Communications and Public Speaking CoP

Speech Title: Digital Boundaries at Work

Speech Abstract

 Project managers are expected to keep projects moving, respond quickly, and stay connected with multiple teams—often across different platforms and time zones. But constant digital access can quietly lead to burnout, reduced focus, and blurred work-life boundaries. In this talk, Annie Delre introduces the concept of digital boundaries and how project managers can protect their time without sacrificing collaboration or responsiveness. Attendees will learn to recognize subtle ways they may be crossing their own digital boundaries and gain practical communication strategies and tech tools to set clearer expectations with their teams.

Learning Objectives

• Define digital boundaries and understand how constant digital communication can impact focus, productivity, and burnout for project managers.
• Recognize common digital habits that weaken boundaries, such as after-hours email responses, lack of calendar buffers, and unclear communication expectations.
• Use practical communication scripts and simple technology settings to set clearer availability and expectations with teams and stakeholders.

Speaker:  Annie Delre

Annie Delre is a dynamic wellness coach, speaker, and educator dedicated to helping individuals create harmonious, fulfilling lives. As a nationally board-certified Health & Wellness Coach, with a Master’s in Integrative Wellness Coaching and multiple certifications in Life & Success Coaching, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, she brings a holistic and practical approach to personal and professional growth.

Annie has guided over 800 clients and audiences through training on topics such as time management, organization, stress reduction, and goal setting. Known for her engaging and relatable style, she transforms overwhelming concepts into actionable strategies that empower individuals to take control of their habits, productivity, and well-being.

Passionate about personal development and sustainable change, Annie continues to inspire and educate, helping busy professionals get their lives together—one step at a time.

Title: The Art of Selling Your Message

Abstract: Today’s leaders are called on more and more often to not just deliver informative presentations, but to inspire, motivate, and entertain while they do it.   Whether it’s to customers, internal teams, webinars, in the classroom or in a boardroom, it always matters.  The good news is that when these deliveries are conducted properly, everyone knows it.  The potential results can be staggering.  The bad news is that when these deliveries are not conducted properly, everyone knows it.  The potential results, along with time and future opportunities, are wasted.

Learning Objectives:

Sales techniques finally merge with presentation techniques!

• Learning techniques to set up your message, influence behavior, and move an audience to take immediate action.
• Learning to not just sustain interest but build that interest from the moment you step in front of a room with over a dozen interest sustaining ideas.
• Learning not just engage, but involve the audience with multiple probing techniques used by professional speakers.

Speaker:  Rob Jolles 

Speaker Bio: A sought-after speaker and five-time bestselling author, Rob Jolles has spent more than four decades on the road, traveling more than three million miles in the air, teaching, entertaining, and inspiring audiences around the world.

His books have been featured in USA Today, Harvard Business Review, and Publisher’s Weekly, spending over a hundred weeks on national bestseller lists and translated into more than a dozen languages.

He’s the host of The Presentation Whisperer Show, a show that explores all aspects of performance and what truly makes a presentation connect. Each episode features candid conversations with professional speakers, trainers, TEDx speakers, actors, comedians, and more who have their lessons to share.  www.ThePresentationWhisperer.com

Speech Title: The Physics of Leadership: Momentum, Friction, and the Human Element

Abstract: The Physics of Leadership: Momentum, Friction, and the Human Element explores the intersection of hard science and executive strategy. Drawing on a career that spans clinical medicine, global business, and medical device innovation, Dr. Ronald Reed demonstrates that leadership is not a static title, but the intentional application of energy to overcome organizational inertia.

The presentation dissects the lifecycle of a venture through three physical lenses: Friction, the regulatory and logistical resistance inherent in complex systems like healthcare; Momentum, the byproduct of "bilingual" leadership that fluently navigates both clinical and financial markets; and Structural Integrity, the foundational governance required to build a legacy. By reframing obstacles as variables in a solvable equation, attendees will learn to apply the laws of physics to accelerate growth, navigate global market shifts, and ensure long-term stability in any industry.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Analyze Organizational Friction: Identify the "surface tension" in current business models—whether regulatory, financial, or cultural—and apply "clarity as lubrication" to transform resistance into momentum.
• Develop "Bilingual" Leadership Competencies: Adopt a dual-lens perspective to effectively communicate value propositions to disparate stakeholders, such as clinical practitioners (users) and CFOs (purchasers).
• Evaluate Structural Integrity in Board Development: Apply architectural principles to organizational design, focusing on building high-integrity boards and foundations that support long-term scaling rather than short-term gains.
• Synthesize Global Market Perspectives: Leverage cross-cultural business insights (e.g., European vs. American healthcare models) to diversify product portfolios and enter new market segments like OTC supplements or digital health.
• Operationalize the Law of Conservation of Energy: Implement strategies to ensure that personal and professional energy expenditures are effectively transferred into measurable company growth and social impact.

Speaker:  Dr. Ronald Reed

President, NeuroZenn Rehabilitation Technologies | MedTech Strategist | Board Chairman

Dr. Ronald Reed is a distinguished leader in the global medical technology sector, recognized for bridging the gap between clinical excellence and aggressive commercial growth. As the President of NeuroZenn Rehabilitation Technologies (NRT), Dr. Reed has steered the company through ten consecutive quarters of record-breaking sales, successfully placing life-changing neurological devices in over 100 Veteran Affairs Hospitals nationwide through strategic GSA contracting.

Dr. Reed’s leadership is backed by an elite academic foundation. He is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine and holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business. Furthering his international expertise, he earned an MBA in European Healthcare from the London School of Business, providing him with a sophisticated understanding of global health systems, international regulatory landscapes, and cross-border market entry.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Dr. Reed is an expert in navigating the complexities of federal reimbursement, Medicare/Medicaid policy, and private placement fundraising. In addition to his role at NRT, he serves as Chairman of the Board for RGR Medical Products, where he oversees the development of patent-pending, organic sleep solutions for the global retail market.

Before his executive tenure at NeuroZenn, NeuroMetrix, and CarePoint Medical, Dr. Reed earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics (Eastern Michigan University) and Biological and Physical Sciences (Butler University). This unique combination of medical, scientific, and global business training allows him to lead with a perspective that is as analytical as it is entrepreneurial.