Present for SuccessEffective Dynamic Powerful Presentation Skills
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Enjoy a fun-filled and life-changing program designed to develop your public speaking skills, make your speeches a lot more exciting, and get the results you want from all of your presentations! You will gain the tools necessary to grow your business, get buy-in from your audience, and appear as an expert in your industry. These skills will prepare you for your next job, and may help you get that job if you are able to present well. This program is for all levels. If you are already a great speaker, this program will help you become even better.
Discover how to…
Jacki Rose shows business professionals how to become more confident, dynamic, and engaging presenters. She is the author of five books including “11 Steps to Powerful Public Speaking,” is a member of the National Speakers Association and has coached speech contestants through placing at the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking. For more information on Jacki and for some free tips on public speaking, visit www.JackiRose.com.
Want to learn new marketable skills? Do you have skills you aren’t using consistently and want to keep current?
The Professional Development Collaborative may be able to help. We are increasing our volunteer base and looking for people to contribute to our goal of offering affordable trainings for professionals.
Volunteering with PDC could become an opportunity to do something new or to practice and sharpen skills you already have. Experience shows that volunteering and using the skills you will use in a new job gives you an edge in job hunting. This is an opportunity for you to be proactive in your professional development while increasing your marketability to employers. We have several time limited projects you can help with such as creating a lending library with instructional CD’s, writing articles and creating videos for the website, and planning workshops.
Other new projects include:
You may be able to add to the list of projects! If you are savvy in these areas and would like to contribute a few hours per week or for a specific period of time, send an email to contact@pdcboston.org and let us hear about your interests.
To our current volunteers, thank you!
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| Tom Archer |
Finance | Bill Josephson | Webmaster | |
| Lisa Gould | Public Outreach |
Joyce Josephson |
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Thursday, May 17, 2012, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
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We all negotiate on a daily basis! Specialists debate between win-lose and win-win tactics
but the reality for most people is that they often leave money on the
table or feel like they didn’t end up in the best position after a tough
negotiation. If this sounds like you, you’ll gain from hearing an
expert on negotiations.

Thursday, May 3, 2012,
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Leadership is a must-have in today’s world, but can anyone be a leader? Join us for an in depth discussion of the complexities of leadership and find out how you can become a more effective, authentic leader. People who can lead others find their work to be more effective and satisfying.
In today's job market, you don't want to lose opportunities because you lack a crucial professional skill set. The Professional Development Collaborative, Inc. was formed to help you address this critical need. The PDC is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to provide affordable training courses and seminars to unemployed professionals, using subject matter experts as trainers. Our goal is to provide state-of-the-art training that upgrades your professional skills and increases your marketability to employers.
Please join us and take that next crucial step on your career path.
-Larry Elle, President,
Our newest volunteer, Lisa Gould joins the Professional Development Collaborative, Inc. (PDC) with a solid marketing and events management background in the financial and nonprofit arenas. She has over 14 years experience organizing and promoting events for a variety of institutions including mutual fund companies, asset management companies, universities, and national and Boston-based nonprofit organizations. (More about Lisa)