You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
Training in the Future – AI, Interactive 3D and Virtual Reality
Monday, September 24, 2018
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
Topic : Training in the Future – AI, Interactive 3D and Virtual Reality with David Burden
David will draw on over 20 years of immersive environment experience and over 10 years of delivering immersive training and education applications to describe the potential of immersive 3D and Virtual Reality training.
David will explain what works, and what doesn’t, within these environments and introduce some of the most useful models that you can use in your own planning and evaluation of potential immersive training projects.
David has been involved in virtual reality, virtual worlds and immersive spaces since the mid 1990s. David set up Daden Limited in 2004 after a career in the military and utilities to help businesses and organisations explore and exploit the social and commercial potential of using 3D environments and conversational AI for immersive learning and training. David has worked with his team to create award-winning immerse learning experiences for clients in the UK, USA, Middle East and Far East. David has written many white papers, articles and academic papers on immersive worlds and AI, and his new book, Virtual Humans, will be out in 1Q2019.
To attend send a request to : trainers@montrealtrainersgroup.com
Past Events
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
Vince McNally – Dealing With Stress, Depression And Trauma In The Workplace
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
Topic: Dealing With Stress, Depression And Trauma In The Workplace
Vince will be presenting valuable information on dealing with stress in the workplace.
He will discuss how stress, depression and trauma in the workplace could impact an individual leading to suicide.
Vince McNally will discuss:
- Stress and trauma in the work place
- Stress leading to depression
- Depression leading to suicide
- causes of suicide
- corporate approach to suicide
Vince McNally has provided over 100 workshops, seminars, and keynotes throughout the world. He is an author, lecturer, and consultant.
A Navy Investigator in Vietnam, over thirty years with the FBI and attaining the position as Administrator of the Employee Assistance Program, and a volunteer in training the Iraqi Police in Baghdad in Hostage Negotiations he continues to research the area of Post-Traumatic Stress in returning veterans and contractors in Iraq, and today is a veteran counselor advocate and court mentor for returning veterans.
Vincent McNally was recognized in the 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program in gratitude for his work on PTSD, Compassion Fatigue and Acute Traumatic Stress Management for Public Safety Professionals, First Responders and U.S. Service Members.
Vincent J. McNally, Sea & Air Security
– Consultant and trainer on Critical Incidents and Trauma for Police and Emergency Responders
– Excellence in Homeland Security
The Montreal Trainers Group invites you to a Human Resources Professionals Networking Evening
Where: Hurley’s Irish Pub, 1225 Crescent Street (Directions)
When: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 at 5:30 PM
Please confirm if you are attending by email to: trainers@montrealtrainersgroup.com
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
Corry Robertson – Alive from 9 to 5 : Improve workplace performance by building a coaching culture
Monday, May 14, 2018
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
Topic: Alive from 9 to 5 : Improve workplace performance by building a coaching culture
Why?
“If we look after our people better, they will look after our customers better and shareholders will benefit in the long term.” Sir Richard Branson
Build a Coaching Culture for Performance Improvement
Coaching Skills Training for Executives and Emerging Leaders
- Learn how and why coaching is leadership in action
- Learn how to use coaching to improve and manage performance
- Create and lead HITs (High Impact Teams)
- Embed the coach approach into daily management practice
- Learn to use the coach approach to get results
- Mentor Coaching for the ACC and PCC credential
BIO: Corry Robertson provides personal and professional coaching for executives and high level entrepreneurs who seek to improve workplace performance by building a coaching leadership culture. As a change agent, She helps transform workplaces by coaching executives who seek to build a thriving culture that is alive from 9 to 5.
- Professional Highlights
- 20 years of experience
- Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies, Concordia University
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
- Certified Graduate, Corporate Coach U: Advanced Corporate Coaching Program
- ProSci certified in Change Management
- Conflict Management and Resolution
- Lumina Spark Psychometric Assessment, Lumina Learning
- Wellbeing: Naturopath and Reiki Master
- DSave and ExitISC Certified
If you are planning on attending send an email to trainers@montrealtrainersgroup.com
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
Suzannah Baum – How to Create Audience-Centric Presentations that Get Results — and Make You Look Like a Superstar
Monday, April 23, 2018
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
Topic: How to Create Audience-Centric Presentations that Get Results — and Make You Look Like a Superstar
The ability to give presentations in a clear and engaging way is a must-have skill in any industry, and for any individual
who wants to leave a lasting impression. It requires focusing on the essentials, connecting with your audience, and sharing knowledge, ideas and expertise in a way that inspires and persuades your audience to take action.
