SPEAKING PRESENTATION TOPICS
Ray Hanania is an accomplished public speaker and entertainer. His experience in professional journalism, Chicago politics, campaign election management and organization, as a public relations/media relations executive, and as a Middle East columnist and peace activist, make him the perfect presenter for panels, conferences and programs for businesses and organizations.
Especially in these times when the Middle East conflict is priority one on the minds of Americans and remains the source of the greatest threats to the American way of life, Hanania's background in journalism and his experiences insure his presentations can help audiences better understand the various factors that face our nation.
Hanania has consulted on more than 50 election campaigns including for Chicago aldermen, committeeman, county commissioner, Illinois House and Illinois Senate, U.S. Congress, and grassroots organizing on many public affairs issues.
Discussion topics can include:
- Chicago media, Chicago politics, Chicago mayors (Mayor Daley through Mayor Daley.)
- Chicago journalism, conflicts, practices, history.
- Humor and conflict (How humor can speak to the trauma of September 11th, the continued Middle East conflict and ease relations between communities in conflict.) Hanania is an accomplished professional stand-up comedian who uses humor and satire to address issues involving Arab culture, Islam, the Arab-Israeli conflict and more. He has performed at Caroline's on Broadway, New York Comedy Club, Zanies Chicago, Riddles Comedy Club and more than 100 professional performances since launching his comedy act after the Sept. 11th tragedy.
- Post-Sept. 11th bigotry and discrimination against Arabs and Muslims in America.
- Ethnicity, writing about ethnicity, exploring profiling-related issues, the ethnic media.
- Contemporary Middle East politics (Hanania is a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate and a columnist for the Daily Herald Newspaper.)
- Chicago's community newspapers, their evolution, challenges and shortcomings; ethics and lack of ethics in professional journalism.
- Media messaging, public relations and perception.
- Controversial politicians: Mayor Jane M. Byrne, Cicero's convicted felon former mayor Betty Loren-Maltese, Chicago mayors Richard M. Daley, Jane M. Byrne and Harold Washington.
- Election campaign strategy, campaign management, campaign organization.
Hanania can:
- Perform his stand-up comedy routine
- Present a mix of comedy and discussion
- Present a discussion analyzing Middle East politics, Chicago regional politics, journalism
- Provide media training on journalism and the role of public relations
Contact Ray Hanania at 312 ~~ 933 ~~ 9855 (cell), or by email at rayhanania@comcast.net.
Review of Hanania speech at Birzeit University, north of Ramallah in October 2004: Read review?
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