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Networking for Busy People – 7 Secrets to Crucial Connections When it Counts

April 29, 2009:  Networking for Busy People^TM – 7 Secrets to Crucial Connections When it Counts
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks

Now, more than ever, you can’t afford to waste time in organizations, with people and activities that don’t move you toward your goals. It is time to connect with a fresh perspective and turn your network upside down.   

• are ready to play a bigger game
• want best practices that keep your network engaged with you
• are ready to trade the “busy work” involved in networking with laser focus
• want to get to the heart of what makes this crucial relationship tactic work

• a Power Word Bank—which quickly builds rapport, communicates value, and closes the next step.
• the Dynamic Question Formula to open any conversation and intelligently direct to a mutually beneficial close
• the Secret of the Networking Two-Step—how to know how much to give when your networking partner wants to take
• the Super Connector Principle to build your personal brand and attract power partners to YOU!
• the Busy People’s Action Planning Tool to keep your activities productive
• and more….

Changing Rules: Doing Business in a New Economy

April 28, 2009 – Changing Rules: Doing Business in a New Economy
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks – ISES Member Showcase

ISES will be hosting a two part event. The annual Member Showcase, held from 10am-12pm is free for all event industry professionals. This is a great opportunity to see ISES members exhibit and to network with suppliers and planners.
 

The usual ISES monthly meeting will run from 12pm-1:30pm. The $30 fee buys you lunch and a great educational piece. Lunch will be provided by Katering by Kurt.
Kathie Nelson will be speaking on Changing Rules: Doing Business in a New Economy.

You will learn how to:

• become the “Voice of Reason” in a turbulent business climate
• better identify your ideal customers
• to get un-stuck when you find yourself stalled out
• plus many more strategies to effectively serve your customers

Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
Price: $30 Pre-Registered, $35 at the Door (CC & Check only, No Cash)
Location: Scottish Rite Center, 1512 SW Morrison

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Power Connecting: Networking Conversations that Produce Every Time

April 27, 2009, 11:30 a.m. PDT
Power Connecting: Networking Conversations that Produce Every Time
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks

Tired of wasting time in coffee dates with those you meet out networking?  What about all the cards you’ve collected at events you have sitting on your desk?  Are you ready to have intelligent directed conversations that produce “next step” clarity every time? Join us on this complimentary teleclass to learn how to turn your time networking into powerful connections that move you toward your goals!

You will learn how to:
• ask NEW questions that change the outcome of your conversation
• deliver a high value exchange to leave a “value trail”
• stimulate reciprocity with every contact
• increase the return on your time investment!

Don’t miss this session in the Power Connecting Series

RSVP here for this complimentary session!
 

Money Wi$e Women Conference

April 25, 2009: Money Wi$e Women Conference
Sponsored by: Women Entrepreneurs of Oregon and Kathie Nelson, Connectworks

Do You Identify

• Are faced with financial fear every month?
• Is debt running your life?
• Are stressed out of the Wall Street meltdown?

What if . . .

• You were able to invest monthly for your financial independence?
• Your credit card debt was not part of your daily thoughts?
• You had a will to protect your family and your assets?

Benefits:

Money Wi$e Women™ Conference participants walk away with skills; knowledge, tools and resources they can immediately implement into their life. Their ability to make positive and tangible changes to their well being — both personally and professionally — will increase exponentially. Through the contacts they make they will expand their network of colleagues and financial resources. They will leave the conference feeling empowered and armed with the ability to take charge of their financial destiny.

Keynote Speakers:

• The Money Therapist is in the House! 5 Steps to Create a Healthy Financial Life
• Marcia Brixey, author of The Money Therapist: A Woman’s Guide to Creating a Healthy Financial Life
• Harnessing the Power of Networking and Relationship Building
• Veronika Noize, The Marketing Coach
• Unleash Your Energy and Motivation for Financial Success
• Sandra Smith, author of Get What You Really Want Without the Guilt

Attend your choice of three breakout sessions:
• Building Your Future: Countdown to Retirement – State Farm
• Chaos to Clarity: Assembling Financial Building Blocks — State Farm
• It’s About More than Money: Creating the Life you Want — Carol McKeag, Certified Professional Coach
• Wills & Estate Planning — Deanna Franco, Attorney at Law
• Turn Your Passion Into Profit – Kathie Nelson, Connectworks
• Smart Women, Powerful Financial Strategies –Amanda Flynn, Ameriprise Financial
• Resolving Money Conflicts – Carol Kelley, The Business Psychologist
• Smart Decisions for Tough Markets — Luna Jaffe, Edward Jones
• Organizing Your Financial Records – Anne Blumer, SolutionsForYou Organizing Services
• Transformational Goal Setting for Passion, Purpose & Financial Prosperity –Shannon Bruce, Inner Wisdom Coaching
• Developing a Spending & Debt Reduction Plan – Donna Huntsman, Key Bank
 

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Women in Business Expo 2009

April 23, 2009 – Women in Business Expo 2009

JOIN US IN LAS VEGAS without leaving Portland!
Come visit LADY LUCK at an exceptional networking opportunity and celebration of women in business. The event features 45+ exhibitor booths, delicious hors d’oeuvres, wine tasting, the soulful sounds of Karla Harris, and an opportunity to benefit Dress for Success.

Bring your donations for Dress for Success and help a very worthy cause!

Time:  5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Price:  $60.00 per person, $550 for 10 people
Location:  Oregon Convention Center | Oregon Ballroom | 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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Good to Great: Taking Your Presentation to the Next Level

April 13, 2009 – NSA Oregon Event, Good to Great:  Taking Your Presentation to the Next Level
Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE

If you are a novice or Hall of Fame speaker this session is a MUST!

In this fast-moving, highly-interactive session you will have chance to ask questions, watch as magic is created in ‘mini-coaching’ sessions, and see why Patricia Fripp is known as a legend on and off the platform.

You will learn:

- The three ways to emotionally connect to every audience member
- Three formulas that make your stories and examples come alive
- What Jerry Seinfeld knows that you can benefit from
- Little-known delivery techniques that improve every performance
- How to go from good to great to…awesome!!!!!
- The secret to being invited back over and over again.

BIO

Patricia Fripp was the first female NSA President in 1984. She is a CPAE, CSP and Cavett Award winner. Few individuals can speak and coach equally well. After building a strong keynote speaking business Patricia has transitioned into an in-demand speech coach for corporate leaders and celebrity speakers, and sales presentation skills trainer.

Meetings and Conventions magazine wrote
"Patrica is one of America’s 10 most electrifying speakers" and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine says "The sixth best investment in your career is to attend one of Fripp’s speaking schools." Patricia is partner with Alan Weiss in The Odd Couple® Marketing seminars.
 

Time:  6:00-9:00pm
Price:  $35.00 early bird, $40 Guest
Location:  Courtyard by Marriott, 15686 SW Sequoia Parkway, Tigard, OR

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The Secrets of Super Connectors

April 16, 2009 - The Secrets of Super Connectors
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks – Portlandia After Hours Business Networking Event. 

Time:  5:30-7:30pm
Price:  $12.00 Members, $15 Guests – Appetizers are included with a no-host cash bar.
Location:  The Heathman Hotel, 1001 SW Broadway at Salmon

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