Andy Masters has a special passion for presenting programs to help inspire Faculty, Staff, and Students across the country.  His personal achievement and career development programs have been booked at colleges such as the University of California-Santa Barbara, Kansas State University, and Auburn University --as well as educational conferences such as the American Leadership Academy (ALA), the Florida Career Pathways Network (FCPN), and the 2009 South Carolina Education and Business Summit, with over 2,000+ Faculty/Staff attendees

Andy Masters is a proud member of the POD Network in Higher Education, NCSPOD, AACC, and the National Speakers Association (NSA).

"How to ENGAGE and INSPIRE Today's Generation of Student!"  (.pdf)

Andy Masters presents entertaining and inspirational programs on student success and career development for high school and college students across the country.  He now shares his techniques with Faculty/Staff on how to motivate and engage students, while sharing what really makes this generation of student “tick.”  Andy explores the use of humor, pop culture references, incorporating technology that speaks their language, and citing young success stories that bring cool majors and careers to LIFE!  Lastly, Andy shares his touching story of how the care and belief of one faculty member and one career counselor changed his life forever.  Simply put, Andy helps inspire us to inspire our students to even greater heights!

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"Time Management and Work-Life Balance for the Busy Education Professional (.pdf)

Dedication in your career, family, and other activities can be very rewarding—but also very stressful, and sometimes overwhelming.  Join national Author/Speaker Andy Masters, as he will show you in 60 minutes or less how to spend MORE time on the items which are MOST important in your career and your life. Andy helps audiences across the country become “MASTERS” of prioritization, time delegation, and work/life balance—allowing you to control your schedule, and not allowing your schedule to control you.  Andy’s positive and entertaining program provides specific tools you can apply immediately so you can get MORE done, in LESS time, with HIGHER quality, and LESS stress in your career and your life.  Enjoy this entertaining, interactive, and inspirational program!   

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Andy's Additional Faculty/Staff Development Programs Include:

"Powerful Presentation Skills for 21st Century Education"

"Humor Me: Humor in the Classroom--Not Just How, But Why!"

"Mastering Delegation: Who, When & How, But Most Importantly Why!"

"Embracing Technology of Today: From Jump-Starting Powerpoint to Understanding Social Media"

For additional information Andy's College/High School student programs such as "From HighSchool2College," "Life After College," "Leadership Inside and Outside the Classroom," and "Balancing Student Life and Academics," please visit:  http://www.life-after-college.com.

Here are several great testimonials from Andy's entertaining and impactful Faculty/Staff programs:

"Andy Masters will add energy, content, and passion to your professional development event. Andy has the experiences and skills to keynote or conduct breakout sessions, including workshops and seminars. I don't like the 'canned' delivery that tends to be obvious as one listens to some speakers, and we carefully recruit presenters that avoid that trait. You won't get a 'canned' message from Andy Masters. His content is fresh, relevant, and timely in every way imaginable. BOOK HIM for your next event!"
 - Wofford O'Sullivan, South Carolina Department of Education, after Andy's program at the 2009 South Carolina Education and Business Summit with over 2,000+ Faculty/Staff attendees

"Andy Masters' presentation was engaging and his message DYNAMIC!  Andy was not only humorous, but insightful, and upbeat! His appearance at our Conference was more than just a quick motivational speech - it was an event that will be remembered by all in attendance and a message they will carry forward both personally and professionally!" - Libby Livings-Eassa, Indian River State College and 2009 President, Florida Career Pathways Network (FCPN)

"Andy Masters encourages his audience to understand the youth culture in which kids are living and to utilize tools from that culture--for example, the Internet--to engage young people and open their minds so that enhanced learning can occur!" - Pat Bubb, Executive Director, Tech Prep of the Rio GrandeValley (TX)

"I just wanted to drop you a line and say THANKS!  Our committee received GREAT feedback after your program. I am so happy you have started getting involved with our campus and I am looking forward to hearing your other presentations. Thanks again for all you do, your message was well presented--I would love to be able to deliver a program with so much PASSION." - Brittany Glazier, Career Development, Lynn University (FL)

"Andy...Thank you for the GREAT presentation.  Everyone was re-energized to go back to their classrooms with new ideas for motivating their students. Thanks again!" - Cheryl Diedrick, Director of Tech Prep /ETC, John A. Logan College (IL)

"The Global EDGE Tech Prep Consortium was so pleased to have Andy Masters come and speak to students and faculty at Collin College. Students appreciated Andy's message and remarked that the information was "Great! We got a copy of the book-can't wait to read it. Thanks!" He had the students engaged in an activity that held their interest until the very end, leaving the audience reluctant to leave and wishing for more time with the speaker, and it was a Monday morning! Faculty remarked that Andy was a "good speaker with good ideas that were easy to do!" They related that Andy's information was very practical and useful, his enthusiasm and passion was communicated clearly, and he was a great motivator. His presentation could best be summed up by a faculty member who commented, "Thank you for your passion to help students and faculty! You were GREAT! I'm very glad I came!" - Dr. Janet Jaworski, Executive Director, Global Edge Tech Prep Consortium, Collin College (TX)

"Andy Masters brought an engaging style and some interesting thoughts to the elusive goal of achieving more while doing less. With humor and some simple activities, he made us realize that even the most ambitious of dreams are achievable within the busiest of schedules." - Brent Nakagama, Director, Staff and Organizational Development, Valencia Community College (FL)

"Thanks again for the GREAT presentation to our Faculty on Wednesday of last week. The feedback has been VERY positive. I hope we can bring you back at some point for a second presentation we were planning!" - John Blaylock, VP-Educational Services Division, Northeast Community College (NE)

"Andy's message was a PERFECT FIT for our Career and Technology Educators Professional Development Day! His delivery was both engaging and motivational. Some comments from attendees were: 'GREAT morning speaker!', 'BEST presentation I've seen in a while!', and 'Thanks for bringing in someone who could CONNECT with us!' Andy would be a GREAT addition to your next event!" - Lisa Robbins, Coordinator, Catawba Regional Education Center (SC)

      

For pricing, scheduling availability, or all other inquiries, please email Andy's office at andy@andy-masters.com, or call (314)368-2250.