2008 Woodie Awards
Put a bounce back in your step
Maria Gomez
Issue date: 2/9/06 Section: News
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The well-known author, trainer and educator Nancy Hunter Denney and the nationally recognized "High-Tech Motivator" Marlon Christopher Smith presented were the keynote speakers entertaining the audience.
Nancy Hunter, who started her own speaking business in 1993, and worked with higher education student issues, is considered an inspirational speaker. She tried to encourage that sense of commitment and responsibility in others, in this case to SHU students.
She portrayed her philosophy and her lessons on life and leadership to the students and how to put it into operation with a special capacity of gaining everybody's attention.
"Can You Zing it?" was her theme throughout her speech. According to Hunter, "Zing! Is about influencing others to make the world a better place while "maximizing" your potential for a more successful, happier and more productive life."
"No more complaining that you were once again passed up, passed by, overlooked, undervalued, or 'screwed over'. No more settling. No more self-defeating language, victim mentally, or boredom. It's time for a kick in the seat of your pants, a jolt between the ears, and for you to put a bounce back in your step," Hunter says.
Later, Marlon Smith, who received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Virginia and worked for two well-recognized companies such as IBM and Hewlett-Packard, is using his knowledge and training in the engineering field to expand pioneering multimedia appearances such as seminars and lectures. This is the reason why he is acknowledged as the "High-Tech Motivator."
As creator and president of Success By Choice, Inc., Smith spends most of his time helping people become conscious of their potential. He encourages, stimulates and entertains people around the world.
He has given speeches in forty-five states together with Alaska and in fifteen different countries such as South Africa, England or Japan.
Smith expressed that communication and connection with others are the keys to leadership and leadership is the key to unity. He pointed out that people could go from acquaintance to friendship through communication.