Keynote Speeches

Most true stories I tell, I make up myself!

After a successful professional career in education and private pyschology practice, Dr. O’Tuel now devotes her time to a professional speaking career that has spanned the world. Striking chords in hearts and stirring memories, she inspires her audience to feel she has walked in their shoes.

Dr. Muriel O’Tuel blends inspiring and motivational ideas with just the right amount of humor to stimulate personal and professional growth and inspire self-improvement and motivation in everyday living. Her enthusiastic, from the heart talks challenge audiences, young and old, to "be the best you can be."

We Make Tomorrows As We Make Choices

In our changing world of work, it is no longer business as usual and that is good news for business professionals. Tom Peters cites FLEXIBILITY, COMMUNICATION, and TEAMWORK as critical skills for success in the 21st century. True professionals have always juggled responsibilities and roles and are good at it! We can’t stop change, but we can control how it affects us. Not only will we survive, we will thrive by choosing to turn change from threat to opportunity. This presentation is designed to give professionals a jump start in making choices for powerful leadership in the 21st century.
Strategies presented include

How to project a personal power profile.
How to be a leader in a changing world.
How to network for increased productivity.
How to develop a winning personality that pays off.
How to understand the other people in our lives.
How to make a difference no matter what happens.
How to use the language of validation everyday.

Better Not Bitter, A Personal Choice

Changes in our workplace and personal lives create anxiety that affects everyone. Too often we become bitter when faced with change and blame others for our unfortunate situation. This presentation is designed to give a jump start in restructuring for personal and professional effectiveness.

How to present a positive image in a negative mirror
How to develop a winning personality that pays off
How to be a leader in a changing world
How to network for increased productivity
How to make a difference no matter what
How to undestand other people in our lives
How to use the language of validation every day

Leading Through The Winds Of Change

Change and growth go hand in hand and leaders must embrace change in order to be effective. Stepping outside comfort zones and shaking away molds that no longer fit require courage and action. Dealing with the rapid pace of changing technologies, economics, demographics, and cultures requires new perceptions and skills. How professionals respond inside themselves to the winds of change makes all the difference in the outcome. Caring is the unconditional attitude required for positive change and commitment to “know, go, and show the way” assures success for leading through the daring winds of change.
The audience of this presentation will be inspired and challenged to provide productive leadership into the twenty-first century.

Shaping A Success Team

Without changing your personality, you can shape those in your work environment for more effective teamwork. While DIVERSITY is the central strength of team building, COMMUNICATION is the key. A basic understanding of Geometric Psychology presents a unique way of looking at how and why people are different and offers simple solutions for working with these differences.
This informative, fun-filled session will help you understand:

Why you are attracted to certain people and not others.
Why you have difficulty communicating with certain people both at work and in your social life.
How to identify individual personalities on your team and motivate them for successful team building.

Other Keynote Addresses include:

Connecting with Students
The Power of Small
Acivating our Greatest Resource
Meaningful Collegial Relationships