Midwest Society of Professional Consultants
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This month's meeting will be held at the
Clarion Barcelo Hotel
5615 N Cumberland
Chicago, IL 60631
773-693-5800
Pre-dinner Program: 5:20 P.M. Great and Small Issues of the Day - Reporting in the
Electronic Age Eric Zorn, columnist for
the Chicago Tribune, will lead a discussion of great as well as
small issues of the day, as they affect life in Chicago, the State
of Illinois, the United States and the world. He will also
share his perspective about the life of a reporter and how it is
affected by and challenged by an ever-evolving electronic age, where
knowledge of local events can be spread across the world in a manner
of seconds. Presenter:
Eric Zorn Eric Zorn is a 1980
graduate of the University of Michigan where he was a senior editor
at the Michigan Daily and a creative-writing/English Literature
major. After serving a four-month internship at the Miami
Herald, he came to work at the Chicago Tribune in the summer of
1980. After five years as a
feature writer and radio columnist in the Tempo section he moved to
the metropolitan news staff, where in late 1986, he became a
news-feature columnist. That column, Hometowns, gradually
evolved into the commentary column that bears his name. It runs
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays on the front of the metro section. He is a co-author of the
1990 book, "Murder of Innocence," an exploration of the life and
tragic rampage of Winnetka schoolhouse killer Laurie Dann. Zorn, his wife Johanna
(an executive producer at WBEZ-FM, Chicago's public radio station)
and their three children live on the city's Northwest Side.
Announcements/Introductions: 6:15 P.M.
Break/Informal Conversations: 6:40
P.M.
Dinner: 7:00
P.M.
Post-Dinner Program: 8:00 P.M.
Round Table Discussions 3 Round Table Discussion
Groups facilitated by MSPC members. Public Relations and Marketing Participants will discuss
and develop ideas about free or low cost public relations and
marketing strategies for businesses. They will share strategies that have
worked for them and test ideas that they've heard about on fellow
consultants. Participants will walk away with practical tips they can use
immediately to raise their business visibility. Recent Business Challenges Participants will describe
significant business challenges they have encountered with clients,
prospects, vendors, partners, employees, etc., in the last 2-3 months.
They will then share how they dealt with and overcame these challenges
or look to the group to provide suggestions for resolving these issues. Communication Methods and
Techniques Participants will discuss
how they effectively or ineffectively use the various techniques and
technologies that are available for consultants to communicate with
clients, prospects, associates, vendors, etc. They will discuss best practices
and worst practices when using voice mail, email, fax, snail mail,
websites, etc., and hopefully will walk away with a better understanding
of how people at the receiving end might react to certain types of
communication.
Reservations Registration
fee includes dinner and programs.
Early registration must be made by NOON the
Monday before the scheduled meeting:
Members/Spouse/Guests:
$35.00 Non-members: $45.00
Late registration or at the door:
Member/Spouses/Guests: $40.00 Non-members: $50.00
To make a reservation: 312-201-0596
The Chicago Tribune -
Chicago, Illinois
Facilitated by Rosemary Walter (Mosaic
Marketing Management, Inc.)
Facilitated by Richard
Aleskow (Aleskow & Associates)
Facilitated by Judith Litt
(Judith R. Litt, Ltd.)