Matthew Currin and Convene Training Upcoming Events
Events on this page will include training for First Responders, business leaders, and various industries. Training topics include Decision Making Training, Time Critical Decision Making, Transfer of Experience and Knowledge and Expert Training. Matthew is also available for briefing training and simulation training.
2016 Upcoming Events
May 13, 2016 PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Rockingham County Wellness Center
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May 24, 2016 Piedmont Triad Regional Trama & Acute Care Symposium
Winston-Salem, NC
Speaker – Crew Resource Management
June-24-25 Advanced NAACS Course
September 26-28 – Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC)
Charlotte, NC
Speaker – “12 Seconds Changed Everything’- Sharing Your Experience and Knowledge”
October 4, 2016 Emergency Medicine Today conference in Greensboro, NC
General / Keynote Speaker
12 Seconds Changed Everything- So Others May Live
Testimonials
Matt is an expert in his field and a professional speaker on Safety and Risk Management. Matt draws on discipline and strategic planning learned while in the Marine Corps and uses those tools to help companies implement best practices for improving safety performance and help reduce risks. As companies continue to increase focus on Environmental, Safety, and Health standard improvements for their most important assets, their people, Matt can provide industry leading instruction to help every company improve their overall performance. Matt takes real world experiences and presents them in a manner that all employees can understand and provides a path to improved results!!”
Todd Adams, Director of Sales – Eastern Zone. PPG Industries
I stumbled upon Matthew Currin through a fellow colleague and EMS Director. As a facilitator for a 40 hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training, I am challenged with finding speakers that can connect with and hold the attention of emergency responders, probation officers, and students. Matthew’s real life experiences and his passion to help others through his lived experiences make his stories powerful and his messages stick. He is engaging, inspiring and motivating and his style and delivery captivate any audience. He can entertain participants while encouraging them to reflect on their own lives, their performance, and how to improve situations and interactions. One of the impressive things about Matthew is his ability to tailor presentations to meet the individual needs of each group. His dedication to helping others is evident through every presentation. Hands down, I can say that Matthew has added value to our CIT Program. Matthew’s presentation has become an integral part of our training that makes it stand out from other CIT programs.
Tara Tucker, MS, EMT-P – Community Program Coordinator
Thank you is not even close enough for everything you’ve done this week for NAACS. You brought an element of expertise and professionalism far above our expectations. We are extremely excited to be working with you and Convene Training!
Chris Forncrook, NAACS President Elect
Just wanted to say thank you for last night’s training event! The feedback from the attendees was outstanding! Our firefighters were intrigued with the presentation. As the Training Officer for the Galax Volunteer Fire Department, my take away was the need to ramp up our scenario based, pressurized, training. The more realistic the training, the more likely a positive outcome will occur for us on the fireground. I also better recognize the need to pass along near misses and calls of interest to our newest members. Additionally, I see the importance of passing along my/our failures in an effort to learn from them and keep them from happening again. I/we need to swallow that pride to keep the next brother alive. Thank you again for that realization and the great presentation last night!
Sincerely,
Mike Ayers, Captain, Recruitment & Retention Coordinator
Galax Volunteer Fire Department
I first met Matt in Afghanistan right after 9-11, and have had the good fortune of working with him over the course of many years—both in uniform and out. I have watched Matt hone his skills as a leader, speaker, and mentor during that time. Through his experiences a former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, and Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI)—along with the many lessons he has drawn from his experience as an aero-medevac pilot—Matt has continually refined his ability to convey real world experiences into meaningful lessons learned for anyone operating in a high tempo/high demand environments. A great entertainer, Matt is also extremely savvy on how to bring out the best in his audiences; leading them to draw from their own experiences and shared knowledge in order to enhance decision making within their own organizations.”
Vince Martinez
President, Affinity Fidelis, LLC
Matt’s a charismatic leader who’s ability to work with people is superb. He intrinsically understands and thus is able to motivate those that work with him to do their best. A real pleasure to have work with. Enjoyed watching this officer grow. This, along with strong piloting skills, made him one of the best aviators we had in the squadron. I would actively seek him out to work with again; I want him on my team!”
Colonel Chris Coke
Assoc. Dean of Faculty, National War College
His [Matthew’s] presentation was both informative and entertaining. He provided information is essential to our HEMS practice. Clearly, he has extensive knowledge and experience on this subject. He shared so much information from various scenarios and was able to relate them to our practice. The crews enjoyed the day and were able to leave that day better equipped with CRM skills and an experience unlike any other training they had ever had in the past.
Matt was the reason this year’s training was a success. He should be commended on his expertise and willingness to share this with our crews.”
Wendy Rash
Staff Flight Nurse, AirCare Critical Care Transport
Matt is a true warrior and service disabled veteran who served our country valiantly. He is a consummate professional and a visionary. His military training is a nice complement to his entrepreneurial drive and work ethic. I always look forward to projects we can develop together.”
Roland Waddell
President, Prelude Communications, LLC