Prokopis Christou Presenting Training Session at Toastmasters District 83 Conference

May 3, 2012 - PRLog -- Prokopis Christou presents “Personal Influence and Political Savvy For Professionals” Training Session at the District 83 Annual Spring Conference, May 5 -6, 2012 at the Morristown Hyatt, Morristown, NJ 07960.

In Christou’s interactive training session, attendees will learn the importance of using personal influence and key aspects of political savvy and find out how to develop strategies for influencing individuals, groups, and the organization to a specific course of action.

The annual two day event, sponsored by Toastmasters International District 83, has as its theme “Knowledge is Power, Public Speaking is Empowering". The event conference will feature keynote speaker New York Times bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark. Ms. Clark is joined by the lineup of business and professional communication workshop leaders listed below.  For information on attending, visit the Toastmasters Conference site -- http://toastmasters83.org/district-conference/online-registration.html.

Other confirmed speakers and session topics include:

Samir A. Shah, CC, ALB
“Communicating in the Health Care Maze: 10 Tips To Getting Care and Getting It Paid”

Carla Ulbrich  
"Laughter: The Best Medicine"

Deborah Clark
“Changes Toastmasters & You”

Rebecca George, ACB/ALB
“The Greenhouse of Speechcraft: Cultivate New Members”

Anne Baker, DTM
“Live Well, Speak Well – A Healthy Mind and Body Lead to Top Notch Speeches”

Steve Chen, DTM/IPDG
“How to Lead With Purpose (And A Smile)”

Isaak Gelbinovich, DTM
“Discovering Toastmasters”

Hundreds of Toastmasters members in the Metropolitan New Jersey, Rockland County, Staten Island area — as well as their family, friends, and the general public — will gather together to attend educational presentations on how to sharpen their public speaking, communication and leadership skills.

In addition to the conference educational sessions, District 83’s top-notch speakers will compete in the District 83 International Speech Contest scheduled for Saturday and the District 83 International Evaluation Contest for Sunday morning. Both days of the conference promise to be packed with fun, excitement and learning.

About District 83

District 83 includes 150 clubs in Metropolitan New Jersey, Staten Island, NY, and Rockland County, New York. For more information, please visit the District 83 website at http://www.toastmasters83.org.

About Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. Founded in October 1924, the organization currently has more than 270,000 members in 13,000 clubs in 116 countries. Each week, Toastmasters helps more than a quarter million people of every ethnicity, education and profession build their competence in communication so they can gain the confidence to lead others. For information about local Toastmasters clubs, please visit http://www.toastmasters.org.