September 2009 (news)

Orlando, Florida - Patrick conducted a two day seminar at the USJC National Convention teaching advanced communications skills for presenters and trainers. Participants from all over the United States attended the seminar and practiced conducting their own half hour training seminars on the second day of the course.

August 2009 (news)

Miami Beach, Florida - Patrick conducted a two day course on advanced training/facilitation skills. The course focused on how adults learn, the different learning styles of participants and how a trainer can make sure that the seminar is interactive and dynamic. Participants came from all over South Florida to attend the course - from Hollywood to the Keys.

Hollywood, Florida - The one day Dynamic Presentations course was conducted by Patrick for the Hollywood Jr. Chamber of Commerce. Theory and application, discussion and feedback were combined with each participant doing 4-6 presentations in the class.

July 2009 (news)

Boston, Massachusetts - Patrick was the keynote speaker at the 2009 NACM Annual Convention in Boston. NACM is the National Association for Court Management and the conference was attended by judges, trial court administrators, clerk of courts and other court management employees from around the United States. After the morning keynote presentation, Patrick facilitated an afternoon workshop to discuss additional tips and techniques from the Positive Seduction seminar presented at the conference. See video below:

Breaking News: Patrick has just become a business mentor for University of Illinois college students as part of the College of Business Alumni Mentors Program, which brings students and alumni together for an exchange of information on education, professionalism, aspirations and ideas. It allows students to obtain valuable advice and insights from business alumni and allows alumni to aid students in becoming professionals in service to society and the College of Business. Participants in the program must be College of Business alumni. Patrick graduated from the University of Illinois in 1994 with a degree in accounting.

June 2009 (news)

Budapest, Hungary - Patrick was invited to conduct multiple seminars at the European Leadership Conference in Budapest June 8 - 14. First, Patrick led a multi-day seminar teaching high level speakers/trainers how to design interactive seminars and courses that utilize adult learning techniques and keep the audience involved. Then, he taught "Do You Want to Get Lucky?" to over 100 participants who learned how to take their ideas and create opportunities to make things happen. Finally, Patrick conducted a "Head Trainer" course teaching advanced speakers and trainers how to conduct multi-day courses with co-trainers while providing effective feedback and keeping continuity in the course. The experience was fantastic and the city was beautiful.

Marathon, Florida - Patrick conducted a focused workshop in the Keys on how to develop better presentation skills. The workshop was organized by the Marathon Jr. Chamber of Commerce and was attended by attorneys, pastors, sales people and other young professionals looking to improve their speaking skills.

May 2009 (news)

San Juan, Puerto Rico - Patrick was a key presenter at the Americas Leadership Conference in San Juan. During the conference, he taught leaders from around the Americas how to jumpstart their organizations utilizing a different approach to leadership that gets your target audience to chase you rather than vice-versa. While in Puerto Rico, Patrick also conducted a seminar for aspiring high level speakers and trainers discussing advanced presentation techniques, which was followed by a trainer's open forum to discuss new issues in the speaking world.

April 2009 (news)

Breaking News: Patrick has been selected as a keynote speaker at the 2009 national conference for the National Association of Court Management (NACM)in Boston, MA. Patrick will discuss Leadership as Positive Seduction for the trial court administrators, court staff and managers from around the country. For more information or to visit the conference site, click here: http://www.securewebcc.com/sites/S120/index.php?p=1537

In addition, Patrick has become affiliated with the Council for International Visitors (CIV) in Miami. As the official South Florida host for the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program, the CIV welcomes hundreds of distinguished foreign visitors every year. We arrange their professional itineraries where they'll meet with their U.S. counterparts and share best practices, and CIV members are given the opportunity to invite a foreign visitor to dine in their home or a local restaurant thus acting as citizen diplomats. For more information, visit www.miamiciv.org.

March 2009 (news)

Miami, Florida – Patrick conducted a Dynamic Presentations seminar at Morrison Brown Argiz and Farra, LLP, an accounting firm in Miami’s financial district. This is the second year in a row that Patrick has given the seminar at this office.

Crystal River, Florida - Patrick was a featured trainer at the USJC National Convention with attendees from all over the United States. The seminar taught the nuts and bolts of non-profit management from a values-based perspective.