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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. Tell a Story.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

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Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Every week I talk to smart people with extensive meeting-planning and facilitation experience who share their perspectives and insights. Dalia El Gazzar. Heather Reid.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

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Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Every week I talk to smart people with extensive meeting-planning and facilitation experience who share their perspectives and insights. Dalia El Gazzar. Heather Reid.

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Smart Women 2017: Industry Leaders

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To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. First job: Boston Harbor Parks ranger. Apparently, I was not a very good salesperson. Keys to my success: For me, it’s realizing there are two things in life…results or excuses. I’m my biggest competitor.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

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Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?” Flexibility and a pleasant attitude surely can’t hurt.”. — “Negotiating With a Hotel,” May/June 1991. Informal, Yet Aggressive.

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