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Professional Development Workshops:
9:00am - 3:30pm
NEW this year!: Continuing
Education Units (C.E.U.s) will be granted
for workshops marked with an asterisk *
below |
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9:00 - 10:00
a.m. |
"Making
Your Best Impression"
Presented by: Dale Carnegie Chicago |
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* 9:30 -
10:30 a.m. |
"Effective Listening"
Presented by: Margaret Stemler,
Director of Continuing Education,
National-Louis University |
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Learn how to use reflective listening to
convey your understanding of what the
other person is thinking, feeling or
wanting. Through the techniques of
restatement and paraphrasing, you
reflect to the sender for verification
to ensure effective communication is
achieved. |
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* 11:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m. |
"Priority
and Time Management"
Presented by: Don Grady, Executive
Director of Academic Outreach,
National-Louis University |
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Explore how you really spend your time
and learn to prioritize efforts to
accomplish important, as well as urgent
tasks. Seven specific techniques are
addressed to assist you in optimizing
your time at work and in your personal
life. |
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11:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m. |
"The
Power of Associations"
Presented by: Susana Sandoval,
Workforce Development Manager, The
Association Forum of Chicagoland |
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You are
invited to learn more about the art of
association within professional networks
and educational opportunities through
this panel discussion of association
professionals and those who serve the
association community.
Association Fast Facts:
- 2,000
membership organizations with 47,000
employees in the Chicagoland area
- 37
million members worldwide
- $2
billion in attendee spending annually
at meetings in Chicago
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* 1:00 -
2:00 p.m. |
"Effective Presentations"
Presented by: Ana Maria Soto,
Executive Director of Latino
Initiatives, National-Louis University |
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The organization and manner of
presenting information has considerable
impact on the effectiveness of the
communication. Learn how to create
presentations using visual aids and
presentation software. You will also be
introduced to delivery techniques for
professional and polished presentations. |
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1:00 - 2:00
p.m. |
"Understanding Your Insurance Needs"
Presented by: Farmers
Insurance |
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* 2:30 -
3:30 p.m. |
"Negotiation Skills"
Presented by: Christopher Multhauf,
Executive Dean, College of Management
and Business, National-Louis University |
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Win-win strategies offer a positive and
most effective means to influencing
others to accomplish new initiatives or
resolving conflict. In this session, you
are introduced to fundamental techniques
in how to achieve positive outcomes
through win-win scenarios. |
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2:30 - 3:30
p.m. |
"Career
Management: The Keys to Success"
Presented by: Dave DeFreitas, Caterpillar, Inc. |
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Examine the changing role of Finance
and career
opportunities in this area
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Find
the right company for you
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Take
the lead in managing your career for
professional and personal success
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Career Help Center: 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
and 2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. |
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FREE one-on-one coaching and résumé
critiques from area professionals including
career development experts from the
University of Illinois at Chicago,
National-Louis University, IIT, Dominican
University, Robert Morris College, Morton
College and more. |
