Public Seminars by Andrea Reynolds
Andrea Reynolds speaks on
1. Using Creative Thinking Skills to Overcome Life's Crises and Challenges; and
2. Personal and Professional Kindness and Class
I was an enthusiastic listmaker from age two.
"I'm a born list maker. (See a photo of me below making a list when I was two years old.) I use listwriting as a primary way to solve problems. Within minutes I can usually conjure 12 or more answers to a specific challenge out of "thin air". I can write (or ghostwrite) the contents of 32 page tips booklet in just a few hours. The ideas and solutions come to me almost effortlessly... as though I had an invisible team in the room silently shouting out ideas to my subconscious mind. Until I was 35 I believed everyone else was blessed with this mental ability. I would hear people complain for hours about a problem, but I couldn't understand why they wouldn't take 15 minutes to sit down and list 12 solutions. I was so curious to understand why others couldn't do what I do that I researched the content of a seminar I conducted in the US and Canada on how to "Discover Your Creative Genius" not only to give others the tools for problem solving but to have them solve serious challenges faced by their organizations, careers, and families. Soon I was asked to appear on national TV shows as an expert on the same panel with leading psychologists and psychiatrists. I've also appeared as an etiquette (civility) expert on Frost Over Canada, hosted by British Journalist, David Frost.
Event organizers: Contact Andrea, info@CrisisBrainstorm.com
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Biography
Andrea Reynolds has been retained for her creative ideas by some of the world's most critical thinkers. As an author of how-to books, freelance writer, on-air counselor (radio and national TV), family studies teacher, professional speaker, and crisis counselor, Andrea Reynolds has been a creative source of multiple solutions to personal predicaments and crises for many people. Having experienced her own professional problems, she has developed strength and resilience. She both utilizes her brainstorming skills for others who, temporarily, cannot find solutions because they are "brain-numb" with anxiety, and teaches others to solve problems creatively for themselves. Some of the people she has counselled are lawyers, physicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists.
She studied education in 3 countries (Kent State University, Oxford University, and University of Toronto) and also trained as a crisis counselor. At age 15 she handled the deliberate suicide attempt of an adult family member because she was the only one who had her wits about her and knew what to do. As a survivor of numerous crises herself, including a school shooting, a bombing in Belfast, and the terror of being stalked by an alleged murderer, she knows firsthand the stress and anxiety a crisis can precipitate.
Keynote presentations
Foot-Shooters Among Us: How we sabotage our own best interests. Hear examples of individuals and companies who "shot themselves in the foot" by being short-sighted.
Is Someone You Know (or You) Missing the Empathy Gene? How to be a compassionate person when empathy doesn't run in your family.
Class and Kindness: What is it, how do you get it, and how do you demonstrate it in your life?
Yes or No?..... 15 Creative ways to make critical decisions.
Multiple Choice: More solutions to crises through brainstorming.
How Hate Starts... and How to Stop it. A true story of a neighborhood's hate campaign against one resident and how she handled it.
Why do we mistreat "Good Citizens"? Sometimes a courageous act puts a citizen in danger. So why do we ostracize and bully the very person who acted responsibly and didn't turn a blind eye to a crime?
Lectures (Andrea offers finders fees)
PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES
Business Civility: Empathy as a Marketing Tool in Your Professional Practice of Service
Poverty: You're Smart... Why Aren't You Earning Enough? Steps to Take You from Chronic, Financial Chaos to Financial Comfort
How to Write Tough Letters Brilliantly to Get the Results You Desire Secrets for putting your thoughts onto paper that make your point and motivates the recipient to act in your favor.
PERSONAL/SOCIAL CHALLENGES
Poverty: Charity Begins Next Door: Much Need Gifts For Anyone Facing Financial Destitution This is an example of a brainstorm session for social groups. Booklets are available for sale to audiences
Homelessness: 25 Brilliant Ways to Keep a Roof Over Your Head When Homelessness Seems to be Inevitable This presentation is meant for crisis hotline volunteers, homeless shelter directors, city council members and community leaders who are interested in brainstorming creative solutions to real human and community issues.
Empathy: Is Someone You Know (or You) Missing the Empathy Gene? When we treat others as though they don't matter, they may think we are heartless, rude, or mean-spirited. I like to say we are just missing the "empathy gene" and can compensate for this lack of DNA by employing some simple, but skillful, techniques.
Staying Safe from Stalkers: Smart Things to Do When You're in Danger This presentation is suitable for landlords, domestic abuse counselors, police constables/officers, rape crisis centers, battered women's shelters. Booklets are available in quantity for sale to audiences
OutSmarting Sweetheart Swindlers: How to Protect Your Assets from Romantic Con Artists (Booklets are available for sale to audiences)
Seminars and Workshops
New Toxic Friends & Lovers: How to recognize and avoid "emotional vampires" and "psychological terrorists." You deserve people in your life who enrich your life and create a safe place for you to land, not people who create chaos, stress, and anxiety and rob you of your time and energy.
