You are the Message: Projecting a Confident and Competent Professional Image

Event details
Spend an evening with a national communications expert, Laura Darius, to learn how to maximize your personal and professional impact as a leader through your image and executive presence. Laura specializes in speech, presentation, communication, and image enhancement coaching. She also has “niche expertise” in coaching foreign professionals to improve their pronunciation of American English. Her book entitled American Pronunciation Made Easy. Speak with Clarity and Confidence is due for publication in early 2015.

In her 25+ year career, she has coached thousands of executives and professionals from Fortune 500, small and medium-sized companies, and achieved amazing results. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Amylin, Gen-Probe, Life Technologies, Sharp HealthCare, Oracle, Qualcomm, Disney, and more.

An opportunity to have a professional head shot photo taken by a renowned San Diego photographer (Business Portrait Pros) at an HBA discounted price will also be available during the event.*

*Space is limited, so book your photo shoot in advance. Register for your portrait session here. The $75 cost includes: a 10 minute session with a professional photographer, online viewing and email delivery of your favorite photo with 30 minutes of retouching.

Learning objectives
1. Identify body language and speech patterns that can bolster rather than undermine your confidence and image
2. Differentiate yourself by wearing attire that enhances how you’re perceived and work to project your best professional image at a bargain price
3. Practice how to listen productively by maintaining focus and engagement when unfamiliar or bored with the topic

Agenda
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM   Registration, networking and headshots
6:15 PM - 6:30 PM   Opening remarks
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM   Light dining, headshots
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM   Presentation
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM   Q&A
8:30 PM                      Adjourn; additional time for headshots

Event location
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear
12790 El Camino Real, #100
San Diego, CA
858.707.4000

Directions

Sponsor

Speaker
Laura Darius
Founder, Darius Communications, Inc.

Registration information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online Registration deadline: 08/18/14
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed

Member rate:
$45 until 08/13/14
$55 after 08/13/14

Nonmember rate:
$60 until 08/13/14
$70 after 08/13/14

Capacity
Is capacity limited? Yes
Space is limited to 200 registrants.

Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
If yes, must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by 08/18/14; no refunds are available after this date.

Event questions/support
- Program contact for event details: Contact email cmgcarr@gmail.com and/or phone 858.750.5667
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- Trouble with online registration: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3

Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
Regular Registration	$55.00 / €47.00	$70.00 / €60.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

Event Policies

Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.

COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.

By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.

Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.