Denis Berkson is the Creative Crusader

Business, Education, Community, and Special Needs

Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Exposition -"Capturing the Creative Spirit"; Workshop
Chicago Special Event Conference & Exopsition, Event Show -"Creative Jump Start", Workshop
Eckerd Corporation Avertising and Marketing "Creative Presentations", Workshop/Keynote
Gerber Products Manager' Meeting -"Leadership Skills", Keynote/Workshop
Hilton International -"Leadership Strategies", Keynote/Workshop
Nordstrom Advertising Conference 'Creative Marketing", Workshop
Oakton College Business Conference -"Creative Vision", Keynote
Phillip Morris Training Center -"Leaders Secret Stuff", Workshop
Quad City Times Community Leaders Workshop
American Heathcare Radiology Assocation, Annual Meetings-"Creative Strategies for Taking Risks and Setting Goals", Workshop
Arthur Andersen, Sales Conference -"Persuasive Selling Techniques", Workshop
Association of Quality Participation, Winter Conference -"Mastering Creative Meetings", Workshop
Cadillac Fairview Leasing Group, Annual Meeting-"Generating Ideas", Workshop
Central States Circulation Managers Association -"Creative Communication Concepts", Workshop
Everett Mall '**Sales Sparks", Workshop
G & K Serives, Awards Program -"Keeping the Creative Spark", Keynote
Highpoint, North Carolina Press Association -"Creative Communication Concepts", Workshop
Inland Press Foundation and the International Newspaper Marketing Association, Central Region Marketing Association, Central Region Marketing Conference -"Idea Facilitation", Keynote/Workshop
International Management Council, Clinton Chapter -"Creative Communication Concepts", Workshop
Kewanee, Illinois Community Celebration -"Educating the Creative Progress", keynote
Marketing Information Systems -"Leadership Risk and Rewards", keynote
Mid America Publishers Association, Annual Convention -"The Power of Creative Thought", Keynote/Workshop
Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, Advertising Forum -"Creative Idea Sorting", Workshop
Moinlycke Heath Care Sales Team, Event Night-"Team Spirit"; Workshop
National Association of Catering Executives, Annual Conference -"Idea Storming", Keynote
Northbrook Chamber of Commerce Marketing Association-"The Art of Presentation", Keynote/Workshop
Oklahoma Press Association, Advertising Managers Conference-"Ideas with Impact", keynote
Quad City Times Adverising Meeting -"Idea Destination Maps", Workshop
Retail Avertising Conference -"Smart Ideas", Workshop
Virginia Press Association, Advertising Conference -"Smart Presentations", workshop
YMCA Programming and Marketing Conference -"The Presentation Moves", Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Association of Catering Executives -"Idea Generation", Keynote/Workshop
Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce-"Creative Presentations", Keynote/Workshop
American Health Information Management Association, Leadership Conference-"Communication Tools", Workshop
Billings Gazette Business Exposition -"Creative Thinking", Workshop
Connecticut Health Information Management Association-"Stress Management"; Keynote
Eckerd Corporation, Salute to Women-"Communication Challenges", Keynote/Workshop
Heller Financial Services, Inc IT Leadership Conference, Keynote
Illinois Chiropractic Society-"Staying Focused", Keynote
Indiana Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting-"Electronic Challenges in Information Theory"; Keynote/Workshop
International Association of Business Communicators, Annual Conference-"Staying Ahead", Keynote
Keynote Iowa Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting "Critical Focus in Communication"
K-Z Inc. Recreational Vehicals, National Recognition Dinner -"Celebrating the Creative Spirit";Keynote
Macon Resources, Inc.,All Staff Training -"Sucessful Meeting With Creative Outputs", Workshop
Management Club, Racine Chapter -"Presentation Techniques", Keynote/Workshop
Massachusetts Health Infomation Management Association "Group Dynamics For Work", Keynote/Workshop
MidAtlantic Newspaper, Advertising & Marketing Executive Conference -"Creative Presentations", Keynote
