The Emerging Leaders - Communications Series

 will explore three common communication challenges:

12th May - How to develop an engaging presentation?
In this webinar, you will learn:
- how to develop your key message.
- why thinking about your audience is important.
- how to communicate your message effectively and in an engaging way.
- how to improve your presentation skills.

19th May - How to improve my networking skills:
In this webinar, you will learn:
- how to make the most from networking situations
- how to introduce yourself.
- how to develop your conversation skills.
- how to improve your listening skills.

26th May - How to build credibility quickly with colleagues and clients?
In this webinar, you will learn:
- how to develop the 3 most important aspects to building credibility: great work, trust and rapport, and reputation

Why should you attend?

- All three webinars are jam PACKED with useful tips that you can implement immediately as well as follow up resource lists too. 

- Participate easily in front of your own computer - no travelling time!

- Get access to all three webinars afterwards plus an extra Leadership and Communication webinar

- Ask your burning communications questions before the webinar to have them answered 

The webinars only cost $66 for all three - Register here.

Latest Emergen E-News!

Lots of giveaways in today's e-news - books and vouchers galore, read on for the details!!
In this newsletter:

• Emergen April Challenge
• Book Giveaway
• Blogging for a Cause
• The Latest from the Blogs
• Events around the Country

April Challenge - Tell us who inspires you? 

Our Challenges Coordinator, Ally Millington has launched Emergen's next monthly member challenge!  Read Ally's thoughts about the competition here
Your Challenge This Month:  Is there someone in your community who is doing something wonderful that has inspired you? Is there someone on a larger scale? Such as Nelson Mandella, Mother Theresa etc who has made you look at the world differently? Tell us who has inspired you and why?
Read about it here on the Challenges page and add a comment to enter or write a blog post titled April Emergen Challenge. It doesn't have to be long - just a paragraph will do! Be in it to win it!
Prize: The best response will win a $50.00 Gift Voucher from Myers.

Book Giveaways - Read, Review and Receive! 

We've had a little break over the last couple of months, but I have 3 books to giveaway in April to members who would like to read and review the book - if you do this, the book is yours!

	Book: You can Live your Potential, Author: Paul Saunders If you want to improve your self confidence and become the person you dream of being, you!  This book is well researched, easy to read and includes practical techniques and tips to use immediately.
	Book: Passion @ Work, Author: Shivani In this heartfelt, yet practical book, Shivani tells her own story of climbing the corporate ladder to find everything but contentment. She has written this book for women who want to be a corporate dynamo with heart, vision, values and passion.
	Book: The Power of  Persistence and Purpose, Author: Andrew Darbyshire This is one man's journey through the lessons of being in business.  Andrew finished high school at 15 and went on to become a self made hugely successful businessman and philanthropist. He shares his triumphs, adversities and lessons along the way.

If you would like to review any of these books for the Emergen community, send me a return email by the end of tomorrow (Friday) with the best thing that you like about Emergen to be in with a chance!  Reviewers are selected randomly. 

Blogging for a Cause - National Volunteering Week, 9 - 15 May

We are planning our next Blogging for a Cause to celebrate National Volunteer Week from May 9 - 15. Check out more details here.  It's even been posted as an official event on the Volunteering Australia website.  So get writing to participate in our next Blogging for a Cause event on Emergen.
Would you like to join Janine on the Emergen Blogging Team?  Help coordinate blogging events, create ebooks, organise face to face writing sessions and organise blogging development activities? Please contact me or Janine for more details - we are looking to build a national team.

The Latest from the Emergen blog

The blog posts are coming thick and fast at the moment.  Welcome to all our new bloggers.  Below is just a small selection of the blogs online!

	This is me and I'm not Ashamed by Piri Altraide
	Making Mistakes by Tiang Cheng
	Left Right Think Tank are Recruiting by Mia Kennett
	Cook below the Line by Aaron Koo
	Changing the World - One Action at a Time by Janine Ripper
	Welcome World, Welcome to my World by Fay D'Souza
	Book Review - Time Management from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstein
	Perth's Atrocious Attitudes towards Drink Driving

There are lots more blog posts if you head to www.emergen.com.au you can check them all out!

Events around the Country









Perth Meet Up
Here are some of the pics from the March Meet Up in Perth. Come and join us in April.  It's on the 15th April, upstairs at the Brass Monkey from 5.30 - 7.30.  There is no cost to be involved, you just pay for your own drinks.   Why not get a few of your friends or work colleagues together and come to the next one!

Tell us you're coming here.  We also have a facebook event page here. And if you're on twitter the hashtag to help promote it is #emergenmeetup
Other events

• Informal Emergen Meet Up in Melbourne
• Sam's The Hive - 28th April, Perth
• Rotaract's Sandgropers Farwell Fundraiser, Perth

There is plenty of space for your event. Add your events here.

Take care and I'll see you on Emergen soon!
Alicia Curtis

www.aliciacurtis.com
Click here to go to the Emergen.