and leave laughing.

Given to: Gardere & Wynne as well as Locke Purnell Law Firms in Dallas

• Learn how comedians uncover humor
• Discover six specific humor techniques
• Learn what type of humor is particularly popular among Americans – and why

This motivating, entertaining talk leaves people laughing and energized. It makes a great break in the middle or after a heavy day, because it leaves the audience feeling refreshed.

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Attitude Schmattitude

Theme: Attitude is a choice. Choose to enjoy life!

Benefit: Up-beat, inspiring talk designed to boost groups' morale

Given to: EDS, Club Corp, Gardere & Wynne, Hilton Reservations, Union Pacific Resources, Southwest Airlines and Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals

• Since bad things happen, how can we turn bad into good?
• Learn a simple, often overlooked success secret
• How to use words to build positive, life-changing relationships
• How to turn poor circumstances into powerful opportunities

We have a choice: We can look at the good in life OR we can look at the bad, because both good and bad exist. This talk encourages listeners to choose to find the best even in the worst situations. Excellent, entertaining keynote.

Articles by Vicki Hitzges:

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