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SUMMARY:IN-PERSON Non-CE - Pepper Spray & Personal Safety: Think Ahead. Stay Alert. Be Prepared.
DESCRIPTION:💪Pepper Spray & Personal Safety: Think Ahead.🤔 Stay Alert.👀 Be Prepared.👍What would you do if a potentially dangerous situation happened right in front of you?This informative and engaging personal safety presentation focuses on the importance of preparation\, awareness and understanding how emotions can affect our ability to respond when a threat occurs.\nUsing "pepper spray" as a starting point\, Mark Becker will explore how training and preparation can help us move from simply recognizing a threat to making a decision and taking action.Attendees will learn how to recognize potential threats\, trust their instincts\, understand the emotional and psychological responses that can occur during a crisis\, and think through "what if?" scenarios before they happen. The presentation also touches on de-escalation\, active listening and practical considerations for avoiding or responding to threatening situations.The goal is simple: think ahead\, be aware and be better prepared to protect yourself when it matters.Meet the Speaker: Mark BeckerMark J. Becker brings more than 32 years of experience with the Federal Bureau of Investigation\, where he served as a Special Agent and Senior Supervisory Resident Agent. His FBI career included investigations involving violent crime\, counterintelligence\, international terrorism and other criminal matters\, as well as supervising multi-agency teams and developing strategies to address violent crime. He later served as Chief of Police for both the East Chicago and Portage\, Indiana Police Departments.Today\, Becker is President of Becker Consulting Group LLC\, providing security\, investigative and personal safety training. He has also presented training throughout the United States for law enforcement agencies\, government organizations and private businesses\, covering topics including personal safety\, defensive tactics\, crisis intervention\, hostage/crisis negotiations and survival training. He has provided instruction to police recruits and law enforcement personnel for more than 20 years and has extensive experience helping individuals prepare for and respond to potentially dangerous situations.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p style="text-align: center\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">💪Pepper Spray &amp\; Personal Safety: Think Ahead.🤔 Stay Alert.<span style="background-color: rgb(250\, 197\, 28)\;">👀</span> Be Prepared.👍</span></strong></p><p>What would you do if a potentially dangerous situation happened right in front of you?</p><p>This informative and engaging personal safety presentation <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">f</strong><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">ocuses on the importance of preparation\, awareness and understanding how emotions can affect our ability to respond when a threat occurs.</strong><br />Using &ldquo\;pepper spray&rdquo\; as a starting point\, Mark Becker will explore how training and preparation can <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">help us move from simply recognizing a threat to making a decision and taking action.</strong></p><p>Attendees will learn how to recognize potential threats\, trust their instincts\, understand the emotional and psychological responses that can occur during a crisis\, and think through &ldquo\;what if?&rdquo\; scenarios before they happen. The presentation also touches on de-escalation\, active listening and practical considerations for avoiding or responding to threatening situations.</p><p>The goal is simple: <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">think ahead\, be aware and be better prepared to protect yourself when it matters.</strong></p><hr fr-original-style="" style="clear: both\; user-select: none\; break-after: page\;" /><p>Meet the Speaker: Mark Becker</p><p><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/q_auto\,f_auto\,c_crop\,w_897\,h_1077\,x_-1/v1789145499/tenants/b8fd7596-446b-4494-ab46-0224f57ae8aa/a3bca6f495d7425a9ee6141730563ed7/image-e1e3e1c8.jpg" width="168" style="width: 168px\; height: 201.6px\; display: inline-block\; vertical-align: bottom\; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0px\; max-width: calc(100% - 5px)\; text-align: left\; float: left\; position: relative\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="201.6" fr-original-style="width: 168px\; height: 201.6px\; display: inline-block\; vertical-align: bottom\; margin: 5px 5px 5px 0px\; max-width: calc(100% - 5px)\; text-align: left\; float: left\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" />Mark J. Becker</strong> brings more than 32 years of experience with the Federal Bureau of Investigation\, where he served as a Special Agent and Senior Supervisory Resident Agent. His FBI career included investigations involving violent crime\, counterintelligence\, international terrorism and other criminal matters\, as well as supervising multi-agency teams and developing strategies to address violent crime. He later served as Chief of Police for both the East Chicago and Portage\, Indiana Police Departments.</p><p>Today\, Becker is President of Becker Consulting Group LLC\, providing security\, investigative and personal safety training. He has also presented training throughout the United States for law enforcement agencies\, government organizations and private businesses\, covering topics including personal safety\, defensive tactics\, crisis intervention\, hostage/crisis negotiations and survival training. He has provided instruction to police recruits and law enforcement personnel for more than 20 years and has extensive experience helping individuals prepare for and respond to potentially dangerous situations.</p></body></html>
LOCATION:619 E. Orange Street Lakeland FL 33801
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