Thanks to the 50+ communicators who attended our lunchtime seminar last Friday on SELF Branding: When who you are is what makes the difference, by Carolina Rodriguez Barros, Founder and Director of Dare to Glow.

Check on Carolina’s blog Dare to Glow, she will be uploading some excerpts from the presentation. Some photos are also available on our Flickr stream accessible on the right side bar of this page.

Stay tuned for upcoming workshops and another lunch event in April.

Until then, hope to see you all at the Lift conference starting tomorrow at the CICG in Geneva.

Patricia, Melitta, and Glenn

Please note that our next lunchtime seminar – SELF branding, Friday 1 February 2013 is sold out. We have limited capacity (some 50 persons) and are now have a full house. We look forward to seeing you at future events if you couldn’t make it to this one.

We are pleased to announce our first event for 2013:

Lunchtime seminar – SELF Branding: When who you are is what makes the difference

Everyone knows what a brand is and what are the elements that make a marketing campaign successful. Now, let’s take a look at yourself. But are you aware of how you come across? Do you know what aspects of yourself people remember when you leave the room? Whether you’re job hunting, a student, or gainfully employed, your personal brand is key to effective interpersonal communication, positive results and… reputation.

Self Branding is all about who you are, what you want to be known for and how you want to be remembered. Our dynamic speaker, Carolina Rodriguez Barros, will talk about the key elements for successful SELF Branding and she will break down the process for building your brand into a few easy steps. She promises to leave us all with a lot of food for thought.

Date: Friday 1 February 2013
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva.
Fee: CHF 15.- per person includes drinks and snacks – payable at the door.

Carolina Rodriguez Barros, Founder and Director of Dare to Glow is definitely a rare trainer. People say she has an incredible way of transforming their lives. She calls herself a Glowing Master. Carolina, formerly an Industrial Designer from the University of Buenos Aires, is an author, speaker and consultant in Geneva.

After a 10-year international career developing markets and positioning for premium Argentinean products, she realised that her passion is to help people to express themselves in creative and effective ways. She founded Dare to Glow in Geneva where she facilitates workshops, seminars and private consultations since 2008. Her passion for creativity and self-expression led her to write “Reflections: how you see yourself and how others see you”, an e-book to be launched in March of this year.

Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.    Register here for the event>>

We look forward to seeing you there.

News on our next lunchtime seminar:

Communicators are always trying to master the newest medium of mass communication. Social media is the most recent. But there is a fundamental level of communication that surpasses every medium and essentially communicates messages on its own. How can we achieve inspiring communication no matter what medium we are using?

Our speaker, Keith S. Collins, will talk about the qualities of successful communication that make people want to do the right thing without feeling they are pushed into it, and cite examples where communication inspired and where opportunities were missed.

Date: Friday 2 November 2012
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva.
Fee: CHF 15.- per person includes drinks and snacks – payable at the door.

Keith S. Collins is a writer, editor and communications consultant in Geneva. Over a 25-year career he has helped corporations, non-profit organizations, trade associations, universities and UN entities find ways to communicate their ideas effectively. His interest in inspiration and communication led him to write “The Christian Science Monitor: Its History, Mission and People“, published in March of this year. He teaches a graduate course on “Media Industry: Strategies and Influence” at the International University in Geneva.

Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.

Register here for the event>>

We look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks to the 40+ persons who braved the cold to come to our “Summer is over / welcome back” evening apero last Thursday. Some photos can be seen of the event on our photo stream to the left.

  We are pleased to announce our next event for 2012:

Lunchtime seminar – The future of public relations and corporate communications’ practice

Today, thousands of people work in the communications field. What will the profession look like in the future? What role will communicators play in business, government and society? Our guest speaker, Dr Jon White, will provide an overview of the future of public relations and corporate communications’ practice based on a recent study he led in the UK for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR). More information on the CIPR PR2020 study (pdf)>>

Date: Friday 23 March 2012
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location*: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva.
Fee: CHF 15.- per person includes drinks and snacks – payable at the door.

Speaker: Dr Jon White is a consultant specialising in management and organisation development, public affairs and PR management. He holds a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and has written extensively in public affairs, public relations and corporate communications. He is visiting professor for the MA in media and communications at the International University in Geneva.

Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.

 Register here for the event>>

Thanks to the 50+ persons who attended our lunchtime seminar last Friday on “successful strategies and current trends in advocacy”.  The two speakers Lutz Meyer and Christophe Lécureuil of LEIDAR gave an excellent overview of advocacy and the challenges faced.

A few photos of the event can be seen on the left-hand side of this page.