On September 13, Joanie Badyna, president of Spirit Communications, LLC (www.spirit-communications.com) will give you a crash course in how to prepare and deliver a presentation to help you increase your business. Become a skillful and engaged story teller…Seize the opportunity of promoting yourself through dynamic presentations as well as in one-on-one situations when you have to deliver your ‘elevator speech’. In either situation, Joanie will teach you ways to be more authentic, convincing and effective so that your business will grow.

Joanie has been an educational speaker and communications trainer for nineteen years.  Prior to becoming a leading communication consultant, Joanie was a district sales director in the medical service industry.  Joanie’s style is engaging and entertaining!  Her extensive theater training is evident in her presentations. Audiences are captivated by her humor, intelligence and ability to connect.

Spirit Communications’ courses include: Presentation Skills training, Gender Communication, Communicating in Color (tailoring messages according to personality type); Team Building; and Stress management. Joanie and her team work with individuals, small groups, and large audiences.

We hear about social marketing tools like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc. We have also learned that these can take up a lot of our valuable time. What is the right course for a consultant to consider moving forward with social media? It is not a black box; it is also not about having the latest shiny object. We will look at the importance of an overall social media strategy – things to consider when formulating a social media strategy, what should you consider first before taking up a lot of your valuable time. That being said, there is a place for these social marketing tools and we need to know how to embrace them. Bring your questions – if you have a specific question please submit it ahead of time to Rick@DinkumInteractive.com.

Rick Simmons is a principal at Dinkum Interactive.  With over 30 years of experience in advertising and marketing, and over 10 years working with the Internet, Rick brings an ideal combination of talents to the technology firm.  For the past 8 years, he has incorporated his marketing expertise with his Internet knowledge through his work with Search Engine Optimization and many other Internet Marketing strategies.  As a result of dozens of speaking engagements all over the East Coast, Rick has been touted as one of the best speakers for deciphering the Internet, Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing for all levels of listeners.

Monday, May 10th at 724 West Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA. 7:30am to 9:00am. The cost is free. For information and directions, please visit the MACN website at www.maconsultants.com.

The Mid-Atlantic Consultants Network (MACN) is an open association of independent consultants in Philadelphia and the surrounding area. We meet regularly to learn how to grow our consulting practices, improve our skills as consultants, and strive to serve our clients more effectively.