Phil
Bishop Talks
Below
are talks that are ready with only minimal preparation of customizing to your
group. Each one is supported with
PowerPoint which can be previewed as desired.
The duration of the talk can be set in advance to meet your needs, or can
be modified “on the fly” when necessary.
I will finish at the time you specify!!
Either group (Christian or Secular)
1)
Getting
the most from your University Experience: How to make Better Grades and have
more fun: Best for ALL students.
How to maximize learning with minimum
time.
2)
Thinking
about teaching: Best for graduate students,
new professors, Bible teachers, etc.
A group exercise in thinking about how
we teach and test.
3)
Managing yourself for greater productivity- Time
Management: All audiences
A brief intro to managing yourself and
your personal resources.
Secular
talks on:
1)
Recovery
from exercise training: Best for
exercise scientists/coaches/athletes
A brief review of our lab’s research work
(13 published papers, 2003-2013).
2)
Getting
your research published: Best for graduate students, new professors
Basic information and tips for greater success
in better journals.
3)
Getting
your research funded: Best for graduate students, new professors
Basic info on funding from private
sources.
4)
Getting
the most from your University Experience: How to make Better Grades and have
more fun: Best for ALL students.
How to maximize learning with minimum
time.
5)
Thinking
about teaching: Best for graduate students,
new professors, Bible teachers, etc.
A group exercise in thinking about how
we teach and test.
6)
Managing yourself for greater productivity- Time
Management: All audiences
A brief intro to managing yourself and
your personal resources.
7)
Exercise
and Sport in Hot conditions: Best for exercise scientists/coaches/athletes
Dealing with competition and training in
hot environments.
8)
Protective
clothing and the micro-Environment: Best for those with an interest in
industrial and sport SAFETY
Deals with industrial or sport protective
clothing in the heat and a useful approach to the problem.
9)
The
art of the Peer Review: Best for graduate
students, new professors
An introduction of a means to begin as a
peer reviewer, and the virtues of this work.
10)
Getting
that first academic job: Best for graduate students
The preparation, process, and what to
expect for your first academics job.
11)
Using
Science to train Sportsmen: Best for exercise scientists/coaches/sportsmen
A brief overview of the science of
training competitors.
12)
Better
Beach bodies- A guide to training yourself for fitness and fat control: Best
for University students.
A quick introduction to personal fitness
and fat control.
13)
Earning tenure and promotion: Best for US untenured faculty an Ph.D. students.
A guide to effectively achieving tenure
in US universities.
14)
Harness
suspension Trauma: Best for those with
an interest in industrial and sport SAFETY.
This is a guide to fall protection and
harness use in industry and sport.
15)
Finishing your season with all your hunters alive: US Deer hunting safety
Overview of safety in Deer Hunting.
16)
Deer
hunting and Hunters: US Deer hunting safety.
Results of a deer hunting safety survey
of hunter Educators and sportsmen.
Christian
Talks
1)
Origin
of the Speculation-Evolution - faith v
faith: For all Christians and seekers who
are interested in biological evolution or work with pepole who are interested.
A scientific (i.e. not philosophical)
examination of some of the BIG scientific problems with evolution and why you
should NEVER argue with atheists about this.
2)
Evidence
of God in Human Physiology- Fearfully
and Wonderfully Made: For Christians and
seekers with an interest in the human body.
A 3-point argument for God’s existence
based on human physiology.
3)
Why
Smart People say they don’t believe in God:
Best for those working with atheists, especially atheist professionals (e.g.
professors), also good for seekers.
A hypothetical look at the general
rationale that “smart people’ use to deny God’s existence.
4)
Physiology
of crucifixion: For Christians and
seekers with an interest in Scripture and the human body.
You think you know, but likely not. An explanation of why suspension trauma was
the cause of death in most crucifixions.
5)
What
we learned in Africa: a Personal
Testimony: For Christians and seekers with an interest in the human body.
Lessons on listening to G^d and
integration of Faith and vocation from a personal perspective.
6)
Where
Science and Christianity Meet: For Christians and seekers with an interest in science.
A guided discussion of where science and
Christianity overlap—and there is lots of overlap.
7)
There
are no Secular Vocations! For Christian Faculty,
students, other.
A discussion of winsome ways to be a
missionary in the workplace without being odious.
8)
Adventures
in Professoring: What Distinguishes a Christian
Professor? For Christian Faculty
A discussion of ways in which Christians
can have an impact in ‘secular” academic settings.
9)
Asking
good questions- Hearing good answers:
For Christian youth
The importance of asking questions for secular
and spiritual education and development.
10)
Christian
faculty- 3 obsessions, concessions, confessions: For Faculty of all types.
Descriptions of our goals, opportunities
and what this means.
11)
Picking up the trash:
Best for any Christian Group.
Lessons
learned from obedience.
