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AIC Meeting Notice: February 23, 2009
We are still at our temporary location, the Crowne Plaza Airport hotel, 33 Carlson Court. Click here to be linked to a map showing the location.
Association of Independent Consultants (AIC)
in association with the Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)
presents:
Communicate Effectively So People Listen
Monday, February 23, 2009
Presented By:
Tom Kaufmann
TK Enterprises Inc.
Success through education
"Many people speak, but few communicate" - Tom Kaufmann
Do you wish you could ...
- Speak so more people listen to you
- Convey your ideas more clearly to others
- Establish stronger and better relationships with clients
- Have better "chemistry" with your clients
- Ensure your clients understand you better
- Stop wondering why you are losing clients
If you answered "yes" to any one of the above, then maybe you are not communicating effectively with your clients. Maybe you have disconnects with them and you wish you knew why. Are they understanding what it is you are trying to convey? Are you adding the expected value they are seeking. Maybe you are having difficulties establishing a meaningful relationship with your clients.
In this interactive seminar you will learn about:
- Personality Profiling and how to identify different types
- The best ways to handle different personality types
- Communicating effectively through a mindset change
- Establishing a very positive relationship with others when communicating
- Communications through the use of non-verbals
- Selling yourself through effective communications
Tom was born in Sweden, and immigrated to Canada in 1951, settling in Montreal. He is a graduate of Concordia University with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Among the courses studied are Basic Selling Skills, Time Management (both by Xerox), and Basic Negotiating Skills.
Tom worked in Montreal for such notable companies as Motorola, General Electric, Bell Canada, before being transferred to Ajax, Ontario. Being fully bilingual, Tom worked for many US based companies as their Canadian Sales rep. He has been in sales for over 35 years. The last 20 years Tom has run his own successful Sales Consulting business, specializing in helping Small & Medium sized businesses organize their sales staff, and expand their territories. His specialty is sales, with a focus on cold calling, and business communications.
Indulging in his passion for corporate training and teaching, Tom not only teaches business courses at community colleges such as Seneca College and Centennial College, but also trains corporations, such as Lenovo Canada (formerly IBM Microcomputer Div), in his Sales and Cold Calling Techniques. In addition, Tom counsels and mentors small business for the Business Advisory Centre Durham.
DATE: Monday, February 23, 2009
TIME: Registration 7:00pm
(Programme begins 7:30pm)
PLACE: Crowne Plaza Airport, Algonquin Room
33 Carlson Court, Toronto
on-site parking $5.00 ( DO NOT PAY AT THE PARKING KIOSK: Report to the front desk and pay special $5 rate.)
For more information on AIC contact us at: 416-410-8163 or by e-mail at info@aiconsult.ca or visit http://www.aiconsult.ca/
Meeting Fees: AIC & SIP Members $10.00 Visitors $25.00
AIC, SIP, MTA and XL Toronto Members must show their membership cards at the door to get the special member rate.
Special offer! If you're an AIC Member, and you bring a guest, you get in together for only $20 total. (Save $15) Member and guest must register together to get this discount.
VISITORS PRE-REGISTER ONLINE THROUGH PAYPAL BY FEBRUARY 23 AND RECIEVE A 20% REDUCTION (DISCOUNTS ARE NOT COMBINABLE)
MEMBERS PRE-REGISTER ONLINE THROUGH PAYPAL BY FEBRUARY 23 AND HELP US REDUCE LINE UPS AT THE DOOR
NOTE: If you're having technical difficulties pre-registering on-line, please send us an e-mail directly at finance1@aiconsult.ca stating your problem and requesting a manual registration.
Cancellations must be received by e-mail to the VP Finance at least 24 hours before the event, otherwise the fee is forfeited.
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