Presentations

Considering me for an upcoming in-person or virtual event?  Email me at Colleen@PeaceofMindPO.com to discuss scheduling, topics and fees.

And click here for my Speaker’s One Sheet: Klimczak One Sheet 2024  (double click for full size pdf).

Since 2003, I have presented hundreds of organizational presentations to thousands of people, in-person and virtually.

In addition to regular visits to local libraries, Moraine Valley Community College, South Suburban College and Kankakee Community College, I can present organizational topics and professional development workshops to your networking group, staff or organization.  We can even arrange a virtual presentation if that would better fit your needs.

• Adjunct Professor and Success Coach, Moraine Valley Community College
• Instructor, Kankakee Community College and South Suburban College
• Trained Facilitator, NAPO In the Schools
• Virtus Trained, Archdiocese of Chicago

Upcoming Presentations:

  • Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 6 pm, Crete Public Library, An Organized Kitchen
  • Wednesday, January 15, MaxSold, Make Working From Home Work For You!
  • Thursday, January 30, Hinsdale Public Library, Get a Grip on Your Papers!
  • Tuesday, February 4, Time Management for HCCTP at South Suburban College
  • Wednesday, February 5, Time Management for HCCTP at Kankakee Community College
  • Tuesday, February 18, Stress Management for HCCTP at South Suburban College
  • Thursday, February 20 at 6:30, Orland Park Public Library, Let’s Talk Downsizing!
     
  • Monday, March 24 at 6 pm, North Riverside Public Library, Organizing your Big Projects and Garages
  • Tuesday, March 25, Time Management for HCCTP at South Suburban College
  • April date, TBD, Stress Management for HCCTP at South Suburban College
  • Tuesday, November 4, 2025 Riverside Public Library, Organize Your Holidays
 
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: 

PROFESSIONAL AND PRODUCTIVITY:

• Get Organized and Stress Less! We are busier than ever before, and our homes and brains and lives feel so cluttered!  In this class, we will learn time management strategies, clutter clearing skills, and easy stress relief tools that fit in your busy life.  Take the time to learn to make time and be less stressed.

• Productivity and Time Management Tool Box: Want to get more done at work or at home? Learn a variety of time management strategies to have in your Time Management Tool Box including: An Uncluttered Work Space; Routines that Work; Managed Priorities; Technology tools and more.

•Stress Management: Explore tools for stress management including routines, sleep hygiene, intentional productivity, functional meditation and deep breathing, to deal with what life sends your way!

• Evernote for Organizing and Productivity: Capture what’s on your mind: Collect, nurture, and share ideas across desktop and mobile platforms with Evernote. Your thoughts are always with you, always accessible, always in sync

•Take Control of Your Paper! Do you wonder what papers to keep? For how long? Can you find what you need when you need it?  Learn tips and suggestions on what to keep, what to shred, what to save and how to save it.

•Make Working From Home Work  For You! Your work day may look a lot different these days. Let’s talk about work space, work flow, routines and maintaining focus while working from home!

FOR HOME AND FAMILY

• Clear the Clutter! Improve your life by getting the most from your stuff.  Recognize and Eliminate Clutter, then Maximize Your Stuff.  Save time and money, and regain control of your home.

• Eco-Friendly Clear the Clutter: Getting Organized and Going Green go hand in-hand! Improve your life by getting the most from your stuff.  Recognize and Eliminate Clutter, and explore Green solutions for clearing it from your home. Save time, money and the planet while regaining control of your home.

• An Organized Family! Help your kids establish skills now that will help them at home, in school and the rest of their lives.  Your world will run more smoothly after we discuss age appropriate home responsibilities, and the whole family will benefit by learning how to use resources like time and money efficiently and effectively.

• Take Control of Your Paper! Do you wonder what papers to keep? For how long? Can you find what you need when you need it?  Take home tips and suggestions on what to keep, what to shred, what to save and how to save it.

• An Organized Kitchen! Find time, money and space in this Heart of your home.  Organize the space, explore menu planning and savvy shopping, and make your kitchen work for you, for wellness, family and life.

• Organizing with Meal Planning! Help your days and dinners run more smoothly!  Consider your goals and what Healthy means to you and your family. Explore meal planning and enjoy tips and strategies to make the plan work!

• Let’s Talk Downsizing! Down-Sizing can be the time to Right-Size.  Making sense of a lifetime of possessions doesn’t have to be overwhelming! We will lay out the process, make decisions about what to part with and what to keep, and share resources to make it all happen.

•Better Decision Making and Clearing Clutter:  Clearing clutter requires prioritizing and decision making.  And sometimes these are difficult!  Learn the questions to ask yourself, and tips and strategies to help your projects move forward!

• College Dorm Organizing!  No matter what the size or layout of a dorm room, organization is a must! With small spaces, there’s no room for disorganization. Help your student set up for success!

• Organizing for Teens: Can you always find what you need when you need it?  This is your chance, Teen, to determine your organizational style and make it work for you!  Learn skills now that will help you for life. Tips and tricks to make the most of your time, your stuff, your space and yourself.

• NAPO In the Schools:  A service project for NAPO geared towards 3rd-5th graders in a classroom setting.

• Organizing your Big Projects and Garages:  Big organizing projects in your home’s big spaces like garages and basements require special strategies! Learn how to make decisions about clutter and then clear it from your home.

• Organize your Holiday:  Get the most out of your holidays by spending a little planning time now!