SPEECH AND THE CITY
The Women's Connecting, Learning, and Empowering Forum

April 4th from 11am to 4pm Keynote Speech at 11:30

As the job market grows even more competitive, learning how to communicate effectively and present a professional image in the best way possible is crucial. Learn how to strengthen what makes you unique and market yourself and your personal image to get that dream job! We are pleased to provide a pool of experts to help you communicate for success! Workshops and meetings will help you leverage your communication strengths in the challenging job market to enhance your personal image and style.

The Speech Improvement Company Inc. of Boston invites you to join us in this unique "First" at Boston University to celebrate and redefine how women communicate in the new millennium. This event will be a dynamic opportunity for women to network, learn, and socialize, while strengthening their professional and interpersonal communication skills. The day will offer a consortium of speakers, interactive workshops, demonstrations, and one-on-one personal coaching experiences with world renouned coaches.

Keynote Speaker Susan Roberts: Vice President Marketing, Virtual Iron Susan Roberts is a twenty-five year veteran of, both business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing. Presently Vice President of Marketing for Virtual Iron Software, a scrappy contender in the red hot virtualization market, she has worked for a diverse range of employers ranging from corporate giants like Cisco to one of the regional Bell operating companies to the May D & F chain of department stores as well as numerous successful high technology start ups. Her greatest accomplishment is the parenting of her son, Andrew MacKinnon, a young man born with autism. She is a graduate of Boston University and attended the Boston Architectural Center, originally beginning her career as an architect. Topics for workshops: • Communicating with Confidence in a Difficult Job Market • The Power of Your Professional & Personal Style/Image • Mastering the Interview • Social Media & Branding for Finding a Job • Work Effective Presentation & Speaking • Tools to Keep You One Step Ahead

Please RSVP early. Pre-register for this event by clicking "Buy Now" on this page, or by calling 617-739-3330. You will receive a discount ticket for $5. Tickets at the door for $10. All proceeds will go to Heading Home in Cambridge, MA. Check out our exciting Spring lineup of communication programs designed specifically for women at Speech and the City Executive Womens Certificate Program! For more details, contact Lau Lapides at lau@speechimprovement.com.

Location: Boston University, The College of Communication, 640 Commonwealth Avenue, on Saturday April 4, 2009 from 11AM-4 PM. View Larger Map

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