Missouri Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting -"Creative Problem Solving", Keynote/Workshop
National Council for Marketing and Public Relations -"Creative Jump Start"; Workshop
Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association, Staff Developement -"Working with Disabilities", Keynote/Workshop
Society of Food Service Management, National Conference -"Big Ideas", Keynote
Special Olympics Coaches Workshop - "Salute to Spirit"; Keynote
Clemson University Women's Conference - "Leadership and Change", Keynote/Workshop
Illinois College Association Fall Conference on Student Leadership - Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Council of Community College Administrators -""Communicating New Perspectives", Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Benedictine College Leadership Conference - Keynote/Workshop
Highland Community College Teacher Orientation - "Heightening the Creativity Spirit", Keynote/Workshop
Family Outreach of America Inc - "Self Talk for Power", Keynote/Workshop
Day Care Action Council Conference - "Creative Meeting"; Keynote/Workshop
Central Agency for Jewish Education - Keynote/Workshop
District 33 Staff - "Creative Leadership and Teambuilding"; Workshop
Moraine Valley Community College - "Leadership for a Change"; Seminar
Illinois State 4H Leadership Conference - Keynote/Workshop
College & University Personnel Association National Conference, Midwest Regional Conference, & Northwest Regional Conference - "Leadership and Change", Keynotes
Dayton Daily News - "The Champion Inside You"; Keynote
Illinois Governor's Conference on Tourism – Keynote
Kane Kendall Case Coordination Services Annual Retreat - "Terms and Creativity", Workshop
Lincolnwood Park District - "Creation Terms / Leadership / Presentations", Keynote/Workshop Madison Area Technical College - Critical Literacy Meeting Workshop
McHenry County Community College - "Power of Leadership", Keynote/Workshop
National Institute on Recreation Inclusion 1st Annual Conference - "Creative Inclusion Techniques",Keynote/Workshop
North School District 62 - "Show and Tell of Creativity", Keynote
Northwestern University Personnel Conference - "Creative Management Power", Keynote
Park Ridge Presbyterian Adult Group - "The Care of Creative Parents", Keynote
School District 15, Special Opportunities Program - "Myth and Stories for Cynical People", Workshop
School District 301, Teacher In-Service - "Group Remedy", Workshop
Southwest Community Council Youth Employment Commission - "Essential Creative Tools", Keynote/Workshop
Taylor University Leadership Conference – Keynote
University of Evansville, Student Government Workshop - "Gear Up for Leadership", Workshop
University of Nebraska at Omaha, Today's Office Professional Conference - "The Pride of Presentations", Workshop
West Chicago Elementary School District 33, Board and Administration - "The Creative Art of Leadership, Meetings, and Teambuilding", Workshop
Women In Need Of Growing Stronger, Recognition Luncheon - "Sharing the Important Moments", Keynote
Illinois Community College Economic Development Association and Illinois Council of Continuing Education, Spring Conference - "Creative Leadership", Keynote/Workshop
Glenbrook High School, Administrators Retreat - "Problem Solving Techniques", Keynote/Workshop
College of DuPage, Address to Honors Assembly - Keynote/Workshop
Biennial Conference for Working Women - "Personal Growth", Keynote/Workshop
National Lewis University - "Taking Charge of Change and Creative Thinking", Presentation
City of Decatur, Illinois - "The Power of Change" and "Business and Educational Leaders" Presentation and workshop
ARC of Illinois State Convention - "Facilitation of Creative Jump-Starts to Regain Energy and Reduce Stress" Keynote
Association for Education of Young Children Annual Conference - "Creative Thinking Techniques", Workshop
Central Association of Physical Plant Administrators - "Creative Communication", Workshop
Chicago Area Meeting Planners, International Educational Conference - "Thinking and Doing", Workshop
Frederick Stock School - "Team Strategies", Workshop
Kansas State University Facilities Division - "Team and Leader-ship", Workshop
National Association for Campus Activities, Student Government - "Leadership Concepts", Keynote/Workshop
Network of Women Entrepreneurs - "Finding the Energy", Keynote/Workshop
Northwest Suburban Young Authors - "Working with Morals", Workshop
Oakton College, Early Childhood Center - "Excitement on a Communication Path", Workshop
Parent University of Educational Services Network - "Creative Cooperation", Keynote
Project Choices Staff Retreat - "Stamp Out Stress", Workshop
Raleigh, North Carolina Chamber of Commerce Expo. - "Communication Savvy", Keynote
Rockford YMCA - "Pushing Productivity", Workshop
School District 30, Teacher In-Service - "Acting on Creative Instinct", Keynote
Texas Transportation Institute - "Using Creativity to Steer", Workshop
University of Illinois Extension Services - Unit Leaders, Stevenson, Lake, Cook, DuPage Counties - "The Art of Leading", Workshop
Wilma G. Rudolph School - "Keep the Focus on Creativity", Workshop
YMCA Illini Cluster Staff Rally, 1997 - "Leading the Leaders", Keynote
Illinois Family & Consumer Services Teachers Association, Annual Meeting - "The Culture of Communication", Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Bell, Creative Thinking Workshop - "Problem Solving", Keynote/Workshop
Harper Community College, Employee Day - "Capturing the Power of Creativity", Keynote/Workshop
Dwight Public School, Student Institute - "Dynamic", Keynote/Workshop
Council for Advancement & Support of Education Region V Conference - "Communication, Change and Challenge of Leadership", Keynote/Workshop
Carpentersville School District - "Creative Teambuilding", Keynote/Workshop
Prairie Children Preschool, parents and staff program - "Children and Creativity", Workshop
Illinois Park & Recreation Association, Annual Conference for Support Staff - "The Best of Creative Groups"; Keynote/Workshop
Andersen Worldwide Center for Education Facilities, Area Wide Meeting - "Creative Presentation Building", Workshop
Association of Campus Activities, Administrators Leadership Exchange - "Recognizing Leadership Styles", Keynote
Collegiate Entrepreneurial Conference - "Challenge and Spark", Keynote
Education of Young Children Annual Conference - "Staying Centered", Keynote
Kansas Annual Social Welfare Conference - "Catching the Creative Spirit, " Keynote
Little People Day Care Center, In-Service - "Celebrating the Reach and Potential", Keynote
Maine Township Staff Development - "Celebrating Initiative", Keynote
Miami Dade Community College, Cultural Diversity Conference - "The Culture of Communication", Workshop
Mid America YMCA Camping Conference - "Leadership at all Costs", Keynote
Moraine Valley Community College, Professional Development Day - "Creative Potential"; Keynote
National College of Chiropractic - "Creative Patient Communication", Keynote
North Central Technical College, Professional Development Day - "Creative Conflict Patterns", Workshop
North Shore Seniors, Staff Development - "Group Inspiration"; Workshop
Oakton College, Critical Literacy Conference - "90% Creative Play", Workshop
Prairie State Community College, Leadership Conference, Keynote
Quad City Times Reading Adventure - "Creative Innovation", Keynote
School District 25, Parent & Teacher Program - "Creative Connection", Keynote
Sol School, Chicago - "Think to Act Fast", Workshop
Volunteer Hospitals of America - "Jump Starting Yourself", Keynote/Workshop
Wyoming Central College - "The Creativity of Change"; Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Gifted Education Conference - "Talking To The Artist In You", Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Benedictine College, Student Recognition Dinner, Keynote/Workshop
Illinois ACT Council Annual State Seminar - "Leadership and Beyond", Keynote/Workshop
Frederick Stock School - "Creative Jump Starts", Keynote/Workshop
Department of Children & Family Services Day Care - "Mission Statements", Keynote/Workshop
Council for Advancement & Support of Education Region I & II Conference - "The Challenge of Creative Change", Keynote/Workshop
