Shaktman Associates Records
An inventory of its Records at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: PRB
Date: 2 Apr 2013
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Finding aid created by: PRB
Date: 2 Apr 2013
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Shaktman Associates |
| Title: | Shaktman Associates Records |
| Dates: | 1983-2008 |
| Quantity: | 13 linear feet |
| Abstract: | Records of the international presentation skills training company founded by American playwright and director Ben Shaktman. Correspondence subject files; publications; memorabilia, including photographs and appointment calendars; and media, including audiotapes, VHS tapes, and computer floppy disks. |
| Language: | Majority in English, a few items in Chinese, Dutch and French. |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Founded in 1983 by American playwright and director Ben Shaktman, Shaktman Associates is an international presentation skills training company based in Santa Monica, CA. The company conducts workshops, coaches executives and publishes training material for a wide range of corporate clients.
The Shaktman Associates Records spans the years 1983-2008 and is divided into four groups: Correspondence-subject files, Publications, Media, and Memorabilia.
Correspondence-subject files is arranged alphabetically and includes letters to and from and information about Shaktman Associates' clients as well as general correspondence.
Media includes audio, video, and computer material produced by Shaktman Associates as well as its clients and partners.
Memorabilia contains appointment calendars, phone logs, photgraphs, and a diary from Ben Shaktman's trip to China in 2000.
Publications includes workshop materials and handouts as well as general Shaktman Associates brochures and advertising material.
Material is arranged alphabetically by type or title.
Access Restrictions:
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions:
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
See also the Ben Shaktman Papers
Persons
Carden, William.
Shaktman, Ben, 1937-
Corporate Bodies
Allianz Group.
Andersen Consulting.
Apple Computer, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc.
CRM Learning (Firm)
Claris Corporation.
Computer Sciences Corporation.
Deloitte & Touche.
Electronic Data Systems
Corporation.
Forrester (Firm)
Gartner Group.
General Electric Company.
Guthy-Renker (Firm)
Inforum (Firm)
Infosys Technologies Ltd.
Insead.
International Business Machines
Corporation.
London Business School.
META Group.
MediaWorks (Firm)
Morgan Stanley & Co.
Polaroid Corporation.
Price, Waterhouse & Co.
Texas Instruments Incorporated.
Xerox Corporation.
Subjects
Business communication.
Business presentations.
Communication in management.
Executive coaching.
Management -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals,
etc.
Genres and Forms
Audiocassettes.
Audiotapes.
CD-ROMs.
Correspondence.
DVDs.
Diaries.
Drafts (documents)
Floppy disks.
Lecture notes.
Mini-DV.
Photographs.
Research notes.
VHS.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Shaktman Associates Records,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ben Shaktman: 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009.
Correspondence-subject files
Media
Memorabilia
Publications
| Correspondence-subject files | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | General correspondence 1983-2000 (24 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | General correspondence 2001-2006 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Ahern, Terry 1983-1984 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | [Sam] Albert Associates 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Albrezzi, Steven 1984-1991 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Alden Design 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Allianz 1988-2007 (11 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Andersen Consulting 1988-1994 (24 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Apple 1985-1986 (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Apple 1987-1995 (11 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Applied Business Technology 1994-1998 (10 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Applied Business Technology 1999-2000 (10 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Autodesk 1994-1997 (4 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | A.X.A. 1999-2001 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Belkin Productions, Inc. 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Bell South 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Bromka, Elaine 1994 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Businessland, Inc. 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Businessland, Inc. 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Carden, William. 1988-2003 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Chamberlain, Jeffery D. 1993-1994 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Claris Corp. 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Cochrane, Stuart S. 1992-1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Computer Sciences Corporation 2000 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Construction Industry Solutions 2002 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Copyright 2001-2002 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | CRM Films 1994 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Delivering Project Excellence Conference 2004 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Deloitte and Touche 1998-1999 | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Devo Team 1998 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Drake and Scull 1997-1998 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Electronic Data Systems 1987-1994 (10 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Farb Company 1994 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Fish, Robert Stevens 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Forrester Research, Inc. 2003-2004 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Forte Software 1998 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | The Gartner Group 1997 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Gay, Andrew 2001 | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | General Electric 1989 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | GIGA 2000-2005 (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Goodman, Burt 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Goss, Richard E. 2000-2002 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Greenleaf, Barbara 1991-1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Goodman, Burt 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Grossman, Herb 1998-2002 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Gruber, Michael 1987-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Gunthy-Renker 1999 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Hirschowitz, Ralph G. 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Hokus Pokus Productions 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | I.B.M. 1983-1989 (12 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | I.B.M. 1990-1992 (14 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | I.B.M. 1993-2004 (13 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Inforum 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Infomart Dallas, Texas 1985-1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Infomart model 1985 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Inforum 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Infosys 2004-2006 (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Insead 2001-2006 (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Intel Corporation 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Jarvis, PLC 2000 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Jennings, David A. 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Jones, Michael L. 1992-1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Kirchman Corporation 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Klemper, Cees 2005 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Lefkoe and Associates 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Levinson, Richard 1984 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Lightwave Productions 1999 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Litz, Robert 1995 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | London Business School 2005-2008 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Lowe, Peter 1999 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Marigold Associates 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Mediaworks 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Meta Group 2004 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Mignon, Laurent 2008 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Milken Institute 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Morgan Stanley and Company 1997 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Nugent-Head, Tim 2004 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | O'Connor, Geoffrey 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Park, Russell D. 2002 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Polaroid 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Pratt, Daniel W. 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Price Waterhouse Coopers 1998-2008 (3 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Public Relations Society of America 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Raphael, Lisa 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Rasmus, Daniel W. 2002 | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Rosenak, David S. 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Sacharow, Neal 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Schoonover Associates 1985-1991 (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Schreiber, Terry 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Schubert, Peter 1998-1999 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Schwartz, Alan 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Shames, Deborah 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Shaktman Associates Training Program 1994 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Siemens 1997-2000 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Software 2000 1992-1993 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Stellar, Patricia Ann 1991-1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Stephenson, Karen 1999 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Streamline Holdings, Ltd. 1999 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Tassin, Philippe 1998-2005 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Telleen, Steve 2004-2005 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Texas Instruments 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Unger, Deborah 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Website 2000-2005 (5 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Wesker, Arnold 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Xerox 1985-1990 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Zegers, Gerald 2004 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Zesker, Murlyn 1987 | ||||||||||
| Media | |||||||||||
| Box 12 | Susan Nussbaum Scenes from Mishuganismo (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_001) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | 1) Don't hang Up 2) We're Not Kidding (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_002) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Ben Shaktman IMPACT Presentation Paris Nov, 1999 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_003) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | IMPACT Model Training Workshop Jun, 2002 (6 VHSs) (ID#: shaktman_004-shaktman_009) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Nov 15 1999 tape 2 15 Nov 1999 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_010) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | System/390 Magazine 1992 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_011) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AS/400 Report Sep 1990 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_012) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AS/400 In an Open World (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_013) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AS/400 Advanced Series: That's The Beauty Of It 3 May 1994 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_014) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AS/400 Extending Your Competitive Edge (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_015) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Allied Welcome Home 4 Oct 1991 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_016) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | New York times Magazine Quality Gets Results (short version) 20 Feb 1991 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_017) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Compilation Reel Part 2 1 Oct 1991 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_018) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Seminar For One #4 19 Feb 1992 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_019) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Attorneys & Macintosh: Partners For Success 1992 (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_020) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Changing The Rules: The Jacksonville Story (1 VHS) (ID#: shaktman_021) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Alice In Openland AS/400 1992 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_022) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AZI 2004 2004 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_023) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | New Year Address 2006 Jan 2006 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_024) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AZI 2006 1 Apr 2006 (3 DVDs) (ID#: shaktman_025-shaktman_027) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AZI 2007 24 Mar 2007 (3 DVDs) (ID#: shaktman_028-shaktman_030) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | AZI Diversity Video 19 Mar 2007 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_031) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Odysseus - Hero of Transformation 2007 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_032) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Analyst Conference 13 Oct 1999 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_033) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Emerging Technology Showcase 8 Dec 2003 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_034) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | CAD Camp 95 1995 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_035) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Virage Demo CD v.11 2003 (1 CD) (ID#: shaktman_036) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Web Site Business Alignment: Attaining Measurable Value 2004 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_037) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Strap 2005 6 Jan 2005 (1 CD) (ID#: shaktman_038) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Board Room 1201A (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_039) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | IMPACT Executive Presentation Skills Workshop Jun 2005 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_040) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | GSM Session 10 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_041) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | GSM Session 11 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_042) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Delivering Project Excellence 28 Jun 2005 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_043) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Ben's Presentation 28 Jun 2005 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_044) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Ben Shaktman coaching an executive presentation 1 Apr 2008 (1 DVD) (ID#: shaktman_045) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Photos and old website 13 Feb 2008 (1 CD) (ID#: shaktman_046) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Alice in Openland Disk 1- Disk 4 (4 floppies (3-1/2 in.) ) (ID#: shaktman_047-shaktman_050) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Present Yourself (1 floppy (3-1/2 in.) ) (ID#: shaktman_051) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | IBM AS/400 Dick O'Dell Teleconference 13 Dec 1996 (1 floppy (3-1/2 in.) ) (ID#: shaktman_052) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Training Tape '94 Tape 1- Tape 4 1994 (4 audio cassettes ) (ID#: shaktman_053-shaktman_056) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | S.A. Training Program Tape 1- Tape 9 23 Feb 1994 (9 audio cassettes) (ID#: shaktman_057-shaktman_065) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Client Marketing Review Tape 10 - Tape 16 28 Feb 1994 (7 audio cassettes) (ID#: shaktman_066-shaktman_072) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Sales Training Tape 1 - Tape 3 3 Jun 1993 (3 audio cassettes) (ID#: shaktman_073-shaktman_075) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | GIGA Facilitation 17 Oct 2001 (1 audio cassette) (ID#: shaktman_076) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Effective Presentation Skills (1 floppy (3-1/2 in.) ) (ID#: shaktman_077) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Ben's Dynamics notes re: Credit Union/ Les Speech 19 Aug 1988 (1 audio cassette) (ID#: shaktman_078) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Measures of Success in American Business today 1988 (1 audio cassette) (ID#: shaktman_079) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Insead University Tape 1 - Tape 2 1988 (2 MiniDVs) (ID#: shaktman_080 - shaktman_081) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | Insead University Tape 1 - Tape 2 (2 MiniDVs) (ID#: shaktman_080 - shaktman_081) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | GIGA interviews Tape 1 - Tape 2 2002 (2 MiniDVs) (ID#: shaktman_082 - shaktman_083) | ||||||||||
| Box 12 | S.A. Productions Master Tape 1 - Tape 14 (14 MiniDVs) (ID#: shaktman_084 - shaktman_097) | ||||||||||
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 11 | Appointment calendars 1987-2001 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Ben Shaktman diary "China Trip" 2000 | ||||||||||
| Box 11 | Phone logs 1988-2005 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Photographs | ||||||||||
| Publications | |||||||||||
| Box 10 | Brochure 1987-2003 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | "Don't Hang Up" 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | I.M.P.A.C.T. | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | "Managing Media Projects" 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | "Present Yourself!" 1984 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | Presentation/Communication Skills Workshop material 1994-2004 | ||||||||||
| Box 10 | "Writing Product (Technical) Brochures" 1991 | ||||||||||