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SUMMARY:Making the Leap from Speaking for Free to Speaking for a Fee
DESCRIPTION:Effective presentations and public speaking skills are imp
 ortant in business, sales and selling, training, teaching, lecturing a
 nd generally entertaining an audience. Developing the confidence and c
 apability to give good presentations, and to stand up in front of an a
 udience and speak well, are also extremely helpful competencies for se
 lf-development too. Presentations and public speaking skills are not l
 imited to certain special people – anyone is capable of giving a goo
 d presentation, or performing a public speech to a professional and im
 pressive standard. Like most things, it simply takes time to prepare a
 nd rehearse.\nThe formats and purposes of presentations can be very di
 fferent, for example: oral (spoken), multimedia (using various media -
  visuals, audio, etc), PowerPoint presentations, long planned presenta
 tions, educational or training sessions, lectures, and simply giving a
  talk on a subject to a group on a voluntary basis for pleasure.\nIn t
 hese presentation skills workshops, business professionals learn to pr
 esent their ideas more effectively in any context, from a meeting with
  colleagues, making a sales pitch or given keynote or training program
 .\n\nMaking the Leap from Speaking for Free to Speaking for a Fee Work
 shop focus: Workshop will focus on participants enhancing their own pa
 st or upcoming presentations. In addition to reviewing delivery fundam
 entals the workshop covers how to begin establishing a speaking career
  or adding speaking/training to services provided by your company.\n\n
 Group Size: 8 participants\n\nTopics covered:\nRefining content\nBrand
 ing – on and off the platform\nPlatform skills and delivery\nKey ope
 nings and closings\nStory Telling\nSignature story\n\nMaking the Leap 
 from Speaking for Free to Speaking for a Fee Workshop\n\n($179.00) –
  involved in group exercises/lecture, present speech(s) and coaching\n
 \nProfessional Courtesy: TAB, BNI and People in Business members…$10
 .00 adjustment\n\nMaking the Leap…$169.00\n\nMondays 2:30 – 4:00 P
 M\n• November 8\n• November 15\n• November 22\n\nTo Register:\n\
 nEmail Richard Avdoian at Richard@RichardAvdoian.com to receive an app
 lication. Please include desired program and session. You will be sent
  a confirmation email and application.\n\nQuestions: Contact Richard A
 vdoian at 618-397-3207 or Richard@RichardAvdoian.com\n\nFor more infor
 mation visit http://peopleinbusiness.ning.com/events/making-the-leap-f
 rom-speaking
DTSTART;TZID=America/Antigua:20101108T143000
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CATEGORIES:advance, speaking, skills, program
LOCATION:Edward Jones
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CONTACT:618-397-3207
ORGANIZER;CN="Richard Avdoian":http://peopleinbusiness.ning.com/profil
 e/RichardAvdoian
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Richard 
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Monica 
 Wessel":http://peopleinbusiness.ning.com/profile/MonicaWessel
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