May Chapter Meeting -
"Know Can Do" - A Book Discussion
Read the book and join us for an interactive meeting. Or just come and listen to our reviews and enjoy lunch with us.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Know Can Do! is a teaching parable in the tradition of Ken Blanchard's bestselling business books. It tells the story of a well known author who is troubled by the gap between what people know: all the good advice they've digested intellectually from books and seminars, and what they actually do.
Seeking a way to close this learning-doing gap, the author sets out on a journey to find a solution. He soon meets a legendary businessman named Carl Hesse, who has discovered the secrets of putting knowledge into action. Carl teaches the author the three reasons people don't make the leap from knowing to doing and the key to overcoming these roadblocks.
Through Carl Hesse and his colleagues, the author learns life-changing secrets that provide answers to the age-old question: "Why don't I do what I know I should do?"
Know Can Do! teaches people at all levels how to apply life-changing techniques to reach their fullest potential.
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: May 13, 2013
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM
Location:Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
Online Reservations: click below and follow the prompts. Payment made at the door.
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April Chapter Meeting -
Prezi - PowerPoint Alternative!
Tulin Melancon
Director of Online Learning & Faculty Development
LSU-Shreveport
We will learn about Prezi which is growing by 1 million users per month and why we should stop using boring PowerPoint presentations and start engaging our audience with Prezi!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Tulin is the Director of Online Learning & Faculty Development at LSUS. She joined LSUS about 8 years ago as the IWTP grant coordinator, promoted to Assistant Director of IWTP and Assistant Director of Online Learning & Faculty Development.
She trains faculty members on MOODLE, as well as any other instructional needs they might have. She also co-teaches Online Instruction Program courses each semester to LSUS faculty, enabling them to become certified online instructors. She works with the department chairs to increase the number of online courses and degree programs at LSUS.
Tulin has been an online and face to face instructor over 12 years as an adjunct faculty at different universities. She also teaches non-credit courses at Continuing Educaiton such as a variety of cooking and baking courses.
Tulin was the 2008 ASTD Chapter Member of the Year and the 2012 Professional Trainer of the year.
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: April 8, 2013
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM
Location:Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
Online Reservations: click below and follow the prompts. Payment made at the door.
April Chapter Meeting Reservations
March Chapter Meeting -
Andragogy Online: Applying Adult Learning Principles to e-Learning and Online Learning
Sara Colvin
Education and Training Specialist
Lifeshare Blood Centers
Join us to hear Sara and learn the following:
- What is Andragogy? Where do we get the “Adult Learning Principles”?
- What are the 6 principles of adult learning?
- How to apply them to online or e-learning.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Sara graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana in 2009. Since that time she has been the Education & Training Specialist at LifeShare Blood Centers, where she manages both training and learning management software, designs and delivers training, and dabbles in media creation.
Sara completed ASTD Training Certification in 2010 and was honored as the 2011 Training Support Person of the Year.
Her Hobbies Include
- Reading
- Listening to Podcasts
- Cooking
- Spending time outdoors with her two dogs
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: March 11, 2013
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM
Location:Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
For Reservations: Email Beth Maddox at elizabeth.maddox@christushealth.org.
February Chapter Meeting -
North Louisiana Economic Outlook: Training and Development
Angie White
VP of Workforce Marketing
North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) and North Louisiana Employment Opportunities Network (NEON)
NEON: the North Louisiana Employment Opportunities Network
- What it is
- What it is NOT
- How you can use it
*NEON is a program of the North Louisiana Economic Partnership, www.nlep.org
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Angie leads NLEP’s workforce marketing program, called North Louisiana Employment Opportunities Network or NEON. This award-winning workforce recruitment programs helps business find the qualified employees they need to grow in North Louisiana. Angie’s previous experience working in international finance/investments gives her a strong understanding of what companies need to thrive.
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: February 11, 2013
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM
Location:Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
For Reservations: Email Beth Maddox at elizabeth.maddox@christushealth.org.
January Chapter Meeting -
This is our annual kick-off meeting. Come meet your new Board of Directors, find out who has won training awards, and meet and greet our new members!
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: January 14, 2013
Time: 11:30 AM to 1 PM Location: Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
For Reservations:
Email: Sara.colvin@lifeshare.org or call 318-673-1440
November Chapter Meeting -
Speed Presentations
Do you need to “test drive” a presentation idea?
Are you looking for more speaking experience?
Would you like feedback on your speaking skills?
Our November meeting will be Speed Presentations. Other chapters have used this program and they are so popular, they now do them every year. Our ASTD meetings are the safest place to improve your platform skills. You certainly can’t practice on your clients or employer!
The format is simple. Members take turns giving a 6 minute presentation using a maximum of 20 PowerPoint slides, if desired.
Only a couple of slots are still available!
- Let Teri Haynes know by November 1st if you want to present.
- E-mail her your PowerPoint presentation, if you will be using one, by November 8th at the latest.
- The PP presentations will be combined one after the other for smooth flow from speaker to speaker.
Come watch your fellow ASTD members as they do their Speed Presentations. Your feedback will be helpful to everyone.