This session will share a powerful step-by-step process for creating structured, engaging and audience-centric presentations, so that every time you step in front of a group, you communicate with more clarity, confidence, and impact.
BIO: A presentation skills specialist, executive speech coach and speaker, Suzannah helps entrepreneurs, business professionals and experts unleash their ultimate speaking potential. Suzannah teaches both new and experienced speakers a unique step-by-step formula to create structured, engaging and compelling presentations that will get you the results you want and showcase you as a leader. Suzannah has been featured on Global TV News, Breakfast TV Montreal, CJAD radio, the Montreal Gazette, and Elle Canada, and is a contributor to the Huffington Post. She taught a public speaking course at McGill University for 8 years, and has run her training and coaching programs at organizations including Roche Pharmaceuticals, BMO Capital Markets, Service Canada, the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the National Film Board of Canada, among others. She is currently the 2018 President of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (Montreal Chapter), and a member of the Global Speakers Federation. www.suzannahbaum.com
If you are planning on attending send an email to trainers@montrealtrainersgroup.com
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
Dr. Irena O’Brien, PhD – The New Neuroscience of Emotion
Monday, March 12, 2018
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
The new “Theory of Constructed Emotion” has turned what we know about emotion on its head. There are no universal emotions, rather emotions vary from culture to culture. They are not triggered, but created. They emerge as a combination of the physical properties of our bodies, a flexible brain that wires itself to whatever environment it develops in, and our culture and upbringing which provide that environment. Emotions emerge from predictions made by the brain to give our sensations meaning. This will have a profound effect on how we coach. My talk will summarize the Theory of Constructed Emotion and look at what it means for our social reality and emotional mastery.
Dr. Irena O’Brien, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist and has been studying psychology and neuroscience for over 20 years. After working as a chartered accoutrant for fifteen years, she went back to university and obtained her PhD in Psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal. While there, she conducted Brain Imaging and electrophysiological studies and went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Language, Mind and Brain at McGill Université. Dr. O’Brien is the founder and director of The Neuroscience School, a neuroscience training and information programme for coaches and health and wellness professionals, where she un-complicates neuroscience and teaches practical evidence-based tools and strategies her students can use in their practice.
The Montreal Trainers Group
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
Kate Bligh – Social Status Behavior: Self Awareness And Interpersonal Influence
Monday, February 12, 2018
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
It is no secret that body language has a significant impact on effective leadership, communication, and team interactions. In order to improve in this area, we need more nuanced instructions than how to stand or what not to do. In this interactive presentation Kate Bligh will explore how choices in body language and speech can affect our overall quality of communication, functionality, and comfort levels both within the workplace hierarchy, and in our own personal lives. Using demonstrations and role-playing exercises, Kate will demonstrate how much more effective we can all be when we exercise conscious control over our own social status behavior. This session will be ‘part two’, following a previous session given in September 2016, but don’t worry if you didn’t attend that one, as all will be explained!
To find out more about Kate Bligh’s practice and background, please visit KateBligh.com
Kate Bligh – Facilitator, Training & Presenter, Performance Coach
Kate is a lecturer in the Departments of Theatre and English at Concordia University, Montreal, and has an MFA in theatre directing from the University of Birmingham, UK. She holds citizenship from England and Canada after moving to Montréal, Quebec 20 years ago from England and is fully bilingual. For two decades now she has been consulting for, coaching, and training professional people whose work requires them to perform in the real world.
The Montreal Trainers Group
Multi Media Designer / Musician
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
Creating a Business Video Using Your Mobile Phone
Monday, January 15, 2018
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
Get in on Smart Phone Video Tips
Video for online promo and marketing is going to be at the center of online interaction in 2018.
Most business people fear doing video or feel it is too expensive. It’s time to get over the fear and by using a smart phone, video no longer needs to be expensive. In fact with proper planning you can create video that is effective, professional and hopefully engaging for your prospects/clients.
What you will learn in this workshop:
• The state of online Video for businesses and entrepreneurs
• What you need to know before say “Lights, Camera, Action”
• Pre-recording vs live
• Your mobile phone is the Camera
• Creating a storyboard can save the day (and $)
• Lighting and Sound
• Where to share your video
You may want to bring your mobile phone., but it is not required.
