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Our meeting date is the last Wednesday of the month. Special event dates will be announced. RSVPs are due by noon on the Monday prior to each meeting as online registration automatically closes at that time. If registration is closed and you find you can attend, please contact Mary Abshier to check on seating availability.
Below is a menu of programs that are sure to satisfy any intellectual appetite. Join HFCW’s meetings where lifetime learners gather. Be a part of our long history of sharing wit and wisdom with HFCW members and their guests since 1974.
Questions? Contact Mary Abshier at info@hfcw.org or (281) 923-9241.
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Why Can’t They Just..
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 @ 11:20 am - 1:00 pm
How often have you begun a sentence with “Why can’t they just…” Why can’t Madison just get to the point? Why can’t Pat just see the logic in my suggestion? Why can’t Alex just stick to a routine? The answer lies in temperament differences. Learn why “just” doesn’t belong in those sentences and how you can use temperament savvy to improve your communication skills..
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Margaret E. Anderson, Trainer, Author and Consultant, helps people get what they need from others, while building bridges, not burning them. She brings to the table decades of actual use of the interactional skills she teaches, as well as many years of training groups and individuals in consensus building and related communication skills. A Harvard-trained negotiator, Margaret designed and taught her own curricula for Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies from 2002 to 2014. She has also lectured for the University of Houston and for Texas State University. Prior to launching her training and consulting business, she gained experience in international and domestic business and was instrumental in resolving a number of serious disputes. Her clients include both for-profit and non-profit organizations, professional groups, and individual leaders and professionals.Margaret is author of the books Bridges to Consensus and Love on the Rocks with a Twist–Delightful Fiction with Lessons on Dealing with Others. Her work in progress is Bridges to Understanding. Her blog is devoted to consensus building, persuasion, and related communication skills. http://www.PersuasionCoach.com |
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to info@hfcw.org.