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: November 12, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM to 1 PM Location: Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
For Reservations: Email
Email Sara.colvin@lifeshare.org or call 318-673-1440
October Chapter Meeting -
Operation: Leadership Development
Bill Wolfe, SPHR
Director of Human Resource Management, LSU Shreveport
US Army Veteran (24yr Active Duty)
The military has a reputation for discipline and developing great leaders, or Officers. Drilling people to be all they can be using military science. Bill Wolfe will share with us tips from the military to developing a challenging leadership program that commands excellence from your organizations leaders.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Following graduation from West Point, Bill Wolfe served on active duty for 24 years in a variety of command and staff positions worldwide. His final assignment was as the Professor of Military Science and Chair of the Department of Military Science in Baton Rouge. Immediately following retirement, he served as an Instructor in the LSU Office of Government Programs before accepting a job as the General Manager of Shaw Alloy Piping Products in Shreveport. Mr. Wolfe moved from there to become the Operations Manager of Chem-Air, Inc. in Shreveport. In 2008, he joined the staff at LSUS as Assistant Director of HR Management and now serves as the Director.
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: October 8, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM to 1 PM Location: Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
For Reservations: Email
Email Sara.colvin@lifeshare.org or call 318-673-1440
September Chapter Meeting -
in conjunction with the Shreveport Chamber Business Development Connection
Lead, Follow, or Get Me the Hot Sauce!
Cajun Wisdom to Spice Up Your Leadership
Featuring: Jennifer Ledet
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Registration begins at 11:30am
Program 11:45 - 1:00pm
Petroleum Club (15th Floor)
416 Travis Street
Jennifer Ledet taps into her roots along the bayous of South Louisiana to deliver an insightful and engaging program designed for leaders at every level. In this fun and “flavorful” presentation, you will learn the five key ingredients essential in
every recipe for leadership success. Through her relatable stories, anecdotes, and relevant examples, (with a decidedly Cajun flavor!), she will highlight the skills, characteristics, and qualities of the successful leaders she has encountered working with organizations and clients in a wide variety of industries.
Jennifer offers her unique GUMBO leadership model, along with her own wit and wisdom to guide you in developing your own recipe for excellence.
Meet Jennifer
Born and raised along the bayous of South Louisiana, Jennifer Ledet loves to spice up her leadership and employee engagement work with Cajun-style wisdom.
Armed with a background in human resources management and blessed with a passion for people, Jennifer assists leaders from VPs and CEOs to front-line supervisors and managers build relationships and improve influence to impact the bottom line.
In her keynote presentations, leadership retreats, and team-building workshops, Jennifer’s warm, down-home personality gets participants energized and inspired to make changes that create lasting results.
Jennifer continues to live in the heart of bayou country with her husband Steve, their children Lauren, Justin, and Philip, and their dog Tabasco.
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM to 1 PM Location: Petroleum Club - 15th floor
416 Travis Street
Cost: $20 - includes buffet lunch
Reservations required: Email: bdc@shreveportchamber.org
or call 318-677-2500
August Chapter Meeting:
It’s Time to Change Your HAT!
Mike Purcell
Professional Speaker, Trainer, & Author
Q. Why are our habits, attitudes, and thinking so critical to what we are able to accomplish?
A. Because they are so closely aligned with our emotions... which foster our motivations. And when our motivations become strong enough, they become the catalyst for our actions!
And ultimately, it is our actions that move us closer to or further from our desired results.
Mike Purcell challenges audiences to set their sights on their desired results, both personally and professionally, and to find the courage and motivation to change our habits, attitudes, and thinking in order to reach them.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Mike is a professional speaker, trainer, and author who has a wonderful way
with audiences. Mike has been in the business of speaking, training, and
entertaining audiences for over 25 years. In addition to being a talented, genuinely effective speaker, he is also gifted as an accomplished professional musician, country humorist, ventriloquist, and cowboy poet. He is also a published author on the subject of leadership. His most recent book, Saddle
Sense: Uncomplicated Reflections on Managing People & Relationships, has received tremendous praise from executives, human resource managers, and business
owners alike across a wide range of industries.
Mike is also a champion of change, having endured plenty of "change opportunities" in his own life. He now dedicates his time and energy to assisting individuals and organizations in finding the courage, strength, skills, and motivation to change their own habits, attitudes, and thinking so that they can reach their greatest potential, and thus, their desired results in life!
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: July 9, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM to 1 PM Location: Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
For Reservations: Email amber.r.hicks25@gmail.com or call 318-402-2334
July Chapter Meeting:
Be a Mentor, Direct an Adventure!
Arlena Acree
Director of Film, Media, and Entertainment for the City of Shreveport.
Mentoring is about taking advantage of OPE – Other People’s Experience. Find someone who does well doing what you want to be able to do and "pick" that person's brain. Arlena Acree has been in a mentoring role throughout her career with her work at employment agencies and now with the local film industry. In this presentation, we will focus on professional mentorships needed to acquire goals and advance in career adventures.
Come listen and engage in the discussion of mentoring as Arlena shares her experiences in developing a personal satisfaction in “helping people help themselves.”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Arlena Acree currently serves as Director of Film, Media, and Entertainment for the City of Shreveport, a position to which she was appointed by Mayor Cedric B. Glover in 2006. In 1998, she was appointed by Mayor Keith Hightower as Director of Economic Development for the City of Shreveport. She is also the owner of Career Adventures, which she founded in 1985. She has served on a number of boards and commissions.
LUNCHEON INFORMATION:
Date: July 9, 2012
Time: 11:30 AM to 1 PM Location: Clarion Hotel 1419 East 70th Street
Cost: RSVP-$15, Non-RSVP-$17 Guests-$20, Students-$10 (No shows will be billed.)
For Reservations: Email Sara.colvin@lifeshare.org or call 318-673-1440
