Speech Topics
Negotiations
Become a more persuasive leader by learning what it takes to get another person to open up in conversation.
Culture & strategy
What can your organization do to get an advantage in the timeless conflict between urban & rural cultures.
Succession
How to begin conversations about change without alienating the people that built your farm or organizations.
Current Speeches:
Your talk will be customized to the unique geography, commodity or situation of your audience.
The Art of picking up nails
Create Conversations that are open, trusting and allow you to influence.
How different would your life be if you had the conversation skills that made it easy for other people to open up to you? What if you had the confidence to ask about uncomfortable but important topics like a new sale or succession planning.
How can you become better at stimulating conversations so that trust can be built and important conversations can happen?
The Edge of Chaos:
Where and how society changes so that you can prepare for disruption.
Change can be difficult to see coming. Focus on it too much and you won't get anything done; ignore it or laugh at it and you may be left behind. There are patterns to how change may disrupt an industry.
How can you learn to spot these patterns so that your farm and organization can see what is coming and be prepared to act?
A Conflict Older than Bread:
How Farmers Can Thrive Amidst Urbanization
The rural/urban conflict has existed for thousands of years, but it appears to be getting worse as city and country values seem to be going in different directions.
What can today’s modern farmer do to preserve their freedom to operate in a democracy dominated by urban perspectives?
The Man on the Box:
Why stories beat facts and what you can do to win story wars.
The public believes some pretty outlandish things about how farmers raise crops and animals. But no amount of evidence seems to change their minds. Farmers are left feeling like nothing they say matters.
How can agriculture compete with critics and activists when the facts don’t change hearts and minds?
My Grandfather’s Axe:
The art of passing down an organization.
Ag organizations face a grave challenge: how do you adapt to stay fresh and vibrant without losing the core values that has made you valuable? How do you get new people without alienating the dedicated members of the past?
In this thought provoking talk, Vance help the audience realize the seriousness of the problem, and then will teach the skills and tactics that will help institutions build a culture of succession planning across generations.
Vance also delivers Negotiations Workshops
These workshops are between 60 minutes to a half day and can be a perfect add-on to a keynote speech.
How to hire Vance
Step 1: Fill out the contact form, ensure your dates are available
Step 2: Video call with Vance to discuss your event and outcomes
Step 3: Vance will send a talk proposal customized to fit your audience
Step 4: Confirm with Vance and post a deposit to hold the dates.
Not seeing A talk for your audience?
Vance writes new speeches to match his expertise with your audience.
Contact us today to discuss your audience and the communications, relationship and negotiations messages that Vance is uniquely good at delivering.