Speeches

We offer various speech formats: keynote speeches, luncheon speeches, dinner speeches, and conference opening or closing speeches.  These presentations are a great way to help people see that they can bring deeper meaning to their personal lives, work, and workplaces.  The OPA! Way® speeches include stories, photos, videos, and practical examples on the key lessons of Others (O), Purpose (P), and Attitude (A).  Our engaging presenters are insightful, inspiring, and most of all, fun!

We offer an introductory presentation, Everybody Say OPA!, that can be tailored to meet your specific audience and event needs.  OPA!—A word that is heard often in celebration of life.  It is a word that has very deep meaning, going back thousands of years to the writings of Homer (Greek: Ὅμηρος), revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet and author of the classic works of literature: the Illiad and the Odyssey.  Today, we use the word OPA! both to inspire as well as to warn ourselves and others to be more alert and more awake to life’s potential dangers and unlimited opportunities.  Invite us to share this inspiring story of OPA! along with key lessons on how to build resilience, foster engagement, and fully live and work with Meaning!  OPA!

Our two core program topics are:

• OPA! Life: Living with Meaning, The OPA! Way® and
• OPA! Work: Working with Meaning, The OPA! Way®

These programs can be custom-designed to fit the needs of your meeting or conference, including targeting the message to various levels of expertise.

OPA! LIFE

Living with Meaning, The OPA! Way®

Description: In this high content, dynamic, and inspiring presentation, we introduce The OPA Way®’s unique approach to finding deeper meaning in everyday life.  We share insights from ancient Greek philosophy as well as from modern-day Greek society, especially traditional Village life, along with practical examples to enable participants to bring The OPA! Way® to their own lives.  We also share insights into how to build resiliency as well as how to rethink and act upon what really matters to you.
Learning Objectives: This program encourages participants to take a fresh look at their personal lives and gain a more clear understanding of what is truly meaningful to them.  Participants learn easy-to-apply concepts for deepening their connection to all situations, as well as learn practical techniques for coping with change and managing the stresses of everyday life so that they can achieve their highest potential.  With a connection to this deeper meaning, they will be more engaged and more energized to live a happy, healthy, meaningful life!

Variations on the theme of Living with Meaning, The OPA! Way®:

Depending on the group and its special needs, the focus of the Living with Meaning, The OPA! Way® speech can be targeted for such topices as:

• Transitioning with Meaning, The OPA! Way®
• Retiring with Meaning, The OPA! Way®
• Health and Well-Being, The OPA! Way®
• Forgiving, The OPA! Way®

OPA! WORK

Working with Meaning, The OPA! Way®

Variations on the theme of Working with Meaning, The OPA! Way®:

The key messages of "Others, Purpose, and Attitude" help inspire and guide improvements in engagement, resilience, performance, innovation, and general health & well-being.  Depending on the group and its special needs, the focus of the Working with Meaning, The OPA! Way® speech can be targeted for various levels of expertise and for such topics as:

• Engaging with Meaning, The OPA! Way®
• Leading with Meaning, The OPa! Way®
• Innovating with Meaning, The OPA! Way®
• Customer Service with Meaning, The OPA! Way®
• Team Building with Meaning, The OPA! Way®
• Resilience and Changing with Meaning, The OPA! Way®

Engaging with Meaning, The OPA! Way®

Description: Well over one-half of workers are unsatisfied and unhappy with their work, yet over 80% of workers understand that it is important to love and value the type of work they do.  In this fun and high energy speech, we share how to bring The OPA! Way® into work and the workplace in order to build a happy, healthy, meaningful organization.  We share stories that encourage participants to examine their thinking patterns so that they may overcome their own resistance to change, as well as ask them to look at their own behaviors and, importantly, challenge themselves to determine if they are modeling the kind of attitude and behaviors that are needed for success.  All employees want meaningful work—they want to know that their work matters, that they are making a positive difference, and that they are part of something larger then themselves.  Find out how to make Meaning an organization-wide initiative that drives excellence and well-being.  Put the power of The OPA! Way® to work in your organization!
Learning Objectives: This program encourages participants to take responsibility for their own thoughts and actions, as well as learn how to motivate and model the attitudes and behaviors needed to help themselves and others reach their true potential and highest performance by finding the deeper meaning in what they do.

Leading with Meaning, The OPA! Way®

Description: Leaders face unique challenges in building and sustaining high impact, meaningful workplaces.  To become a transforming leader, it is important first to identify and create ways to tap into the deeper meaning of one's own work, and then second, to inspire and help others in their workplace to do the same.  Transformational leadership requires that leaders role model the behaviors they want to see in others and set an example that builds trust and influence.  In the final analysis, the overall purpose of authentic leadership is to help others find the meaning in their work which, in turn, leads to higher levels of engagement & resilience, health & well-being, and performance & innovation.  Find out how The OPA! Way® is the new paradigm in transformational leadership.
Learning Objectives: This program encourages participants to strengthen their leadership skills and their ability to inspire others by discovering the meaning in their work and personal lives.  By bringing The OPA! Way® philosophy and approach into the organization, these leaders can set the example as transforming leaders and create higher performing (and healthier) organizations.

Innovating with Meaning, The OPA! Way®

Description: The need to “Innovate with Meaning” is becoming an increasingly important topic for employees, customers, and society as a whole.  Are your products and services losing meaning and therefore relevancy in today’s changing marketplace?  Are the people you hired truly, meaningfully engaged and believe in the products and services you are offering and/or selling?  What brand image are you communicating throughout your organization and in the marketplace?  The focus of this program is to increase awareness of how your organization can become a happy, healthy, meaningful organization by inspiring and engaging all employees to commit authentically to producing more meaningful products, services, and experiences.
Learning Objectives: This speech encourages participants to take a fresh look at their work and gain a stronger appreciation for its deeper meaning, the meaning of the products/services they produce and deliver, and importantly, the role their organization plays in making a positive difference and creating a more meaningful world.  Participants will learn easy-to-apply concepts and practical techniques for deepening this appreciation, as well as learn from examples of other organizations that are "Innovating with Meaning."

Testimonials:

• “Simply brilliant!”
• “What a unique and wonderful way of looking at the world.”
• “Sometimes the simpler messages are the best.  The OPA! Way® is simple yet very profound…and practical.”
• “The OPA! Way® helped everyone at our company take a fresh look at how we were treating each other.  Now we’re happier at work, feel more connected, and have become a lot more productive!”
• “We can’t wait to visit Greece and experience The OPA! Way® firsthand!”

Planners

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