BEST PRACTICES FOR WORKPLACE E-MAIL 

February Chapter Program (Please note that this is a LUNCH meeting.)
Date:  Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Time:  11:00am to 1:00pm
Place:  The Cottonwood Club, 6813 South College Avenue, Fort Collins 
Presenter:  Mary Sovick
Topic:  BEST PRACTICES FOR WORKPLACE E-MAIL
RSVP:  To ensure we have the appropriate amount of food and beverages, please be sure to RSVP by 5p.m. on Saturday, February 16th to Joe Moss at 970-532-7472, 970-420-4253, or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . 

About the Presentation: 
E-mail is becoming one of the most frequent methods of communicating in business.  So how do you, your employees, and/or your co-workers know what is expected when writing internal and external e-mails?  Think of the times you have had problems at work because of an e-mail that sent the wrong message.  Whether you are on the sending or receiving end, e-mail is the communication channel most susceptible to misunderstanding because of the lack of nonverbal signals and how easy it is to send a message without thinking it through.  Mistakes in these messages have cost many professionals a potential client or business relationship.

Many employees originally learned how to operate in the e-mail environment from an informal source, at home or at school. When habits developed in less formal environments appear in the workplace, they have the potential to create problems for the sender and the company who the sender represents. This seminar provides clear guidelines for elevating the professionalism, readability, and effectiveness of workplace e-mail communications.

Join us for this lunch program focusing on how to brush up on our electronic communication.  Learn from our presenter, Mary Sovick, how to streamline and make efficient your everyday communications—both in business and your personal life!
 
About the Presenter:
Mary Sovick has developed and presented workplace writing seminars across the country since 1997. She is a retired firefighter and an adjunct instructor for the National Fire Academy, for Colorado State University, and for a number of community colleges. She is a regular speaker at regional and national conferences and has authored many articles on workplace writing issues.  Some of the groups she has presented to include the Larimer County Workforce Center, Employer’s Roundtable (March 2008), the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the Poudre Fire Authority, the Anheuser Busch, the Northern Colorado Fire Consortium, the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, and many more.

Time:  Lunch and networking starts at 11:00am.
Lunch:  Will be provided.
Cost:  The cost of the meeting is $15 per person (includes lunch), payable by cash/check/credit card at the meeting. Non-members and guests are welcome to attend.  Non-members and guests pay an additional $10 fee.  If guests join ASTD-NRC the day of their visit, the $10 guest fee is rolled into a $50 annual chapter membership fee. Be sure to ask about this discount!