MaRS Peer to Peer Series - Difficult Presentations
AN INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL FORUM ABOUT PRESENTATIONS ON DIFFICULT TOPICS TO DIFFICULT AUDIENCES
Leaders in every field often have to talk about difficult issues to skeptical or even hostile audiences – investors, media or regulators among them.And in an era where polished or painful presentations can go viral on YouTube, a sophisticated understanding of presentation strategy is critical.
Join John Abele, global leader in business, philanthropy, and culture change, for an interactive and educational session that will test your mettle and help you take your message to the next level. The audience will include some experienced presenters who will share their insights as well as attempt to tackle some challenging examples from real-world situations.
Attendees will analyze strategies in action, probe the issues involved, examine ways to set the stage, land mines to avoid and key points to keep up front and in follow-up strategies. employees, clients.
DATE | TIME | LOCATION
October 8, 20089:00AM - 12:30PM
MaRS Centre Auditorium
101 College St.
Toronto, ON
SPONSOR
Generously supported by:
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
- Founding Chairman of Boston Scientific, the world’s largest medical device company dedicated to less-invasive medicine
- Guest lecturer at Stanford, Harvard, MIT, York, and University of Toronto
- Founder of the Kingbridge Centre, King City, ON
REGISTRATION
Attendance is FREE but registration is required.Registration is now closed.
PRESENTED BY
This event is presented in partnership with Kingbridge Centre. The Kingbridge Conference Centre and Institute and the MaRS Collaboration Centre both believe in effective convening. We share a passion in helping clients obtain meaningful results from meetings, conferences, seminars plus improve collaborative skills. This shared vision, combined with facilities in diverse yet truly unique settings, is structured to enhance the value for our clients. Our venues are committed to providing exceptional service. We consider that this strategic collaborative alliance strengthens both our missions and provides more options for our clients.The Kingbridge Centre is an innovative conference venue and multifaceted communication facility offering a wide variety of programs, resources, and technologies. Kingbridge is focused on the discipline of better conferencing for education, problem solving, strategic planning, conflict resolution or other meeting tasks where openness and interactivity are essential.
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