Improving communication skills is the focus of an upcoming business conference in Orland Park.
The Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce will host the Chicagoland Speakers Network Business Communication Symposium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at its headquarters on the St. Xavier campus, 18230 Orland Parkway, Orland Park.
Chicagoland Speakers Network president Erin Dubich said the conference will help chamber members “improve their clarity (and) intention, have a more powerful message and be a more powerful communicator.”
Several 30-minute workshops include topics such as Resolving Sticky Situations at Work, Social Media Etiquette and Knock Their Socks off in 30 Seconds: Crafting a Fantastic Elevator Speech are featured during the half-day conference. Columbia College Chicago faculty member and motivational speaker Lori Klinka said 30-minute workshops will alternate with “get-to-the-point” seven-minute talks that offer “instant solutions to communication problems.”
“Every topic should have something that people can walk away with and use immediately,” she said.
Klinka said learning new ways to improve communication skills as the basis for good relationships and successful businesses is important for business veterans and novices alike.
“People in business can always improve communication,” Klinka said. “We’re covering all sorts of different communication topics. It’s all aspects of communication, from just one-on-one to elevator speeches to a formal presentation, so there will be something for everyone.”
Southland Chamber executive director Heather Hayne said the event offers a “new outlook” from the speakers as well as a networking opportunity.
“Those (Chicago Speakers Network) presenters have something to share, and that something is experience,” Haynes said. “They’re going to share what has worked to make them successful.”
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. with networking and a light breakfast. The cost is $49 for early bird registration by Jan. 25 or $59 at the door. Breakfast is included in the cost. Registration information is at www.chicagolandspeakersnetworkcom.
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Ginger Brashinger is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.