Celia Desmond, Carolyn Wright
| Title: Workshops on Career Navigation for Engineers |
| Instructors: Celia Desmond, Carolyn Wright |
| Outline: MARKET READINESS: Your Career On Track - A Series of One Day Workshops on Career Navigation for Engineers We had a very successful session of "BREAKTHROUGH THINKING" led by Celia Desmond and Randy Park on November 30, 2002. One sample comment: "I learned valuable lessons that I can apply right away to my career and work." The next offering in the series will be January 25, 2003: ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR ENGINEERS (details below) Other topics to be scheduled in the near future include: - NETWORKING WITH OTHERS: THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB YOU WILL EVER HAVE - BREAKTHROUGH THINKING - POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS: DIFFERENTIATING YOURSELF - UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY TYPE: READING CHARACTER THROUGH TRUE COLORS These courses are offered on Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm. The pricing of the workshops is $100 per day for members, $125 per day for non-members, with a special 1/2 price of the regular rate if you bring a friend (this can only be used once.) Registration deadline is 10 days before each session. The seminars will be held at a downtown location. If you would like to take any or all of these seminars, please register as soon as possible. Even if you are considering a later session, please send in your registration as soon as possible so we can confirm the exact numbers. Please contact Randy Park, Education Chair, at rp@randypark.com for further information. ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR ENGINEERS - January 25, 2003 Celia Desmond, Carolyn Wright Employers want engineers to write and speak with clarity and concision. This means they must be able to hit the high points and compose tight, clean documents or information that can be acted upon by others. As well engineers must be able to relate complex ideas to people with varying backgrounds. Being able to marshal your thoughts and communicate them rapidly and well when the opportunity arises is key. - Closing the deal with your presentation skills! - Practical techniques that will show you how to structure your material, create visual aids, speak with confidence, and handle an audience. - Communicating with Customers - Effective technical writing - Running productive meetings - Impact demonstrating INSTRUCTORS: Carolyn L. Wright holds an Honors BA in Psychology and Science, Technology and Communications. She is President of in.touch Recruitment Services in Toronto Canada. in.touch provides strategic staffing services for major vendors in the Networking and Communications Industry, with a particular focus on Systems Engineering, Sales and Project Management. She also specializes in Personality Type (Myers Briggs and True Colors), Career Management and Coaching. Celia Desmond is President of her own firm, World Class - Telecommunications. Celia provides training in management skills in business and telecommunications engineering environments. She has lectured internationally on Programs for Success in Today's Changing Environment and also on telecommunications for two departments at University of Toronto. At Stentor Resource Centre Inc. she was instrumental in establishing the Stentor culture and processes, and in obtaining buy-in from the employees to adopt and grow the new organization. Celia holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Carleton University, a B. Sc. in Mathematics & Psychology from Queens University, an Ontario Teaching Certificate and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. |
| Time and Location: January 25, 2003 |
| Registration Contact: Randy Park, Education Chair, at rp@randypark.com |
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