Speaker Training:

Annual Speaker Training Program:

For the past 15 years, Think First speakers have taught students in Washington State to be safe by encouraging them to wear helmets and seat belts, not drink and drive, not dive into shallow water, not touch guns, and other age-appropriate safety messages in our school safety assembly program.

Every September we offer a public speaking program to develop new speakers for our safety assemblies. We will be training people with brain and spinal cord injuries and anyone else interested in teaching students and the community about risk taking behaviors that can and have led to permanent disabilities. If you are interested in participating in the training please contact us.

Monthly Speaker Training Meetings:

In addition to our annual training for new speakers, we hold monthly speaker meetings at Northwest Hospital in Seattle. Contact us for date and time of monthly meeting.

Location:
Northwest Hospital, Center for Medical Rehabilitation
1550 N 115th St.
Seattle, 98133 (NW corner of NW Hospital Campus)
Click here for a Map of Northwest Hospital.

From Downtown Seattle:
- Take I-5 Northbound.
- Take exit #173, stay in the left lane and turn left at the first traffic light.
- Turn left at the next light, which will be Northgate Way.
- Drive under the freeway and proceed two blocks.
- At Meridian Ave. North, turn right.
- Turn left onto 115th Street.
- Turn right into the Northwest Hospital main entrance.
- Stay on the main road and take a right before you get to the main hospital building (the tallest building on the hospital campus). There are no hospital signs directing you to the rehab area, instead follow signs to “North Entrances” until you reach the Center for Rehab.
- Follow this road underneath the skywalk and it will lead you around to the rehab area - you can park here.
- Enter through the covered entrance (do not enter via the main hospital entrance)
- Go left at the nurses station.
- Watch for signs to direct you to the meeting location.

From Everett:
- Take I-5 Southbound.
- Take exit 173, stay in the right lane.
- Follow the arrow for Northgate Way Westbound.
- Turn right on Northgate Way.
- At Meridian Ave North, turn right.
- Turn left onto 115th Street.
- Turn right into the Northwest Hospital main entrance.
- Stay on the main road and take a right before you get to the main hospital building (the tallest building on the hospital campus). There are no hospital signs directing you to the rehab area, instead follow signs to “North Entrances” until you reach the Center for Rehab.
- Follow this road underneath the skywalk and it will lead you around to the rehab area - you can park here.
- Enter through the covered entrance (do not enter via the main hospital entrance)
- Go left at the nurses station.
- Watch for signs to direct you to the meeting location.

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