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Date and Time
Wednesday Sep 11, 2013
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CDT
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
7:30 am - 8:30 am
(Continental breakfast included)
Location
Portage County Business Council
Foundation Room
5501 Vern Holmes Drive
Stevens Point WI 54482
Fees/Admission
This event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend.
Pre-registration is required.
Registration deadline: Tuesday afternoon, September 10, 2013.
If online registration is closed and you would like to register, please call our office at 715-344-1940 to check on availability.
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Contact Information
Karen Schanock, Director of Programs & Events - 715-344-1940
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Description
Small Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year at the Portage County Business Council office. A roundtable series of meetings that allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics, learn from local industry leaders and, most importantly, learn from each other. This particular X-Change is targeted for small and medium size manufacturers, but every business is welcome.
There is no cost to attend and a continental breakfast is included.
7:30-8:30 am in the Portage County Business Council Foundation Room
“Communication and Leadership: Keys to Business Success”
This X-Change will cover why communication and leadership skills are important; how social media and electronic communication have become common place at the expense of human interface; the power of nonverbal communication; the benefits of voice and how to use them effectively in the workplace; and the Toastmasters communication and leadership tracks: How they work and how they can develop your personal skills and improve your business.
Participants will learn the following as a result of attending:
- Communication is 94% nonverbal. What are YOU saying?
- Deals are seldom made via social media – The value of human interface and why personal communication is key to running a successful business.
- Successful businesses need effective leaders. Here’s how.
- The power of the lectern – how to lead an effective meeting.
Presenters:
This is an X-Change facilitated by Jeff Ebel, Ebel Consulting. Jeff has been an active member of Toastmasters for over 15 years and is currently a member of three Toastmasters Clubs. Through the Toastmasters communication and leadership program, Jeff had become a speaker in demand, having given presentations for the Business Council, Kiwanis, Rotary, Milwaukee Archdioceses, Wisconsin Communication Conference, Fox Valley Technical College, Gateway Technical College, and Custom Woodworking Conference to name a few, and has facilitated educational programs with Toastmasters District 35, Architectural Woodwork Institute, UW Continuing Education, and several large employers in the Central Wisconsin Area. He is currently an independent business consultant and is an instructor of entrepreneurship at Fox Valley Technical College and the UW Stevens Point.
The Team Panel will consist of:
Tina Grezinski, founder and owner of Exceling Your Business, a consulting and training company designed to work with your business to create process improvements and increase productivity, while saving your company time and money. Tina has a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University and a MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix. She is also an officer-member of Toastmasters.
Tammy Jankowski is a co-owner of Duraclean Specialists, a cleaning and restoration company. She attended UWSP and has many certifications in the restoration industry, in small business and in financial management. Tammy is a SpeechCraft graduate and an officer-member of the Stevens Point Toastmasters.
Paula Houlihan, is the founder and owner of Awake In Life Coaching. She is a transformational career and life coach who helps women entrepreneurs create businesses and make money doing what they love. Paula earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology at UWSP. She is a lifetime member of Psi Chi, the international honor society of Psychology, and a certified intrinsic coach. Paula has earned a Competent Communicator designation in Toastmasters. She is an award winning speaker, an officer-member of the Stevens Point Toastmasters club and an officer-member of the Toastmasters Speaker Bureau.
Special THANK YOU to Duraclean Specialists and Exceling Your Business
for their sponsorship of this program.
for their sponsorship of this program.
