speaking
Bob Welch is a seasoned speaker who uses heart and humor to inspire audiences. He has appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America," spoken at the Massachusetts Statehouse and keynoted conferences from coast to coast. When speaking about Frances Slanger, the first nurse to die after the landings at Normandy and the subject of his book, American Nightingale, Welch connects particularly well with those in the medical profession. Telling the story of Slanger, a Polish-born Jew who winds up giving her life to help stem the tide of the Nazi regime, Welch reminds audiences that, like a pebble in the water, we often leave ripples that we sometimes don't even realize.
Topics include:
— Daring to make a difference in the world.
— Making community work.
— Leaving legacies of honor.
— Sports: The values beyond the scoreboard.*
— Writing: From columns to articles to books
* Welch has seen sports from virtually every angle: participant, newspaper sports editor, referee, father and coach. His forthcoming book on the twining of sports and life, "My Seasons," will be released Oct. 1, 2006 by AO Creative. He has been published in such magazines as Sports Illustrated and Runner's World.
Welch presentations, appearances: 2004-2006
ABC's "Good Morning America" (Boston)
National Public Radio-Boston
Boston University
Massachusetts Statehouse (Boston)
Uniformed Nurses Practitioners Association (New Orleans)
National Society of Newspaper Columnists (New Orleans)
U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School (San Antonio)
U.S. Army Nurse Corps Association, (Las Vegas, Nev.)
National Hadassah Conference (Washington, D.C.)
Oklahoma State Council of Perioperative Nurses (Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okl.)
Northern Oklahoma State School of Nursing (Enid, Okl.)
National Military Nurse Conference (Washington, D.C.)
University of Oregon (Eugene)
Oregon State University (Corvallis)
Rogue Valley Community College (Roseburg, Ore.)
Willamette Writers Conference (Portland)
KATU TV's "A.M. Northwest" (Portland)
South Coast Writers Conference (Gold Beach, Ore.)
Sisters Chamber of Commerce (Sisters, Ore.)
Oregon Assoc. of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (Bend, Ore.)