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Joyce Nelson Shellhart For More Information Call: 651-735-2080
Joyce Nelson Shellhart graduated from college expecting to have a long career as a high school art teacher. But, little did she realize that life had much different plans for her. Multiple Sclerosis, divorce after a twenty year abusive marriage, and the struggles of a single low-income mother challenged her in ways she had never imagined. Her personal story is victim to survivor and finally thrivor, Joyce is the author of Dress to Impress, How a Navy Blazer Changed My Life. She is the founder and former director of Ready for Success, a non-profit program in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, assisting low-income women with creating more successful personal presentations for the workplace. Joyce’s greatest asset as a professional speaker is her amazing ability to interact with her audiences with humor and honesty. Attendees of her programs walk away feeling that not only have they received a strong message worth considering, but it was delivered by a very open friend. Joyce began her speaking career in 1997 as a spokesperson for the Ready for Success program. She has developed her unique style through spokesperson, to marketing her skills to a niche market and to sharing her motivational story with an even wider audience. Meeting planners will appreciate the level of professionalism and experience Joyce brings to their event. “I was delighted when I received my first standing ovation, especially considering my audience that day was a pretty tough group, women in prison!” With Joyce’s ability to comfortably work with women in prison to executive events, planners are assured that their audiences will relate to this speaker and her message. Areas of Expertise:
Communication
Target Audience:
Women, especially women reflecting on changes and challenges in their lives.
Top 3 reasons to have Joyce Nelson Shellhart as your next speaker:
If you want a speaker to; Bring your audience to laughter and tears in one presentation.
Have your audience on the edge of their seats waiting for her next word.
Engage your audience with her honesty, humor and forthright attitude, then Joyce Nelson Shellhart is the speaker you are looking for.
Fee:
$1,500
Joyce's Most Requested Programs:
Life Is An Amazing Journey - Go First Class! - or what is keeping you the baggage compartment? Joyce shares her life story of how for years she thought her abusive husband and her MS diagnosis kept her trapped in the baggage compartment of her journey through life. Finally one day she discovered she had the key to her box in baggage all along! The audience should walk away from this motivational presentation considering their own; life choices for where they are today, accepting responsibility for the results, desires for changes in life’s journey, and a vision for their “First Class”. Dress to Impress! Companies have the right to expect their employees to represent the company in a professional manner. Have you considered how the appearance of your “front door” employees may be affecting your bottom line? Is your employee image one of capable, competent employees? How much do you invest in marketing your product and services, only to have that carefully crafted image dispelled by the personal appearance of your sales staff, receptionists or other employees with customer contact? Do your employees complain that a professional dress code is beyond their financial means? Joyce deals with these issues in a honest, direct and humorous manner, perfect for your next support staff day. Here are the basic tips and hints for dressing for the workplace, and doing it on a budget. Each participant should walk away with a copy of Joyce’s book, Dress to Impress. These presentations are interactive with the audience. The longer programs require Joyce to bring props of clothing for examples and group discussion. If the presentation is geared to a company or corporation their personal dress code will be emphasized. Hey is anyone listening? Conversation is a two-way street. Are you the garbage truck; full of garbage and lumbering through the conversation? Are you the street sweeper; collecting all the tidbits, and sweeping them up in your comments to leave the street neat clean (Disregarding other’s truths)? Are you the Volkswagen; small and leaving little of yourself behind? Are you the motorcycle; zipping in and out of the conversation, no time to talk today, always in a hurry? Are you the Hummer or the Jaguar; drawing attention to your importance and knowledge? Joyce admits to her audience of being all of these at one time or another. But, now she is working harder at being the mini van, the updated version of mother’s station wagon, room for her scooter without cramping her style, maybe with 4 WD, after all she’s from MN, and on occasion she needs to plow through 20” of snow. This light hearted look at communication skills leaves Joyce’s audience evaluating their own place on the two-way conversation street, and what truly makes an effective and gratifying exchange on the street. Testimonials:
“Joyce is a very
motivating speaker, her enthusiasm is evident in the response
she is able to obtain from her audience. She has the ability to
engage the women in conversation relating to the importance of
dressing professionally.” Harriette Manis, LSW
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation/Excel Program - Counselor II and
Pre-Release/Transitions Facilitator for the Minnesota
Correctional Facility in Shakopee, MN
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