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| IIBA® Seattle Chapter Meeting: January 24th, 2012 @ 6:00 PM Vanna Novak from Speak To Persuade will be presenting "Straight Talk for Tough Situations". This interactive program that will provide you with practical skills that you will be able to put to immediate use. Join us and learn how to form favorable impressions and avoid costly mistakes when communicating in difficult situations. In this breakout session, you will learn about: - The 15 most critical human relational skills
- The most powerful behaviors in establishing rapport
- What to do and say when you were wrong
You will also learn how to: - Deal with others' sensitivities
- Disagree without destroying the goodwill in a relationship
- Ask for change in chronic, negative behavior that is directly impacting your results
- Offer criticism or negative feedback without damaging the relationship
- Handle conflict and angry complaints being directed at you
- Say "no" when you need to … even with your boss
All the details on this chapter meeting can be found here. Membership Policy As previously announced, our membership policy has changed and meetings will no longer be free for non-Chapter members:
1) If you are already a Seattle IIBA Chapter member then you're set. You have free access to all Chapter meetings while your Chapter membership is active.
2) If you are an International IIBA member but NOT a Seattle Chapter member OR if special affiliation has been established, e.g. currently a student, member of an affiliated organization such as DAMA,etc. but NOT a Chapter member, a $10 Visiting Member Meeting Fee, payable in advance, will be required.
3) If you are neither an International IIBA member nor a Chapter member, a $25 Non-Member Meeting Fee, payable in advance, will be required. Currently, the only payment options are PayPal from the IIBA Seattle Chapter Membership Page or a check mailed to the Chapter post office box. Payments cannot be accepted at the meeting location. Details are available on our IIBA Seattle Chapter Membership Page. Look for the payment options at the bottom of the page.
Seattle Chapter Newsletter - Q4 2011 newsletter now available here! The Seattle Chapter published a newsletter in November! Our goal is to deliver valuable information to you once a quarter so even if you can't make regular meetings, you'll still know what is going on and benefit from the community.
The newsletter will contain information about the chapter-meetings, events, opportunities to get involved - as well as articles on BA related topics, written by BA professionals from our community; and occasionally from across the country.
We encourage each of you to consider submitting an article to share with the chapter. You can share a case study or expertise in a specific topic. If you attend a training event or conference, a recap and evaluation would be great as well. Writing for our local newsletter is a great way to practice your communication skills and share your experiences with others. And isn't that one of the greatest things about being involved in a professional organization anyway?
In this issue, you will hear from 2 of the great speakers we have lined up for the winter: Joe Justice and Vanna Novak, get a report out from recent BA conferences and read an article by LeAnn Morgan on how BA's can thrive in an agile world.
Please share your feedback about this newsletter - positive or negative - as well as your ideas for future topics whether you plan to write them yourself or not. You can contact us at: info@seattle.theiiba.org. Click here to view the Seattle Chapter Newsletter Q4 2011 |