Jump Start Your Creative Genius... Critical and Creative Thinking Skills to generate more ideas, answers, solutions Andrea Reynolds shows us how our creative thinking can result in success: solving problems, discovering new options, and creating new businesses or products. In this 3-hour workshop she challenges her students with "brain aerobics" such as zigzag thinking, hurricane thinking, six-hat thinking, and ghost thinking. Booklets are available for sale to audiences.
"You're Smart... Why Aren't You Earning Enough?" Smart Tips that Take You from Chronic Financial Crisis to Financial Comfort Have you ever asked yourself that? Are you writing for free, speaking for free, or giving away your time and advice for free? Are you having trouble saying no to inappropriate requests? Are you accepting projects that don't pay you enough, or are you turning away projects which could pay you what you need? Learn very specific ways to stop under-valuing and under-pricing yourself. Specific tips to change your thinking, change your behavior, and change your financial picture. Reports are available for sale to audiences
Refuse to be Invisible Celebrities get attention easily, sometimes even more than they want. But what about the rest of us? If you're tired of feeling invisible in any part of your life, this presentation will give you smart ideas you never thought of. (A special presentation is also offered to students in grades 4-13, and university.)
No More Empty Relationships Bad relationships become bad marriages. A workshop for single adults who want to break the pattern of going-nowhere relationships and find partners who meet their emotional needs. Specific questions help you evaluate your availability as a partner, identify your specific relationship needs, and evaluate the potential of each new relationship you begin. You'll be able to dismiss empty relationships as you attract healthy, fulfilling ones.
Desired Audiences
Authors
Broadcasters
Case workers
City Councils
Chambers of Commerce
Crisis counselors
Fraud consultants
Home Based business owners
Homeless and Battered People's Shelter Directors
Journalists and writers
Police
Prisons
Private investigators
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Psychotherapists
Small business owners
Sociologists
Social workers
Stress consultants
Universities and colleges
Past Audiences
Bluewater Management Seminar (Ontario)
Canadian Association of Women Business Owners (national)
Canadian Association of Women Executives (national)
Canadian Institute of Management (national)
Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (national)
Certified General Accountant's Association of Ontario (provincial)
Erie Insurance Women
Erie Forge and Steel Management
Federation of Women Teacher's Associations (national)
Hamot Health Connection
Industrial Marketing Research Association Of Canada (national)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (provincial)
Junior Farmers Association of Ontario (provincial)
Meeting Planners International (Toronto)
Ontario Dental Association (provincial)
Ontario Education Association (provincial)
Professional Secretaries International (Toronto)
Special Libraries Association (national)
Toronto Credit Women International
Toronto Home Economics Association
Women's Economic Forum of Windsor
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Ontario Ministry of Labour and Employment
Products (see larger list)
25 Creative Ways to Successfully Raise $25,000, $250,000 to $2.5 million for Your Project (report)
The Bed and Breakfast Guest Etiquette Quiz: How to Impress Everyone with Your Bed & Breakfast Savoir Faire (oversize booklet)
Jump Start Your Creative Genius (oversize booklet)
OutSmarting Sweetheart Swindlers: How to Protect Your Heart and Finances from Romantic Con Artists (oversize booklet)
Staying Safe: Smart Things to Do to Protect Your Life or the Life of Someone You Care About (booklet)
No Surprises: 365 Critical Questions You Need to Ask Each Other Before You Marry (oversize booklet)
"You're Smart... Why Aren't You Earning Enough?" (report)
Testimonials
"Thank you for your participation in our meeting on Saturday. We had considerable feedback after the presentation on how meaningful it had been to the audience." Dale Carnegie Courses
"I would like to extend our thanks to you for your thought-provoking presentation. Your topic sparked great interest among our members." Special Libraries Association of Canada
"Thanks for participating in our recent annual meeting. This topic added a new dimension to our educational program which is usually very clinically oriented. It did stimulate some interesting discussion." Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists
"Your topic stimulated a great deal of interest as the large attendance showed." Canadian Association of Women Executives
"Your presentations helped create one of the best conferences yet." Junior Farmers Association of Ontario
"Your topic was well received by those in attendance. I hope we can work more with you in the future." Industrial Marketing Research Association of Canada
"The feedback I got about your talk was very favourable. We certainly learned a lot from you." Currie, Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultants
Event organizers: Meeting planner checklist
Contact Andrea: info@CrisisBrainstorm.com
(Andrea offers finders fees)
