Working a Room: Network with Confidence

This program is an A-Z Guide to good conduct and effective mingling tips and techniques at business meetings, conferences and social functions and networking events. Working a room is more than just showing up! To be successful at working a room, you need to arrive prepared and focused on making the best use of your time from the moment you make your entrance to your point of departure.

During this one-hour session you will learn what you need to prepare before attending an event, how to "break-in and enter" groups of two or more, introduce yourself and others with poise and confidence, build rapport during small talk, end a conversation with diplomacy, know how and when to exchange business cards, handle food and drinks with savvy, exit gracefully and follow-up.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain the confidence and comfort to successfully "work" any room.
• Present themselves with poise.
• Convey a professional image.
• Instill trust and project credibility.
• Improve their interpersonal communication skills.
• Enhance their conversation skills.
• Increase their networking effectiveness.

Presented By:

Diane Craig, President of Corporate Class Inc., is a leading image and etiquette expert. For over 25 years she has helped hundreds of men and women realize their professional and personal goals. She is a sought after speaker at national business meetings, regularly gives comprehensive workshops to corporate groups, and offers private consultations on business etiquette, dress and dining.

Diane Craig has extensive personal experience with financial institutions and the pharmaceutical industry. She has traveled widely, is fluently bilingual, and is always poised and elegant. Her enduring expertise, however, derives from her training in Haute Couture at the Richard Robinson Academy of Fashion Design from 1981-1984, her certificate program at the Protocol School of Washington in 1995 and, more recently, her certificates in Intercultural studies from UBC and the University of the Pacific in Oregon.

For more than 15 years, Diane Craig has been developing corporate materials to train emerging and seasoned leaders. She focuses on interpersonal business skills for working a room, hosting clients, performing effectively at meetings and handling techno communications. Successful organizations call upon her to enhance the image of their staff, thereby raising their level of confidence and increasing client loyalty.

Who would benefit from this program:

• Managers
• Directors
• Executives

Product Options:

• Audio Conference CD Only: $229.00 (includes S&H)
• Audio Conference CD with The Organized Executive Newsletter: $310.00 (includes S&H)

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Length: 1 hour 30 minutes