Presentations

John McGory of the American Speech Company gives engaging presentations that will entertain any audience. These short, flexible discussions are ideal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner meetings, schools, team-building sessions, and conferences.  The informative and lively spoken and visual presentations can be tailored to fit any audience and time slot. 

John’s experience as an author and university instructor allows for the creation of custom presentations as well.  If you have an idea or need then send us a note and let’s see how John and you can work together.

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Here are current presentations available

Speak English with Confidence

This presentation discusses the importance of acceptance, balance, and change when seeking to improve communication skills. This motivational presentation is excellent for business and organization audiences.

Nine Tests of Balance

A thought-provoking presentation on how modern society challenges us all on keeping our balance while communicating.  Balancing concepts such as technology, a multicultural society, truthfulness, and emotions are discussed.  This motivational presentation is excellent for all types of audiences.

The Power of Change

A motivational presentation delves into the importance of change in life.  John McGory talks about how he changed from a bored real estate agent to an author who lived an exciting life in central China for six years. He tells listeners how he changed his life for the better.  This motivational presentation is excellent for all levels of English and all audiences.

Life in China

John McGory spent six years (2014-2020) living in Wuhan, China, teaching at Jianghan University and working as an editor for the Changjiang Weekly, the largest English newspaper in the Hubei Province.  This informative and entertaining spoken and visual presentation gives listeners a personal view of life in China from a social, educational, and governmental perspective.  This informative talk is excellent for all audiences.

Get what you want:  A Nobel Prize-winning strategy

This enlightening presentation focuses on the Nobel Prize-winning concept of game theory and negotiating better outcomes.  The discussion outlines four key negotiating elements to follow developed through the classic Prisoner’s Dilemma theoretical game. This is an excellent presentation for business and organization audiences.    

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