BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240222T040819Z UID:F70FC583-3F1F-4DFB-87D4-A815E0293CAE DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T193100 DESCRIPTION:TEMS Chapter 10 Feb meeting\n\nTopic: Crucial Conversations\n\n Book review & discussion. Please read and be ready to discuss the book wit h our members. I was able to get a copy of the book from my local library. \n\n- Crucial conversations : tools for talking when stakes are high / Jos eph Grenny\, Kerry Patterson\, Ron McMillan\, Al Switzler\, and Emily Greg ory.\n\nDo you falter during emotionally-charged conversations? Perhaps yo u feel threatened or\nattacked during business discussions and resort to b eing defensive instead of rational?\nMaybe you avoid difficult conversatio ns because they’re likely to become messy. Or\nmaybe you want to learn h ow to hold productive conversations\, at business and at home.\nIn a world that’s increasingly cutthroat\, it’s more important than ever to mast er the art of\nskillful conversation.\n\nAgenda: \nTEMS Chapter meetings e very 3rd Wednesday of the month. 6:30pm to 7:15pm\n\nBook review & discuss ion. Please read and be ready to discuss the book with our members. I was able to get a copy of the book from my local library.\n\n- Crucial convers ations : tools for talking when stakes are high / Joseph Grenny\, Kerry Pa tterson\, Ron McMillan\, Al Switzler\, and Emily Gregory.\n\n"Keep your co ol and get the results you want when faced with crucial conversations. Thi s New York Times bestseller and business classic has been fully updated fo r a world where skilled communication is more important than ever. The boo k that revolutionized business communications has been updated for today's workplace. Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversation-especially difficult ones-leads to the results you want. Wri tten in an engaging and witty style\, the book teaches readers how to be p ersuasive rather than abrasive\, how to get back to productive dialogue wh en others blow up or clam up\, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations\, regardless of the topic or person.\n\nVirtual : https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/400932 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/400932 ORGANIZER:rays@ieee.org SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:TEMS EXCOM meeting URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/400932 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>TEMS Chapter 10 Feb meeting</p>\n<p>Topic: Crucial Conversations</p>\n<p><strong>Book review &amp\; discussion. Plea se read and be ready to discuss the book with our members. I was able to g et a copy of the book from my local library.</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style="color: #ba372a\;"><em>Crucial conversations : tools for talking wh en stakes are high / Joseph Grenny\, Kerry Patterson\, Ron McMillan\, Al S witzler\, and Emily Gregory.</em></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Do you falter dur ing emotionally-charged conversations? Perhaps you feel threatened or&nbsp \;<br />attacked during business discussions and resort to being defensive instead of rational?&nbsp\;<br />Maybe you avoid difficult conversations because they&rsquo\;re likely to become messy. Or&nbsp\;<br />maybe you wa nt to learn how to hold productive conversations\, at business and at home .&nbsp\;<br />In a world that&rsquo\;s increasingly cutthroat\, it&rsquo\; s more important than ever to master the art of&nbsp\;<br />skillful conve rsation.&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>TEMS Chapter meetings ever y 3rd Wednesday of the month. 6:30pm to 7:15pm</p>\n<p><strong>Book review &amp\; discussion. Please read and be ready to discuss the book with our members. I was able to get a copy of the book from my local library.</stro ng></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style="color: #ba372a\;"><em>Crucial conversation s : tools for talking when stakes are high / Joseph Grenny\, Kerry Patters on\, Ron McMillan\, Al Switzler\, and Emily Gregory.</em></span></li>\n</u l>\n<p><em>"Keep your cool and get the results you want when faced with cr ucial conversations. This New York Times bestseller and business classic h as been fully updated for a world where skilled communication is more impo rtant than ever. The book that revolutionized business communications has been updated for today's workplace. Crucial Conversations provides powerfu l skills to ensure every conversation-especially difficult ones-leads to t he results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style\, the book tea ches readers how to be persuasive rather than abrasive\, how to get back t o productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up\, and it offers power ful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations\, regardless of the top ic or person.&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR