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Conference Review
NAPO-New England members who attended the national conference
will share what they learned at the sessions. Hear about the
highlights and get inspired to attend next year!
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Clarissa Rodriguez and Margaret Crawford will
present the following Open Space Exercise for the August 2005
meeting. "Open Space was created in the
mid 1980's when it was discovered that people attending meetings
and conferences loved the breaks more than the formal
presentations and sessions.
In this meeting within a meeting, facilitators
will help participants share their most engaging ideas, develop
innovative solutions, and take action to make them happen. A
whirlwind of activity is guided from within by a handful of
simple principles. Participants create their own meeting
according to what they are most passionate about."
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Title:
Butterflies in Your Stomach: How You Can Use Public Speaking and
Training to Build Your Business and Improve Your Digestion
Description:
Struggling to take your business to the next level? Ready to try
a new marketing strategy? Want to teach a class, but don’t know
how? Come explore the possibility of giving speeches and
teaching classes as a way to gain skills, credibility,
prospects, market awareness, and confidence in the value of your
experience as a professional organizer. Learn the eight
essential steps for preparing a presentation. Come away with
lists of resources for building your skills and possible outlets
for your message. Speakers:
Fifi Ball and Sally Brickell, of Squared Away® in Newton, MA,
have been in business since 1994. They have both had some formal
training in public speaking and Fifi is a past member of
Toastmasters. Together and individually they have given over 85
speeches and seminars on topics ranging from organizing and time
management to holding effective meetings.
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Title:
Secrets to Success as a Professional Organizer
Barry Izsak, NAPO National President Description:
As the professional organizing industry continues to rapidly
grow, more and more people are joining our ranks and "hanging
out their shingle" as a professional organizer. But how can you
ensure that you will succeed and realize your dream? With twenty
years of experience as an entrepreneur and ten years as a
professional organizer, NAPO president Barry Izsak will share
his own secrets that you can follow to achieve your own brand of
success. He will also talk about NAPO, give us a Strategic Plan
update and answer any questions you might have.
Speaker: More about Barry
Barry Izsak, owner of Arranging It All™ in Austin,
Texas, has been helping corporate and residential clients get
organized since 1996. He is presently serving a second term as
President of the National Association of Professional Organizers
and is author of Organize Your Garage in No Time. Barry is a
member of NAPO's Golden Circle and recipient of the 2002
President’s Award and 2005 Founders' Award.
Barry is recognized as an articulate leader and
spokesperson for the organizing industry. He has appeared on
CNN, CNN-fn, CNBC and FOX and been quoted in hundreds of
magazine and newspaper articles nationwide.
Barry J. Izsak
ARRANGING IT ALL
....from your closets to your life
NAPO Board of Directors, President
National Association of Professional Organizers
512/419-7526
www.ArrangingItAll.com
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Topic:
Personal Branding and Professionalism: Using Your Image to
Drive Business Results
Presenter:
Mary Lou Andre, Organization by Design
Description:
It's one of those ugly facts of life. We are all judged to some
degree on the way we present ourselves. Failing to understand
the power of your professional image can seriously jeopardize
your credibility and personal brand, as well as our industry as
a whole. To help prepare for GO week in January, we have invited
NAPO member and Professional Image Consultant Mary Lou Andre to
share her tips and strategies for helping you create positive
and lasting impressions. Bring your questions/challenges about
selecting attire for networking events, client meetings, public
speaking engagements and/or media interviews, and Mary Lou will
help you create a wardrobe strategy that will compliment your
business objectives.
This will be a lively and interactive
discussion. Wear an outfit you would like critiqued and Mary Lou
will do her best to incorporate your questions into the
commentary.
For more information on Mary Lou and her
company check out
www.dressingwell.com.
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Topic:
"Local Networking Opportunities and How To's for Professional
Organizers"
Presenter:
Panel Discussion
Description:
A panel of four local networking experts will offer tips and
resources for networking. The panel participants will be:
Michele Meagher, Executive Director, Arlington
Chamber of Commerce
Chris Vasiliadis, President of Signature Faces, Inc.
Shep Becker, Assistant Director, Business Networking
International
Susan LaPlante-Dube, President of New England Women Business
Owners
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Topic:
"Working With Couples" -
NOTE: This meeting was cancelled due to weather. It has been
rescheduled for December 2006.
