

Damian's Cucina Italiana3011 Smith StHouston TX 77006 Google Maps | Hotels Near | Yahoo! Maps | Weather Forecast Phone: (713) 522-0439 | Speaker Dr. Deborah BarrettPosition: Professor of the Practice of Professional CommunicationCompany: Rice University Leadership |
Communication consultants and corporate communicators know well that communicating effectively is necessary for a manager to move into a leadership position. Without effective communication, a manager is not an effective leader and accomplishes little. Good communication skills enable, foster, and create the understanding and trust necessary to encourage others to follow.

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Registration Deadlines: The lower-price early registration deadline is midnight on Monday before the Thursday event. The final registration deadline is midnight on Wednesday before the event. Online reservations and credit card payments will not be accepted after that time; please pay with check or cash at the door. Because we must order meals Tuesday morning, cancellations cannot be accepted after midnight on Monday. Space is usually available for walk-in attendees. Payment by cash or a check made out to IABC/Houston will be accepted at the door. Credit card payments are accepted only for online reservations. Please arrive early to ensure that you will have a seat for this event. If you register online but prefer to pay by cash or check at the door, complete the online registration and click the "Pay At Event" button on the electronic invoice screen. This will confirm your registration and pricing.
Special Meal Needs: Please notify us when you register by putting "vegetarian," "shellfish allergy" or similar notation in "Optional comments" box at bottom of registration screen. Please limit requests to necessities. Table Reservations: A table registration is for eight individuals. You must reserve and pay for all eight seats when you register. After completing the billing information and your own seat reservation, click "Submit Registration." Click the pencil icon in the box for "Registrant 1" to open the form; enter the next registrant; click "Update and Continue" at lower right; then click pencil icon in the next box and enter the next name, etc. After entering all registrants, click Submit.
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| Helen Fischer | Merrisa Turner | ||
| (713) 827-7847 | (713) 789-7081 | ||
Dr. Barrett has taught communication for over 25 years, specializing in professional and team communication for the last 20 years. She has taught at Rice University, Texas A&M University and Houston Baptist University, and has conducted workshops for organizations worldwide. Before rejoining the faculty of Rice University in 1998, Dr. Barrett was a senior managing director of Hill and Knowlton, Houston. Prior to Hill and Knowlton, she was a communication consultant with McKinsey & Company for over five years.
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