Dr. Tom Dorsel offers presentations on various psychological topics to sport, business, and other professional groups. The presentations can be as brief as 20-minute after-dinner talks or can be combined to provide as long as weekend retreats. The topics listed below apply to anyone who works under stress and pressure, with other people as a team, in an effort to succeed and reach his or her highest level of performance.
Scroll down the page to see SUGGESTED ONE-DAY SEMINAR CONFIGURATIONS that can be tailored specifically for your group. All presentations are professionally prepared with multimedia technology and include interactive exercises to keep participants active and involved.
Topics for Seminars and Speaking Engagements
ABC’s of Sport Psychology The foundation to get you started in understanding and using
sport psychology. Sport Psychology Sampler Highlights and useful tips from key areas of sport psychology. Achieving Excellence How to reach your potential. What it takes to become truly great! Confidence The athletes most requested area for
assistance. Everyone wants more
of this critical ingredient. Concentration Focusing for quality and success. How to maintain high performance over the entire event. Motivation Getting fully into action.
Control the amount and timing of this key element if you want to win. Emotional Control Stress, Anxiety, Pressure, Choking! Don’t let your feelings get in the way of victory. Relaxation & Imagery Learn to relax and visualize success, and watch your
performance improve. Team Dynamics Cohesiveness leads to productivity. So does structure, stability, and coordination. Communication Skills Effective listening and speaking. Get others to do what you want them to do. Goal Setting Constructive goals are achievable. Focus on the task rather than on the outcome! Burnout When you just can’t take it anymore! When the costs start outweighing the rewards. Marriage and Family Being successful...and married. It can be difficult for the dedicated professional. Successful Aging A challenge for the 21st Century. Even more of a challenge for the professional athlete. Suggested One-Day Seminar Configurations Configuration
One: For Sport, Business, and Other Professional Organizations
Morning:
ABC's
of Sport Psychology Presents a useful framework for understanding the
psychological side of sport and business. Helps one assess where psychology
could help the most, offers guidelines for consulting with a psychologist,
and presents case histories of successful psychological interventions. Sport
Psychology Sampler This presentation is a highlight reel of key concepts
from psychological topics such as achieving excellence, confidence,
concentration, motivation, stress and pressure, goal setting, team dynamics,
relaxation and imagery, and many more. Both this and the above
presentation give participants plenty to work on in developing their
psychological skills. Afternoon:
Choose from among the following Putting Machine Visit a putting green (or large carpeted area) and
witness a demonstration of the Putting Machine system for reliably getting
long putts close to the hole. You, too, can become a putting
machine and make frequent 3-putts a thing of the past by learning to gauge
the precise length of backstroke needed to roll the ball specific
distances. Relaxation
Exercise Experience relaxation through guided imagery and other techniques, so
that you can begin to relax and let your body operate in a more fluid
manner instead of with tension that robs you of your best
performance. Consultation
Receive
individual or small group consultation regarding your sport and/or
business challenges. This could be done in an office setting
or within a sport venue. Play Golf Enjoy a round of golf under the helpful eye of a sport psychologist. Receive feedback after the round. Configuration
Two: Primarily for Business and Other Professional Organizations. Morning: Responsibility
& Change Motivational presentation on how to take control of
your personal and professional life more quickly than you ever thought
possible. Learn how to make changes that have eluded you up till now. Stress
Management
Learn what causes stress, what it does to you, and a formula
for managing it, so you can work more effectively and
enjoy a longer, more productive life. Understanding and
dealing with stress is not as hard as you might think. Afternoon: Listening
Skills
Learn how to be an active listener who conveys understanding of what another
person is saying, rather than being a passive listener who is hearing
but not actually listening and understanding. Assertiveness Learn to distinguish between assertiveness, non-assertiveness, and aggressiveness. A lot of people, particularly men, think they are being assertive when they are actually being aggressive. Assertiveness attracts people to you and makes them want to work with you. Aggressiveness drives them away and makes them want to sabotage your efforts. You can increase your effectiveness immensely with the skill of assertiveness. |
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To schedule programs or for more information: Contact Serious Sports at 843-618-4653 or email tom@dorsel.com
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psychology topics, click on any of the following:
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