“Seeing Things” Keynote

“SEEING THINGS” – Literally through Lenses; Figuratively despite Filters. How New Perceptions shiFt Perspectives to Shape New Outcomes

Tom Leu, MS/CPC

Key Focus Areas:

Advanced Communications, Collaboration, Leadership, Team Building, Problem Solving, Employee Engagement, Professional Productivity & Personal Growth

Description:

Illusions, Allusions, and Delusions – How you perceive the world affects how the world perceives you. Why new perceptions shiFt perspectives producing improved outcomes to help you tune-in, stand out, and get ahead.

This visually stunning and multi-media session challenges participants to “see” the extraordinary within the ordinary… literally and figuratively based on Tom Leu’s principles of Communichology™. “Seeing things” is about deliberately examining and exploring new perceptual distinctions and their resulting perspective-shiFts of the world around us. **Featuring a multitude of images shot all across the country from his published photography works, Tom challenges audiences to adjust their perceptions, to gain new perspectives, to have a greater, positive influence on their personal and professional outcomes.

Key Points:

  1. “Seeing things” from new and unique perspectives can drastically change how we view, interact with, and positively affect the worlds in which we live and work.
  2. Recognizing and understanding the important, yet often overlooked differences between perception and perspective provide enhanced outcomes personally and professionally.
  3. Applying the practice of “seeing things” ongoing give you an advantage socially and emotionally.
  4. Employing the 6 strategies to sharpen your perception that will enable you to “see things” in new ways offer positive affects for both your personal and professional perspectives and outcomes.

**For Educators: this presentation anchors key Faculty & Staff Development, Communications, Team Building, & Leadership principles for all academic and administrative staff to employ inside and outside of classrooms.

Objectives & USP:

Participants of this presentation will be taken on an insightful and inspirational multi-media journey of discovery using words, images, and music. By learning to look just underneath the obvious, we can illuminate and harness the intricacies and nuances of how our perceptions influence our perspectives, and ultimately shiFt and shape our personal and professional outcomes. “Seeing Things” is an ability, a skill set to develop, and use to your advantage. This presentation is simultaneously an encouragement and an urging to open up your eyes to how we communicate to each other and to ourselves. The best communicators recognize that a conscious decision is required to “see things” for what they’ve been before, what they are now, and what they could be next.

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“Seeing Things”… also available as a Virtual Interactive Keynote called Seeing Things Virtually.

Your group will learn how new perceptions shift perspectives to shape new outcomes in this 60-minute live webinar. Seeing Things is about endeavoring to know what we don’t know. We are at a great advantage personally and professionally when we’re able to acknowledge the filters through which we perceive our world – and then have the willingness and capacity to see things from new and different perspectives other than our own. You see, how we “see things” affects everything.

Are you tired of the noise and the inevitable confusion resulting from information overload? Especially in times of uncertainty and stress, the voices both inside and outside of our heads can be loud. In today’s hyper-connected world, whether we are in the midst of crises, or just enduring the status quo, it’s never been more critical for us to harness the ability to “see things” more clearly (literally and figuratively speaking).

To “see” = to become more aware = to better understand.

By better understanding how shifting your perceptions influences and shapes your perspectives, you become uniquely and strategically positioned to communicate effectively and make the best decisions for your circumstances.

The “best” decisions are the most effective decisions, both personally and professionally, that produce your desired outcomes. But how do we cut through the milieu and minimize the plethora of illusions and delusions, and cognitive and communication breakdowns that plague us all sometimes?

Key actionable takeaways for you and your team:

  • How “Seeing things” from new and unique perspectives can drastically change how we view, interact with, and positively affect the worlds in which we live and work.
  • Recognizing and understanding the important, yet often overlooked differences between perception and perspective provide enhanced outcomes personally and professionally.
  • Applying the practice of “seeing things” continually gives you an advantage socially, emotionally, and professionally.

Employing the 6 strategies to sharpen your perception will enable you to “see things” in new ways and offer positive effects for both your personal and professional perspectives and outcomes.

Speaker Bio:

Tom Leu, MS/CPC is a Member of the National Speakers Association, a Certified Professional Coach (CPC), and Certified Trainer for the Body Language Institute. Tom’s professional career includes three decades of experience as a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and seminar leader. Tom is also an author, professional photographer, TV & radio host, and podcaster. Tom is a former Academic Dean and worked at McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Researching from a social-psychological perspective, Tom created a new discipline of study called Communichology™ in which he presents from the unique vantage point where communication skills and human psychology collide. Tom is a sought-after speaker and seminar leader on topics pertaining to advanced communications skills, leadership, team building, emotional and social intelligence, body language, persuasion, and influence.

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