Presenter:
Panel Discussion
Description:
A panel of four local organizing experts will host a panel
discussion about working with couples and/or working with an
unwilling partner. The panel participants will be:
Lorraine Fine, The Mess Fairy
Anne Goodwin, Visible Results Organizational Services
Michele Matties, No Worries Organizational Services
Elizabeth Early-Sheehan, Organizational Solutions
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Topic:
Members Only
"Organizers Share the Secrets of Their Success"
Presenter:
Panel Discussion
Description:
Members Only - Professional organizers are often asked the secrets of their
success. This is an opportunity to learn how these organizers
built their businesses. The spotlight members will share the
secrets of their success, followed by Q&A.
Nancy Black, Organization Plus
Robin Blank, Chaos Consulting
Barbara Clement, OrganizationWorks
Dawn Link, Resolutions
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Topic:
"Equipping
Yourself to Work with Chronically Disorganized
Clients"
Presenter:
Lynne
Johnson, Working Order, Inc
Judy Hersh, All Together Now
Description:
Not
every Chronically Disorganized client is for me.
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Which
segments of the
Chronically Disorganized
population are you equipped to work with most effectively,
and in what direction do you want to develop your skill set?
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Which
client types do you choose to avoid?
This
interactive session will help you think about the issues
involved in working with chronically disorganized clients.
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Topic:
"Professional Ethics and
Professional Organizing"
Presenter:
Walter
Robinson, MD, MPH
Description:
This presentation will explore, in a seminar format, various
ethical issues that may arise in the work of professional
organizers.
Walter M. Robinson, MD, MPH is an assistant professor of
Pediatrics and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, where
he is an Associate Director of the Division of Medical Ethics.
He is a pediatric pulmonologist (a.k.a. pulmonay disease
specialist) and associate ethicist at Children’s Hospital,
Boston. Dr Robinson directs two programs in research ethics
education, the Program in the Practice of Scientific
Investigation at HMS and the Program in Responsible Research at
Children’s Hospital. He teaches the first year medical student
course in ethics, for which he was awarded the Faculty Prize for
Excellence in Teaching in 2004. Dr Robinson is also the
principal investigator of the NIH-funded Project on Adult Care
in Cystic Fibrosis (PAC-CF).
Dr Robinson completed undergraduate training
in philosophy at Princeton University, medical training at Emory
University, and a Master’s in Public Health (Health Policy) at
the Harvard School of Public Health. He is a Faculty Associate
of the Center for Ethics at Harvard University, a member of the
Ethics Committee of the American Psychological Association, and
a Senior Associate of the Center for Applied Ethics and
Professional Practice at Education Development Center. Dr
Robinson is currently working on a book length project on the
history and ethics of cystic fibrosis at the Wellcome Trust
Centre for the History of Medicine in London.
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Topic:
Members Only
"Member Recognition &
Social Meeting"
Description:
Members Only - Ice Cream
Social
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Topic:
"How Home Staging Can Complement Your Professional Organizing Business
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Presenter:
Michele Matties, No Worries Organizing Services
Ann
Marie Williams, Atmosphere Consulting
Description:- What is Home Staging?
