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Our Upcoming Meeting
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Title: "Moving Forward through Life’s Traffic Jams"
Speaker: Jane Meyers
Bio: Jane is married with one dog, two grown daughters, and is excited about her first grandbaby on the way. She has lived in Central Oregon, where she has had a business as a counselor and hypnotherapist, since 1992. Before that she lived in Houston for 10 years. She grew up on the East Coast, the oldest of 8 children, and had a first career as a middle school English teacher. She also lived overseas for a couple of years and her first daughter was actually born in Australia! Jane enjoys hiking, movies, an array of music and she’s a voracious reader. She enjoys writing and has a post-graduate diploma in journalism from the Western Australian Institute of Technology. She is the author of the book Magic Child, all about love and power from the inside out. Jane is passionate about spirituality and personal evolvement and she’s very excited to be the recently appointed Interim Minister at Unity Community of Central Oregon.
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Wednesday, May 18th, 5pm
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St. Charles Medical Center - Bend
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Networking: 5pm - 6pm
Dinner & Program: 6pm - 8pm
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Rum Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Grilled Pineapple Salsa, Black Bean Stew, Fried Bananas and a Green Salad.
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Please make your dinner reservation no later than Thursday, May 12th, online at www.networkwomen.org.
Member price is $22 and non-members price is $27. A an additional $5 charge is automatically added to late registrations. Indicate regular or vegetarian meal.
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NEW Member Luncheon
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Don't forget the new member luncheon the second Wednesday of each month at Cascades Lakes Brewery from 12:00 to 1:30. All new members are invited to attend. If you have been a member for a while and are interested in having a refresh on the orientation information, call Maci or Dawn and let them know you would like to attend. Great way to meet new members and reacquaint yourself with the benefits of NEW.
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Branding Oneself
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by Linden Gross, One Stop Writing Shop
My first elevator speech at NEW went something like this:
“Hi, my name is Linden, but it might as well be Sybil because I wear so many hats.”
I thought the line was funny and so did those who got the reference to the woman with the multiple personalities. The rest of those upon whom I tried out the line just gave me a quizzical half smile, betraying the fact that they had no idea what I was talking about.
That wasn’t my only problem. Elevator speeches are supposed to encapsulate in a memorable sentence or three who you are, what you do and why someone would care. (As always, the bottom line is: what’s in it for me.) My elevator speech did none of the above.
It took me months (okay years) to come up with way to introduce my business that worked. Finally, after watching people’s eyes glaze over as I tried to explain that I work as a writer, editor, writing coach and publisher, I figured out how to brand myself.
Now I simply say:
“Hi I’m Linden, One Stop Writing Shop. I can write whatever you need or help you do it. And I can publish you, too.”
The moment I figured that out, I rewrote the mission statement on my website. Now I just have to revamp my brochures and my business cards so that I’m giving out a single, consistent branding message. In the meantime, I’m sure enjoying how my new elevator speech rolls off the tongue and how well people are responding to my new branding.
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N.E.W. After Hours!
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Don't miss out on this social networking event - no format, no programs, just an opportunity to connect to other N.E.W. members and guests in a fun and casual environment.
When: Every First Tuesday from 5-7 pm
Where: Tart Restaurant - Downtown Bend
920 Bond Street
Bend, OR 97701
Meeting In the Atrium area
541.385.0828
Happy hour prices for appetizers, wine, draft beer and martinis!
If you are interested in Hosting an upcoming N.E.W. After Hours, please contact Maci Herbert @
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or Dawn Unze @
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New NEW Members
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We are very excited to welcome our newest members joining in the last month. Welcome:
- Robin Burford – Arbonne International
- Martha Cullen – Pet Corner International
- Alison Elsberry – Healing Waters Therapy
- Patricia Grady – AgeWiseMd
- Carol Radd – Nikken
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