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COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS

Common College Presentations: 

  • Common topics: Career Planning, Resume Development, Employment Readiness Workshops and Balancing College Life and Study Habit:

  • Common focus groups: Freshmen Only, Junior/Seniors Only, All Students, Male Only, Athletes Only, School of Engineering & Technology Career Planning Forum

  • Common formats: Auditorium, Classroom Workshops, Multiple Speaker Panel 

  • Common times: 30 minute overview, 60 minute detailed format, 90 minute, 2 hour format

 

Career Planning, Resume Development, Employment Readiness Workshop "From College Coursework to Social Life to Job Offer"  

  • the importance of balancing social life as soon as possible, discover your learning style, study tips

  • the importance of setting high goals early, the importance of establishing a high G.P.A. early

  • the importance of choosing friends with high standards, seek internships early  

  • Resume development:

  • Identify common resume mistakes with a live student resume review

  • Community service, the value of double majors, finding leadership roles

  • Resume/Experience: internships, co-ops, job shadowing, educational projects

  • Resume/Skills: career specific skill development, certifications, etc…

  • Interview skills, interview questions, soft skills, verbal, non-verbal, written skills, recommendations

  • Job Searching Tools (Linkedin, Indeed, Monster, Career Builder, Occupational Outlook Handbook etc…)

  • Professional conferences, career fairs, networking, elevator pitch – be bold

  • Web portfolio, social media do’s and don’ts

  • Is grad school for me? (How is your GPA? What does the job market say? etc…)

  • Entrepreneurship resources


Engineering and Technology Forums:

  • Note: (This workshop will mirror the "From College Coursework to Social Life to Job Offer" workshop above 
    but with a focus on engineering and technology jobs. Brian work experience as a sales engineer has allowed 
    him to visit over 200-300 manufacturing plants around the country)

  • Brian will go more in depth into the manufacturing process

  • Brian will also speak about different types of engineers and their typical responsibilities

  • Brian will breakdown the difference in design engineers, production engineers, process engineers, field engineers, 
    quality engineers, construction engineers, sales engineers, plant engineers, facility engineers and there associated 
    engineering discipline

  • This workshop will give mechanical engineer majors, electrical engineer majors, computer engineer majors, industrial engineer majors, civil engineer, chemical engineer majors, etc... a greater appreciation of a typical work day for their discipline.


"Strategies for Black Male College Students"

This workshop will be an open dialogue discussing the following:

  • traits of successful African American men

  • personal responsibility and self-accountability

  • social life and school balance

  • the importance of G.P.A.

  • career planning

  • career path and options (vision, insight, goal setting)

  • interview tips, soft skills, interview attire

  • certifications, degrees

  • gaining experience

  • entrepreneurship

  • the importance of reading for self development (subject matter understanding)

  • the importance of reading for verbal communication skills development

  • the importance of seeking guidance from your professors

  • discipline and work ethic

  • balancing athletics and school work

  • overcoming real life obstacles in college, with professors, with friends, and after college

  • self-presentation, clothing attire, developing communication skills

  • defining your motivation and staying motivated

  • additional topics will be added to meet goals determined by the requesting organization


Black History Month Presentation

(The study of Black History is by far my favorite subject of interest. I search out museums when traveling. I read and research this subject more than all others.)

This session will cover the following topics based on a 45-60 min format:

  • Brian will cover key local, national, and world historical topics related to Black History and Culture.

  • 05-10 minutes I will open with a historical video that will capture the audience. This video will cover little known but 
    important America history

  • 10-20 minutes: I will cover other key historical facts that are local to the city, state, or region where the presentation is taking place

  • 20-30 minutes: I will cover select history that address the impact African Americans has had in the United States as well as the world.

  • 30-40 minutes I will ask the audience questions about their view points on this subject

  • 40-50 minutes: I will provide a quick summary of the presentation and then I will use it to encourage racial and cultural understandings across all races in the audience.

  • During the presentation I will use the topics to destroy discouraging myths for African American.

  • During the presentation I will use the topics to further explain present day conditions and why they exist and what we can do about them to move our local communities forward

  • Format and discussion will be adjusted as needed

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