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History becomes a leadership laboratory in this entertaining presentation built around stories from Southern political life. Rather than focusing on politics or ideology, Nick uses memorable personalities, colorful episodes, successes, mistakes, and sometimes downright strange moments to illustrate practical lessons that apply far beyond government.

The program moves through a series of straightforward leadership principles: know the rules, get the facts right, don't take yourself too seriously, be consistent, and understand what is really being asked of you. Each lesson is anchored in a story, giving audiences something they can remember—and something they can use.

Designed for civic clubs, associations, conferences, leadership groups, and organizations looking for a program that is informative without feeling like a lecture. And despite the title, this isn't a partisan political speech. It's about what people who have lived and worked in the political arena can teach the rest of us about leadership.

Standing before a city council, county board, commission, school board, or other public body can be intimidating—and simply having a good idea does not mean you will get the result you want.

As a former presidential appointee who has appeared before well over 100 public boards, Nick Walters brings firsthand experience to this practical program designed for business leaders, engineers, developers, nonprofit leaders, association representatives, community advocates, and anyone whose work requires appearing before public boards or elected officials.

Nick walks audiences through five things to do—and five things not to do when making their case. From knowing exactly what you are asking for and understanding the needs of decision-makers to communicating clearly, navigating the process, and avoiding common mistakes, the program provides practical lessons that can be put to work immediately.

This is a nuts-and-bolts presentation for people who need to persuade public decision-makers—how to prepare, how to present, what to avoid, and how to give your proposal the best opportunity to be heard and understood.

What began as a personal quest to find the final resting place of every Mississippi governor turned into an adventure across Mississippi and beyond. Hunt for the Governors' Graves combines history, travel, detective work, and unexpected discoveries as Nick shares the stories behind the governors, the search for their graves, and the unusual places the hunt has taken him.

The program can fit comfortably into a typical one-hour civic club meeting or be expanded into a more in-depth presentation for historical societies, genealogical societies, libraries, and other groups interested in Mississippi history and the stories behind the search.

Ever wonder why Mississippi's 82 counties have the names they do? This program turns the map of Mississippi into a tour through the state's history, exploring counties named for American Revolution heroes, presidents, Mississippi political leaders, Native American people and words, rivers, places, and more. The presentation includes familiar names such as Washington, Franklin, Hancock, Jackson, and Lafayette, as well as the stories and meanings behind names such as Copiah, Coahoma, Panola, Pontotoc, and Noxubee.

Designed to be flexible, Mississippi Counties works as an entertaining program for civic clubs and historical societies and can also be adapted especially for fourth-grade students studying Mississippi history. The stories can be adjusted in length and depth for the age, interests, and schedule of the audience.

Established in 1823, Greenwood Cemetery is one of Jackson's oldest historic places—and its 22 acres tell an extraordinary story of Mississippi. More than 5,000 documented burials include 124+ elected officials, five university presidents, veterans representing 14 U.S. wars, more than 1,200 Confederate soldiers, and Pulitzer Prize winner Eudora Welty.

As a member of the Greenwood Cemetery Board, Nick Walters takes audiences beyond the monuments to discover the politicians, soldiers, educators, writers, families, and everyday Mississippians whose lives help tell the larger story of Jackson and Mississippi.

The program is ideal for civic clubs, historical and genealogical societies, libraries, and community organizations and can be presented as an engaging one-hour program or expanded for groups wanting a deeper exploration of Greenwood's remarkable history.

William McKendree Gwin may be one of the most fascinating Mississippians most people have never heard of. He began as a young physician in Clinton, became a protégé of Andrew Jackson, served as U.S. Marshal and a Mississippi congressman, headed west during the California Gold Rush, and emerged as one of California's first U.S. senators.

And then his story gets even stranger. After the Civil War began, Gwin went to France and became involved in an extraordinary plan to establish a French-backed colony in northern Mexico—with talk of Napoleon III making him the Duke of Sonora.

Nick Walters tells the remarkable story of a man whose life connected Clinton, Andrew Jackson, Mississippi politics, the California Gold Rush, the U.S. Senate, the Civil War, Napoleon III, and imperial Mexico. It is an especially good program for historical societies, civic clubs, libraries, and groups interested in Mississippi and American history—and a reminder that some of the best historical stories are about people we have almost completely forgotten.

Change is one of the greatest challenges facing any church—whether it involves growth, new leadership, changing ministries, new facilities, or simply finding a way forward in a changing community. Leading During Change uses the biblical story of Nehemiah and the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls to explore timeless principles for leading people through periods of uncertainty and transition.

Nick combines biblical history, practical leadership experience, and the story of Nehemiah to examine how leaders develop a vision, organize people around a mission, deal with opposition, maintain focus, and move an organization from recognizing a problem to accomplishing a goal.

Designed specifically for churches, pastors, ministry teams, deacons, elders, church staffs, and leadership retreats, the program can be adapted for a Sunday evening program, leadership gathering, retreat, or extended workshop.

How did the Bible in your hands become an English Bible?

This six-hour course is not for the weary. It is an in-depth journey through the people, politics, theology, technology, and sometimes bloodshed behind the English Bible—from the earliest attempts to put Scripture into the language of ordinary people through the translation of the King James Bible and beyond.

Along the way, Nick explores figures such as John Wycliffe, William Tyndale, Miles Coverdale, Thomas Cranmer, Queen Mary I, Queen Elizabeth I, and King James I, along with the major translations and events that shaped the English Bible we know today.

More than a history of translation, this is the story of who could read the Bible, who could translate it, who controlled it, and why people were willing to risk—and sometimes lose—their lives to make Scripture available in English.

The course is presented with the cooperation and permission of the Center for Christian History at Mississippi Christian University and is designed for churches, Bible students, pastors, teachers, and serious students of Christian history who are ready to go much deeper than a typical one-hour presentation.

Can I Trust the Bible? tackles one of the most important questions Christians—and skeptics—ask: How do we know the Bible we have today is reliable?

This program examines the evidence behind the biblical text: how the books of the Bible were written, copied, preserved, collected, translated, and passed down through the centuries. It addresses questions about ancient manuscripts, textual differences, the formation of the biblical canon, translation, and whether thousands of years of transmission have substantially changed what the original authors wrote.

Rather than simply asking an audience to “take it on faith,” Nick explores the historical evidence behind the Bible's transmission and preservation, while also explaining where questions and scholarly debates remain.

Designed for churches, Christian schools, Bible studies, conferences, and other faith-based groups, the presentation can be adapted from an accessible overview to a more in-depth study of the history and reliability of the biblical text.