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Meet Michael Miller
Inspirational leadership, motivational, and our most requested speaker!
Michael is a leadership trainer and consultant. He seeks to help others be their best and get what they want out of their work and life. He does this by teaching them to think differently about themselves.
Since coming to Speak Educators, Michael has spent the past 20+ years traveling the country speaking at colleges, universities, and corporations to help motivate people on topics that increase personal and organizational awareness in a high energy and exciting way.
Orientation Leaders Sessions
Building Successful Orientation Groups: You’re the Architect
Uh oh! Planning the dreaded “ice breakers” for our Orientation groups? Not during this session! Join us for some fun, interactive activities designed to help you bring your group together in an intentional, fun, and never silly way! You’ll leave our time together with a heightened understanding of how these structured activities can assist you in creating functional orientation groups. Also, you’ll feel confident and ready to facilitate structured activities with your group. Finally, these activities as examples will bring the entire Orientation team closer together as well! These two things will not only make your leadership experiences at Orientation more fun, but easier as well!
Put on your CAPP: Positive and Professional Orientation Leaders
Want to your orientation leaders to be excellent in their roles? Then join us as we look at what the research says about the impact this important group of peers has on new students. Given their roles, we’ll then use the “CAPP” acronym to look at 4 behaviors Orientation leaders need to “put on” to be effective in their roles. Orientation Leaders will leave the session thinking more clearly and confidently about their own behavior in how they present themselves to new students and families. Prior to departure, participants will put on their “CAPP” with their personal promise for excellence in their work.
Topics Michael Covers
Do you get what you want most out of life? During the session, we’ll encounter ways to make that happen. You’ll be asked a thought-provoking question. After that question is asked, only one will then remain: Will you have the nerve to answer the question honestly?
Let’s explore being better “in the moment.” Even if you are in a crazy busy work/school environment you can use your capabilities to ensure that you are always living your vision, values, and mission.
Your English class was never like this! In this interactive session we look at written correspondence and proposal writing as a leadership skill - a way to use effective communication to better work with others.
This session asks the important questions and motivates you to find the answers. Prepare for some positive confrontation as the presenter boldly shares the most effective ways to get what you want.
Tired of setting goals because you never seem to accomplish them? This session will not only assist you in identifying your goals, but give you strategies to review and evaluate them.
Are manners only for the country club set? Not in this session as we’ll learn common ways of interacting sure to increase communication, positive relationships, and effectiveness.
Feeling a little rusty when it comes to communicating face-to-face? Come and join this session as we look at “conversation skills” as “leadership skills. We’ll also explore the thought that effective conversation can lead to effective organizations. You’ll learn tips and tools – and have some great conversations too.
Teambuilding activities are not silly games; rather, they are powerful tools that increase the rate at which indivduals become part of a larger community. A fun and high energy approach keeps participants interacting while becoming strongly connected.
Some people’s behavior takes energy away from the team. This session will explore those behaviors and provide the team with ways to not only manage the behavior, but improve it!
Need a boost? Through an interactive activity, participants will see their strengths in a dramatic way. In addition, we’ll explore theories of motivation that will last all year long.
Your group may have a common mission statement, but do you share similar organizational values? This session will get your group to their top five common values and discuss the ways to employ those values in meeting your mission. Perfect for departments or organizations looking to find their common ground.
Individual behaviors and attributes influence group effectiveness. This interactive role play will illustrate this principle and provide participants strategies to handle group differences.
What role do values have for a leader and a manager? In this session we’ll discuss how personal and organizational values can effect a leader’s success.
Why does it seem so hard to provide quality customer service? This session will provide a foundation on how to approach customers and then look at ways to handle irate/difficult ones.
Creativity can be a powerful tool to advance your organization’s agenda. Do you use this tool wisely. In this session we’ll explore ways that creativity can generate new opportunities.
Using a presenter developed model, this session will help campus administrators and student leaders frame their thinking on leadership development and create an individual campus program that meets student needs.
Tired of being a doormat? Are you left saying, “I should have said something!” after interactions. Let’s learn a framework for communication that leaves both parties satisfied.
Conflict is bad, right? Not during this session! Exploring conflict is an important way to come to better decisions and ideas. If we manage it correctly. Let’s learn the ways to actually make conflict positive.
We all want to retain quality people in our organization. Did you know that by giving them important and challenging work you can do just that?
Everyone agrees: It’s important to recognize others! Yet we sometimes forget to incorporate recognition in staff/ team development. This session will provide a philosophy and low cost recognition ideas. Ideal session for leaders and managers looking to boost morale.
When there are many tasks competing for our attention, we can become paralyzed. This session will provide strategies for task review and analysis so that you can get it all done.
More than just a session on “Time Management” this session explores the techniques that successful leaders employ.
What role does power play in your organization? Let’s look at the types of power often exhibited and the best way for the leader to use this knowledge to bring about maximum effectiveness of team members.
The second semester flies by and before we know it our leaders are thinking about assuming new leadership roles in their group. Let’s jump start their success by giving them concrete ways to feel confident moving their group forward in a new role. In a fast paced and rousing manner, we’ll explore 7 things new officers need to think about now, as they move into leading their group. In addition to helping students feel strong and positive, let’s leave them feeling that their group is CHARMED . . . and destined for great success and lots of fun in the coming year!
Let’s take stock of where we are right now, including our accomplishments, during the fall and what currently is still on our list of thing we want to happen. Then we’ll look toward the end of the semester, our vision of what we really want to happen by the end of the year! Together, we’ll fill that gap between what is right now and what could be, with concrete actions that will improve our ability to achieve our goals and involve our members and potential future officers in making good things happen! The second semester passes quickly, so let’s give our every day a better direction by refreshing our vision and developing goals.
Was the fall semester not what you expected? Did communication issues and conflict divert the groups attention from accomplishing everything it could have? IT’S NOT TOO LATE! Let’s get our group together and clear the air — and offer solid techniques to process conflict and provide effective communication techniques that can shift the group’s attention from “problems" they have with each other to the “opportunities” they have to work together to meet their mission more effectively!
Not Seeing Your Topic? Just ask! All programs are designed with the needs of your group in mind.
See Michael in Action
Virtual Programming
Michael can help you connect with your team from anywhere with a customized online series based on your organization's specific needs. Let Michael help keep your staff motivated and provide resources to navigate the uncertain environment.
Popular virtual programming topics to engage your entire student body include:
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More than “Just Deal with It!”: 10 Ways to Manage the Changes
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No Virus is Keeping Us Apart: 3 Things You Can do to Stay Connected
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Handling the Disappointment: Moving Forward Anyway!
Topics can be done in one session or in segments.
