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PUBLIC SPEAKING & SPEAKER COACHING

Francis Factor ensures energy, audience engagement as well as an articulate, powerful and passionate delivery.

 

"Eddie's high energy, positive message and straight talk is just what our Black Greek community needed."
Northwestern State University

PUBLIC SPEAKING 

THE BLACK GREEK SUCCESS PROGRAM
MonroeSpeech.jpgAs a proud Black Greek I pull no punches with my fellow NPHC Greeks about what it means to wear a set of letters.  The Black Greek Success Program takes a look at how college Greeks can take the passion they have for their letters and turn it into marketable career skills.

I utilize my knowledge of the workforce plus my years of experience in Black Greek life, as a collegian and as a graduate chapter leader, to provide students with a plan to take advantage of valuable career opportunities! 

Audience:  Members of African-American college fraternities and sororities

CONNECT WITH RESPECT
This interactive workshop is designed to help youth recognize the importance of communications skills.  The interactive and energetic session breaks down the components of the communication process and it demonstrates how to effectively use that process as a method of conflict resolution.

Audience:  High school students

PUBLICITY STUNTS: HOW THE PRINCIPLES OF P.R. AND MARKETING CAN HELP YOU ADVANCE YOUR LIFE
Public relations and marketing are about image management, and this presentation sparks the listener's commitment to his/her personal values.  I
use what I call the "Gumbo Theory" to encourage people to figure out what kind of ingredient they are in the mix with others in addition to helping folks determine their personal USP's--Unique Selling Propositions for life and career.

Audiences:  College students and adults ages 21 to 35

PUBLIC SPEAKING COACHING

Public speaking is one of most valuable communication skills that anyone can learn.  It helps one:

  • Organize his/her thoughts,
  • Manage stress,
  • Enhance person-to-person communication, and most importantly
  • Build confidence (among other things).

The instruction I provide is designed to help people primarily with raw public speaking tools--EYE CONTACT, VOCAL DYNAMICS, and BODY LANGUAGE.

Allow me to help you perfect your communication skills through fun-filled yet intensive and rewarding sessions.  Sessions can be conducted either privately or in group settings. 


RÉSUMÉ

Speeches & Keynote Addresses

  • United States Coast Guard "Black History Month" program (Black Greeks)
  • Phoenix High School (La.) (commencement speaker)
  • Bridge City Center for Youth (general motivation)
  • L.W. Higgins GEE Celebration (general motivation)
  • The Tom Joyner Foundation and Houston Community College along with the Houston Independent School District HBCU Tour (college readiness)
  • L.W. Higgins Career Association (college readiness)
  • Louisiana State University (Black Greeks)
  • Loyola University, New Orleans (Black Greeks)
  • Southeastern Louisiana University (Black Greeks)
  • University of South Alabama (Black Greeks)
  • Northwestern State University (Black Greeks)

Presentations & Workshops

  • Do-It-Yourself P.R. (public relations) 
  • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Fall 2011 Meeting (social networking and student athletes) 
  • Monster's Diversity Leadership Programs (leadership and diversity)
  • Southeastern Association for Student Councils (communication)
  • College & Career Connections Camp (leadership and diversity) 
  • University of Louisiana-Lafayette ("Black Greek Success Program")
  • Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy JAG (career)
  • Southeastern Louisiana University Leadership Day '08 (career)

Event Hosting

  • YMCA's Say YES to Literacy Celebrity Waiter Gala (since 2009)
  • Southern University at New Orleans Foundation BASH Fundraiser (since 2009)
  • St. Augustine High School Edwin Hampton Music Festival
  • NAACP 2nd Congressional District Democratic Primary Forum
  • Benefit for Haiti at the Howlin' Wolf
  • Citywide Ecumenical Coalition Mayoral Forum (broadcast live on WHNO-TV and streamed on NewOrleans.com)
  • Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund Member University Professional Institute and Exhibit Plenary Breakfasts
  • 100 Black Men Scholarship Gala
  • Southeast Louisiana Small Business Recovery Conference Breakfast and Luncheon
  • O. C. Haley MarketPlace Festival
  • Xavier University of Louisiana Alumni Association, Birmingham Chapter
  • Tulane University Black Arts Festival
  • New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
  • Louisiana FIRST Lego League Tournament
"Eddie understands when to let (an) event play out and when to step in and pump up the volume.  One YMCA board member called it a 'first-class production' and that the emcee was "tops".  Eddie was responsive to us, the organizers, and our need to keep things moving in a timely manner.  (He) was responsible for a great deal of our success that night.  I wholeheartedly recommend him for any event without reservation."
Shannan Cvitanovic
Executive Director, YMCA Educational Services
2009 YMCA Celebrity Waiter Gala