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My keynotes focus on learning and leadership development in the new-millennium workplace, the changing role of training, social networking and engaging younger workers. I've been told my  crisp, candid and humorous style makes me a sought-after speaker for leadership and employee groups, women's networks, associations and industry-conference audiences worldwide.

Popular topics include:

bulletLearn for Life: A Proven Way to Stay Young and Wonder-full No Matter Your Age
bulletMake Your Culture a Learning Culture
bulletThe Race for the Mind is On! Space is Limited
bulletGetting the Attention of Gen X and Gen Y in the Workplace
bulletHow to Learn More Online
bulletLearn All Ways: All Ways Learning (an in-person learning styles and motivation styles assessment)
bulletTurn a Company's Brainpower into Organizational IQ
bulletExtreme Learning
bulletThe New Open and Digital Learning Style
bulletOvercoming Your Organization's Learning Disabilities  

Presentations to organizations across the U.S. and abroad have been to the organizations below and many others.

Corporate Engagements

bulletMicrosoft, Redmond, WA
bulletSun Microsystems, Palo Alto?
bulletAutodesk, Los Angeles CA
bulletSaba Systems, San Francisco CA
bulletWD-40, San Diego CA
bulletPeopleSoft, Pleasanton CA
bulletIBM, London England
bulletYMCA, Nairobi Kenya
bulletAccenture, Chicago IL
bulletSony, NJ
bulletXerox, Loudon VA
bulletGTE, Los Colinas TX
bulletStanford Research Institute (SRI), Menlo Park CA
bulletHewlett Packard, CA
bulletCentral Intelligence Agency, VA

Industry Conferences 

bulletInformation Technology Training Association, Schaumburg IL and Austin TX
bulletInternet World, Chicago IL
bulletAssociation of Experiential Educators
bulletSHRM, Charlottesville VA
bulletLeadership Virginia, Charlottesville VA
bulletThe Conference Board, New York NY and San Diego CA
bulletThe Brookings Institution, Washington DC
bulletThe Innovation Group, Loudon VA, Williamsburg VA
bulletInternational Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), Miami FL
bulletChaordic Commons, Charlottesville VA
bulletCorporate Coaching, Honolulu HI
bulletInformatics, London England
bulletN-Ten, Washington DC
bulletWashington Educational Coalition for Adults Returning to Education (WE CARE), McLean VA
bulletKnowledge Management Cluster, San Francisco CA
bulletEmergent Learning Forum, Palo Alto CA
bulletDistance Teaching & Learning, Madison WI

NGOs

bulletThe United Nations Development Programme, New York NY
bulletCARE, Atlanta GA
bulletLa Leche League Int'l, Schaumburg IL

Each session includes practical content, stories, humor, and interactive activities you can relate to and share with other people once the session draws to a close.

I bring 20 years of experience as a business executive, professional speaker, and seminar leader to diverse, worldwide clientele. See my biography.

Audiences have included: Public and private sector leaders, all levels of managers, professionals, parents, and people working in teams (special adaptations for marketers, salespeople, engineers, technologists, trainers, and educators from kindergarten teachers to college professors).

Age groups have included: Working professionals, retirees, college students, teenagers, as well as grade-schoolers and preschoolers with their parents or teachers.

Marcia Conner is a social media and learning expert, and a Fast Company columnist.

If you are interested in one of the programs or are considering a customized version for your organization, please call 540-885-5111 or contact me by email.