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2008 Press
Announcements
for Speaking Engagements
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NOTE: Speaking announcements were sent to local print and on-line news
sources. If a photo was taken at event, it will appear to the
right of release. If there was additional or summary information available after the event,
text and links for it will appear under the release as right justified.
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Date: Sept. 10, 2008
Headline: Hadassah group offers
Time Management for the 21st
Century with local author Shirley Fine Lee
Description:
Good time management is important for personal and business success today.
Shirley Fine Lee, DFW-based author of
"R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach”, will share four tips to get a better
grip on time with the
Hadassah Professional
Women’s Group of Dallas during their Thursday,
September 25, 2008 lunch program. The lunch is 11:30
AM - 1:00 PM
at "The
Egg and I"
restaurant
located at
15203 Knoll Trail Drive.
Call 214-691-1948 for
lunch reservations and payment information.
The cost for members is
$15, nonmembers is $20.
Visit the Hadassah website
at
www.dallas.hadassah.org to learn more about the chapter. To find out more about the speaker or her book
please visit her website at
www.shirleyfinelee.com.
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Date: Aug. 26, 2008
Headline:
ASQ
Greater Fort Worth presents Time Management for the 21st Century with
consultant Shirley Fine Lee
Description:
Managing time effectively is critical to personal and business success
today. Are the old time management techniques still working or do we need to
adjust the principles to fit the work of teams and leadership now? Shirley
Fine Lee, DFW area consultant and author of "R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach,” will share an easier way to get a grip
on time with the Greater Fort Worth section of American Society for Quality
(ASQ) during their Thursday, September 4, 2008 dinner program. The dinner program is held from
6:30 PM to
8:30 PM at the Diamond Oaks
Country Club located at 5821 Diamond
Oaks Drive North,
Fort Worth. No dinner reservations are required and cost is $15.
Networking and other section opportunities begin at
5:30 PM. To find out more about Greater Fort Worth ASQ, monthly
opportunities, or details on the dinner program, visit
http://www.asqfortworth.org/
. To find information on Mrs. Lee or her meeting management book, visit
www.shirleyfinelee.com.
Read the summary and see meeting photos at
http://asqfortworth.org/Newsletters/QTips_09_2008.pdf |
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Date: Aug 18, 2008
Headline:
Become a Wizard at Conducting Meetings in 8/28/08 Audio Conference
Click title to read
details on Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo.
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Date:
June 9, 2008
Headline:
Shirley Fine Lee to speak at Keep Texas Beautiful Conference
(June 24-27)
Click title to read
details on Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo.
Review Education
Session Description and Handout
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Date: May 5, 2008
Headline: ARMA San Antonio offers program to move meetings from boring to
productive
Description: Holding meetings is a common business
practice for communication and problem-solving. Since meetings are important
for the success of projects, this time needs to be spent productively. For
this reason, the San Antonio Chapter of ARMA International has invited
Shirley Fine Lee to speak on moving meetings from boring to productive. Mrs.
Lee is the author of the book “"R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach” and she
will speak on this meeting management approach. The San Antonio chapter of ARMA lunch program will be on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00
p.m. at the Embassy Suites, 7750 Briaridge. Lunch and program costs are
$20.00 for members and $25.00 for others. For reservations call Linda or
Gloria at 210-498-3222. Reservation deadline is Friday, May 16, 2008 at
12:00 (Noon).
For more information on the ARMA chapter, a not-for-profit professional
association and the authority on managing records and information, visit
www.armasanantonio.org. To find
out more about the speaker/author and her book, visit her website at
www.shirleyfinelee.com.
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Date:
May.
1, 2008
Headline:
Dallas ABWA Express Network shares tips for
improved business presentations
Description:
Great presentations are the cornerstone to sharing information, making
sales, and getting the desired results. Shirley Fine Lee, local author of
"R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach”, will share tips for creating and
delivering presentations with the American Business Women's Association (ABWA)
Express Network of Dallas during their Monday, May 19, 2008 dinner program.
The program is held from 5:45 PM to 9:00 PM
at the Doubletree Dallas located at 4099 Valley View Lane, Contact Debra Caston at
dacaston@verizon.net for reservation information related to Dallas ABWA
programs. To find out more about Dallas ABWA, visit
www.abwa-open.org. To get information on Mrs. Lee or her book, visit
www.shirleyfinelee.com.
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Date:
Feb. 5, 2008
Headline: San Antonio
ASTD
presents moving meetings from boring to
productive with author Shirley Fine Lee
Description:
Meetings are an important problem solving tool in business and therefore
need to be productive. Shirley Fine Lee, meeting facilitator and author of
the management book
"R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach”, will present how
to move meetings from boring to productive on Wednesday, February 20. Her
talk is based on four key components from her meeting management process.
