Meet the Aspire Team...
An international consortium of professionals contribute to the core Aspire network. These individuals conduct training, advise as experts on visually interactive, media-based presentation, or hold a board member position. We are honored by their enthusiasm and dedication to interactive methodologies. |
Chantal Bosse
Ray Guyot
John Hall
Steve Hards
Bruce Jacobs
Kathy Jacobs
Paul Kinney
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Lisa Koss
Robert Lane
Joni Morris
Deborah Peck
Echo Swinford
Robert Wright
Bill Zucker |
| Chantal is the Aspire representative and trainer for eastern Canada, in Montreal. When working with us, and with her regular client base, she brings the added benefit of extensive instructional design experience. In 2004, Chantal created CHABOS Inc. to expand the presentation-related side of her activities. She now specializes in helping clientele produce more productive and interactive visual messages. We are excited to be working with her to produce a French-language version of the Relational Presentation workshop as well. |
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| Ray is the Aspire representative and trainer for central and western Canada, based in Winnipeg. As a seasoned presentation professional, he seems to know everything there is to know about the latest trends in business communications, whether presentation-related or Web collaboration. We currently are working with Ray to produce media-rich, e-learning components that will both supplement the regular live workshops and eventually provide a stand-alone Web learning alternative. Ray's company is Outlook Presentations. |
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| Dr. Hall is the associate director of the BioMedical Communications Department at the University of Arizona. His long-standing support of Aspire's methodologies is one of the principle reasons for our successes and continued advancement. John's department creates most of the multimedia output for the entire campus. Needless to say, his influence on our thinking is substantial. It is with great fanfare we welcome him as a board member. John's brilliance and creativity are unsurpassed, and we look forward to his essential leadership in years to come. |
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Steve is an Aspire representative in the United Kingdom. In his regular position, he is the director of sales and operations for Visual Exemplars, the company that produces Perspector, the 3-D add-in for PowerPoint. His in-depth knowledge of PowerPoint and presenter experience initially drew him to the relational approach. He now provides critical assistance to Aspire's European outreach activities and support to our Web site. |
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| Bruce and wife Kathy are playing a pivotal role in Aspire's software development project now proceeding in cooperation with Arizona State University's Computer Science Department. Bruce, as lead tester and assistant project manager, is working with the PowerPoint MVPs to coordinate an energetic group of student programmers as they develop the future of digital communication. His extensive technical background and knowledge of "all things computer" helps us remain on the cutting edge of technology and software knowledge. |
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| Kathy and her husband Bruce have become valuable assets to Aspire on several fronts. Kathy is a presentation professional based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is one of a select number of people in the world to be recognized by Microsoft as a PowerPoint MVP, which means she knows just about everything one can know about the software. In fact, she has written an excellent book on PowerPoint that is now available. Kathy, when not busily serving her clients and newsgroups, assists with US-based Relational Presentation training in the West and Southwest. |
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| Paul is national accounts manager for National Gypsum Company, residing in California. Paul exhibits such exceptional ability in applying Relational Presentation concepts within his company that we recently asked him to join us in sharing his success with others. We are monitoring his progress with considerable interest. Because Paul's company is a leader in superior customer service and innovative building products, the relational techniques seem a good fit. He uses the methods, in particular, to tailor market intelligence to the customer. |
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| Lisa was an early adopter of relational methods and continues to expand their use in her consulting, training, and speaking activities. Her company, International Advantage, offers cross-cultural sensitivity training and her Presentation Network now contains major branches in English, Spanish, and French. Around the globe, she combines her magical speaking abilities with a highly flexible array of visual imagery--helping companies understand cultural differences. It's our good fortune to have her work with us as a specialty trainer. |
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| Robert is Aspire's president and the chief architect of its methodologies. His pursuit of interactive-style presentation has spanned nearly ten years. He speaks, trains, and consults internationally, while completing a master's degree in educational technology at the University of Arizona. His mission is to change the way the world thinks about presentations, believing a visually interactive approach will dominate communication in the future. He also divides time between writing a mainstream book and overseeing the creation of related software. |
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| Joni's background as a state advocate in mental health legislation, actress, and playwright fits perfectly with her Aspire role. Her task is to build an online community of dynamic relational presenters. Joni's vivacious personality and enthusiasm draws people together for the common purpose of learning from each other and supporting the evolution of Relational Presentation. She coordinates and coaches learning activities in workshops and online interactions. In a very real sense, she is the catalyst that keeps our vision vibrant and growing. |
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| Dr. Peck, in addition to college-level teaching responsibilities, is founder and president of Seity, Inc., a change management consulting firm in Phoenix, Arizona. Deb's ideas on helping companies transition between changing environments are highly compatible with, and needed by, Aspire. We, too, must continually assist individuals in changing attitudes and communication patterns when adopting a relational approach. Deb is a former workshop graduate who regularly implements visually interactive concepts and is an esteemed member of our board. |
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| As a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, Echo is unquestionably an authority on digital presentation, but her contribution to Aspire is far richer. She is the mastermind behind the user interface for the upcoming Aspire software. Echo also teaches sessions in the online version of the Relational Presentation workshops and helps new relational presenters make the tricky transition to visually interactive delivery. Her extensive background in medical and pharmaceutical communication also ties in well with our vision of impacting health-related industries. |
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Rob is the biomedical communications
coordinator for Educational Support and Faculty Development at the
University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. He so strongly believes in the power of visually interactive communication that it now forms a major part of his doctoral studies in educational computing. Rob and his institution have teamed up with Aspire, the University of
Arizona
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| Dr. Zucker is another esteemed member of our board and a constant source of creative energy and ideas. His colorful career as a professor and biochemist adds a scientific and academic perspective to our efforts. Additionally, his long-standing expertise as a public speaker helps us understand how the Relational Presentation approach best applies to presentation needs in academia and the scientific community. Bill has quietly critiqued, improved, and inspired Aspire methodologies from the very beginning and is a large part of our success. |
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