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At the Conference: Day 1

Day one of the 2016 NAWDP Annual Conference is complete. My experience is that the NAWDP conference is more of a reunion for many professionals to see people from across the country that they cannot see every day. If I could summarize day one in one word, it would be "networking."
 
My day began with a networking breakfast in a local restaurant to see people that I had not seen in a year. As great as social media, email, and telephones are, nothing beats meeting face to face with people to hear about the latest achievements and to brain storm about issues in workforce development. Problem solving takes on a different perspective when it involves people from across the country.
 
Day one of the conference means key note speaker time. The opening session keynote speaker was Michael Angelo Caruso. His presentation, "How to Engage Someone in 15 Seconds: The Power of Persuasion" was informative and was entertaining.  He gave some great tips to engage people in dialogue, but all of his tips involved communication.
 
To summarize all Michael's great tips: Our communication begins with our face before we open our mouths. It begins with a smile versus a frown. Next we communicate with our ears by listening to the other person speak. We also communicate with our hands with our hand shake we offer. Finally after our non-verbal parts have communicated, we communicate with our mouths by speaking in positive language that makes the other person feel valued.
 
See you tomorrow for part two of three of "At the Conference." I hope to see you ~ Karen Cirincione
 
 

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