Speaking & Seminars
Speaking topics are customized to fit your time frame and address your specific audience – from executives, business owners, staff, and association members to spouses and parents. Presentations offer practical solutions with take-home value that attendees can begin using immediately in their personal and professional lives. All presentations feature Barbara Hemphill’s time-tested Paper Tiger productivity principles developed during the past 25 years as “America’s Favorite Organizer”. They include:
- Clutter is Postponed Decisions®
- The File-Act-Toss System™
- The Art of Wastebasketry®
- Your Home Office for the “Business of Life™”
- Today’s mail is tomorrow’s pile.
- Sometimes you have to give up the good to get the best.
- Hemphill’s Principle: If you don’t know you have it, or can’t find it, it is of no value.
- Disorganization is a cry for clarity of purpose.
- Asking for help is a sign of wisdom.
- Perfectionism begets procrastination.
Sample Presentation Titles
- Taming the Paper Tiger®
- Taming the E-Mail Tiger™
- Organized Living in a Disorganized World™
- The Productive Environment Advantage™
- Love It or Lose It: Living Clutter-Free Forever™
- Organized Living to Answer God’s Call
What to Expect from our Speeches & Seminars
Our Commitment to Meeting Planners
This service commitment outlines what you can expect from Paper Tiger Productivity Institute in advance, on site, and after the presentation is over. You are encouraged to use this not only as a standard to which to hold us accountable, but for all speakers. Here is what we promise:
To Prepare, We Will:
- Be available to discuss plans for the speech
- Know what your organization does and why it does it
- Know why we are there and have a specific plan to accomplish your goals for the presentation
- Know the theme of your meeting and relate our presentation to it as appropriate
- Know why your attendees would be interested in the topic
- Notify you in advance of our travel itinerary
On-Site, We Will:
- Notify you upon arrival on site or contact you immediately should any serious delays occur
- Be accessible to you from the time we arrive until we leave
- Tell the truth 100 percent of the time
- Retire early the night before any speech
- Be reasonable and considerate in use of travel expenses
- Be available in the meeting room for a sound check
- Coordinate with set up crew & other presenters to make sure our needs fit your overall needs
- Stay out of the way until it is time to speak
- Study your audience and the other speakers to align the message with them
- Be dressed appropriately
- Provide an easy, brief introduction and be available to coach the introducer
- Be in the room and visible before the introduction begins
During The Presentation, We Will:
- Open the speech with energy and purpose
- Never use off color language or material
- Interact constantly with the audience through questions, a show of hands, eye contact and exercises as appropriate
- Present well-researched information
- Use stories and humor liberally
- Use appropriate audio-visuals to enhance the impact of the speech
- React maturely, good-naturedly and flexibly to any problems that arise
- Never be rude to an audience member
- Allow for questions and comments from the audience
- Relate points to your audience
- Never turn any speech into an inappropriate sales pitch
- Only offer our books and tapes if approved or requested in advance
- Stick to the time limit and adjust if needed
After the Presentation, We Will:
- Remain after the speech briefly to talk with audience
- Check out and depart with minimal effort from you
- Itemize expenses and bill you promptly after the speech
- Provide receipts as needed
- Promptly fill any orders for products
- Discuss with you strategies to continue the impact of my message with follow up
- Never disclose any sensitive information about your organization
- Be willing to accept calls to follow up on the speech from audience members or executives
In Summary: You will receive an exceptionally good presentation delivered in a highly professional manner. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. If any program doesn’t live up to your expectations, your speaking fee will be refunded.
