Productivity & Time Management Training, Speaking, Consulting

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Maura Thomas has been invited to speak and train for
business groups, conferences, events, and corporations, large and small, nationally and internationally. She offers presentations, keynotes, conference breakout sessions & workshops in a variety of topics relating to productivity.  Choose from one of the following topics or have one customized specifically for your event:

• Empowered Productivity:  Win the War Against Information Overload

  • We live and work in an environment that creates more communication, responsibilities, and commitments than ever before.  Not to mention an endless to-do list.  The result is that we spend all of our time being reactive, and very little time being proactive….more

• “Squirrel!” The Challenge of Controlling Your Attention

  • Do you feel a little overwhelmed at the way technology is changing the way we interact, learn, and communicate?  Is multi-tasking the new norm, and if so, what are the implications for our attention, our concentration, and our relationships?  More

• The Future of Communication & Attention and What it Means to You

  • There are so many new ways to communicate now, and technology is changing and converging so quickly…it’s all very exciting.  However, expectations for the future can pose some challenges to the ways we interact with each other… more

• Managing the Madness:  Conquering Email in 4 Easy Steps

  • Do you often feel like you are drowning in email?  Do you have hundreds of messages or more in your inbox?  Welcome to the Information Age.  Any person (or digital device) anywhere in the world can send you any piece of information in a matter of seconds…more

• Twitter?  Who Has Time for Twitter?  An Introduction to Social Media & How to Manage it Effectively

  • Do you feel overwhelmed at the thought of yet more communication tools, like Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn, etc?  Welcome to the Information Age.  Keeping up with friends and contacts can be a full-time job…more

• Social Media & Your Child: What You Need to Know

  • This presentation offers a common-sense explanation of social media to parents. It focuses on:
    • the challenges of fractured attention which the lure of social media only makes worse,
    • the explosion of attention disorders and how prevent a worsening of the symptoms in your child
    • how to help your kids understand when they are not controlling their own attention, and the consequences of that, and
    • the importance and power of focus.