Bernie Landry has been producing video and directed/produced online webcasts since 1990… (He started in the days before Skype, Facebook and Youtube even existed!). You can reach him at bernie@richmediasound.com or 514.655.9715
The Montreal Trainers Group
Invites you to a Human Resources Professionals Networking Evening at
The Irish Embassy Pub & Grill
1234 Bishop Street (Directions)
Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 – 5:30 p.m.
The following organizations have been invited:
- Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
- Coaches of Montreal
- Institute for Performance & Learning
- International Society for Performance Improvement
- Montreal Trainers’ Group
Complimentary Finger Food and Happy Hour Prices
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’ Group
for its September lunch and presentation
“Grow Your Business Through Helping”
Wednesday, September 13: 12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub, 1225 Crescent Street (Directions/Map)
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your expense.
You are invited to the Montreal Trainers Group launch of its autumn speaker program and lunch.
This season we have organized a series of speakers who will inspire you to expand your business and give you the tools to accomplish that.
Or perhaps to inspire you to step up and make yourself the expert on your subject by writing a book, or putting up a blog.
We will launch this season with the talk Grow Your Business Through Helping by new member Victor Boyle, VP and CFO of Business Partners International, Inc.
The autumn program will begin next week:
Wednesday, September 13
12 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Crescent Street
Please RSVP to marilynn@regardsmarilynn.com
Cost: your meal \
Please note we will be collecting annual membership fees of $20 that will be used to defray expenses including maintenance of our new website www.montrealtrainersgroup.com and covering the cost of the speaker’s lunch.
If you have any ideas for value added membership bonuses please pass them on.
Our speaker
Victor Boyle is the VP and CFO of Business Partners International, Inc. with offices in Plattsburgh, Montreal and Savannah. He studied at the University of Toronto, the Toronto Institute of Applied Arts and Science, and holds a certificate in RET (Rational Emotive Therapy).
Victor started his first business at age 17 by connecting a struggling unconventional body shop with people in need of good body work without being on a schedule, taking advantage of the lower prices.
Combining his corporate experience in accounting, process management, tax, and development, with a need to help others, instilled by his Irish upbringing, Victor began consulting for small businesses and community organizations creating websites, accounting systems and providing support and guidance.
Opening a Business Center in Plattsburgh in 1998 with his wife Weena has allowed him to help small businesses, professionals, community organizations and individuals around the world as services are added to meet their needs.
In his presentation Victor will share how his secret to growing his business has always been to listen for his client’s or potential client’s needs and find solutions for them. “I don’t do it for the money,” he says. “The money just comes when I help people.”
Bring your notebook and come prepared to be inspired.
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’ Group
for its May lunch and presentation
“Find Your Hidden Profits: More Clients & Cash Flow”
Thursday May 11 : 12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub, 1225 Crescent Street (Directions/Map)
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your expense.
You will learn:
- How to maximize the dream clients in your business – the ones that make up 80% of the profit. (and how to get MORE of them!)
- How to get more profit out of every sale!
- Learn the 700k mistake that you may be making in your business and how to turn it into profit!All of the Hidden Profits Strategies you will learn are FREE or low cost to implement, proven to work in any niche, in any size company to increase your sales rapidly.Stacey Hylen is an internationally recognized business growth strategist and coach and was named International Coach of the Year in 2016. For over 15 years Stacey has been helping 6-7 figure entrepreneurs with powerful marketing and sales strategies to get more clients, more profit and more time off to enjoy who and what they love.She is the creator of several popular programs, “The Hidden Profits System”, “Become a Magnet: Attracting Your Perfect Clients” and “Selling with Confidence: Getting a Yes Without Being Pushy”.She served as Vice President of Consulting and a Senior Coach for Chet Holmes’ and Anthony Robbins’ world renowned Business Mastery ProgramStacey has been featured and quoted in CNN, INC, MSN Money, Fox Business and Entrepreneur Magazine and many other media outlets throughout North America. Free Hidden Profits Audio at www.BusinessOptimizerCoach.com
RSVP : Marilynn Vanderstaay at marilynn@regardsmarilynn.com
Colin is preparing special handouts for the presentation and wants to make certain there is one for every participant.
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’ Group
for its February lunch and presentation
“Using Human Synergistics Survival Simulations”
Tuesday, April 18 : 12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub, 1225 Crescent Street (Directions/Map)
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your expense.