Center for Early Childhood Learning Staff Workshop - "Interpersonal Communication Power", Keynote/Workshop
Saint Viator High School, Creative Leadership Workshop for Student Leaders, Workshop
Educational Service Network - "The Creative Spark", Keynote
Central Wyoming College - "Creative Change", Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Statewide Collaborative Early Childhood Conference - "Creative Leadership"; Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Governors' Conference on Tourism - "Capturing the Spirit", Keynote/Workshop
Arlington Heights Public Library - "Creative Communication Presentations", Workshop
College of DuPage, Address to Honors Assembly
Columbia Basin College Orientation - "Teams and Leadership", Keynote/Workshop
Highpoint Chamber of Commerce - "The Community of Communication", Keynote
Illinois Central College Group Managers - "Creative and Critical Thinking", Keynote
Indiana Human Resources Annual Conference - "Becoming More in Charge of You", Keynote
Loyola Academy Student Activity Workshop - "Leadership Skills", Keynote/Workshop
Maine Township Agency Day - "Communication Skill Building", Workshop
Mankato State University, Leadership Workshop, Keynote/Workshop
Meeting Planners International, Chicago Area Chapter, Educational Conference - "Creative Critical
Thought Patterns", Keynote
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, Quality on the Front Line Conference - "Group Dynamic of Creativity", Workshop
Mitchell Public School (Chicago) Retreat - "The Meeting of Minds"; Keynote
Morton Grove Park District - "At Risk to Build a Team", Workshop
National Down Syndrome Annual Conference - "Reaching for a Second Wind", Keynote
North Michigan Avenue Business & Professional Women's Network - "Networking with Creative Choices", Keynote
Northwood University Creativity Center, Keynote/Workshop
Oakton College Affiliates Breakfast - "The Creative Partnership", Keynote
Oak County Tourism Bureau/Sauk Valley Community College, Joint Program "Mind of the Leader", Keynote
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society - "Leadership Delivered", Keynote
Quad City Times - "Salute to Academics & Achievement" and "Celebration of Academic", Keynote
Richland Community College, Teacher In Service - "Creative Support", Keynote/Workshop
School District 62, PAC Dinner "Celebrate the Best", Keynote
South Suburban Community Staff Development - "Global Energy", Workshop
St. Viator High School, Student Leadership Conference, Keynote/Workshop
Teachers Credit Union Annual All Employee Seminar - "Creative Transformation", Keynote/Workshop
Triad School District, In Service - "Presentations Between the Words"; Workshop
University of Illinois Cooperative Education, Youth Entrepreneurial Conference - "You and Your Creativity", Keynote
Listing of Additional Business and Management Presentations & Workshops
Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau Exposition - "Capturing the Creative Spirit"; Workshop
Chicago Special Event Conference & Exposition, Event Show - "Creative Jump Start", Workshop
Eckerd Corporation Advertising and Marketing - "Creative Presentations", Workshop/Keynote
Gerber Products Managers' Meeting - "Leadership Skills", Keynote/Workshop
Hilton International - "Leadership Strategies", Keynote
Nordstrom Advertising Conference - "Creative Marketing", Workshop
Oakton College Business Conference - "Creative Vision", Keynote
Phillip Morris Training Center - "Leaders Secret Stuff", Workshop
Quad City Times Community Leaders – Workshop
American Healthcare Radiology Association, Annual Meetings - "Creative Strategies for Taking Risks and Setting Goals", Workshop
Arthur Andersen, Sales Conference - "Persuasive Selling Techniques", Workshop
Association of Quality Participation, Winter Conference - "Mastering Creative Meetings", Workshop
Cadillac Fairview Leasing Group, Annual Meeting "Generating Ideas", Workshop
Central States Circulation Managers Association - "Problem Solving", Workshop
Everett Mall -'**Sales Sparks", Workshop
G & K Services, Awards Program - "Keeping the Creative Spark", Keynote
