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Alison Velez Lane |
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Alison Velez Lane, Esquire is
an attorney, professional speaker, leadership coach and skills trainer. She
has delivered keynote addresses, given lectures, served as an online
instructor, led skills training sessions and facilitated workshops for
government agencies, trade associations, colleges and universities,
religious institutions and community organizations. Alison’s speaking and |
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training areas include Team
Building, Leadership Excellence,
Effective Public Speaking,
Performance Coaching, Basic
Communication Skills, Targeted
Public Relations and Diversity
in the Workplace. |
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Among Alison’s entrepreneurial milestones are
partnership in a law firm and ownership of a leadership consulting company.
As an employee, Lane has worked as an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of
Legal Programs for Baltimore City College, Baltimore Area Director of
Citizens Scholarship Foundation of America and an attorney for a major law
firm.
Ms. Lane is
a Past President of the Maryland Alliance of Black Women Attorneys. She has
served as a Board Member of the Maryland Legal Services Corporation, United
Way of Central Maryland, Greater Baltimore Urban League and Empowerment
Temple A.M.E. Church, Baltimore.
Alison is a
1998 graduate of the prestigious Greater Baltimore Committee Leadership
Program. Leadership awards bestowed upon Ms. Lane include designation as one
of “Maryland’s Women" by The Daily Record, "40 Under 40 Business
Leaders" by the Baltimore Business Journal, "25 Young Leaders to
Watch" by The Baltimore Times, and an "African-American Achiever" by
the The Baltimore Sun. The Washington Post, Baltimore
Business Journal, Insights for Thursdays and Metropolitan
Business Enterprise have published her legal advice and leadership
coaching columns. Alison was a Co-Founder of sisterwork, a networking forum
for African-American working and professional women and has been a member of
the National Association of Women Business Owners, American Women in
Communications and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.
Lane earned
her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania where she
received the William Hastie Award for Leadership. Bryn Mawr College
conferred her with a Bachelor's Degree and various awards for academic
achievement and leadership service.
Alison is completing work on a reference book, "Dragon
Boat Lessons: Teamwork Advances Leadership".
Types of
Speeches: Keynote,
Motivational, Workshop, Lectures, After Dinner |
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Sample Topics with Brief
Summaries |
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Stay in Your Own Boat: Power Paddles for
Winning Teams |
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This workshop or speech is designed for
corporate department heads, business owners, government administrators,
board members and non-profit executives. Participants will gain information,
instruction and inspiration for defining roles and responsibilities, hiring
and recruiting the right people for the right roles, meeting professional
development priorities, conducting effective performance evaluation and
maximizing effective coaching techniques. |
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I'm in
Charge: Now What Do I Do? |
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This workshop or speech is ideal for recently hired or promoted managers,
corporate and foundation board chairs and trade association officers.
Participants will develop skills and discover strategies for selecting a
guiding theme, preparing a strategic plan, earning team member buy-in,
seeking advice from predecessors, mentors and colleagues, coaching staff and
volunteers and balancing “The Powers.” |
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What is your USP?
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This workshop or speech guides leaders,
professionals, entrepreneurs and managers in understanding, utilizing and
upgrading their individual, corporate and organizational “USP”. Alison’s USP
concept is defined as “unique selling, serving and succeeding potential."
It is an expansion of the business school concept, unique selling potential.
Participants will explore and discover ideas for attracting customers,
achieving goals and attaining ongoing success. These concepts are
transferable to home, school, and community. |
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Face It to Ace It: Public
Speaking One on One |
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workshop or speech is designed for individuals who want a basic introduction
to public speaking tools and techniques. Participants will learn how to put
together the pieces of the “Public Speech” puzzle. Puzzles pieces include:
Researching Your Audience, Understanding Your Purpose, Developing A Topic,
Speech Writing, Rehearsing Your Speech and Setting the Stage for Effective
Delivery. |
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Testimonials
(Recommendations) |
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Minister
Wilistine A. Dargen
(wdgeneral@aol.com) |
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Professor
Denise Simmons Graves, Montgomery College (denise.simmons
@ montgomerycollege.edu) |
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Rodney A.
Orange, Baltimore Branch NAACP - (410-728-7661) |
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