Speaking Events and Piano Performances

Motivational speaker and performing amateur pianist Nancy M. Williams' schedule of events on claiming your passion, leadership, and hearing loss, plus piano recitals and performances.

Nancy M. Williams speaking into a microphone to tell her personal hearing loss story, with a piano in the background
September 13, 2023
Panelist
Music and Hearing Loss
Sound Health Network Live Day Virtual Conference
April 11, 2023
Guest Talk
Advocating for Children and Teens with Hearing Loss
Hear for CHI (Children’s Hearing Loss Institute) Club at Connelly School of the Holy Child, Potomac, MD
December 7, 2021
Sertoma Guest Lecture
Coming to Terms with Childhood Hearing Loss: One Advocate’s Journey With Piano Music
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Audiology and Speech Language Pathology Departments
Columbus, OH
Saturday, February 1, 2020, at 6:30pm
Piano Performance
Beethoven 250 Celebration
Pathétique Sonata
First movement: Rachel Jungkeit
Second movement: Nancy M. Williams
Third movement: Carter Bryan
Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT
June 20, 2019
Workshop
Rewriting Your Stigma Narrative: The Road to Self-Efficacy
Hearing Loss Association of America Convention 2019
Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY
September 24, 2018
Workshop
Ten Proven Tools to Take the Sting Out of Stigma
ARA (Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology) Institute 2018
Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square, Pittsburgh, PA
June 23, 2018
Workshop
Taking the Sting Out of Stigma
Hearing Loss Association of America Convention 2018
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
April 14, 2018
Workshop
Tools to Help Your Patients Deal with the Perceived Stigma of Hearing Loss
NCAHR (North Carolina Academy of Hearing Rehabilitation) 2018 Conference: Hearing Rehab for Today & Beyond
Holiday Inn Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC
February 20, 2018
Workshop
Taking the Sting Out of Stigma
HLAA (Hearing Loss Association of America) New York City Chapter
June 24, 2017
Workshop
Taking the Sting Out of Stigma
HLAA (Hearing Loss Association of America) Convention 2017
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

June 23, 2017
Piano Performance and Emceeing
HLAA Stars Come Out: Awards Ceremony and Talent Show
First movement from Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
HLAA (Hearing Loss Association of America) Convention 2017
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
September 24, 2016
Piano Performance
Hats and His Friends in Concert
Featuring 11 pianists, singers, saxophonists, and more
Grace Church, 33 Church Street, White Plains, NY

June 25, 2016
Workshop
STIGMA: Tales, Triggers, and Tools
HLAA (Hearing Loss Association of America) Convention 2016
Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC

May 19, 2015
Workshop and Piano Performance
Claim Your Calling...Despite a Hearing Loss
New York City Chapter, Hearing Loss Association of America
National Opera Center, 330 Seventh Avenue (between W. 28th and 29th Streets), 7th Floor, New York, NY

March 31, 2015
Panel Discussion and Piano Performance
Your Voice: Make Yourself Heard
XX in Health Retreat for Female Leaders in Health Care
Harvard Club of New York City, 35 West 44th Street, New York, NY

March 24, 2015
Workshop and Piano Performance
Claiming Your Passion Despite Hearing Loss for Young Adults and Teens
Hear Here Hartford Chapter, Hearing Loss Association of America
The Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT

December 1, 2014
Panel Discussion and Piano Performance
The Whole Person: How Claiming Your Passion Creates a More Meaningful Life
Harvard Business School Women's Association of New York (HBSWANY)
National Opera Center, 330 Seventh Avenue at 28th Street, New York City, NY

November 19, 2014
Panel Discussion after Lost and Sound Film Viewing
Second Annual Reelabilities: NJ Disabilities Film Festival
Montclair State University, University Hall 1070, Montclair, NJ

November 8, 2014
Talk and Piano Performance
Claiming Your Passion...Despite Hearing Loss
Morris County Chapter, Hearing Loss Association of America
Madison, NJ

September 27, 2014
Piano Performance
Our Inner Ears: Classical Music Performed by Musicians with Hearing Loss
New York Public Library
New York City, NY

June 28, 2014
Workshop
Finding Your Calling…Despite a Hearing Loss
Hearing Loss Association of America National Convention
Austin, Texas

May 23, 2014
Keynote Talk and Piano Performance
Claiming Your Passion…Despite a Hearing Loss
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association National Conference
Toronto, Ontario

April 30, 2014
Panel Talk and Piano Performance
Transformation Through Passion
Stanford Women's Network
New York City, NY

October 5, 2013
Talk and Piano Performance
Playing the Piano with a Hearing Loss
Adult Association of Musicians with Hearing Loss
Montclair, NJ