Hiring a speaker requires more than picking a topic or setting a price. At a time like this, you want someone your audience will respect, and whose presentation will reflect well upon you and your organization. Deborah Arron, JD, has a proven track record meeting these needs.

• Her programs on professional career development blend rock-solid content with empathy, wisdom and humor. "Inspirational and practical," says one participant. "She's credible because she's been there," says another.

• Her customized workshops and seminars are well-attended; cumulative attendance figures in the US and Canada exceed 15,000 since 1993.

• Her evaluations always exceed 9.0 on a 10-point scale.

• She's affordable, collaborative, and easy to work with.

• She gets return engagements - year after year - from some of the nation's top professional and university associations.

Ms. Arron offers three types of presentations for lawyers and other professionals:

• A public seminar on career development for professionals;
• A professional development series of keynote addresses and workshops suitable for association and other corporate meetings and conventions; and
• Two seminars designed just for law students.

For information about pricing and availability, email or phone (206) 285-0288.

 
The Professional Development Series

Deborah Arron has designed a series of five, results-oriented career development workshops. All have been well-received in a broad spectrum of professional environments: law firms, professional associations, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Available in 90-minute, half-day and full-day formats. For details, email or phone (206) 285-0288.

Previous sponsors include: The American Bar Association, the Family Therapy Network, the Council of Appellate Staff Attorneys, and Texas Young Lawyers Association.

• "Self-Marketing 101" - Reviews basic marketing principles for internal and external clients. Explores the foundations of personal credibility. Provides practical exercises to help participants learn how to articulate their value to others in a memorable way.
• KEYNOTE: "Career Management in the 21st Century" - Offers practical steps to creating a smooth and satisfying transition, in or beyond one's current profession. Targeted to professionals whose environment is vulnerable to unplanned obsolescence. Best suited to convention, corporate, government and nonprofit audiences.
• KEYNOTE: "Finding Success After Success" -- A keynote address. Introduces high-achievers to the four ingredients essential to sustain feelings of success-status, mastery, growth, and balance. Especially suited to professional association meetings and conventions.
• "Thinking the Unthinkable: Is Your Career On the Right Track?" - A workshop for groups of up to 30 direct-service professionals. Uses interactive and introspective exercises to help participants achieve greater clarity about career direction and the roots of their satisfaction.
• "Learning to Say No: Survival Skills for Caregivers" - A workshop for groups of up to 60 direct-service professionals. Offers concrete suggestions to control workloads, and to handle toxic clients and colleagues, without jeopardizing job security.

 
Programs for Law Students

Those who work in law school career services offices know that students finally accept the truth about job-finding when they hear it from an outside authority. Deborah Arron has been addressing student needs for 12 years, and hammers home her job-finding truths in two 60-minute seminars.

• "Avoiding Job Shock" - Offered just before or after OCI, Arron's hour-long seminar tells law students the truth about job-finding: Despite the impression given by OCI, most law-related employers hire on a hit-or-miss basis. Arron presents a three-step strategy guaranteed to increase students' chances of getting a good job upon graduation. 60-minutes plus 30-minute Q & A.
• "Thinking Outside the Box" - Offered later in the school year, this hour-long seminar helps students decide whether an alternative career is the right choice for them. Arron breaks through some of the myths about alternative careers, helping students evaluate their fit in the legal universe, and allaying their fears about making the wrong choice. 60-minutes plus 30-minute Q & A.

For details, email Ms. Arron at , or phone (206) 285-0288.