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This is a NCPMI Communication & Public Speaking CoP- NCPL Toastmasters Club Meeting.
The Meeting includes prepared speeches, table topics, networking, evaluations, jokes and multiple meeting operations roles.
5:30 pm -8:00 pm (5.30-6.00 Registration, Snack & Pre-meeting Networking)
Cisco Campus - Building 3, First Floor, The Vault Conference Room

Abstract:

There’s a grand opportunity that awaits Toastmasters clubs in North Carolina. District 37, along with other Districts in Region 7, have been identified as the next districts in the USA to participate in the next phase of Toastmasters International’s “Digital Advertising Program.”

District 60 (Toronto, Canada) LinkedIn advertising campaign that ran from October 2018 through March 2019 saw a positive return in members and new clubs for the first time in five years as the result of digital advertising.

Learning Objectives:

• How Toastmasters International has started to leverage Digital Advertising

• Raising global brand awareness using Digital Advertising

• Tracking the return on investment (ROI) from Digital Advertising

• How will NC Project Leaders Toastmasters be impacted by the Digital Advertising Program?

About the Speaker

Elmer Hill is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and member of five Toastmasters clubs in North Carolina – Bull City Toastmasters, Blue Moon Toastmasters, North Carolina Project Leaders, Pittsboro Toastmasters and Lunchtime Toastmasters in Morrisville. He joined Toastmasters International July 2013.

Elmer serves as the 2019-2020 District 37 District Director and is responsible for working with the District Leadership team to provide programs and resources to support 234 active Toastmasters clubs within 11 Divisions in the state of North Carolina. Elmer holds officer roles in two Toastmasters clubs and has earned his second Distinguished Toastmasters Award November 16, 2018. Elmer earned his first DTM August 2016.

As a certified project manager professional (PMP), with technical certifications in network security, Apple and PC hardware, video collaboration systems, Elmer provides secure technology solutions to small and medium businesses.

When he is not working, speaking or serving, Elmer enjoys traveling with his wife Sharon who is a Distinguished Toastmaster and past International Director. Their travels have taken them to Kuala Lampur in Malaysia, Shanghai China, Japan, South Korea, Havana Cuba and most recently Columbia and Peru in South America. However, Las Vegas remains a favorite destination.

Abstract:

It’s interesting to note that most people spend more time planning a two-week vacation than they do planning a job search or a career change. Creating an effective career strategy is critical to selecting the next steps in your career whether it is advancing with your current employer or taking on a new position with a new employer. Creating a career strategy will help you define the criteria that will ensure that your next career opportunity will meet your goals and expectations. It will ensure that you won’t make bad career choices by choosing opportunities that are not in line with your career goals.

This presentation will give you the clear understanding of how to develop your own personal career strategy including how to define target employers, how to define job titles that align with you career goals, how to track the career opportunities that you have applied for, how to use tools such as a résumé, a LinkedIn profile, cover letters and your network to gain the attention of employers that you are interested in.

Do you find yourself frequently managing projects? Does your title reflect this work? These are questions you might ask yourself if you are a project manager, but have not yet made the leap into official project management. How can these skills take you into different industries such as clinical research, programming, or regulatory and quality? We have assembled a panel of experienced speakers who made the leap from academia to a wide array of project management positions. This diversity of job descriptions can help you envision where you want your career to grow and how project management can help you get there!