Huntsville Young Professionals - Communicate To Lead

Exceptional listening skills and the ability to convince others to your way of thinking make the difference between good and great leaders.

Bestselling author and highly respected leadership consultant, Marshall Goldsmith, devotes an entire chapter in his book "What Got You Here Won't Get You There" to the importance of listening skills. He asserts that 80% of our success in learning from other people is based upon how well we listen. He believes that many people regard listening as a passive activity when, in fact, it is a highly active process engaging every muscle in our bodies, particularly the brain.

Pure listening builds trust, credibility, and respect. One reason is because when you fully listen, instead of trying to compose your response, the result is a relevant and on-target response. What you say is proof of how well you listen. In addition to listening skills, a recent survey of Fortune 1000 firms, determined that persuasion skills are one of the top 10 skills managers and leaders need for success. The ability to influence people is regarded as vital to the overall effectiveness of teams and organizations.

Date: Jan 27, 2009 - Jan 27, 2009
Time: 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Cost: Contact Nancy Covert for more information
Location: TBD

Executive Women of Tomorrow Conference

The Executive Women International (EWI) Huntsville Chapter invites you to attend the third annual Executive Women of Tomorrow Conference on February 21, 2009 at ADTRAN, Inc.
Conference Activities will be held in the East Tower.
The Theme for the 2009 EWTC is "Outfitting Your Career Toolkit."
EWTC offers young women in grades 8-12 an exciting opportunity to
acquire the tools to plan their educations and careers.
Currently, EWTC is the only program in North Alabama providing
this unique forum for future women executives.

Location: ADTRAN, Inc.
Cummings Research Park
901 Explorer Blvd
Huntsville, AL 35806
For directions to ADTRAN, please refer to the website at www.ewihsv.org
Target Audience
-Young Women in grades 8-12

-The last day to register and pay for the EWTC is February 13, 2009.
-Onsite Registration will not be available.
Dress Code
-Business Casual
Sponsorship of EWTC
-EWI is currently seeking sponsors for this conference contact Dawn Mueller at theperfectgift@bellsouth.net
-February 13, 2009 is the deadline to submit the Sponsorship Form and payment.
Point of Contact for Conference Questions
-Contact Donna Corbett donna.b.corbett@saic.com or 256-890-3101.

Date: Feb 21, 2009 - Feb 21, 2009
Time: 8:45 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
Cost: 50.00 for payments received February 13, 2009
Location: Adtran

Presentation Skills

How can we communicate our ideas effectively and convince others that we know what we are talking about? We will learn a technique to communicate your ideas convincingly and passionately. Dale Carnegie's process for organizing your ideas in prepared statements and impromptu situations will help you to convey confidence and credibility. Discover the power of evidence to move others when you communicate.

OVERVIEW
- Learn a technique to communicate persuasively
- Find the secret to moving others to action
- Discover the power of evidence to convince others of your viewpoints
- Communicate with passion and excitement
- Understand that when you have earned the right to convey your message others will be moved by it
- Communicate with focus and conciseness

Date: Apr 07, 2009 - Apr 07, 2009
Time: 5:30 to 8:00 PM
Cost: $25 - call Nancy Covert to RSVP 256-679-8747
Location: Von Braun Center

Lead Effective Meetings

SUMMARY
This module covers the human relations skills essential for building cooperation and positive results in meetings as well as the three components of an effective meeting leadership strategy: pre-meeting planning, managing the meeting, and post-meeting follow-up.

CONTEXT
In a recent survey conducted by TNS Express for Genesys Conferencing, it was no surprise to find that many people bemoan meetings. In fact, 54% of those surveyed would rather mow the lawn than sit in a boring or unproductive meeting! 41% would rather wash the kitchen floor, 26% would prefer to research car insurance rates, 25% chose going to the dentist over sitting in a meeting, and 23% would rather read the phone book. What does this tell us about meetings? The fact is, however, that meetings are here to stay. They are a part of the corporate and organizational culture and when conducted and led effectively, can have a huge positive effect on an organization. Regardless of the complexity of the meeting, proper planning is essential to strengthen, shorten, enhance, and maybe even eliminate some meetings.

Date: Jun 23, 2009 - Jun 23, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Cost: TBD
Location: TBD