Highpoint, North Carolina Press Association - "Creative Communication Concepts", Workshop
Inland Press Foundation and the International Newspaper Marketing Association, Central Region Marketing Conference - "Idea Facilitation", Keynote/Workshop
International Management Council, Clinton Chapter - "Creative Thinking", Keynote/Workshop
Kewanee, Illinois Community Celebration - "Educating the Creative Process", Keynote
Marketing Information Systems - "Leadership Risk and Rewards", Keynote
Mid America Publishers Association, Annual Convention - "The Power of Creative Thought", Keynote/Workshop
Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, Advertising Forum - "Creative Idea Sorting", Workshop
Moinlycke Health Care Sales Team, Event Night - "Team Spirit'; Workshop
National Association of Catering Executives, Annual Conference - "Idea Storming", Keynote
Northbrook Chamber of Commerce Marketing Association - "The Art of Presentation", Keynote/Workshop
Oklahoma Press Association, Advertising Managers Conference - "Ideas with Impact", Keynote
Quad City Times Advertising Meeting - "Idea Destination Maps", Workshop
Retail Advertising Conference - "Smart Ideas", Workshop
Virginia Press Association, Advertising Conference - "Smart Presentations", Workshop
YMCA Programming and Marketing Conference - "The Presentation Moves", Keynote/Workshop
Illinois Association of Catering Executives - "Idea Generation", Keynote/Workshop
Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce - "Creative Presentations", Keynote/Workshop
American Health Information Management Association, Leadership Conference - "Communication Tools", Workshop
Billings Gazette Business Exposition - "Creative Thinking", Workshop
Connecticut Health Information Management Association - "Stress Management"; Keynote
Eckerd Corporation, Salute to Women - "Communication Challenges", Keynote/Workshop
Heller Financial Services, Inc. - IT Leadership Conference, Keynote
Illinois Chiropractic Society - "Staying Focused", Keynote
Indiana Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting - "Electronic Challenges in Information Theory"; Keynote/Workshop
International Association of Business Communicators, Annual Conference - "Staying Ahead", Keynote
Keynote Iowa Health Information Management Association Annual Meeting "Critical Focus in Communication"
K-Z Inc. Recreational Vehicles, National Recognition Dinner - "Celebrating the Creative Spirit"; Keynote
Macon Resources, Inc., All Staff Training - "Successful Meeting With Creative Outputs", Workshop
Management Club, Racine Chapter - "Presentation Techniques", Keynote/Workshop
Massachusetts Health Information Management Association - "Group Dynamics For Work", Keynote/Workshop
MidAtlantic Newspaper, Advertising & Marketing Executive Conference - "Creative Presentations", Keynote
Missouri Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting - "Creative Problem Solving", Keynote/Workshop
National Council for Marketing and Public Relations - "Creative Jump Starts"; Workshop
Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association, Staff Development - "Working with Disabilities", Keynote/Workshop
Society of Food Service Management, National Conference - "Big Ideas", Keynote
Sterile Recoveries Inc., Staff Workshop - "The Creative Trends", Workshop
Virginia Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting - "Keeping Creative Moments", Keynote/Workshop
VF Factory Outlet, Managers Conference - "Councils of Creativity", Workshop
Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce - "Creative Thinking", Keynote
Billings Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Conference, Keynote
Cadillac Fairview, Marketing Conferences, Toronto - "Creative Thinking", Keynote
Chicago Area Meeting Planners, International Breakfast - "Meetings with Spark", Keynote
Denver Radio Days (Denver Ad Fed & Denver Radio Assoc.) - "Removing Creative Blocks", Workshop
Family Outreach of America Inc. - "Creative Missions", Keynote
Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting for Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont - "Community with Power", Keynote/Workshop
