NACS Show 2025
  • McCormick Place Convention Center
  • Conference: October 14-17, 2025
  • Expo: October 15-17, 2025
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Connect for Success: The Steps to Influence

Format: Case Study Case Study
General topic presenting lessons learned start to finish.
Format: Expert-Expert Interview Expert-Expert Interview
Replaces fireside chat or single presenter format. Must be known industry expert or presentation of robust data.
Format: Ignite Ignite
Slides run automatically keeping speaker pacing. Keeps session moving.
Format: Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
One topic through the eyes of different functional teams (e.g. supply chain, store ops, frontline, finance, etc.)
Format: Lightning Lightning
Moderated Q&A with small panel with efforts to drive diverse perspective; after 3 minutes on question, buzzer sounds and move to next question; forces people to be brief and clear on answers.
Format: Masterclass Masterclass
Single topic session which is a solo presenter and acts more like an university lecture. Must include multiple media, audience interaction, etc.
Format: Great Debate: Point Counterpoint Great Debate: Point Counterpoint
Facilitator stimulates point/counterpoint debate on key industry topic.
Format: Roundtables Roundtables
Facilitated discussion. Limited use of slides or video to set-up topic.
Format: Think You Know Me? Think You Know Me?
One group is polled on a topic, and then the other has to guess the outcomes, as a stimulant for discussion.
Format: Workshop Workshop
Traditional small group classroom style format.
Professional Development
Format: Workshop Workshop

This workshop is designed for those who want to enhance their communication skills with persuasive and positive methods. Attendees will gain insights on active listening, building rapport, and emotional EQ. Attendees will also learn how to employ perspective variance and third-party intermediaries. We’ll cap this session with the incredible story of how retired FBI Special Agent Kyle Vowinkel persuaded the Boston Marathon bomber to surrender. 

October 07, 2024

1:15 PM - 3:30 PM PDT

Pavilion 9



Add to Calendar 10/07/2024 1:15 PM 10/07/2024 3:30 PM America/Los_Angeles NACS Show Education Session - Connect for Success: The Steps to Influence

This workshop is designed for those who want to enhance their communication skills with persuasive and positive methods. Attendees will gain insights on active listening, building rapport, and emotional EQ. Attendees will also learn how to employ perspective variance and third-party intermediaries. We’ll cap this session with the incredible story of how retired FBI Special Agent Kyle Vowinkel persuaded the Boston Marathon bomber to surrender. 

 Las Vegas Convention Center: Pavilion 9

Speakers

Kyle Vowinkel

Principal
Elite Mindsets

Kyle Vowinkel is founder of Elite Mindsets, keynote speaker, and corporate leadership trainer who elevates teams to extraordinary performance levels.

He provides practical and actionable...
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