"As a meeting manager, I'm always looking for new and interesting topics that will engage my attendees and give them concrete information they can put into practice immediately. Andrea Sullivan delivers just that – clear, concise, thought-provoking information that motivates the audience and give them the tools that they need to succeed." Stephanie Krzywanski
Signature Marketing Group
Past-President, Philadelphia MPI
Whether your meeting is a multiday conference for your organization or a corporate training for your leadership team, it pays to take the brain into account when designing education, learning, and your meeting agenda. Everything we experience comes through our brains - you can greatly enhance your attendees' experience and achieve your meeting's objectives by working with the brain's design.
All of our presentations and trainings are customized to adapt the science into easily understandable, practical applications for your specific needs. Concrete strategies and tools are combined with valuable insights and widened perspectives to reach people in ways that motivate, inspire, and empower them to action. Whatever topic you choose, the unique content and approach will enhance the meeting experience and enable the achievement of meeting objectives.
"I've engaged Andrea Sullivan to customize her BrainStrength concepts for 3 very different audiences. Her presentations fascinated and energized each group. More importantly, her message resonated and left a compelling, lasting message. I cannot say enough about her knowledge and ability to translate scientific concepts into practical applications we can use personally and professionally."
Cynthia Brancato
PRODN President, NWCT Mentoring Chair
Major Pharma – Organizational Development & Training
One of the biggest challenges we face in the meetings industry is how to support attendees in remaining alert, energized, and in a learning state throughout the day and the conference. Food plays a huge role in this: what we eat greatly influences how we think and how we feel. This presentation provides what you need to know to offer food choices targeted to specific meeting objectives and outcomes desired.
Neuroscientists are just now identifying the effects of specific foods on brain functioning. Certain foods release certain chemicals in the brain which, in turn, produce a variety of mental and physical states in people. Lean proteins, for example, improve cognition and clarity of thought. Complex carbohydrates produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that produces a sense of well-being and social comfort. An understanding of how it all works gives you the ability to design menu choices with the brain in mind, so you produce the meeting experiences you wish your attendees to have.
In this highly interactive and brain-friendly session, participants will:
Our work, and our lives, are filled with choices. There are many formulas for making good decisions, but they often fall short because they don't take into account the way our brains actually work. (Hint: It's not as straightforward or logical as we are led to believe.) This brain-friendly presentation demonstrates what goes on in our brains when we make purchasing decisions, and goes further to show you how to sell your decisions once you've made them.
Specifically, you will:
Digital meeting technologies have produced a steep learning curve as we discover how to create virtual and hybrid learning environments that work to achieve meeting objectives and produce desired outcomes. It's difficult to engage remote participants to the same extent as our live audience: sensory experience, emotional response, and a sense of social presence are among the essential engagement factors missing from the experience of the remote attendee.
This brain-friendly session provides an understanding and a personal experience of what's happening in attendees' brains during remote and hybrid meetings, along with strategies for working with the brain to maintain attention, engagement, learning, and that all-important element of social presence. A few simple principles will enable you to design hybrid or virtual events that optimize the attendee experience and empower you to achieve your meeting's objectives with both local and remote attendees.
Learner Outcomes:
Peak performance takes on a whole new meaning in the light of 21st century technological advances. People must use their minds in new ways to process and juggle an often-overwhelming amount of information and interaction.
Fortunately, modern brain science provides us with what we need to meet this challenge by optimizing our brain functioning for our current conditions. In this exciting, fun presentation, you'll discover how you can develop your brain to work effectively and harmoniously in today's world.
Specifically, you will learn:
We communicate with you to make sure that we understand your audience and your needs prior to our presentation. We will identify key concerns and interests for integration into the presentation. We work with you to ensure that the process is smooth and all logistics are handled. Our goal is to provide optimal value for your attendees and a seamless process for you.