Hoosier State Press Association - "Creative Presentations", Workshop
Inland Press Association, Special Sections Conference - "Creative Brainstorming", Workshop
Inter-Utility Energy Conservation Conference - "Creative Presentations", Workshop
KXPK, "The Peak", Staff Workshop - "Creative Concept Development", Workshop
Keynote Marketing and Sales Management, User Conference - "Team Skills"
Missoulian and Missoula Chamber of Commerce, Creativity Seminar - "Creative Thinking Techniques", Keynote
National Lekotek Center, Annual Conference - "Communication with Disability", Workshop
Open Door Rehabilitation Center, Staff Development - "The Promise of the Challenge", Keynote
Robert Morris Associates Montana Chapter, Winter Conference - "Creative Change", Keynote
Spencer Gifts, Annual Managers Meeting - "Entrepreneurship", Keynote/Workshop
Tennessee Broadcasters Association and Nashville Radio Broadcasters, Luncheon - "The Myth of Creative Limits", Keynote
US Small Business Administration, Small Business of the Year Luncheon - "The Passion of Potential", Keynote
Via Christi Home Health, Medical Surgical Conference - "Stop the Stress", Workshop
Westfield Shopping Center -"'The Sizzle in Sell", Workshop
Ameritech, Services Training - "Creative Problem Solving Techniques", Workshop
Association for Continuing Legal Education - "Leadership Styles", Keynote
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Technical Staff Dinner - "Regaining the Energy", Keynote
Bismarck Mandan Advertising Association - "Creative Ideas", Workshop
Campbell, Mithun, Esty, Marketing Team - "Team Creativity", Workshop
Chicago Area Health Information Management Association - "Power Meeting", Keynote
Decatur Herald and Review, Leadership Breakfast and Community Celebration, Keynote
EDI Partners, Chicago Forum - "Meetings that Matter", Workshop
First National Conference of Critical Thinking - "Critical Creativity", Workshop
Hallmark Cards - "Creative Brainstorming", Workshop
Illinois Press Association - "Critical and Creative Problem Solving", Workshop
International Association of Conference Centers - "Igniting Creative Sparks"; Keynote/Workshop
International Retail and Manufacturing Association, Advertising and Marketing Conference - "Creative Leadership and Meetings", Keynote/Workshop
Jacor Communications, Station Managers Meeting - "Group Dynamics", Keynote
Kansas Health Information Management Association, Annual Meeting - "Managing Yourself', Keynote/Workshop
Kraft Foods - "Idea Facilitation", Workshop
Lee Enterprises, Advertising Sales Management Conference - "Presentations With Creative Sparks", Keynote/Workshop
Marriott Senior Living Services, National Food and Beverage Meeting - "Meeting Management", Keynote/Workshop
Michigan Press Association - "Group Success", Keynote/Workshop
MidAtlantic Circulations Manager Keynote Breakfast - "Exploring Creative Thinking", Keynote/Workshop
National Association of Credit Managers, Wisconsin Region - "Creative Conflict Resolution", Workshop
Nebraska Daily Advertising Managers Association, Annual Conference - "Meetings with Impact", Workshop
North Carolina Health Information Management, State Conference - "Creative Sparks", Keynote/Workshop
Pacific Press Association, Leadership Meeting, Workshop
Radio Advertising Bureau - "The Presentation You Need to Give", Workshop
Rhode Island Health Information Management Association - "Component Creativity", Keynote/Workshop
Second Appellate District, Fall District Meeting - "Control the Creativity", Keynote
Vermont Health Information Management Association - "Creative Meetings that Work", Keynote/Workshop
Virginia Pilot and Ledger Star, Sales Training - "Thinking in Style", Workshop
Workshop Vondrak Publishing, Staff Program - "Creative Growth"
Western Textile Services Association, Clinic - "Presentations to Die For...", Workshop
Wisconsin Direct Marketing Association, Luncheon - "The Core of Creative Theory", Workshop
WZZM TV, Channel 13, Staff Development Day - "Finding the Lost Idea", Workshop
ZS Association, Corporate Weekend - "Creative Collaboration", Workshop