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Date/Time:   Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (No-host lunch*)

                     Executive Committee 10:30 am

                     Regular Meeting 11:30 pm –1:00 pm

                     Program begins at noon

Location:  Red Lion Inn –please note new location*

          200 N. Riverside Avenue, Medford; Misty’s Restaurant

                                                                 -off the lobby

*Lunch is $11 including beverage and gratuity. If you are not eating lunch, there is a minimum charge of $3 per person (includes beverage).

Topic:    Five Tips For Creating and Delivering Memorable Safety Presentations

Description: Professional Development Trainer Karen Bolda will share proven tips for enhancing your safety presentations – both experienced presenters and newcomers will benefit from this session. Karen received high marks at our October conference for her seminar on learning styles – she will discuss simple ways you can engage people with different learning styles to maximize your training effectiveness. She’ll also give you tips for choosing the most appropriate media – including when NOT to use Power Point!

Presenter: Karen Bolda, M.A., is a meeting facilitator and professional development trainer who operates her own consulting business in Southern Oregon.  She facilitates meetings and provides workshops for clients such as the Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service, Rogue Valley Council of Governments, and Jackson County, as well as holds workshops open to the public.  Her focused and efficient meeting facilitation style helps groups move forward to define and meet their goals.  Topics covered in her workshops range from meeting facilitation, co-worker communication and learning styles, to tactics for finding and landing a job, including online resumes and mastering interviews.  Participants come away with skills they can apply immediately as a result of her honest, pragmatic, and hands on teaching style.  

Prior to opening her own consulting business, Karen worked for a total of ten years in natural resource management at the Bureau of Land Management and the Rogue Valley Council of Governments. Karen holds a M.A. in Psychology from San Diego State University and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois.

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