I am sharing the following reflection from my friend and fellow YWCA Hartford Region board member, Stacy Smith Walsh. Let us not forget what the women before us did to give women the right to vote and all the opportunities, rights and privileges that women enjoy today. If you would like to be part of [read more]
Thank you for purchasing the audio sampler of Networking Ahead for Business. Your audio sampler includes 9 chapters from the book, all narrated by the author Kathy McAfee. Plus a bonus: original “Motivation Song” from singer/songwriter Mark Shepard. Please click below to download your audio program now: Free Networking Tips Be sure to sign up [read more]
Two-Day Workshop: Effective Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals with Kathy McAfee In this fast paced global marketplace, it’s not enough to be a subject matter expert; technical professionals must learn to communicate and present their ideas in an effective and persuasive manner. The Motivated Presenter™ workshop is now customized to meet the needs of engineers [read more]
What makes an outstanding technical presentation versus a mediocre one? Chris Van Buiten, VP of Innovation at Sikrosky Aircraft Corporation, has a definite opinion on that subject. Chris was the guest speaker at a two-day presentation skills training workshop for technical professionals that I facilitated for Sikorsky engineers. My goal with this training was to [read more]
What would you give to have more “rainmakers” in your organization? Rainmakers are those unique individuals who have the talent, tenacity and track record of bringing in valuable new leads and new clients to the organization. Rainmakers are highly valuable employees who “float” everyone’s salaries with their magical gifts of new business development. Are they [read more]
Students will need more than a good education and a college diploma to successfully get internships, land jobs and launch their careers. They will need to network and to build and maintain strategic relationships throughout their careers. By learning the professional skill of networking early in their lives, these young professionals will be a much [read more]
This past September I was the guest speaker at the JETS Schmoozers job group in West Hartford, Connecticut. This is one of my favorite job networking groups to speak at because the people are so spirited and their leader Judy Rosenthal is one of my dearest networking friends. At this event, I shared 20 of [read more]
