Dana LaMon

This life is the only one you have, and you've got to make the best of it. You can choose to let circumstances and events dictate the course of your life, but in doing so, you miss your one opportunity to shape the world.

At some point in time, every person who is aware of his or her surroundings yearns to be significant-- that is, to live with meaning. Meaningfulness is not something to be sought; it is to be made.

You can make each...

A presentation on growing from, not just coping with, change.

Our external environment is constantly changing, and we change along with it. It is sudden and/or dramatic change that throws us off into a resistance mode. 

A new paradigm for change can promote growth, not just support coping, for the person who: 

• Responds on the defensive by resisting, rather than on the offensive by directing, the course of change. 
• Focuses on what is...

A presentation on performance excellence.

How do you reach the peak of your performance? In a word-- through excellence. Okay, two words. Unless excellence is the standard under which you begin a task, it cannot be a characteristic of the results. Excellence is not a goal; it is the process of getting to the goal.

Here is what you must do to make excellence your competitive edge:

• You must use your present performance as the measuring point and commit to...

A presentation on personal development.

Within each of us is planted the seed of greatness. It is a potential that is worth more than the jackpot that you might win from a slot machine. Sadly, many people are more willing to try their luck in a gambling casino rather than to take a chance on themselves.

Three barriers that can stop us from taking a chance and creating our winning opportunities are:

• Fear. Learn to F-A-C-E the fears that prevent...

A presentation on the richness of diversity and the rightness of inclusion.

It is the uniqueness, not the uniformity, of individuals which gives value to an organization or community. When we bring our uniqueness together, we create an IDEAL world as a model of inclusion where the worth of diversity is shared by all.

This ideal world is created when:

• Ignorance is eliminated. With an open mind we gain knowledge and understanding of those with whom we...

A presentation on performing beyond expectations.

 If you expect less than ordinary from an individual, you will consider such person to be extraordinary when he or she performs beyond your expectation. A person is not extraordinary because he or she, despite a disability or other disadvantage, can surpass a substandard expectation.

The EXTRA of an extraordinary individual is found in his or her...

A presentation on the heart of accessibility and accommodation.

It is typical for an individual to seek out a work place that accommodates his or her need for safety, comfort, expression, and growth. While an employee who has a disability may require special adaptations in the work environment, his or her need for safety, comfort, expression, and growth is not different from the typical employee.

Access to these basic needs can be had when you create a...

A workshop on effective presentation skills.

If you have something significant to say, your presentation will have a greater impact on the listener if it is remembered. The three components of a memorable speech are substance, structure, and style.

In this stand-and-speak workshop Dana LaMon will share presentation tools and techniques that will enable you to:

1. Develop your message. When you know exactly what you want to say, it is easier to figure out...

A workshop on dynamic speech development.

Every time you stand up to speak you should speak with power. If you want to dazzle them when you speak and have impact on your listeners, you should develop a presentation that has the following five characteristics:

1. Determined objective or purpose for both the speaker and the audience.
2. Developed structure that guides the listener easily through the presentation.
3. Demonstration of the unique...

A presentation on undergoing and overcoming challenges.

Seldom, if ever, is the road to success described as a downhill coasting to the warm sands of a sunny beach. Success is frequently depicted atop a rugged mountain. The climb to success is steep, hard and treacherous.

To get you to the top despite the challenges that you will inevitably encounter:

• You must know what you want in order to get what you want.
• You must know where you are going...