Recent Workshops and Seminars:
Podcast Scripting | Virtual Office

Hands-On Workshop
Cooking Your Podcast
Workshop Leader:
Mike Weiner, President/CEO, The Image Generators, Inc.

When: Saturday, March 1, 2008, 1:30-4:30 pm (Check-in starts at 1:00 pm)
Where: Bethesda

Attendee Limit: 21.
Cost: $20, CPCUG Members (nonmembers, $30).
Advance registration and payment required.

Highly Recommended Preparation: Attend Mike Weiner's free February 16, 2008, introduction to podcasting seminar: "Baking a Podcast—Easy As Pie."

Required Preparation: Bring two messages you would want to incorporate into your podcast, a laptop, and a podcast starter package.

Objective: Hammer out rough podcast scripts during small breakout sessions.

Following up on the Baking a Podcast introductory seminar, this workshop will give you a chance to participate in a facilitated work session in preparing your podcast ingredients and getting ready to record.

Arrive at the workshop with two messages you would want to be incorporated into your podcast. We will break out in groups of three. With each member contributing two ideas apiece, groups will choose from six possibilities. Each group will choose one or two of the best ideas and build those into a script.

Time permitting, and depending on number of participants, recording a podcast live with the group may also be done.

What to Bring:

• Laptop. (Don't have a laptop available that weekend? Register for the workshop with a colleague, friend, or spouse who can bring a laptop and share. Or bring a your own three-person podcast creation team with a laptop and podcast starter package to share.)
• Podcast starter package. Mike's recommendation: Samson C01UPKG USB Recording/Podcasting Package. For more information and to purchase online ($169), visit: http://bswusa.com/proditem.asp?item=C01UPKG
• Sense of humor and open mind for creativity

Speaker: Mike Weiner brings 36 years of broadcast and production expertise to this workshop. He is a nationally recognizable voiceover talent and producer, and, in addition to radio, television, film, and multimedia production, he is hired regularly to create podcasts for clients such as Fortune 100 corporations and federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy. Mike holds a BS in Communication Arts, a BA in Business and Management, and an MBA in marketing.

Mike Weiner formed The Image Generators, Inc., in 1985 to create marketing communications that tell the client's story. He has vast resources of talent throughout the United States, including in his Washington, DC, hometown, and in Hollywood, California. The mission of The Image Generators is to make you sound great!

Visit The Image Generators on the Web at http://www.imagegenerators.com.

Registration: Limited to first 21 who register and pay.
Registration ends February 27, 2008.

To Register: Call the CPCUG office at (301) 560-6442 during business hours. (If you get an answering machine, please leave a message with the best time(s) to return your call.)

After the 21 available spots are filled, a waiting list will be started.
If you register and can't attend, please call the CPCUG office so that someone may be able to attend in your place.

Seminar and Discussion
Creating and Managing a Virtual Office: 
An IT Entrepreneur Shares His Secrets to Success 
Speaker: Naseem F. Saab, President, Results Software   

When: Saturday, April 5, 2008, 1:30-3:30 pm (Check-in: Starts at 1:00 pm)
Where: Bethesda (tentative)

Attendee Limit: 20.
Cost: $15, CPCUG Members (nonmembers, $25).
Advance registration and payment required.

Seminar and Discussion Description: In recent years we've heard the term "virtual office." What exactly does the term mean? How is it different from a home office? How do its practitioners differ from general contractors? Is a virtual office just a way to start your business, or can it be your model throughout the life of your organization? 

During this presentation, the founder and owner of a 22-year-old consulting and software company will share his thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of going the virtual office route. He will explain why a virtual office was the right model for his company for 20 years: 

• Why he chose the virtual office model
• Why it was better for staff
• Why it was better for clients
• How it helped his company stay competitive
• How it helped his company be successful
• What changed—why, after 20 years, his company opened an office outside his home

There will be ample time for Q&A, so gather your questions. Attendees will also have a chance to share their own experiences with the virtual office model. 

Speaker: In his role as president of Results Software, Naseem F. Saab has helped small business owners streamline their operations, increase efficiency, and improve customer relationships. As a result of his management experience and business philosophies, he has become a recognized innovator in providing solutions to small and mid-size businesses. Prior to founding Results Software, Naseem was an experienced and successful project manager, programmer, analyst, system interface designer, and database expert.

Naseem graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in electro-mechanical engineering. He has designed, prepared, and delivered many training courses. Naseem is a frequent speaker on topics including growth strategies, office automation, leveraging customer relationship management (CRM) to boost sales, and streamlining business processes. A long-time member of CPCUG, and former chair of its Clipper SIG, Naseem gave a TechBrief for CPCUG's Entrepreneurs and Consultants SIG on "Why You Should Treat Your Clients and Customers Like Prospects." 
 
Recognizing the need of small business to maximize the efficiency of limited resources, Naseem Saab, in 1986, developed and launched the software application he named Results®, integrating scalable CRM capabilities with critical business management functions to control critical customer management details from initial contact to final payment. Specific functions include contact management, time and activity tracking, billing and  invoicing, payment collection, inventory management, work group calendar, document management, and reporting. 

Naseem may be contacted at via e-mail.

Registration: Limited to first 20 who register and pay.
Registration ends April 2, 2008.

To Register: Call the CPCUG office at (301) 560-6442 during business hours. (If you get an answering machine, please leave a message with the best time(s) to return your call.)

After the 20 available spots are filled, a waiting list will be started.
If you register and can't attend, please call the CPCUG office. Someone else may be able to attend in your place.

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