Monthly Professional Development Meeting:
Tackling Tough Conversations
We’ve all had to deal with difficult conversations at one time or another. Most of them have to do with sensitive subject matter, an embarrassing situation, or people who are uncomfortable with each other—or sometimes it’s a combination of all three.

Have you ever wished that you could do a better job of handling these conversations? The problem is, because we dread having them in the first place, we also are reluctant to prepare for them. That’s where business coach and consultant Kevin Brimhall comes in. He knows that because tough conversations are fairly common (whether in a professional or personal situation), the better you handle yourself and the situation, the more successful you will be.

Kevin will use real-life scenarios to explain how to handle those tough but necessary conversations. The audience will get a chance to think on their feet, role-play and reinforce what is learned by putting knowledge into action.

Unless you’re sure you’ll never need to have one of “those” conversations again, you won’t want to miss this event. And if you happen to be an expert in tough talks, here’s a great chance to lend the group the benefit of your experience.

Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Time: 12:00 noon for networking and lunch; program begins at 12:30 p.m.

Location: Morrisville Chamber of Commerce, White Ventures Chamber Building, 260 Town Hall Drive, Suite A, Morrisville, NC (See directions on our web site.)

Cost: $15 for IABC members, $30 for guests (non-members) and $5 for full-time students.

Register: Please RSVP by Friday, June 4, 2010. Online registration is available. 

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Update on IABC Triangle’s Board of Directors
The IABC Triangle Board of Directors has some new members joining its leadership team. Here are the board members for our 2010/2011 program year:

President – Kelly Duffort

Vice President of Finance – David MacDonald (new board member)

Vice President of Membership – Shannon Helm

Vice President of Operations – Allison Weaver (new board member)

Vice President of Programming – Abbie Kiefer

Vice President of Marketing – Mary Hecht-Kissell

A very special thank you goes to Laurie Bowser-Sever who has served as president of IABC Triangle for the past three years. We appreciate all of Laurie’s time, efforts and guidance and wish her well in all of her future endeavors. Additionally, we thank Michelle Aronson, who has done a wonderful job serving as our V.P. of Finance for the past two years.

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IABC Triangle Summer Schedule
Due to the high volume of vacations during the summer months, IABC Triangle will not host our monthly professional development meetings during July or August. These meetings will resume in September. However, we will host some networking events over the summer, which will be publicized in our July and August newsletters.

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Next Networking Luncheon
Please join us at our next networking lunch. Come to meet fellow IABC professionals and learn more about what the Triangle chapter offers. Please note that you are responsible for the cost of your lunch.

Tuesday, July 21, at 12:00 p.m.
At Gravy, 135 South Wilmington Street, downtown Raleigh

RSVP by Monday, July 19, 2010, by sending an email to Shannon Helm at shannonh@nc.rr.com.

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IABC 2010 World Conference
IABC’s World Conference will be held June 6-8 in Toronto. More than 1,400 communication practitioners from 40 countries will attend. To follow the action without attending the conference, add the conference blog (http://insession.x.iabc.com/) to your browser favorites or your RSS feed. If you’re on Twitter and you’re interested in real-time updates, watch for the conference hashtag (#iabc10) during the event.

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IABC Job Bank
As a reminder, IABC Triangle has a job bank. If you are aware of job openings for communications professionals, please send them to Mary Hecht-Kissell at maryhk@pr-strategies.com to get the information posted to our job bank. Likewise, if you are a job seeker and you are an IABC member, be sure to visit our job bank to see the latest job postings.

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Missed a Newsletter?
An archive of IABC Triangle e-newsletters such as this one is being kept online at http://www.iabctriangle.org/ch_archive.htm

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