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Rick Saldan is an excellent
inspirational speaker who tailored the seminar to the needs of the
individual students being instructed. This office thanks the Mayors Office
of Information Services for having such a vendor.
Timothy K. Lynch
Office of Fleet Management
City of Philadelphia
Rick has a magical approach that provides a clear and
concise message specifically designed to the needs of his
audience. Rick will provide all the motivational magic you
will ever need, propelling your organization to the next
level of greater success.
Thomas Mulhern
Frontier Communications
Rick Saldan is a compelling and absorbing motivational speaker and
magician.I have been to five of his
Motivational Magic presentations and it is amazing how he keeps our
college audiences on the edge of their seats.
A highly entertaining performer with great comedy flair. Rich content to
increase students' productivity, peak performance and motivation. If you
need an outstanding motivational speaker for colleges, Rick is definitely
one of the world's greatest speakers and magicians!
Dr. Rob Gilbert, Sport Psychologist,
Montclair State University
Rick Saldan has the wit, wisdom and sorcery of a wizard. He
has a dynamic personality, and all will enjoy his
captivating stories, comedy and magic!
Dennis Slaughter
Credit Suisse First Boston
Rick Saldan delivers a first-class show! A pro in every
sense of the word. Funny, unique, entertaining and polished.
Brian Letscher, Actor
Hawaii Five-O, NCIS, Cold Case, Law & Order and The Mentalist.
Rick Saldan is a wonderful combination of master magician, comic
improviser and first class speaker. The audience loved his program, which
was music to our ears. If you love celebrity motivational speakers such as
Tom Hopkins, Dale Carnegie and Zig Ziglar, then you'll love Rick!
Dottie Burman, President
Burtley Productions, Inc.
Rick Saldan
is an incredibly talented performer and motivational speaker with great insight. He shares many powerful
motivational messages that will enhance your life for the better!
Jack Murray, President
Dream Illusions
Rick is one of the best inspirational speakers on
the scene today. Funny, fun loving and highly energetic. If you want to
make your next event into an extraordinary one, then invite professional
speaker Rick Saldan and his amazing Motivational Magic.
Andres Lara, President
Inspiration Times Magazine
Category -
Effective Teamwork
Course 2 - Facilitation Skills, Building Better Teams
Summary: It is
impossible to be part of an organization today and not
attend meetings. Staff meetings, project meetings, and
planning and coordinating meetings all take time.
There has been a
growing realization that we have to pay attention to the
process elements of meetings if we want them to be
effective. With its focus on asking rather than telling, and
listening to build consensus, facilitation is the new
leadership ideal, the core competency everybody needs.
Managers and supervisors are often asked to facilitate
rather than instruct or manage their meetings and training
sessions.
How can you facilitate, rather than control, group
decision-making and team interaction? With no formal
training, people may find it difficult to make the
transition from instructors or managers to facilitators.
This two-day workshop has been created to make core
facilitation skills better understood and readily available
for your organization. It represents materials and ideas
that have been tested and refined over twenty years of
active facilitation in all types of settings.
Defining Your Role To begin, participants will explore the differences
between facilitation, training, and chairing.
How Facilitators Work Next, participants will explore key facilitation skills,
levels of facilitation, facilitation language, and things to
do to ensure facilitation success.
Establishing Ground Rules In this session, participants will discuss ground rules,
also known as norms. They will also work together to
generate a list of ground rules for the remainder of the
workshop.
Content and Process While facilitators are responsible for the process, it
is participants who are responsible for and manage the
content. This session will explore the differences between
these two aspects of a meeting.
Types of Thinking Next, participants will learn about divergent thinking
and convergent thinking, as well as the grey area (also
known as the Groan Zone) between the two.
Handling Controversial Issues In this session, participants will learn how to handle
controversial issues in a neutral and professional way.
Communication Skills This session will explore the building blocks of good
communication: active listening, questioning skills, probing
techniques, and managing your body language.
Listening For Common Ground For most people, it seems to be instinctive to try to
find something in common with their fellow humans. In this
session, we will explore the importance of listening for
common ground in facilitation.
Common Facilitation Techniques This session will begin with a lecture on 16 important
facilitation techniques. Then, participants will divide into
groups to prepare and present a short demonstration on a
chosen technique.
Providing Effective Feedback Part of your role as a facilitator includes providing
and accepting feedback. This session will give participants
some tips on giving and receiving feedback. It will conclude
with an exercise that will help them practice this skill.
Managing Divergent Perspectives Next, participants will learn some ways to manage
divergent perspectives. Then, they will apply their
knowledge to a case study.
The Language of Facilitation In this session, participants will learn about some
communication elements that are unique to facilitation.
Then, they will apply their knowledge to an interactive case
study.
Building Agendas Part of facilitating meetings is developing an agenda.
This session will outline a brief, easy process to help
facilitators build a good agenda.
Dealing with Difficult Dynamics In this session, participants will complete a mix and
match exercise to identify possible difficult behaviors and
ways to manage them. Then, participants will learn about and
practice twelve easy, effective ways to intervene in a group
discussion.
Building Sustainable Agreements Getting a group to come to an agreement is not much good
if that agreement is not supported by true consensus. This
session will give participants ways to build sustainable
agreements.
Stages of Team Development Next, participants will learn about Tuckman and Jensen's
Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning
model, which outlines the stages of team development.
Participants will also identify some ways to help groups
through each stage.
Analysis Tools The final session will introduce participants to two
decision-making tools: SWOT analysis and force field
analysis.
Hire Rick Saldan's Motivational Magic to Energize Your Conference or Special Event!
Rick says, With perseverance, drive,
and vision, you can achieve what once seemed impossible. I
encourage you to strive toward
your vision for a new future -- one that
energizes your gifts, your passions and your untapped hidden
potential!
Rick's ideas, messages, strategies, and first-hand stories
of overcoming adversity against all the odds will inspire your
people. They become enthused, excited, and committed to take
massive action that impacts your bottom line. Your return on investment is powerful.
Rick is a unique
motivational
speaker and seminar leader
that combines comedy, theatrical illusions and extensive
audience interaction with inspirational presentations. He
creates a powerful
Earned the Triple Crown Award with Toastmasters
International in January, 2018.
Served as Director Area E-51,
District 38, 2017-18
Earned the Advanced Communicator Gold with Toastmasters
International in January, 2018.
Graduated from the Dale Carnegie Sales Course Instructor program and
the Dale Carnegie Basic Instructor Course in August, 2002.
Earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation with
the National Speakers Association in July, 2001.
Graduated from the Accelerated Freefall Course and became a
licensed parachutist and skydiver in August, 1998.
Earned the Microsoft Certified Professional designation in
July, 1997.
Graduated from Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island and
earned the title of United States Marine in May, 1992.
Some of Rick's
Delighted Clients:
We brought Rick in to be our speaker for our annual
conference program for all of our regional sales managers
throughout the country. This is a hard-nosed group who have
seen it all, yet Rick engaged them with finesse. He
challenged them and inspired them. Rick is an exceptionally
talented individual who I highly recommend.
John Erard, Director of Sales & Marketing
Lord, Abbett & Co. Investment Managers
Rick has a magical approach that provides a clear and
concise message specifically designed to the needs of his
audience. Rick will provide all the motivational magic you
will ever need, propelling your organization to the next
level of greater success.
Thomas Mulhern
Frontier Communications
We were delighted with the training and instruction provided
by Rick Saldan on a variety of courses and seminars. He has
proven himself to be a very capable instructor, who adapts
quickly to challenging situations. He interacted very
effectively with our civilian and military personnel.
Looking forward to his upcoming sessions.
Michael McGregor,
Naval Surface Warfare Center
We hired Rick to provide two completely different
presentations to our sales force and our customer service
teams. Both events were lively, dynamic and exciting. We
loved how he combined stage magic with his unique insights
in both of these specialties. We were all very impressed
with his highly creative programs. We loved his passion and
enthusiasm as a business speaker. Still trying to figure out
how he knew where we hid his paycheck. Totally impossible.
More impressive than when Kreskin did that!
Richard Rediker, Founder
Rediker Software
Rick's presentation is thoroughly inspiring, entertaining
and wonderful!
Elizabeth O'Keeffe
Random House Publishing
You can rely on Rick Saldan for any project you get him
involved in. Rick will delight your customers, and deliver
beyond your expectations. An organization who chooses to
bring Rick on board will be lucky to have him, and more
successful for having made the decision.
Fred Walker,
Dale Carnegie Lead Instructor
Rick Saldan is an excellent inspirational speaker who
tailored the seminar to the needs of the individual students
being instructed. This office thanks the Mayors Office of
Information Services for having such a vendor.
Timothy K. Lynch
Office of Fleet Management
City of Philadelphia
Thank you for your awesome
presentation. I know that all of my teams loved the program.
I love your message and your delivery. I hope that you can
spread even more magic throughout the world!
Gene McNaughton
Vice President of Sales
Tony Robbins & Associates
Rick Saldan has the wit, wisdom and sorcery of a
wizard. He has a dynamic personality, and all will enjoy
his captivating stories, comedy and magic!
Dennis Slaughter
Credit Suisse First Boston
Rick, this letter comes to you
with thanks from Prime Bank and all the employees who
participated in the training sessions held in our bank and
conducted by you. Everyone in attendance has stated what a
thorough and enjoyable learning course it was.
Michael J. Sexton,
Vice President/Controller
Prime Bank
Your training was enjoyable,
informative and very useful in helping us to solve some of
the day-to-day challenges we encounter at Stockard Shipping.
You were very concerned about meeting our particular needs,
and tailored your instruction to cover those specific goals
that we have had in our office routine. Looking forward to
working with you in the future!
Frank Signorello
Vice President, Sales
Stockard Shipping & Terminal Corporation
You tailored each class to fit the varying needs of the
students but also managed to cover topics in your class
plan. You maintained your composure and sense of humor in
the face of numerous questions and demands.
Patricia J. Kosek
The Glenmede Trust Company
I personally commend Mr. Rick Saldan as he has served to be
an outstanding, dedicated and loyal individual and a
definite asset to our organization and our community.
Larry Kovnat
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Rick has given of his time, energy and talents to all kinds;
from the needy elderly to convicts, from terminally ill
patients to runaways. He has strengthened and edified the
lives of many.
Captain Ross Schwalm,
United States
Marine Corps
The oohs and ahhs
could be heard for miles as magician and motivational
speaker Rick Saldan taught students at the Clarence B. Lamb
School how to be possibility thinkers.
Dana Forde
The New Egypt Press
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