Need for Networking Skills Training Expands

January 20, 2005 -- In a recent survey, forty university Alumni Directors participating were asked if they thought their graduating students needed more training in networking skills to compete in the business world. One hundred percent said, "Yes!"

In another survey of more than 2,500 businesspeople worldwide, 75 % said they got most of their business through networking. In response to this need, authors and speakers, Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon of Contacts Count are offering two Training Certification Workshops to teach people how to present keynotes and workshops on networking using the material based in their book Make Your Contacts Count (2002, NY, AMA).

The Certification Training will be in Kansas City March 4-6, 2005 and in the Washington, DC area April 8-10, 2005. Participants will learn state-of-the art strategies for presenting keynotes and workshops to corporate, association, government, franchise, non-profit, and professional services audiences. In the 2 � day Certification Training they will receive workshop scripts, handouts, power points, articles, presentation coaching, and marketing strategies for selling the presentations to all kinds of clients.

"Anyone can learn to make networking an art - not an accident!" says Anne Baber, one of the originators. "But unfortunately most people think you have to be born with the gift of gab to be effective. Not so!"With more than 15 years of research and experience on how networking for business and career advancement works, Lynne Waymon and Anne Baber list among their many clients Lockheed, U.S. Cellular, Bank of America, the National Geographic Society, the World Bank, and the Department of State. "Even people who say, 'I'm too busy!' or "I'm too bashful!' can learn the rules and the tools for becoming the natural and only choice when opportunity arises," says Waymon, who resides in Silver Spring, MD.

"We're looking for people who'd like to start or expand their coaching, speaking or training business," says Baber, who works out of her Lenexa, KS office. "The demand for this kind of training far exceeds our ability to respond. Potential clients include universities MBA and career counseling programs, corporate leadership development programs, entrepreneurship training, mentorship programs, career development firms, association conferences, government agency training programs, and many other venues. We want to help people find those clients and use our field-tested materials to successfully spread the word about how professional networking really works."

One of the most unique features of Baber and Waymon's system is their Strategic Networking Activities Self-Assessment, a 50 item questionnaire that helps clients see which areas of networking they've mastered and which ones they need to give attention to. Responses are measured in eight different areas, such as Being Strategic, Making the Most of Meetings, and Following Up. All of the people who take the Certification Training will be licensed to use the Self-Assessment in their work with clients.

For additional information contact: Lynne Waymon, 301-589-8633 or Anne Baber, 913-492-6873

Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon are sisters, partners in developing the Contacts Count Networking and "FireProof Your Career" systems, and co-authors/creators of a dozen books, tapes, and other networking and career aids. They're nationally known experts on networking and career management and present keynotes and workshops. They've worked with associations, non-profits, government agencies, major corporations, franchise owners, entrepreneurs, and professional services firms. Articles by them or about them have appeared in more than 60 publications, and they have been featured on many radio and television programs.

Anne Baber is President of Baber and Associates in Kansas City. She has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She had a variety of careers before starting her own speaking and training business in 1990. She is one of only 500 Accredited Business Communicators of the 13,000 members of the International Association of Business Communicators.

Lynne Waymon is President of Waymon & Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland. She has a master's degree in education from Florida State University and had a variety of careers before starting her own business in 1983. In 2002, she received the coveted Outstanding Speaker Award from the National Capital Speakers Association and the NCSA Founder's Award for her contributions to the speaking profession and her excellence on the platform.

Contact:

Lynne Waymon, Contacts Count, 301-589-8633

Anne Baber, Contacts Count, 913-492-6873 http://www.ContactsCount.com

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