Website maintenance is scheduled for March 4 from 11 p.m. to March 5 at 2 a.m. PT.
NTI

Concurrent V60M221

Lead with Your Voice: Inspire, Engage and Inspire with Purpose

Facilitator(s): Kathleen M Vollman, MSN, RN, CCNS, FCCM, FCNS, FAAN

Contact Hours 1.00
CERP B 1.00
San Diego Conference
Date Monday 5/18/2026
Time 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PT
Virtual Conference
Date Tuesday 6/16/2026
Time 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM PT
Live Q & A

Session Summary

Using your voice to lead change can be a daunting prospect. Now more than ever, your experience and insight are powerful tools for influence, whether you're speaking to one person or a packed room. This dynamic session empowers you to overcome fear, build confidence and master the art of communication. Through live examples and real-world demonstrations, learn how to harness both verbal and nonverbal skills to educate, engage and inspire with purpose. It's time to step up, speak out and lead with your voice.

Objectives

  • Identify common barriers to effective facilitation and strategies to overcome fear and self-doubt when speaking to groups of any size.
  • Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques to engage learners and enhance message delivery.
  • Apply facilitation strategies to organize and deliver educational sessions that influence nursing practice and professional outcomes.
Topics Communication
Role Manager, APRN, Staff

Call for Abstracts: Have a great idea for a session or a poster?
Click here to apply.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for 1.00 contact hours.

Disclosure

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.

Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion. 

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.