Women in Business Roundtable: Communicating to be Heard and Remembered February 19, 2008

Communicating to be Heard and Remembered, a workshop for women, with Christina Harbridge-Law, misChief Executive Officer, Allegory Training Company. The only person who likes a lecture is the person giving it. (TM) How do we keep an audience from daydreaming about their laundry? It is HOW we say what we say that allows us to be heard and remembered. To change a mind, to sell a product, to manage a team, to lead a nation, we must first be heard. In our current communication economy, the human relationship is the true currency. This workshop welcomes the nervous, the eloquent, the tongue-tied and even the polished woman. It will harness your natural style and personality and make you a more effective speaker in business, law, politics, or advocacy.

In 2006, when Christina sold her company, Bridgeport Financial, it had grown from a one-woman firm to be amongst the "Top 100 Fastest Growing Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area" not once but four times in a row. There she created a communications protocol that led debtors to send thank-you notes, and an occasional wedding invitation, along with 2X the industry average in payments. Christina has lobbied Congress, trained elected officials in public speaking, coached Fortune 500 CEOs, and fearlessly hung off the side of a building while welding a sculpture.

Cost is $35 for Chamber members and $45 for prospective members if paid by Feb. 14. Additional $5 after Feb. 14 and at the door.

Official Website: http://www.sfchamber.com/programs_women_in_business.htm