Speakers Bureau

To secure a speaker from the following list, call Jennifer Lawrence at 318-678-6529, or reach via her email at jelawrence@bpcc.edu.

Bob Alexander

  • Constructive Argumentation: Becoming a More Effective Advocate Through Reasoned Argument
  • Intercollegiate/High School Speech & Debate
  • Political Communication
  • Thas swattime tokkin ‘bout: Effective Delivery as a Key to Better
  • Communication
  • What Makes for a Competent Communicator?

Jeffery Anderson

  • Surviving Paramedic School and Making EMS a Career

Katie Bickham

  • The Importance of Contemporary Literature in the Classroom
  • The Power of Poetry for At-Risk Students

Lauren R. Brown

  • Principles of Design, Animation (history, fundamentals, techniques),
  • Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop

Lynn C. Brown

  • BPCC’s Testing Center – What It Is and What It Isn’t
  • Credit by Examination – CLEP and DSST Testing
  • Shorten Your Path to a College Degree with CLEP and DSST Testing

Frances Swayzer Conley

  • Mastering College English: The First Year

Elaine Cox

  • Biotechnology: What is it?
  • DNA Science in Forensics
  • Eugenics in the United States
  • Genetics and Cancer
  • Human Genome Project

Donna Densmore

  • Fun Methods for Figuring Fractions
  • Using Manipulatives to Teach Understanding of Multiplication and Division
  • Using MyMathLab: New Users
  • Using MyMathLab: Intermediate Users (1 year or more)
  • Using My MathLab: Advanced Users (2 years or more)
  • My MathLab Best Practices
  • My MathLab and Course Redesign
  • Teaching with Technology on a Teacher’s Budget

Tim W. Gilmore

  • Hazards of Cigarette Smoking
  • Quitting Smoking
  • A Career in Respiratory Therapy
  • Pulmonary Diseases
  • Asthma Management
  • Mechanical Ventilation

Allison Martin

  • Open-sourcing Developmental-level Coursework: BPCC’s Open Campus™
  • Video-capturing Lectures to Increase Student Engagement
  • Effective Online Course Design
  • “How’d We Do That? Learn How BPCC’s Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Found Their Way Into 150+ Countries Around the Globe”

Kerry McNamara

  • Chemistry
  • Protecting Our Environment
  • Science in Society
  • Climate Change
  • Camp Minden Ammunition Propellant Disposal
  • Domestic Violence in America
  • School Resource Officers
  • Workplace Violence
  • “Recruiting Military Members/Dependents for College Life”

Rhonda Neil

  • Soft Skills
  • How to be Employable
  • Interviewing
  • Introduction to Computers

Charlotte Ware

  • BPCC Medical Office Specialist Program (Medical Coding & Transcription as an Allied Health Career)
  • Basic Introduction to Medical Coding
  • My Personal Health Record

Paul Weaver

  • Computer Networking the Small Business
  • How to Be a Successful Student in an Online Class
  • Using Advanced Techniques in Microsoft Office
  • Using PowerPoint to Enhance Your Presentations

Brenda Williams

  • BPCC Accelerated – Online, Accelerated Degree Programs
  • BPCC’s Criminal Justice Program – Do You Have LA POST Certification? (Find out how to earn college credit hours)