During the session, participants will…
- Use one of Human Synergistics’ classic Team Survival Simulations
- Arithmetically measure your capacity to solve problems and take decisions in a team situation
- Understand how to use all Human Synergistics team simulations in your programs to develop team effectiveness.
Colin Newhouse is a Human Synergistics expert in identifying and developing leadership. Since 1993 he has owned and managed his own Human Performance consulting company, Colin Newhouse and Associates. The company has clients based all over the world. He has been the Senior Associate for Human Synergistics, Quebec since 1995.
He is also socially active as Secretary and Trustee of Handicap International, a non-governmental organization specializing in helping victims of land-mines and armed conflicts around the world.
www.colinnewhouse.com
RSVP : Marilynn Vanderstaay at marilynn@regardsmarilynn.com
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’ Group
for its February lunch and presentation
“The Architecture of Connection”
by Marilynn Vanderstaay
Tuesday, February 21 : 12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub, 1225 Crescent Street (Directions/Map)
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your expense.
The Architecture of Connection: more targeted and effective networking
Effective business and social networking is more than just collecting business cards or friends on social media. It begins with a plan to situate yourself in the right places to connect with the people you want or need to meet. And continues with effective follow up.
During her hands on presentation Marilynn will demonstrate how preparing a blueprint or networking plan to meet and develop the connections you need or are looking for will result in more targeted and effective results.
Marilynn will lead participants in making their own plans, or blueprints, to expand and enhance and increase the ROI of their networking opportunities.
She will also demonstrate how some of the most effective networking can be done in unexpected places, providing you have the necessary tools on hand.
Mark your calendar for February 21 at noon to prepare to build your database of potential clients while building your network of effective connections.
Marilynn Vanderstaay is a journalist/writer, trainer/speaker, impresario and most of all a community investment specialist. Under the umbrella of her company Regards, Marilynn, she has been organizing effective networking events for over 25 years including Barn Raisers, Tree Toppers and most recently Continental Teas.
Recognizing that networking is fundamental in making connections for both our business and social lives, over the years Marilynn has broadened her understanding of the architecture or the blueprint of more targeted and effective networking.
RSVP : Marilynn Vanderstaay at marilynn@regardsmarilynn.com
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’ Group for lunch and a presentation
Become a Better Trainer and Coach
in 2017
Tuesday, January 31
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub, 1225 Crescent Street (Directions/Map)
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your expense.
The more effective a trainer or a coach you are,the more your customers will see the value you bring them.
What can you improve as a coach this year? Getting clear on that in a fun and engaging way is what this mini workshop will do for you.
Stephen will lead an interactive session using special coaching skills cards to have you decide what coaching skills you will work on in 2017.
This session promises to be different, highly engaging, fun and practical.
Mark your calendar for January 24 at noon and make 2017 a breakthrough year as a trainer/coach.
Stephen Goldberg is the founder and president of Optimus Performance. He is passionate about helping people realize their full potential through self-knowledge and personal development. He takes a creative approach to problem solving and is always seeking new and innovate ways to spark his clients to grow and improve. Stephen values integrity, honesty, responsibility and kindness and applies these principles in everything he does. Stephen has over 20 years’ experience in training and development, coaching and consulting.
RSVP : Marilynn Vanderstaay at marilynn@regardsmarilynn.com
The Montreal Trainers’ Group invites you and your guests to its annual Christmas party and training DVD evening
Monday, December 12
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
Complimentary food and happy hour prices.
Plan now to attend.
Enjoy a celebration of the spirit of the season…friends, food and fun…and the intimacy of the friendships we have developed and enjoyed over the years while getting to know our newer members.
PLEASE RSVP SO WE CAN GIVE OUR NUMBERS TO ROD AT HURLEY’S IRISH PUB
RSVP or for more information
marilynn@regardsmarilynn.com 514.933.2922
If you cannot join us, from all of us of the Montreal Trainers’ Group we wish for you and all of yours a very Merry Christmas season and a prosperous and healthy, happy New Year and 2017
Multi Media Designer / Musician
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation:
The State of Social Media Today
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
12 to 2 p.m.
Hurley’s Irish Pub
1225 Rue Crescent
Montréal, QC H3G 2B1 (Directions / map)
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your own expense.
If you are struggling with social media you probably have questions like:
- What social media sites should I be using?
