Here is the Doc’s high energy, interactive, inspiring and FUN-filled Practice Safe Stress ™ programs. Based on client input and ideas re: agenda, the program content can be mixed and matched for each of the above program formats:
SD-100:
Bridging Generational Communication and
SD-101: A Leader's Greatest Gift -- TLCs: Inspiring Trust, Laughter and Creative Collaboration
SD-102: Transforming Stress, Change and Conflict into Creative Teaming: The Science and Art of Inspiring Leadership.
SD-103: Blending Employee Motivation, Creativity and High Performance.
SD-105: New Program Package: Does Your Team, Department or Organization Need a Jolt of CPR?
SD-106: Confronting Downsizing and Reorganization.
SD-107: Practicing Organizational Safe Stress:
Combat Strategies at the Burnout Battlefront.
SD-108: Managing Anger with Difficult People
SD-109: How to Become a Great Presenter:
Being Dynamically Engaging and Interactively Funny
SD-110: Helping Managers Become More Effective Communicators
There are Three Basic Program Formats (specific programs posted below):
1. Conference/Dinner Keynote, Kickoff/Closing and Breakout Sessions
Assn.
of Legal Administrators
Regions 1 & 2 Educational Conference & Exposition, Savannah, GA
Oct 2009
Just a brief summation of some of the "outside the box/outside the curve"
evaluation feedback that my high energy, highly interactive and FUN program --
"Practicing Safe Stress in Times of Change" (CM02) -- received at the 2009
Regions 1 & 2 Educational Conference & Exposition held in Savannah, GA this past
October.
Out of 62 attendees there were 57 responses. The total conference presenter
evaluation average was 6.09 out of a possible 7; my overall rating: 6.54. My
actual range:
The content was interesting to me...6.72
The presenter demonstrated mastery of the topic...6.70; presenter made good use
of allotted time...6.70 to
I gained new insight relevant to my work...6.35
My learning objectives for this course were addressed...6.40
And 94.6 would recommend this speaker for future conferences (1.8% did not
answer).
Though it's the written responses that really capture the flavor of the electric
time we had. (Actually, an officer from the Atlanta Chapter came up to me right
after the program and said, "I wasn't in your workshop, but everyone is raving
about your program. Would you be willing to come to Atlanta?") Some of the
written responses:
Highly recommend for the future. Needed larger room. Speaker captivated
attendees the entire time.
This workshop was a lot of fun, at the same time we learned a lot!!
He has great energy and his ability to motivate was dynamic -- great session.
Initially I was skeptical of this session, but I REALLY enjoyed it. Maybe his
animation helped me to think outside of the box. I thought the group drawing
was an excellent exercise for us to do together. The rap [sic] was hysterical.
[I'm pioneering the field of psychologically humorous rap music and, as a
therapist, calling it, naturally, "Shrink Rap" ™ Productions.] And finally...
We need more seminars like this that bring us all together.
Assembled by
Rosemary Shiels
Professional Development Program Manager
847-267-1252
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2. Workshops.
Dept.
Of Homeland Security/Federal Women-Leadership Month
["Creatively Dealing with Change and Conflict: The Art of Engaging and
Inspiring Leadership" -- 1.5 hour Keynote for 150 attendees]
May 4, 2009
"Mark Gorkin did a fantastic job of keeping the audience energized in an
afternoon presentation entitled "Creatively Dealing with Change and Conflict"!
The group exercises were rousing and well-received. Mark was a refreshing
change from the usual lecturers and talking heads. One participant stated that
he was "quirky but very knowledgeable and interesting". Numerous laudatory
comments were received regarding Mark's delivery methods. He was definitely the
right choice to revitalize the participants right after lunch. Mark is lively,
energizing, and informative. He definitely knows his stuff!"
Linda Fresh
Federal Women's Program Manager
Department of Homeland Security
Headquarters Equal Employment Opportunity Office
Linda.Fresh@associates.dhs.gov
(202) 447-0252
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3.
Half-Day to One-Day (or +) Team Building Retreats
Alameda
Pediatric Dentistry
(One-day Communication/Team Building Retreat for 25-person Office; Carmel
Valley, CA)
November 16, 2009
Dear Mark,
On behalf of all the doctors and staff members at Alameda and Pleasanton
Pediatric Dentistry, we would like to thank you for putting on such a fun and
entertaining program during our staff retreat in Carmel! Everyone took away a
little something from the tips you gave about communication and team building.
I can’t count how many times during the day that people would tell me how your
talk was exactly what we needed. We appreciated the open atmosphere that was
created -- where even the shyest staff members felt comfortable speaking up and
getting involved in the discussions and exercises. Everyone came back
noticeably energized and our team was even more cohesive than before; ready to
take on the challenges that we are all currently facing during these times.
Thanks for helping make the retreat a successful and worthwhile event. People
are already asking about when the next one will be.
Sincerely,
MyLinh Ngo, DMD
Alameda Pediatric Dentistry
mylinh.ngo@gmail.com
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13th
Expeditionary (HQ) Support Command, Ft. Hood, TX
("Communications and Team Building" Predeployment/Offsite program and after
dinner speech on "Motivational Humor" for 70 senior officers, senior sergeants
and spouses)
04/06/2009
Mark, Sorry it has taken me a week to get back to you...one of those weeks...we
will definitely look into seeing how we can get you into theater to experience
the "combat" side of stress..you definitely were instrumental in setting the
stage for our conference and achieved more than I could have ever expected with
respect to building our Team...as you saw, we are a unique organization
consisting of Soldiers in the Active, Reserve and National Guard who generally
don't have the opportunity to get together until we meet in theater.......the
exercises you provided during the seminar and the excellent dinner session
really hit the mark, and provided us with some very useful concepts/tools as we
continue to do the spade work in building an effective Team....in an
organization like this, that is a never ending task...thanks again for making
time for us....you provided a wonderful service and laid the
foundation---definitely consider you a valued member of the 13th..will
definitely stay in touch and yell if--when:) we need some more from the Stress
Doc!!!
R,
Paul
Wentz, Paul BG (Brigadier General) MIL USA FORSCOM
13th Expeditionary (HQ) Support Command, Ft. Hood, TX
paul.wentz@us.army.mil
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