FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 22, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

DRAKE OFFERS WORKSHOP ON EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS

The Drake University Business Link offers an interactive workshop on "Presenting to Win: A Practical Approach to Business Presentations" from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 9, in room 112 of Aliber Hall, 29th Street and University Avenue.

“Presenting To Win” aims to raise awareness of the critical importance of professional presentations in today’s business world. The workshop will cover skills and secrets that can make any public presentation a unique opportunity with multiple benefits.

"It takes only seven seconds for you to make an impression on other people," said Delaney Kirk, professor of management at Drake and director of Drake Business Link. "That seven seconds is crucial in the making and breaking of impressions, relationships, sales and decisions that affect the direction of our lives. Whether we like it or not, society’s views of people and ideas are shaped and influenced by the images they see in formal and informal presentations."

The workshop, which is limited to 35 participants, costs $40 and includes a continental breakfast and handouts. For more information and registration, visit www.cbpa.drake.edu/businesslink or contact Kirk at (515) 271-3724 or delaney.kirk@drake.edu.

The Drake Business Link was established in 2000 to foster discussions about issues of interest to local business people. Additional Drake Business Link workshops, taught by Drake faculty, on timely business topics will be offered throughout the 2005-06 academic year.

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