September 2012 Program: Effective Networking with Diane Darling

NFASTD is delighted kick-off our 2012/2013 program year with Diane Darling.  Diane is a nationally-recognized networking expert, speaker, and author.  During this program, Diane will:

• Teach us how to work a room
• Show us how to overcome the awkwardness often associated with networking
• Lead interactive activities that will help us get to know one another better
• Provide some useful tools that will help us remember what we learned long after she is gone.

About our speaker: Diane Darling is the Principal Consultant for Effective Networking, Inc. She has received rave reviews for her seminars and speeches and is increasingly sought after as an expert resource on the subject of networking. McGraw-Hill commissioned her to write the definitive book on networking ("The Networking Survival Guide"), which was published in April 2003 and went into a 2nd printing just 90 days after the book hit the shelves. In 2005, McGraw-Hill published her 2nd book, "Networking for Career Success." Both books have been translated into multiple languages.

Darling has appeared on NBC Nightly News and in The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, and Boston Globe. She is also a blogger and columnist for a variety of publications, and recently taught in the MBA program at Boston University.

For more information regarding Effective Networking, please visit:  www.effectivenetworking.com

**Program attendance supports development in the following learning and performance competencies and areas of expertise, as outlined by the ASTD Competency Model: Networking and Partnership, and Talent Management