Programs

A Creative Approach to Achievement and Success

As a professional keynote speaker for 20 years, North Wood has given presentations to major corporations, associations, colleges and organizations. He is a teacher, consultant, award-winning artist and is known for his unique and inspiring programs. His presentations are perfect for banquets, breakfasts and luncheons as music is softly performed while people dine and converse. Music is also performed throughout his presentations to illustrate his points and as people are entering and being seated. North Wood has worked with many world famous Grammy Award winning talents including Barbra Streisand, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Elton John, Placido Domingo, Itzhak Perlman, Patti Austin, Herb Albert, Henry Mancini, Burt Bacharach, Quincy Jones, Randy Newman, Marvin Hamlisch and has performed as concertmaster under John Williams. His presentations are about reaching goals through understanding the nature of talent, creativity and achievement. Music is performed throughout his talks as a metaphor to illustrate his ideas and to entertain his audience. Before becoming a full time speaker North Wood worked as a certified therapist helping people reach their goals. He has also hosted is own television series discussing his techniques regarding the nature of talent, achievement and success.

Banquet, Luncheon and Dinner Specialist

Healthcare, Hospital, Assisted Living and Nurses Associations

At the age of 27, I contracted a staphylococcus aureus infection that attacked my heart and organs. I almost died and ended up needing a heart valve replacement and months of rehab. Read more…

The Joy of Hard Work and Commitment

Discover the thrill of long-term commitment and a lifetime of passion. Success can only be measured by the effort and joy it took to attain it. This presentation will remind you how to compete in the name of fun, for without fun there can be no creativity, and without creativity there can be no success. Read more…

The Laws of Personal Change

This program will make you aware of the importance of change, give you the powerful techniques that will teach you how to make a change and give you a complete understanding of what difficulties to expect while making a change. Read more…

Creating the Vision

One of the most important qualities talented people possess is visualization. Visualization is not something we learn how to do. It is something we do all the time. You cannot execute the smallest task without it being a thought first. Everything we do in life is a thought first. Read more…

Developing a Strong Sense of Confidence

Confidence is knowing, not convincing. This program will help you overcome fears, blocks and denial and put you on the right track to self sufficiency. Read more…

Leadership

As a leader of many professional violin sections, I believe I have learned the secrets of gaining peoples trust, which in turn allows me to lead them. The job of a concertmaster is to lead the violin section to play together, play in tune and to follow phrasings and bowings. Read more…

The Difference Between “Doing the Best You Can” and “Doing Whatever it Takes”

You cannot change a truth, you can only change a belief. This talk will convince you that you have the freedom to choose any belief you desire that will help you reach your goal. Read more…

Team Building

This program will make you aware of the importance of teamwork and give you techniques to create a great team using musical analogies and entertainment. Read more…

The Inner World of the Child Prodigy

This insightful presentation will prove that contrary to most beliefs, talent and genius are not unexplainable phenomenons. Genius is a quality, a state of mind and a connection with self that is accessible to anyone who is willing to understand the principles involved. Read more…

Keynote

My hour to hour and a half keynote uses the best elements of all my other programs. The elements are cohesively combined to give a complete understanding of the many different facets and subjects regarding the nature of talent, achievement and success. Read more…

Your audience will learn:

Leadership skills
The joy of hard work and commitment
The difference between doing “the best you can” and “doing whatever it takes”
The levels of awareness – the building blocks of talent and success
Techniques for reaching goals
Creativity – there is always a way around a problem!
Team building
Vision – the completed vision must come first
The inner world of the child prodigy and how it applies to you
The laws of personal change
Developing a strong sense of confidence
The laws of personal change
Developing a strong sense of confidence
The power of objectivity – finding a clear path to your goals and what it will take

All speaking engagement include instructional material for techniques and live musical examples and performances.

About North Wood

As a professional personal development and motivational speaker, North Wood has given presentations to major corporations and associations such as T.R.W, New York Life, Litton Aero Products, International Association Administrative Professionals, National Association of Purchasing Management, California Association of Realtors, Women’s American ORT, National School Boards Association, O. J. Realty and Investment Corporation, Health Information Association and Century 21 to name a few. He is also a member of eight major speakers bureaus and has appeared on seventeen television programs discussing his techniques regarding the nature of talent, success and achievement. All of his presentations are customized to fit the needs of each individual group.

Artists I Have Worked With

Barbra Streisand, Ray Charles, John Williams, Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Itzhak Perlman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Branford Marsalis, Zubin Meta, Placido Domingo, Natalie Cole, John Denver, Kenny G, Elton John, Lalo Schifrin, Linda Ronstadt, Millissa Manchester, Burt Bacharach, Jose Carreras, Smokey Robinson, Patti Austin, Henry Mancini, Aaron Neville, Toni Braxton, Herb Albert, George Benson, Yeuti Menuhin, Doc Severinson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Engerlbert Humperdink, Randy Newman, Shena Easton, Quincy Jones, Academy Awards Banquet Orchestra 2002, 2003.

Orchestral, Solo & Concertmaster Experience

Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, New American Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, American Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale, YMF Debut Orchestra, The Crystal Cathedral, California Music Theatre, Long Beach Symphony, Long Beach Opera, Long Beach Pops, Santa Barbara Symphony, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Pasadena Symphony, Pasadena Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Pops, Ventura County Symphony

Television & Motion Pictures

Schindlers List, The Green Mile, The American President, Mrs. Doubtfire, Home Alone, Star Trek First Contact, Star Trek Improbable Cause, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, A Few Good Men, A River Runs Through It, Last Of The Mohicans, Addams Family, Addams Family Values, City Slickers, Death Becomes Her, Prince Of Tides, The Postman, The Mirror Has Two Faces, First Knight, First Wives Club, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Identity, Speed II, Con Air, The Net, City Hall, The River Wild, Maverick, Meet Joe Black, The Preacher’s Wife, The Relic, The Client, Forget Paris, Indian In The Cupboard, Virtuosity, Eye For An Eye, Pay It Forward, Up Close And Personal, Space Jam, Father Of The Bride I&II, Shawshank Redemption, Erin Brockovitch, Guarding Tess, Honeymoon In Vegas, Wyatt Earp, Santa Clause, The Horse Whisperer, Sister Act I&II, Wrestling Ernest Hemmingway, Aladdin, Man On The Moon, Of Mice And Men, Ace Ventura, Alien 3, Bed of Roses, Beethoven, Born In East L.A., Celtic Pride, Curly Sue, Cats Don’t Dance, Devil In A Blue Dress, Dracula, Hand That Rocks The Cradle, Hot Shots II, Milk Money, Little Rascals, Moonlight And Valentino, Return To The Blue Lagoon, Urban Legend.