Ms. Lee will be presenting at the monthly meeting of the San Antonio
Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). The
meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel on
Loop 410
at McCullough starting
at 6:00 PM. To register, members and guests should go on line at
http://www.sa-astd.org, select Chapter Events then select Meeting
Registration by noon on February 18. To find out more about the local
chapter of ASTD or more details on the program, visit their website above.
To find out more about the presenter and her book, visit her site at
www.shirleyfinelee.com.
Audience's Presenter Rating = Excellent
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Date: Jan. 07, 2008
Headline:
Greater Birmingham ASTD offers programs to help move meetings from boring
to productive
Description: Shirley Fine Lee, author of the management book
"R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach”, will present “Moving Meetings from Boring to
Productive” on Monday, January 28 at the 11:30 luncheon program of the
Greater Birmingham chapter of the American Society for Training and
Development (ASTD). After lunch, ASTD is offering an interactive meeting
management workshop from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM based on Ms. Lee’s book. Both the
lunch program and workshop will be held at Vulcan Park. Members and guests
should go on line at
http://www.birminghamastd.org to find more details on both
and to register for either along with payment arrangements by Wednesday,
January 23. To find out more about the ASTD chapter, visit their website. To
find out about the presenter and her book, visit www.shirleyfinelee.com.
Read the workshop recap and see photos at
http://www.birminghamastd.org/february2008.pdf |
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2008 Press Releases/Announcements
for Book + A/V + Blog
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NOTE: On-line releases will include link to web location in title. Those
without title links were sent to print publications.
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Date: Nov. 13, 2008
Headline:
Going from Long to Short – Donating the in between hair
Click title to read
details on Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo
listing.
Date: Nov. 03, 2008
Headline:
Are
meetings really cluttering up corporate time?
Summary:
Meetings are a necessary communication tool in corporations. However
managers complain about how much time meetings take and how many are being
held. There is a book that can help make meetings shorter and more
effective,
R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach
by Shirley Fine Lee.
Click title above to read full release.
Date: Oct. 07, 2008
Headline:
Author of RARA book compares coffee variations to leadership styles used in
business
Summary:
Shirley Fine Lee, who is a
meeting facilitator, consultant, trainer and author of the book
R.A!R.A! A Meeting Wizard's Approach, compares three common
leadership styles to popular coffee drinks.
Click title above to read full release.
Date: Sept. 25, 2008
Headline:
Coffee
Drinks Compared to Business Leadership Styles
Click title to read
details on Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo
listing.
Date: Aug. 18, 2008
Headline: Become
a Wizard at Conducting Meetings to Keep Employees Engaged and Productivity
High with Audio Conference
Summary:
How often do we hear groaning at the thought of attending another meeting?
Meetings are mandatory to make business more productive and profitable, but
only if we make the most of the time spent. Find out how to make the most of
meeting time in an audio conference with Shirley Fine Lee, author of book
"R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach”. Click title above to read full release.
Date: May 28, 2008
Headline:
Bloggers Help Others To Be Productive
Click title to read
details on Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo.
Date: May 27, 2008
Headline: Want
To Be Productive?
Summary:
Professionals looking for helpful
productivity tips can find them on business related blogs like
http://2bproductive.blogspot.com with posts by
Shirley Fine Lee, Deborah
Arvin, George Hendley, and Carl Youngberg.
Click title above to read full release.
Date: Mar. 11, 2008
Headline: Forms in Shirley Fine Lee’s RARA book make meetings easier
Summary:
Shirley Fine Lee, a Meeting Facilitator and
Trainer, has a meeting management tips book called "R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach”
, currently on
www.Amazon.com. The book provides forms for planning, holding, and
follow-up related to meetings.
Click title above to read full release.
Date:
Feb. 29, 2008
Headline:
Leap
into effective meetings using RARA book
Summary: Frequent and
ineffective businesses meetings may be hindering many companies today. The
book “R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach” by Shirley Fine offers four key components
to more efficient meetings.
Click title above to read full release.
Date:
Jan. 23, 2008
Headline:
Shirley Fine Lee’s RARA meeting management book
makes the new year more productive
Summary: Every
year, businesses are having meetings that are not effective and
inefficient. The solution is simply using the four components of better
meetings presented by Shirley Fine Lee in her book “R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard’s Approach.” Not only does this book define the
meeting components, it also provides examples
examples and forms for skill development.
Click title above to read
full release.
Date:
Jan. 7, 2008
Headline:
Meeting Wizard shares tips for meetings in
amusing video clips
Click title to read
details on Dallas Morning News NeighborsGo
listing.
Date:
Jan. 3, 2008
Headline:
Meeting Wizard shares tips for meetings on YouTube in a funny
format
Summary:
Shirley Fine
Lee, author of the book “R.A!R.A!
A Meeting Wizard's Approach” has put a few meeting
improvement tips on YouTube. The educational and humorous videos cover
topics such as problem solving, key meeting components, rabbit trails, and
how to stay awake in meetings.
Click title above to read full release.
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