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April Chapter Meeting

Please join us for our April Chapter Meeting! We will be gathering for a virtual learning experience this month. The April meeting speaker will be Carl Prichard Topic: The Fine Art of Story-Telling This hour looks at why story telling is among the most effective means to communicate messages and the tricks and techniques associated with sharing a good story. The emphasis is on how to use stories to get across complex concepts and share detailed information in ways that others can remember and in ways that open the door for greater understanding. Carl will also examine the “echo effect” associated with effective story sharing. About our speaker: Carl is the principal and founder of Pritchard Management Associates. He is recognized lecturer, author, researcher, and instructor. As a lecturer he is considered a leading authority on risk and communications management and presents on a variety of management topics, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an author and researcher, he has published articles on project management language, advances in risk management, and on the challenges of training on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world, training with some of the leading international training organizations, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institute®. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal, Project Manager Today. Carl has recorded presentations for international conferences on DVD and developed on-line training for the Project Management Institute. He was also the architect of ESI International’s landmark programs in distance learning. He serves on the Board of Directors for ProjectConnections.Com and recently recorded an extensive audio training program, The Portable PMP® Prep with Bruce Falk. Carl has served as a semi-final judge in PMI’s annual “Project of the Year” competition, and served the Federal Highways Administration as a judge in their biennial project competition. Carl regularly consults and coaches on project management, presentation skills, risk, e-learning, and course development with a variety of organizations. He serves on the board of directors and presents podcasts for ProjectConnections.com. He holds a B.A. from the Ohio State University, and is a Project Management Professional® as certified by the Project Management Institute. He has authored over 100 articles, multiple white papers, five textbooks and several chapters in other authors’ compendia. He researches and explores topics ranging from team interaction to risk management to energizing project teams. He is also the creator of the Project PoDUcasts on ProjectConnections.com and Critical Path: The Game©, both unique ventures in the project management training realm. Join us from 5:30 - 6:00 for a chance to network with your fellow chapter members. 6:00 - 7:00 Speaker 7:00 - 7:30 Real World SME Discussion