- Staging vs. De-cluttering
- State of Staging in New England
- Adding Home Staging to you Offerings
- Adding Home Stagers to your Sphere of Influence
- Home Staging Tips
- Interactive Before and After Exercise
- Discussion/Q & A
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Topic:
Members Only
"Annual Business Meeting"
Description:
Members Only
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Topic:
"Tips for Professional
Organizing with ADHD Clients"
Presenter:
Victoria Ball,
Med., MCC, an active member of the ADHD Association
Description:
ADD
coaching usually incorporates a strong component of organizing
activities, such as a client’s personal life, home, work, family
activities, etc., since disorganization is one of the hallmarks
of ADD. Since a coach often does not work in person or on-site
with a client, it could be extremely effective to have a team of
an ADD Coach and Professional Organizer to work together to
support a client. Many typical professional organizing concepts
do not work well with ADD clients. A Professional Organizer who
is knowledgeable about ADD would be a tremendous asset and
resource. Victoria Ball, an ADD Career Coach, will share some
of her knowledge and experience with ADD Clients to encourage us
to add the ADD client as one of our business niches. |
Topic:
"Organizing Space with Feng Shui"
Presenter:
Christine Wojnar, FSIA Certified, Feng Shui and Space
Clearing
Description:
Feng Shui can seem magical and mysterious to some. Chris
plans to “de-mystify” the Feng Shui principles, and then show
you how common sense and practical Feng Shui can be. You’ll
learn how organizing and Feng Shui can complement each other to
benefit your clients. Participants will learn:
- How to apply basic Feng Shui principles
to residential and business spaces
- How organizing and decluttering fit into
the Feng Shui model
- How to arrange a space to inspire and
empower your clients to stay organized
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Topic:
"Working With Couples"
Presenters:
Lorraine Fine, The Mess Fairy
Anne Goodwin, Visible Results Organizational Services
Michele Matties, No Worries Organizational Services
Elizabeth Early-Sheehan, Organizational Solutions
Description:
Four veteran organizers
will answer your questions about the special challenges of
working with couples. Speaking from their own experiences, they
will give advice that will increase your understanding of
working with couples, help you evaluate potential problem areas,
and add to your bag of tricks. |
Topic:
"Marketing:
Make An Impact Without Blowing Your Budget"
Presenters:
Susan LaPlante-Dube,
Precision Marketing Group
Description:
There are thousands of different marketing techniques available,
however not all work for every company. We know marketing costs
money – but how can you get noticed on a small budget? Be ready
to ask questions, share ideas, and learn new ways to make money
without blowing your marketing budget. |
Topic:
"Record
Retention For Businesses And Individuals"
Panel Discussion:
Nicholas Papakyrikos, Accountant, Johnston & Papakyrikos, CPAs
Brian Johnson, Security, Doc Shredding Corporation
Fifi Ball, Professional Organizer, Squared Away
Michael T. O'Neil, Esq., Attorney, Schlossberg &
Associates, P.C.
Description:
Panel discussion regarding what important records and documents to keep and for how long and how to properly dispose of them. |
Topic:
Members Only
"Recycling
Organizations Panel"
Presenters:
Kathy Melley,
Goodwill
Representative from
Cradles To Crayons
Laura Damiano,
Big Brother Big Sister
Alex Mbianda, World Computer Exchange
Description:
Panel discussion with representatives from organizations that
accept recycled goods |
Topic:
"Associate
Member Event - Associate Member Program – Chapter Networking"
Description:
Associate Member Vendor Tables and much, much, more. |
Topic:
"Creating Effective Websites Through Design, Programming and Search Marketing"
Presenters:
John
McDougall, McDougall Interactive
Description:
Learn
what to include on your website and how to optimize it. Key
topics to include: Web Design, Search Engine Marketing, and
Programming.
Building
a website and building an effective website are two different
things. By fusing the three key elements of design, programming
and search engine optimization, your website will be an active
part of your business and central to all marketing activities. |
Topic:
Members Only
"Member
Recognition & Social Meeting"
Presenters:
N/A
Description:
Coming Soon |
Topic:
"7
Steps to School Success - From Preschool to High School"
Presenters:
Laine
Dougherty, Laine's Logic
Description:
- An
overview of developmental stages from preschool to high
school
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Considering an individual’s learning style and preferences
when designing organizational systems
- Age
specific guidelines and tips for space, time and paper
management for students and families
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Accountability and motivational strategies to keep the
family on track
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Questions & Answers
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Topic:
Members Only
"Annual Business Meeting"
Description:
Members Only |
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Topic:
"Hoarding
- How to Successfully Work with Hoarders?"
Presenters:
Lorraine Fine, The Mess Fairy
Carol Gonzalez, Organization for Business and Home
Lynne Johnson, Working Order, Inc.
Description:
Lynne Johnson, a Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic
Disorganization, is President of the National Study Group on
Chronic Disorganization. Carol Gonzalez and Lorraine Fine, a
Certified Professional Organizer, will facilitate a period of
discussion, questions and answers following the documentary
“Packrat.”
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Topic:
"Disaster Preparedness"
Presenters:
Judith Kolberg, FileHeads Professional Organizers
Description:
Judith will speak on “Disaster Preparedness” based on her new
book Organize for Disaster:
Prepare Your Family and Home for any Natural or Unnatural
Disaster.
Judith
Kolberg, founder of the National Study Group on Chronic
Disorganization, is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on
organization/disorganization. She is an award-winning
professional organizer and an international author and speaker.
