Business Program Calendar, November 2012
Programs are held on Thursdays at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Downtown & Business, 612 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222. They begin at 12:15 pm and are free and open to the public.
November 1 Public Speaking: Tips, Tools and Techniques
Dennis Snedden, Time Management Services
This session will teach you how to prepare, practice and present more effectively, increase
your speaking comfort and confidence, and how to overcome your fears and reduce
nervousness.
Special Program!
November 8 Writing Your Own Last Chapter
J. Franz, MD
Anna Hays, Attorney – Julian Gray Associates
Closure Speakers’ Bureau – an initiative of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation
This session begins with a DVD that focuses on the lives of local families as they take an active role in their own end-of-life planning. The screening will be followed by a discussion, facilitated by Dr. Franz and Attorney Anna Hays, who will answer questions and explain the many resources available through www.closure.com. that will help start the conversation about final wishes. You’ll learn how to put your wishes into writing and complete legal documents that will protect your choices. Your family will thank you for it.
November 15 What is Sustainable/Responsible Investing?
Ellen M. Marcus, Financial Advisor
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Oil Spills …Upper Big Branch Mine explosion…ongoing debt crises…what, as an investor, can you do to effect change with corporations around the world to head off such devastating events? What are the tools of change to make this happen? How can you marry your personal beliefs to your investment strategy? Join us at this session and find out how you can make this happen.
November 22 No Program – Happy Thanksgiving!
November 29 Tricks of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud
FINRA Investor Education Foundation (DVD -56 minutes)
This documentary explores who is at risk for investment fraud. Interviews with victims, securities regulators and fraud investigators will give you the information that will help you identify the persuasion tactics fraudsters use and the steps to take before making any important financial decisions.
