Workshop Descriptions
   
 
Session I
10:00 - 11:25 a.m.
(Choose one workshop from Workshops 1 - 8)

1. So You Want to Be on the Web? (Things to Consider BEFORE Building a Website for Your Organization)
Lewis Steven Campbell: Cintigy Systems Inc.; Farmington, NM
While it is easy to build a website these days, creating and marketing an effective website is another animal. Learn the pitfalls and highlights of getting “on the web”. This is a non-technical presentation designed to help non-experts navigate the world of the web from a business perspective.

2. Permission-Based Sales Skills
Glenn Gent; Horace Nissan Hyundai; Farmington, NM
Discover a basic 7-step process for permission-based selling. One of the many things we learn is that “Everybody is selling something!”. Teachers, parents, ministers, coaches and counselors – we are all sales people at some time!

3. Warm it UP! Ways to Make Meetings More Exciting, Engaging, and Productive
Maureen Griner: US Army; Colorado Springs, CO; Katherine Robredo; Self-employed: Colorado Springs, CO
Learn to use exciting and engaging activities to make your next presentation or meeting more dynamic and productive. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn 20 new icebreakers and exercises that can help get their message across in a deeper and more meaningful way!

4. Excel Hacks
Lynn Lane; San Juan College; Farmington, NM
Advanced Excel users can learn some shared hacks: comparing two different Excel Ranges for content differences; creating dynamic VLOOKUPs using INDIRECT; array formulas, creating Ranges that expand and contract with the data; creating a speedometer chart; and some favorite underused functions.

5. A “Grassroots” Approach to Process Improvement
Ildiko’ Oravecz; High Performance Consulting; Albuquerque, NM
Organizations are concerned with process improvement and quality, but what can you do if your organization doesn’t have a formal program in place? Examine a “grassroots” process improvement effort and use lessons learned, practical tips, and insights to craft an approach for your situation.

6. Customer Service: The FISH Philosophy
Shana Reeves, Loretta Parks; City of Farmington; Farmington, NM
Catch the energy! Release the potential! This program, created by John Christensen, will get you thinking (like you have never imagined) about what is possible at work. Get the tools needed to bring energy and passion to your job!

7. Managing Conflict
Diana Spendlove; Diana Spendlove Coaching and Consulting; Albuquerque, NM
Conflict is a natural occurrence in personal and professional interactions. Learn how to apply conflict management strategies to accomplish specific goals and use different methods of persuasion to improve conflict situations. You will also create solutions for common difficult behavior situations and apply a process for resolving conflict more effectively.

8. Secrets to Managing Your Human Energy Crisis: Full Engagement Training for Personal and Professional Success
Leslie Thompson, Sandi Grunwaldt; San Juan Regional Medical Center; Farmington, NM
This nutrition, exercise and energy management workshop will help you increase your energy capacity in order to live a more fully engaged and balanced personal and professional life. You will discover your reservoir of energy, resilience and purpose and turn it into increased effectiveness and motivation in everything you do!

 
Session II
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
(Choose one workshop from Workshops 9-17)
   

9. Cash Flow Planning
Keith Corley; Pinon Hills Community Church; Farmington, NM
This workshop will unlock the secret of developing a monthly spending plan that really works..

10. Managing Time: Stop It from Slipping Away
Tracy Davoust; Organizing Made Simple: Durango, CO
Focus on developing and implementing a Time Management Process. Identify your vision of how you want your time to be spent (personally and/or within your career) and determine your obstacles. Commit to tools and design systems to achieve your vision. This is an interactive workshop so prepare to dream, visualize and execute a plan of action you can maintain.

11. Social Media Basics: The Steps for Success
Wally Drangmeister; WESST; Albuquerque, NM
Learn how social media can be used as a business tool and how and where to begin. Plan the development of a social media strategy as well as learning the basics of how to use Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to support the goals of your organization.

12. Warm it UP! Ways to Make Meetings More Exciting, Engaging, and Productive
Maureen Griner: US Army; Colorado Springs, CO; Katherine Robredo; Self-employed: Colorado Springs, CO
This workshop is a repeat of #3.

