BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69e01df9b550a SUMMARY:April Chapter Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our April Chapter Meeting! \; We will be gathering for a virtual learning experience this month. The April meeti ng speaker will be Carl Prichard Topic: The Fine Art of Story-Telling This hour looks at why story telling is among the most effective means to communicate messages and the tricks and techniques associated with sharing a good story. \; \;The emphasis is on how to use stories to get a cross complex concepts and share detailed information in ways that others can remember and in ways that open the door for greater understanding.&nbs p\; \;Carl will also examine the “echo effect” associated with eff ective story sharing. About our speaker: Carl is the principal and fou nder of Pritchard Management Associates. \; \;He is recognized lec turer\, author\, researcher\, and \;instructor. As a lecturer he is co nsidered a leading authority on risk and communications management and pre sents on a variety of management topics\, ranging from project essentials to the complexities of network diagramming and team motivation. As an auth or and researcher\, he has \;published articles \;on project manag ement language\, advances in risk management\, and on the challenges of tr aining on the Internet. His work as an instructor has taken him around the world\, training with some of the leading international training organiza tions\, as well as for private clients and the Project Management Institut e®. He is the U.S. Correspondent for the U.K. project management journal\ , \;Project Manager Today. Carl has recorded presentations for inter national conferences on DVD and developed on-line training for the Project Management Institute. He was also the architect of ESI International’s landmark programs in distance learning. He serves on the Board of Director s for ProjectConnections.Com and recently recorded an extensive audio trai ning program\, \;The Portable PMP® Prep \;with Bruce Falk. Carl has served as a semi-final judge in PMI’s annual “Project of the Year ” competition\, and served the Federal Highways Administration as a judg e in their biennial project competition. Carl regularly consults and coa ches on project management\, presentation skills\, risk\, e-learning\, and course development with a variety of organizations. He serves on the boar d of directors and presents podcasts for \;ProjectConnections.com. He holds a B.A. from the Ohio State University\, and is a Project Management Professional® as certified by the Project Management Institute. He has authored over 100 articles\, multiple white papers\, five textbooks and se veral chapters in other authors’ compendia. He researches and explores t opics ranging from team interaction to risk management to energizing proje ct teams. He is also the creator of the Project PoDUcasts on ProjectConnec tions.com and Critical Path: The Game©\, both unique ventures in the proj ect management training realm.  \; Join us \;from 5:30 - 6:00 for a chance to network with your fellow chapter members. 6:00 - 7:00 Sp eaker 7:00 - 7:30 Real World SME Discussion DTSTART:20220412T213000Z DTEND:20220412T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T232337Z ORGANIZER;CN=PMI Michiana Event Team:MAILTO:events@pmimichiana.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR