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Beating Burnout in the Age of AI: The Human Approach to Smarter Work

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In today’s hyperconnected world, professionals are overwhelmed by endless notifications, digital clutter, and the pressure to keep up with AI tools. The result? Chronic burnout, fuzzy priorities, and a growing disconnect between productivity and presence. The problem isn’t time — it’s attention.

Melisa Meral, Certified Somatic and NLP Coach, bestselling author, and former Fortune 100 Human Resources leader, helps today’s professionals reimagine productivity by shifting from managing time to managing attention. Drawing from her background in employee development, professional organizing, and behavioral coaching, she offers practical strategies to help teams work smarter, calmer, and more consciously.

After hearing this talk, audiences will….
✅ Discover they can reclaim their focus, energy, and creativity by setting healthy digital boundaries and using AI as a supportive ally — not a source of overwhelm.

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✅ Learn to leverage technology intentionally through mindful tools and systems that automate the busywork while protecting their most limited resource: attention.

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✅ Have the ability to design smarter workflows that reduce burnout, simplify decision-making, and create more time for high-impact, human-centered work.

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✅ Realize that productivity in the modern era isn’t about doing more — it’s about being more present, purposeful, and emotionally intelligent in the moments that matter most.

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✅ Start to redesign the way they work — using intention instead of impulse, focus instead of frenzy, and technology as a tool to enhance their humanity, not replace it.

Perfect for: teams and organizations who want to reduce burnout, reengage their people, and create a more mindful, human-centered approach to productivity in the digital age.