Hutchinson Center to offer professional development program on public speaking
A professional development program, “Public Speaking for Business and More,” will be offered 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast.
Nonprofit and business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested in becoming a more effective speaker are invited to attend.
The program will be facilitated by Tom Dowd, a prize-winning speaker, as well as an award-winning and best-selling author, trainer and coach.
Program participants will learn how to relieve the stress associated with speaking publicly; become skilled in speaking with or without notes; think quickly, speak logically and engage an audience; and use the power of personalized storytelling to increase information retention.
The cost of the program is $195 per person, and includes a continental breakfast and catered lunch. Need-based scholarships are available. Registration is online.
For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation or scholarship application, contact Diana McSorley at 338.8093 or diana.mcsorley@maine.edu.