Committed to Excellence

2024
Keynotes, Programs, and Workshops

by Liz Coursen

KEYNOTES

Passing the Baton: When Someone Else’s Story Becomes Your Own 

When You Hit the Ice, Don’t Lead with Your Chin!

The Best You Have

Game-Changer: Me, My Mom, and Billie Jean King 

When Booker T. met J.R.: Important Lessons in American Philanthropy 

Lightbulb Moments: How to Spark Bright Ideas

FLORIDA HISTORY

Shade in the Sunshine State: Reflections on Segregation in Florida

The Rosenwald Schools of Florida

LBJ and Florida’s Civil Rights Movement

Shade in the Sunshine State: The Role of Jewish Activists in Florida’s Civil Rights History

Having Fun, Wish You Were Here! An Illustrated History of the Postcard in Florida

Guiding Lights: A History of Florida’s Most Famous Lighthouses

Taking the Waters: A History of Florida’s Most Famous Springs

David Levy Yulee: Father of Florida’s Railroads

The Amazing Career and Great Escape of Judah P. Benjamin, Lion of the Confederacy

The Bounty of the Earth: A Postcard History of Florida’s Mining and Agricultural Industries

From the Ground Up: A Postcard History of Agriculture in Florida

Up From the Ground: A Postcard History of Citrus Production in Florida

Citrus Labels in Florida: Signs of the Times

Zoom, Zoom! A Postcard History of Trains, Planes, and Automobiles in Florida

The St. Johns River and its Tributaries: Florida’s First Tourist Attraction

Mysteries of the Midden: A History of Shell Mounds in Florida

MOO! A History of the Cattle Industry in Florida

Baseball in Paradise: A History of Spring Training in Florida

PUFF! A History of the Cigar Industry in Florida

TIMBER! A History of the Lumber Industry in Florida

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Yankee, Abolitionist, and Florida Promoter

Robert Frost in…Florida?!

MAINE HISTORY

Greetings from VACATIONLAND! An Illustrated History of the Postcard in Maine

Leighton & Co.: Maine’s Celebrated Postcard Publishers

The Best of the Best: The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine

CALIFORNIA HISTORY

Greetings from CALIFORNIA! An Illustrated History of the Postcard in California

Progress and Postcards: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition

Fruit and Vegetable Labels in California: Signs of the Times

TEXAS HISTORY

Gen-U-Wine TEXAS! The Crazy Illustrated History of the Postcard in TEXAS

Fruit and Vegetable Labels in Texas: Signs of the Times

NEVADA HISTORY

Greetings from NEVADA! An Illustrated History of the Postcard in Nevada

POSTCARD HISTORY

Having Fun, Wish You Were Here! An Illustrated History of the Postcard in the USA

Postcards and Crate Labels in the US: Signs of the Times

AUTHOR- and ASPIRING AUTHOR-RELATED TOPICS

Yes, You! An Entertaining Autobiography in Three Easy Steps

Yes, You! An Entertaining Family History in FOUR Easy Steps, with author Larry Suek

How to Work with an Editor Without Losing Your Mind, with author McClaren Davies

Man Up! A Men’s Memoir Workshop

The Book Tourist: Seven Steps to a Wildly Successful Book Tour

Write Right, Right Now! Modern American English Best Practices

My First Book in Three Easy Steps

Edit THIS! How to Work with an Editor without Losing Your Mind

Write AMERICAN! American English Writing for EVERYBODY

Comma Common Sense

Advanced American English Editing

Decisions, Decisions: Designing Your Book, Inside and Out

Enough Already! How to Stop TALKING and Get Your Book PUBLISHED

SPEAKER-RELATED TOPICS

The Explosive Power of the Published Speaker

Finding the Ham Within: Making Lemonade from Life’s Lemons

Before You Even Open Your Mouth: Business Writing for the Professional Speaker

Talk, Talk, Talk! Developing a Professional Speaker’s Repertoire

My Cup Runneth Over: How to Generate IDEAS!

Special Occasion Speaking: Writing and DELIVERING a Heartfelt Eulogy

Special Occasion Speaking: Writing and DELIVERING a Memorable Toast

BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FEBRUARY) TOPICS

Shade in the Sunshine State: Reflections on Segregation in Florida

LBJ and Florida’s Civil Rights Movement

The Rosenwald Schools of Florida

The Rosenwald Schools of the South: Shaping a Generation of Civil Rights Leaders

When Booker T. met J.R.: Important Lessons in American Philanthropy

Up from Slavery to Tea with the Queen: The Amazing Life of Booker T. Washington

The Education of Black Folk: The Complementary Visions of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois

Major Taylor: The Remarkable Life of a World Champion

Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg: Blazing a Trail in Baseball History

JEWISH HISTORY MONTH (JANUARY) TOPICS

Eyewitness to Dachau

Shade in the Sunshine State: Reflections on Segregation in Florida

The Amazing Career and Great Escape of Judah P. Benjamin, Lion of the Confederacy

David Levy Yulee: Father of Florida Railroads

The Rosenwald Schools of Florida

Shade in the Sunshine State: The Role of Jewish Activists in Florida’s Civil Rights History

Julius Rosenwald: The Life and Times of an American Mensch

When Booker T. met J.R.: Important Lessons in American Philanthropy

Hank Greenberg: America’s First Jewish Superstar

Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg: Blazing a Trail in Baseball History

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH (MARCH) TOPICS

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Yankee, Abolitionist, and Florida Promoter

Game-Changer: Me, My Mom, and Billie Jean King

When You Hit the Ice, Don’t Lead with Your Chin!

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