ECEA 2010 Conference
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2010 Conference Keynote Speakers
Morning Keynote - 8 a.m.:
Dr. Michael K. Meyerhoff - “The Power of Play”
This keynote, “Helping Parents Understand and Appreciate the Power of Play,” will give participants tips for transforming well-meaning but misguided mothers and fathers from occasional adversaries pushing for highly-structured, academically-oriented activities into enthusiastic partners in play-based early childhood education programs.
Dr. Michael K. Meyerhoff is executive director of The Epicenter Inc., an agency that monitors academic, commercial, and popular activities in early childhood and parent education in order to serve families in advisory and advocacy capacities through public programs, the mass media, and private sector enterprises.
Dr. Meyerhoff received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Columbia University and earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in human development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he also held a position as a researcher with the Harvard Preschool Project. He is author of “Bright Start: Activities to Develop Your Child’s Potential,” coauthor of “The Complete Book of Parenting” from Publications International; and the author of 18 booklets on a wide variety of child-rearing topics produced under the general heading of A Parent’s Guide by the William Gladden Foundation. His articles have appeared in numerous publications for parents and professionals, including American Baby, Young Children, Parent & Preschooler, Psychology Today, and Educational Leadership.
Lunch Keynote - 1 p.m.:
Deborah Fine - "The Fine Art of Small Talk"
Together we’ll laugh, learn and leave with insightful and informative conversation tips and rapport building techniques. This fast-paced, interactive session will help you strike up conversations and keep them going, avoid conversation “killers”, develop business friendships, and come across as composed and self-assured when talking to and working with clients and colleagues.
Debra Fine is a Denver-based motivational speaker and bestselling author with 15+ years of keynote speaking and training experience. Debra Fine is a former engineer who developed her keynote presentations and workshops to teach conversation skills and business social networking techniques for use at networking events and social functions. Debra is a nationally recognized expert on communication skills, presenting motivational keynotes, training programs, seminars, and workshops for organizations like Cisco Systems, the Texas Association of School Boards, Hensel Phelps Construction Company, Vail Associates, Lockheed Martin, The United States Treasury Department, and more. Her recent media appearances include the Today Show, the Early Show, NPR, CNN, Fox Business News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Men’s Health Magazine.
She is the author of the bestselling book “The Fine Art of Small Talk” and her newest in the series “The Fine Art of the Big Talk: How to Win Clients, Deliver Great Presentations, and Solve Conflicts at Work.”
(Last updated: 04/09/2010)