Jefferson Chamber & JEDCO to Host Public Speaking Seminar
For some, the idea of public speaking can beextremely daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Effective public speaking hasthe ability to positively impact your reputation and your business. Being agood communicator may help a business owner to better connect with customers,increase sales, and open his/her business to new opportunities.
As part of the 2019 Prosper Jefferson seminarseries, JEDCO & the Jefferson Chamber are teaming up to bring you a seminarall about enhancing your public speaking skills. We invited several expertpublic speakers to share their tips and techniques to ensure your presentationsuccess. Topics include:
- How to overcome your fear ofpublic speaking
- How to deliver high impactpresentations
- How to develop effectivePowerPoint presentations
- Improving your elevator pitch
The event, presented by ASI Federal Credit Union, will be held Wednesday, March 20th, from 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM at the JEDCO Conference Center on the West Bank. The address is 701A Churchill Parkway, Avondale, LA 70094. It is $5 to attend, which will cover breakfast for attendees. Please register for the event in advance online. Register here.
MEET OUR EXPERTS
Myra Corello, Find Your Spice Seminars, LLC
Dr. Myra Correllohelps high-achieving entrepreneurs master their message in order to grow theirbusinesses. She honed her expertise incommunication, marketing, and strategy through senior leadershippositions in healthcare, tourism, association management, entrepreneurshipdevelopment, non-profits, and higher education. Myra holds a Bachelors degree inmarketing, a Masters degree in management, and a PhD in organizational communication/organizationalbehavior.
In addition to her work as aprofessional speaker and independent business consultant, she also serves as aBusiness Growth Strategies faculty member and Business Advisor in the GoldmanSachs 10,000 Small Businesses program – and has also served as its OutreachDirector and Alumni Manager. Myra is also very active in volunteer leadership –having served a total of 22 terms on 5 local boards and trade associations –including Chapter President of both the National Speakers Association and theNational Association of Women Business Owners. She also serves on the AdvisoryBoard of the Loyola University Women’s Leadership Academy.
Myra has also been recognized asan “Honorary Kentucky Colonel” for her work in civic leadership, as a NewOrleans Magazine “Steel Magnolia” for her volunteer leadership to communityboards, and as the SBA’s Women inBusiness Champion of the Year for her service to entrepreneurs in the Stateof Louisiana. Learn more by visiting the Find Your Spice Seminarswebsite at http://myracorrello.com/.
Chuck Mutz, Black TieAuctioneer
A second-generation auctioneer, Chuck Mutz, LALicense 748-17, has worked in the auction industry for more than 30 years. His father, Tim Mutz, founded ServCorpInternational, Inc. (originally named Sencore Auction Service) in 1976. Workingfor a traditional auction company, Chuck called bids on almost everything, fromantiques to bulldozers to – literally– kitchen sinks. In 2009, the Krewe of Orpheus asked him to participate in the13th Night Celebration benefitting the George Rodrigue Foundation ofthe Arts. His high energy and enthusiasmcaught the attention of Jacque Rodrigue, and from that moment, Chuck found hiscalling. Since then, he and his team have assisted with hundreds of benefitevents that have raised millions of dollars for worthwhile causes, includingthe Rodrigue Foundation, American Cancer Society and The March of Dimes.
Chuck earned his Benefit Auctioneer Specialist(BAS) Certification in 2017. He is the only full time, full service BASAuctioneer in Louisiana. Chuck currentlyserves on the Board of Directors for the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, the NewOrleans Rotary Board of Directors, and is Past President of the East JeffersonBusiness Association. See him in action and get more information by visitinghis website at www.theblacktieauctioneer.com.
Brian Phillips, Dale Carnegie
Brian Phillips began his career with DaleCarnegie in 1996. He currently is the Regional Manager of the Greater NewOrleans area. Brian has worked with hundreds of organizations helping themachieve greater performance through developing their people. His areas ofexpertise for coaching, facilitation and training are: Leadership Development, Team Building, Effective Communication & Human Relation Skills, Presentation Skills, Sales Training and Sales Management, Employee Development and Customer Service /Customer Relations.For over a century, Dale Carnegie has beenimproving individual and business performance around the world. The company isthe industry leader in professional training and development solutions. Learnmore by visiting the Dale Carnegie website at https://www.dalecarnegie.com/en