- Who really makes money with social media?
- What do I post, share and comment on?
- Are there security issues I should be aware of?
- How reliable is the news and information on social media?
- When and how often should I be using social media?
If you have questions, thoughts or just want to know what’s the use of social media these days, then Bernie Landry will give you insight into what is going on… at the moment. He can be found on:
Bernie Landry is the owner and producer at Rich Media Sound.
He has been a multi media business owner since 1986 and worked in communications services since.
Bernie has organized trade shows, taught internet marketing at John Abbott College and helped many clients get better results online.
With over 30 years experience in sound, video, webcasting, internet communications, social media, music production and giving seminars/workshops he will share with you his personal experience.
Today he works with clients via skype, as well as, on site.
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation
Monday, May, 16 – 12 to 2 p.m.
Irish Embassy Pub – 1234 Bishop [Directions]
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your own expense.
Whether you are a corporate trainer, an independent consultant, a manager or just someone curious about the subject, you are invited to join us for a short presentation, sharing of ideas and discussion about Conflict in the Workplace
In her presentation, Frema Engel, MSW,ts. Psychotherapist and Organizational Consultant will discuss how being able to effectively manage conflict is a critical competency for every leader and employee.
And with with good reason. According to the Conference Board of Canada conflict in the workplace that has not been managed or resolved contributes to employee absenteeism that cost the Canadian economy an estimated $16.1 billion in 2012. A conservative figure of management time spent on managing conflict is 30 per cent.
With a vast experience helping couples, families, schools, workplace and the community resolve conflict, Frema knows a lot about her subject. She will share her thoughts, experiences and some lessons learned from her years of resolving complex workplace conflicts and address
- How serious a problem is conflict in the workplace?
- What can workplaces do about it?
- What skills do we need to have to manage conflict when we are called upon to deal with it?
- What are some of the key factors that contribute to a successful conflict resolution outcome?
Frema brings to her presentation three decades dealing with workplace conflict, harassment and abusive behavior / violence. Her expertise includes mediating solutions to complex disputes, conducting investigations, developing crisis management strategies and facilitating change processes to build healthy workplace cultures.
Frema’s client list includes business, industry, government, unions, professional associations, education, social services and health care.
Her pioneering work and contribution to the development of knowledge, services and programs regarding violence and trauma in personal and workplace relationships was acknowledged in 1999 when she was named Woman of the Year by the Montreal Council of Women and in 2012 when she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award.
RSVP : Paul Loftus ploftus@colba.net prior to May 12
You are invited to join the Montreal Trainers’s Group for lunch and a presentation
Monday, April 18 – 12 to 2 p.m.
Irish Embassy Pub
1234 Bishop
Admission is free. Enjoy lunch and refreshments from the pub menu at your own expense.
Seven Learning Trends:
Changing Business As Usual
In her presentation Nathalie will show us how to discover seven learning trends that increase attention and retention. You’ll have to come to the workshop to see what they are – it’s not likely what you think!
For the last 20 years presenter Nathalie Doré has attended workshops around the world and continued to hear the same concepts being taught, just reworked. Rather than just reinventing them herself… they are important learning trends… she started refining and moving them from the esoteric to mainstream.
As a trainer, you need to NOT only know about these seven trends, but how to integrate them into your practice, to set your training apart.
Learn how to capture learners’ attention and increase their retention!
Plan now to attend this important teaching session to learn from Nathalie and other participants.
But you have to come in person… this PowerPoint content cannot be transmitted following the session.
Nathalie Doré, PCC, CTDP, M.Ed., CHRP, CEC and certified NLP Coach has been working with organizations for more than 20 years to develop programs that seek to improve organizational effectiveness, employees’ performance and engagement at all levels.
She’s built the Organizational Learning and Effectiveness functions for Multimicro, Benjamin Moore and Ivanhoe Cambridge from the ground up: defining and implementing strategy, designing processes, building systems and engaging managers as partners in deriving business value from learning.
As a Learning Strategist for Innovation Consultants, Nathalie now shares her experience and passion for designing learning strategies that deliver results for her clients.
Nathalie is an executive coach for Papillon MDC and has her own life coaching practice. She also teaches a 13-week programme at McGill on Developing Human Resources as part of the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources.
Nathalie’s passion: People, Ideas, Processes and the Brain
RSVP : Paul Loftus ploftus@colba.net prior to April 14