General Sessions

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Opening General Session
Monday, August 26 @ 10:30 am
THE CONFIDENCE CYCLE: 3 SMALL DECISIONS THAT LEAD TO BIG CHANGES
Juan Bendana
Speaker
Juan’s unique approach goes beyond the traditional keynote. In additional to engaging stories and tangible tools, Juan brings a science backed system to help your audience improve confidence and engagement long term. This is not a keynote designed to inspire an audience once, it is meant to give them a framework to make that inspiration last. Enter the Confidence Cycle. This has been at the center of Juan’s work in engagement and high performance for a decade. Real world examples balanced with the latest research on confidence allow Juan to create an unforgettable experience for your audience. After years of research and working with thousands of people, he uncovered a repeatable framework for building genuine confidence & engagement that lasts. With his Confidence Cycle framework, Juan shares an evidence-based methodology to build enduring confidence, eliminate fear and ultimately transform your life.

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General Session
Tuesday, August 27 @ 5:00 pm
FRPA 'STATE OF THE STATE' GENERAL SESSION
Tuesday afternoon, the current FRPA Board of Directors will host a session to provide some updates from the State Association. A review of successes from the last year will be provided, as well as future plans and exciting updates. At this session, selected agency awards will also be given out. Afterwards there will be a Networking Happy Hour for those that attend, sponsored by some of FRPA’s supporters.

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Closing General Session
Thursday, August 29 @10:30 am

CREATING A LIMITLESS CULTURE 
Ben Whiting
Speaker
What do you get when you combine a background in leadership development with decades of corporate entertainment experience? You get something that is fun and engaging, and that teaches effective, actionable strategies that will bring the best out of your people. This is what Ben Whiting’s Creating a Limitless Culture™ keynote delivers. In addition to experiencing jaw-dropping (and often hilarious) magic and mind reading, your group will be able to instantly increase productivity through better communication, reduce drama by learning how to create and sustain quality relationships in the workplace, and be able to thrive amidst constant change with a simple mindset shift that will help them find more happiness and fulfillment in their day-to-day jobs (all while having A LOT of fun!). Ben has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the New York Times, and has employed his signature style of using magic and entertainment as tools to teach and inspire clients such as Apple, Google, American Express, and Amazon. Within the last year he was the opening
keynote for both Michigan and South Carolina’s Annual Recreations and Parks conferences.