In This Issue: January 29, 2014
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- 2014 Speaker Resources: 15 Ways to Improve Your Presentations
- Communicate with Confidence
- Simple! Tap into Your Best Resource with an Afternoon of Team Building
- Ask the Expert: Inclement Weather
- Sponsorship Opportunities
- Chapter News
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Presentation & Communication Skills
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2014 Speaker Resources: 15 Ways to Improve Your Presentations
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By: Barbara Rozgonyi - CoryWest Media
Do your presentation skills need some finessing? Check out 15 ways to improve your delivery, slides and imagery to effectively engage your audience and convincingly communicate your message.
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Communicate with Confidence
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By: Yvonne Agnello-Adams, MS, JCI CNT - YDAA & Associates, Inc.
Being an effective communicator is one of the most important life skills one can learn. People who struggle with communication seem to have one thing in common: they don’t realize they have the power to change.
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Tips & Tricks
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| Simple! Tap into Your Best Resource with an Afternoon of Team Building |
By: Kimberly S. Kremel, CMP and Murrel Karsh - Windy City Field House
Do you need to make more money? Do you want more clients? Do you want to streamline a process? Make everyone happier? Build morale? Tap your available resources.
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Ask the Expert: Inclement Weather
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By: The Expert
Question: How should we manage our operations when it is not safe for people to be outside and travel to work?
Question: Does it make sense with severe weather to situate someone in the office over night?
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Sponsorship Opportunities
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2013-14 Sponsorship Packages Offer Year-Long Exposure
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Do you want to build brand awareness for your company? Would you like a marketing partner that can guarantee a full-year of exposure? Then search no further. The 2013-14 MPI-CAC cash sponsorship program provides 20 organizations a marketing partnership opportunity. The generous benefits include Event Recognition, Event Registration, MPI Membership and Advertising throughout the 2013-14 program year. The benefits are offered on a first come, first served basis.
Explore the Completely Redesigned Sponsorship Packages for 2013-14 Program Year
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Event-Specific Sponsorship Opportunities
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Would you like to showcase your Chicago area venue to MPI-CAC members and guests? Please consider hosting an upcoming chapter educational and/or networking event and enjoy sponsorship benefits in addition to the opportunity to demonstrate your venue's capabilities first-hand. We invite you to view and respond to the following RFP's for upcoming chapter events.
Event-Specific Cash & In-Kind Opportunities
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| Chapter News |
2014 Member & Chapter Satisfaction Survey Launches February 14
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Be on the lookout for the 2014 Member & Chapter Satisfaction Survey, launching on February 14, 2014. Knowing how to best meet your needs and exceed your expectations is important to your chapter leaders and MPI staff, which is why your input is critical to making sure you receive the greatest value from your membership. You will receive an email from MPI Global on February 14 with a unique link to your survey, which should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and will remain open through February 28. By completing your survey, you’ll also be entered in a drawing to win an All Access Pass to all 2014-2015 MPI-CAC events! Thank you in advance for helping MPI-CAC fulfill its mission to Grow Your Career and Build Your Business.
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TechCon & Membership Grant Application Deadlines Approaching
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Each year, the MPI Chicago Area Chapter allocates funds to award a number of professional education and membership grants to members via the Bill O'Donnell Professional Education Grant Program and the Hinton Membership Grant Program. Membership grants are open to new and renewing members and are awarded four times a year. The winter application deadline is February 15, 2014. If awarded, MPI-CAC will pay for the recipients' annual membership dues. Professional education grants are open to current members in good standing and awarded for each of the chapter's educational events throughout the year. The application deadline to receive a grant which covers the recipients' registration fee to attend the upcoming TechCon 2014 is February 6, 2014.
View Guidelines and Apply for a Membership or Education Grant Today
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