MILADY'S CAREER INSTITUTE/THOMSON LEARNING Sunday & Monday      10:00am - 1:00pm   Dynamic Team Building  In this class you will participate in an active environment reminiscent of school days. You will learn: Underlying principles of team building and practical day-to-day techniques of putting them into action How to communicate effectively with team members How to give feedback in just the right way How to devise action plans that boost team results. Highlights include: The ingredients for team motivation Understanding the seven C’s of team building Blending different personal attributes and experiences into a smooth-running, efficient and effective team. Bring an open mind and your best team spirit. Sunday      2:00pm – 5:00pm Communicating Confidently In this program, participants will gain the communication and presentation skills vital to their success. They will learn how to: Develop their own personal style Make their point quickly and concisely Involve the listeners and win them over Control their feelings of fear and nervousness Handle interruptions and channel questions Adjust their comments to the listener's mood Project believability, confidence and authority Improve voice quality and body language Get back on track when the train of thought is lost Deliver difficult information and gain support from the listeners Participants will learn to be great communicators…the kind that gain people's attention, hold their interest and move them into action. The platform techniques and speaking skills that seem to come so naturally to some are skills that anyone can learn. Please note: Thomson Learning has changed its name to Cengage Learning.  Visit www.cengage.com for more information.  Cengage Learning - delivering results through engagement.
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		PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA PRESENTER - Fred Jones, Legal Counsel Professional Beauty Federation of California PRESENTER - Jim Edwards, Executive Director California Association of Schools of Cosmetology Sunday            12:00pm - 1:30pm SCHOOL OWNERS AND MANAGERS –  Keeping  Abreast of Changes? You’d Better!  If you own or run a beauty school in California, you don’t want to miss this program. Jim Edwards, Executive Director of the California Association of Schools of Cosmetology and Fred Jones, Legal Counsel and Lobbyist for the PBFC, will review, explain and clarify the changes happening fast in Sacramento that will dramatically affect the way you do business in 2008.  Agenda includes: Demise of BPPVE and Adult ROP Programs Sunset of the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Exam Changes National Exam Curriculum Changes Externship changes in curriculum State Board Inspections and Fines New and Annexation Campus Approvals   PRESENTER - Fred Jones, Legal Counsel, Professional Beauty Federation of California PRESENTERS - Directors, Professional Beauty Federation of California Sunday            2:00pm – 3:30pm State of the Industry – TOWN HALL Fred Jones and the Directors of the Professional Beauty Federation of California, the industry’s voice in Sacramento, will review the many advances that are beginning to change the way we do business in California in the beauty industry. Every category of licensee, manufacturer and distributor is affected by these and other forthcoming changes. After the review, your comments, opinions and questions are welcome. Here are some of those topics. Agenda includes: “Welcome to Our World” in Sacramento Externship changes in curriculum Reciprocity - Major change in how out-of-state cosmetologists get California license Cosmetology Exam Changes National Written Exam Revisions in State Board Inspections and Fines.