13. Getting the Most Out of Microsoft Office 2007-2010
Chris Hunter; Cornerstone Business Solutions, LLC; Farmington, NM
Microsoft Office continues to grow and evolve – offering users more, but demanding that you keep up. You will be pleasantly surprised to learn just how far Microsoft has come since Office 2003. Select tips and tricks of all the MS Office Suite will be showcased and you will be provided with your own take-home list of what you saw and more.

14. Career Transitions: Looking for a New Work Life
Jeanne Kofron; Coaching for Life; Farmington, NM
It is common to come to a place of reinvention of your professional life. One job ends and it is time to reassess and find a new use of your skills and talents. Use a series of inventories to assess your current skills, abilities and interests. You will create a new life plan with practical goals to advance your career to the next best level. Interaction and humor will be liberally applied to help you on your new path.

15. Team Building: Creating a Spirit of Teamwork
Ildiko’ Oravecz; High Performance Consulting; Albuquerque, NM
Most people know about team development/building models. But what can you DO to ensure that your team is a collaborative one? Discuss positive team characteristics, identify behaviors needed in a team, and create an action plan to help build an exceptional work team.

16. Customer Service and Leadership
Shana Reeves, Loretta Parks; City of Farmington; Farmington, NM
Experience innovative training tools focused on key outcomes -- outcomes that will clearly illustrate ways that you can adapt and apply customer service and leadership lessons to your organization.

17. Effective Communications
Diana Spendlove; Diana Spendlove Coaching and Consulting; Albuquerque, NM
Increase your awareness of situations, build stronger rapport, and show genuine interest through key communication methods. Gain knowledge and insight through proven questioning techniques and discover how to use feedback messages as an effective and simple way to achieve complete understanding.

 
Session III
3:15 - 4:40 p.m.
(Choose one workshop from Workshops 18-25)
   

18. The Power of Public Speaking
Lewis Steven Campbell; Cintigy Systems Inc.; Farmington, NM
Twenty years ago, Lewis Campbell was present at a speech that changed history. Hear about this life-altering moment, and let Lewis teach you how to polish the lens of your public speaking talents so that you can share your dreams and your passions with others effectively.

19. Super Saving
Keith Corley; Pinon Hills Community Church; Farmington, NM
Learn the seven “baby steps” that can guide you to financial peace and three key reasons why you should save money – and why you should start now!

20. Eliminate the Time Wasters
Tracy Davoust; Organizing Made Simple; Durango, CO
Focus on the ten most common time-wasting activities – procrastination, decisions, disorganization, prioritizing, interruptions, meetings, delegating, estimating of time, communication, and discipline. You will be given an opportunity to identify your style of procrastination. Learn techniques to eliminate time-wasting behaviors and much more.

21. Develop a Winning Social Media Strategy
Wally Drangmeister; WESST: Albuquerque, NM
Learn how to develop a winning social media strategy, as well as how to measure success. For those who are serious about developing and implementing successful social media marketing campaigns, topics include how to identify target markets, develop messages and use measurement tools.

22. Permission-Based Sales Skills
Glenn Gent; Horace Nissan Hyundai; Farmington, NM
This workshop is a repeat of #2.

23. Relax, Refresh, Restore Yourself
Jeanne Kofron; Coaching for Life; Farmington, NM
Retreat from normal life, for just a while! The stresses and responsibilities of work/home/life sometimes get to be too much. Experience a variety of ways to relax, refresh, and restore yourself for balance in your daily life. Dedicate yourself to a personal life plan.

24. Bargain Basement Digital Stories
Lynn Lane; San Juan College; Farmington, NM
Bargain Basement Media Stories is a simple way to develop movies at a low cost and with a minimum of time. These stories could be used for marketing, teaching, or a tribute… The technology tools presented will be: MS PowerPoint, digital pictures, Audacity (free audio editor), Windows Movie Maker or Photo Story. So if you love stories and want to share a topic in an interesting, visual story format, please stop by and see how easy it is to create one.

25. Energizing Workplace Stress: From Submitting to Succeeding
Rob Mitchell; San Juan County; Farmington, NM
Stress at work can cause problems well beyond the workplace, impacting your health, your relationships and your future. Explore workplace stress, receive positive options to reduce the negative impact of stress and learn how to put it to better use.