Diversity Programming

Speeches to motivate and inspire your audiences! These programs will be customized for your group.

Marlene's profound stories of life and work will make you
laugh, cry and cheer! She will inspire you to have the courage
to do those difficult things which can move you to the next level.

Accenting the Positive-Ms. Schoenberg explores the fascinating topic of accents in the work place and how they affect all of our jobs.

Accents in the Media- We will explore movies, and TV shows to demonstrate how actors and actresses work to change their accents for leadeing roles.

The King's Speech- This relevent and poignient talk explores the hidden role of the speech coach for important public figures and how they make their clients shine. We will discuss how couage, perseverence and refusing to perpetuate old scripts, help speakers with a history of stuttering and other speech disabilities move forward and become congruent with their authentic selves. How do we make peace withour most enchanted listener... ourselves.

Everyday Miracles of Speech Therapy- This talk highlights heartfelt breakthroughs and making communication connections with children and adults with speech and language disabilities. Respect, creativity and finding unique ways to resonate self-esteem can bring a touch of humanity to our interactions. This program is perfect for state speech conventions and University events.

Accenting the Positive-Ms. Schoenberg explores the fascinating topic of accents in the work place and how they affect all of our jobs.

Accents in the Media- We will explore movies, and TV shows to demonstrate how actors and actresses work to change their accents for leading roles.

Learn a linguistic framework for medical transcriptionists to better understand ESL dictators in health documentation. Practitioners and students and will gain a stronger foundation in deciphering different accents and grammar patterns of Spanish, Asian and Asian Indian physicians. You will learn cultural voice and auditory strategies to analyze and decipher difficult words and phrases. What are the challenges of moving from directly translated ESL dictation to complications added by speech recognition?

This is a fun, fact filled presentation full of personal stories and examples from real life speech recognition bloopers. Take this opportunity to expand your knowledge and reduce your “dictation frustration”.

Hidden Speech Disabilities- More people than you think suffer from speech disorders that no one else notices.They suffer in silence and isolation. Marlene shares the stories of some brave adults who were ready to tackle these life long self-limits and how they overcame their fears to take control of their careers.

Leave it to Louie This personal memoir of in home care for a person with dementia will provide deep insights and amusing stories. Both health care professionals and family members alike will discover new ways to communicate with elderly residents and family members.

Biarritz Legacy This amazing travelogue brings together 3 generations through music and the French connection.