Secular 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!!
 

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.