CHAPTER MEETING - LEARNING THE ART OF PERSUASION
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PMI Toronto Chapter Meeting
Title: Learning the Art of Persuasion
Giving presentations or “public speaking” often tops the list of fears that people have. Presentation and facilitation skills are vital to success in today’s fast-paced work environment. We need these critical skills to manage team meetings, motivate groups and individuals, persuade others to take actions, present to senior management, deliver bad news to staff, facilitate meetings, and work with regulators, superiors, customers and suppliers. The presentation should be of interest to a wide range of professionals from all industries.
The attendees will learn key steps for making a successful presentation and engaging the audience for a successful outcome. They will know how to organize and deliver a presentation, engage the audience, and make effective use of visuals. Guidelines for understanding the “what”, “when” and “how” of facilitation skills will be provided. Come and Learn the steps to enhance your skills for a successful career.
Biography:
Dhanu Kothari is a Past President of PMI Toronto (formerly PMI-SOC), Newmarket Rotary and D2i Consulting. He has 30 years of experience in Project Management and with major organizations including HP, DEC, Honeywell, Nortel, ScotiaBank, Sperry Univac and the Norwegian Computing Center. His area of expertise is Project Reset and Recovery Management including Methodology, Process, PMOs, project audits, coaching and training. He has presented at several conferences including NASA, ProjectWorld, PMI Chapters and SIGs, IEEE and CIPS. Dhanu has also delivered coaching/training on leadership, public speaking and presentation skills for Project Managers. Dhanu holds a B.Sc. in Mech. Eng. and a Post- Graduate in Production Eng. from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Dhanu has authored two books on Project Management titled: “Rainbows & Rathol Best Practices for Managing Successful Projects” and “Managing Project Recovery”.
6:00 PM - Registration/Networking
6:45 PM - Announcements (meeting room doors open)
7:00 PM - Presentation
8:30 PM - Presentation ends
Fees: (subject to HST)
PMI Toronto Members (login prior to registering) – Free/Complimentary admission
Non-Members and Guests – $25.00
PDUs: 1.5 (1.5 Leadership)
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Photography and Filming Policy
Photographs, audio, and video are sometimes captured during PMI Toronto events. By registering, attendees hereby grant permission to photograph and record them at events, and distribute (both now and in the future) the attendee’s image or voice in photographs, social media, videotapes, electronic reproductions, and audiotapes of such events and activities.
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