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MFN: Making Meetings Easier & Productive ____________________ MFN meeting topics for 2012 will be published soon. See schedule of both live and virtual meetings in left hand column. First Meeting of 2012 YOUR
STORY: The Ground of All You Do Can
something as simple as your story add to your tool box while
also increasing trust, effectiveness and productivity? Drawing
on exciting new research and some fun tools, we'll explore ways
your story serves as the ground for your most effective work.
In addition to developing rapport and trust with your
participants, story gives you a distinctive way to stand out
with prospects and give them a
reason to choose you as their professional. Your story just
might be your most compelling hook! We'll help uncover the clues to shaping your best
message, as well as review the research that shows why your
story matters. You'll have a chance to shape a simple story that
makes you compelling to your audience. What you will learn: Why
your unique story is your most powerful asset What
your client wants to know about you so they can decide to work
with you. Simple
steps to shaping your most effective message. Why
working with story is an effective and efficient tool. Ways
story builds trust and credibility with your groups How
every situation can be shaped into a story to build cohesion and
momentum with any group. Catherine Reid Day's Bio: Storyslices™—using
story and 4 Mores© for productive transitions. Catherine Reid Day founded Storyslices™ to help people who want to generate more in life—to be known and remembered for who they are and what they do best. Using her exciting new research as a foundation, she encourages others to claim their unique story as their most powerful tool for navigating transitions, increasing engagement and improving performance. A trusted adviser, she specializes in working with family businesses, guiding them through the challenges of succession, helping create legacies and moving forward to a stronger future. She designed a distinctive tool, The 4 Mores©2010, to support people who want to see more, be more, live more and give more. Catherine is known for her award winning work across sectors including higher education, public television and radio, business and government. She is a recognized writer, speaker, producer and consultant. She also serves as one of the founders of the Creative Enterprise Zone, located at the mid point between Minneapolis and St. Paul, with a goal to build it as a recognized center of creativity and enterprise, a place where more people make a living by their creative capacities. If you have questions, contact mfn@mnfacilitators.org The
next MFN live meeting is February 9, 2012. Put February 9 on your calendar. Learning Opportunities MN-ToP and MN Council for Quality are offering opportunities for learning. Check them out. Click on Other Events. Learning opportunities offered by partner organizations are described under Other Events. These specific workshops can help supplement the knowledge and skills of facilitators. Article of Interest PMI, Project Management Institute, has permitted MFN to offer an article, The Project Meeting Facilitator, which offers helpful advice and insight on how to facilitate a project meeting. The article is in PDF format, so you will need a PDF reader to view it. You may download a free version of Acrobat Reader at www.adobe.com |
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