Public Service Workers Presentations
Michael has dedicated his life to inspiring others to embrace and adopt the Positive Rebel’s mindset, helping them see how adversity can create opportunities to learn, build resilience, and overcome challenges. Professionally, he has educated individuals in the workforce on how this mindset can foster support and cultivate diversity, equity, and inclusion in both public and private sectors.
“Michael began our conference with a thought-provoking keynote speech focused on personal, real-life experiences of bullying and harassment. Delegates came away with an ‘everyday’ toolbox to use in standing against harassment of any type. Thank you for engaging all our members and setting the theme for our conference.”
Amber Leonard, President, CUPE Vancouver Island District Council
Since 1986, Michael has delivered inspirational and educational presentations, demonstrating how the Positive Rebel’s mindset empowers individuals to achieve success in both their personal and professional lives.
“A Positive Rebel doesn’t tolerate their negative thoughts, ideas of limitations, false self-conditioning, and fears that are self-imposed.” Michael Bortolotto
Drawing from his firsthand experience of living and applying the Positive Rebel’s mindset, Michael shares his expertise, perspective, knowledge, and actionable insights to help individuals: * Recognize adversity as an opportunity to develop resilience. * Promote and foster social inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. * Transform exclusive, closed-minded perspectives into inclusive, open-minded approaches. * Team safety relies on collaboration, mutual accountability, and shared commitment to ensure a secure and supportive environment for everyone.
Michael’s presentations are designed to captivate, provoke thought, and transform perspectives, leaving a lasting impact on your audience.
Michael's Signature Presentation
The Truth About Apples & Pineapples.
The Truth About Apples and Pineapples is a true story that highlights the benefits of fostering and maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment for all employees. It also addresses the drawbacks of pre-judging others based on skin colour, accent, physical appearance, gender preference, culture, race, religion, and abilities.
In this presentation, professional workers will receive a simple six-step strategy to help all professional worker can build social inclusion and create a safe, supportive environment where every person – regardless of their abilities or uniquenesses – can thrive.
Safety Is A Team Sport!
Every work environment shares two fundamental goals: ensuring safety and promoting productivity. In this 80-minute, four-quarter presentation, Michael offers straightforward mindset strategies and practical insights to help every individual contribute to a safe and cohesive team.
1st Quarter – 5-step strategy to combat complacency and avoid painful outcomes. 2nd Quarter – Using common-sense thinking to prevent unsafe thoughts, feelings, and actions. 3rd Quarter – Rebelling against peer pressure caused by other people’s agendas. 4th Quarter – Cultivating a modern and safe winning team begins with practicing inclusion, diversity, and equity.
Looking Inside The Positive Rebel.
Don’t let unexpected setbacks, unnecessary roadblocks, and unforeseen challenges prevent your colleagues and employees from fulfilling their responsibilities to the organization they serve. This is your opportunity to teach them how become Positive Rebels – using a powerful mindset to move beyond their own negative thoughts, ideas of limitations, false conditioning, and fear-driven emotions. When they strengthen their mindset, they become more resilient, more adaptable in the face of adversity, and better able to achieve their professional and personal goals.
Diversity - Equity - Inclusion - "Hut" - "Hut - Touchdown!
Can diversity, equity, and inclusion really work in the corporate world? Imagine for a moment being a human bulls-eye in a high school pick-up football game because you couldn’t catch. What my classmates didn’t realize was that they were unintentionally practicing diversity, equity, and inclusion – recognizing and using my unique strengths hidden within my disability.
In this presentation, audiences gain powerful insights and practical strategies to help people with disabilities discover, develop, and apply their talents, skills, and abilities, creating workplaces where everyone’s strengths are valued and utilized.
Customizing A Presentation To Meet Your Needs.
Please feel free to contact him by phone – text (250-816-2989) or e-mail (michael@michaelbortolotto.com) to talk and consult with Michael on how he can customize a presentation that fits you and your audience’s requirements and needs.