Guest Speakers

“Del Suggs is an original. He is one of those individuals who comes on stage as a stranger, and leaves it as a friend.  That is a rare gift.”

My Careers in Communication course has introduced many guest speakers who shared valuable information, but Del Suggs is one presenter I found particularly interesting. Del is an award-winning songwriter, singer, and guitarist. He has taught at FSU in both the College of Education and the College of Music. Suggs has co-authored several books and has additional experience in a wide range of industries. The most valuable lessons I’ve learned this semester stem from Del Suggs’ presentation, titled “How to do Anything.”

The information Del provided will be useful not only in making career decisions, but in living a fulfilled life. In his presentation he explained that having a specific quantitative goal can help you accomplish any aspiration.  Having a specific and measurable goal will undoubtedly guide me through the job searching/application process. Del also stressed that the type of person you are really does matter to future employers because it is important to enjoy the people with whom you work. Throughout his presentation he highlighted that a person should always be working to be more grateful, gracious, friendly, sincere, positive, forgiving, and happy. And happiness is a choice. I really took this to heart because I believe that it is more important to devote time building your character than building your resume. Experiences on a resume certainly mold you and build your skill set, but they do not define who you are.



It’s not surprising that Del Suggs’ speech appealed to me the most out of all our speakers; he was named "Best Campus Speaker of the Year" as voted by the school membership of Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities and has received several similar honors. 

Quote source: http://www.delsuggs.com/Bio.html