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Topic:
"Coaching
Techniques That Will Help You with Your Clients"
Presenters:
Ariane
Cherbuliez, Leadership & Team Coach
Description:
Professional organizers will be clearer about how you relate to
a large group of allied professionals – how to distinguish
yourselves from and how you might partner with or complement
coaches. You’ll know that power of consciously designing your
working relationship with each client. You’ll leave with
techniques to personalize your approach and to make it more
likely clients will stick with the systems you have created with
and for them. Key Topics:
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Differences and commonalities between organizers and coaches
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Description of successful coaching relationships
- How
organizers can complement the work a client does with a
coach
- How to
flex your style to adapt to the needs of your clients
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Using your clients’ values both to create and to maintain
systems
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Topic:
Organizing Seniors
Presenters:
Panel of Organizers facilitated by
Patty Bareford, Wide Open Spaces
Description:
TBD
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Topic:
Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Doing Business
Presenter:
Jean Sifleet, Esq., CPA, Hassett
& Donnelly, PC
Description:
Jean will address the following in
her presentation:
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Liability Protection
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Incorporation?
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Contracts
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Insurance
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Protecting Against Copycats
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Hiring Help - Subcontractors vs. Employees
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Business "Partnerships"
- Good
Business Practices
- Exit
Strategy
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Topic:
Members Only
Selling and Consignment for Our
Clients
Presenters:
Panel Discussion w/ Four Businesses
that Sell Used Items:
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Douglas Stinson, Carl W. Stinson, Inc. Auctioneers &
Appraisers
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Kathleen Kechegian, Glory Daze Consignment Boutique
- Lenny
Barnes, iSold It Ebay Sellers
- Jay
Frucci, Furniture Consignment Gallery
Description:
Each Panelist will give a brief
summary of their business, answer specific questions asked by
the facilitator, and then take questions from the membership.
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Topic:
Associate Member Event
Presenters:
Associtate Members
Description:
An event for and about NAPO-NE
Associate Members. This is an opportunity for the membership to
get to know the products and services the associate member's can
offer our clients.
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Topic:
NAPO Conference Review
Presenters:
NAPO-NE Members who attended the
NAPO conference in April.
Description:
This is an opportunity for members
and non-members, that were unable to attend the NAPO conference
in April, to hear a brief synopsis of the meetings, events, and
speakers from conference attendees.
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Topic:
Members Only
Award Recognition, Special Recognition, & Brainstorming
Presenters:
N/A
Description:
Award and special recognitions will
be handed out to the deserving members of the NAPO-NE chapter. A
twenty minute brainstorming exercise will be conducted to gather
ideas and suggestions from the membership in several different
areas.
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Topic:
Smead - Keeping You Organized
Presenters:
John D. Sulick, Sales
Representative for Smead Manufacturing
Description:
The
presentation will educate the attendees on the value of a well
organized filing system, new filing techniques that can be
implemented, new product samples that can be used in their
filing systems.
The value of
end tab (side tab) filing and the key benefits to these systems.
At what point
should one consider a side tab filing system?
Software
presentation on Smead’s Viewables program
The lessons
learned will be the value of a properly organized filing system.
80% of the cost of a filing is labor. Not the materials. A
proper filing system saves you time and money
Key Topics:
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Review of
the components of a filing system. (shelving, folders and
labels
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Top Tab
Filing - New Products, New Techniques
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Side Tab
Filing – What are the benefits? What are its components?
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Innovative
New Products from Smead – with samples
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Document Imaging / Bar-code tracking – What are the benefits
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Topic:
Members Only
"Annual Business Meeting"
Description:
Members Only |
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TBD
Presenters:
TBD
Description:
TBD
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Topic:
Membership Event
Presenters:
Marilyn Paul, Bridgeway Partners
Marilyn Paul, Ph.D.,
author of It's Hard To Make a Difference When You Can't Find,
is an organization and management consultant skilled in
facilitation, organizational diagnosis, systems thinking, and
leadership development. The purpose of her consulting is to help
people improve their abilities to work together to accomplish
meaningful results. Among her strengths is the ability to
facilitate a new perspective and original solutions to
persistent problems. She has a special ability in combining a
focus on results with attention to individual growth and team
development. She is dedicated to improving the well-being and
effectiveness of people working in a wide range of
organizations.
Description:
TBD
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Topic:
Members Only
Networking & Holiday Party
Presenters:
N/A
Description:
Fun structured networking
activities as well as social networking while enjoying some
tasty holiday fare. |
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