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  • 1.  Ideas for Guest Speaker Topics

    Posted 05-17-2017 10:17
    Hello!  I'm with the Chicagoland alumni group and I'm trying to find some interesting topics for potential guest speakers.  As fellow BGS members, what kinds of things would entice you to come out on a weeknight?

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    Andrea Martin-Montella
    Schererville IN
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  • 2.  RE: Ideas for Guest Speaker Topics

    Posted 05-17-2017 15:32
    Edited by Dick Dillon 01-04-2018 00:34
    I always think that "trending topics" is a good place to start. If anyone thinks much about what they have been reading (and found interesting) lately, it's probably easy to think up a few hot topics, e.g. 

    Will a robot take your job?
    Balancing Integrity and Civility on Social Media.
    How to be an effective team member.
    What is blockchain, and will it affect my work?

    There are a variety of online resources that help identify trending topics. Here are some examples:

    BuzzFeed Trending
    Reddit - check the various tabs including "hot" "top" and "rising"
    BuzzSumo - Type in a topic like "business ideas" for example

    If you are active on Facebook, trending topics are listed on the right side of your News Feed in 5 categories: Top Trends, Politics, Science and Technology, Sports and Entertainment. You can switch between categories by clicking the corresponding image. If you're using the Facebook app on a mobile device, you can see Trending topics by tapping the search bar at the top of Notifications.

    Of course, equally important is finding someone to be your guest speaker!! We should discuss that as well.

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    Dick Dillon
    Innovaision, LLC
    Clayton MO
    dickd@innovaision.com
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  • 3.  RE: Ideas for Guest Speaker Topics

    Posted 05-24-2017 15:23
    Great ideas, thanks!  And yes, finding someone to actually speak has been challenging as well.  My friends and colleagues are now avoiding me because they know I'll ask them!

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    Andrea Martin-Montella
    Schererville IN
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  • 4.  RE: Ideas for Guest Speaker Topics

    Posted 05-31-2017 13:18
    Hey Andrea! I've been doing some research on speaker resources for our Alumni Chapters. I came across the site below for the Chicagoland area. We haven't worked with them before, but their site seems promising. We'll be sure to keep doing research on better connecting you with speakers in your area and Olivia will keep you posted if we find anything else. 

    If you do reach out to the Chicago Speakers Bureau, please keep us posted on how it goes!

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    Christina Allrich
    Director, Chapter & Alumni Operations
    Beta Gamma Sigma Global HQ
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  • 5.  RE: Ideas for Guest Speaker Topics

    Posted 05-18-2017 09:00
    Great question, Andrea! I look forward to reading the responses of our alumni members. This will be helpful for me from a Programs standpoint as well as for the rest of our Alumni Chapters.

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    Denise Cage
    Maryland Heights MO
    314-432-5650
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  • 6.  RE: Ideas for Guest Speaker Topics

    Posted 05-24-2018 17:49
    Hey Andrea,

    Emotional Intelligence is always a topic people seem interested to discuss. It's relatively new in respect to other topics where there are a lot of people who have heard about it in conversation but don't really have a good grasp of what it is.

    Good luck!

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    Ragip Uzuner, PMP
    Corona CA
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