Webinar

Webinar - And the Crowd Goes Wild: Effective Communication Starts with Considering and Listening to Your Audience

  • Date: 09/17/2024
  • Start Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Time
  • End Time: 3:30 PM Eastern Time
  • Contact Hours: 1
  • Format: Webinar
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Webinar 091724: And the Crowd Goes Wild: Effective Communication Starts with Considering and Listening to Your Audience (Member)$0.00 09/17/2024
Webinar 091724: And the Crowd Goes Wild: Effective Communication Starts with Considering and Listening to Your Audience (Non-Member)$195.00 09/17/2024
Webinar 091724: And the Crowd Goes Wild: Effective Communication Starts with Considering and Listening to Your Audience (Member) $0.00
Webinar 091724: And the Crowd Goes Wild: Effective Communication Starts with Considering and Listening to Your Audience (Non-Member) $195.00
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Overview

Effective communication is both received AND understood. This session focuses on identifying your audience and considering the attitudes and biases that they are bringing to the interaction. Tools for identifying your own strengths, weaknesses or blind spots and being prepared to actively engage with the audience will be shared. Communication is about building trust and fostering good working relationships; we must be present and open to a true information exchange.


What You'll Learn

After completing this online training session, learners will be able to:
 
1.  Engage better with others - understand the core questions being asked of us helps us provide more meaningful and useful information to the requestor.
2.  Advocate for a "seat at the table" by showing leadership how we bring value to interactions and are a resource in strategic decision making.
3.  Build better working relationships with peers - better communication will help team members see that they are valued, empowered, supported and enabled.
4. Coach and train more effectively - having more honest and direct, meaningful interactions with subordinates leads to better results for all.
 

Presenter Bio(s) 

Tara Acton, CPPB, began her procurement career in September 2009 with Mohave County. After a 4-year service with the City of Tucson, she returned to the County as their Director of Procurement and Central Services in June 2020. Ms. Acton earned her Bachelor’s of Applied Sciences Degree in Public Agency Service from Northern Arizona University in December 2008. She received the designation of Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) in October 2012. Tara is an active leader in NIGP. She served as the President of NIGP’s Grand Canyon Chapter from July 2015 through June 2017. She also served on several committees with NIGP’s Copper Chapter between October 2016 and May 2020. At the Institute level, Tara has served on multiple committees and task forces since 2015. She was elected to the Member Council in 2017 ultimately ending her service on that Council in 2022 as the Chair (and ex officio Governing Board Member). Since August 2022 Tara has been serving as a Member of the Talent Council. 2019 was a year of professional recognition for Tara. She was recognized as the Copper Chapter’s 2019 Buyer of the Year, NIGP’s Young Professional for 2019, and she received the City of Tucson’s Business Services Department “Keys to Success” Award for her contributions to the City of Tucson as well as the work she has done on behalf of the profession. 

 

Attendance for Individuals

In order to receive one contact hour, each member needs to register for the webinar individually in advance and then watch the live webinar. Your credit is tabulated by match between your login and your registration.

Attendance for Groups

There is a Group Sign-In Form provided with each webinar. The group sign-in form does not register anyone for the webinar, it just verifies live attendance. Each person will receive their login email on the day of the webinar – this verifies their registration. The group sign in form verifies that they watched the live webinar.

Please contact distancelearning@nigp.org if you do not receive your login information by 12 pm ET on the day of the webinar.
 

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SPEAKER:

  • Tara Acton, NIGP-CPP, CPPB, Director of Procurement and Central Services, Mohave County

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Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be made in writing by emailing registrationinfo@nigp.org. Once the login email is sent, registrants that are non-members are not eligible for a refund. Registered participants who do not attend will not receive credit. Need to miss the webinar due to a last minute meeting? There is no need to cancel. You won't receive credit, but you will still receive all the handouts and the recording link.

Disclamer

The content of this webinar is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended to solicit business or to provide legal advice. Laws differ by jurisdiction, and the information in this webinar may not apply to every attendee. You should not take, or refrain from taking, any particular action based upon the information contained in this webinar without first seeking jurisdictional guidance.