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Monthly edition 10
August 2008
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August Sydney members forum
August Melbourne breakfast meeting
Conference audio available to purchase

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Greetings!
 
The new Board has been in place for just over a month, and shall I say "we're cookin' with gas!" In early July the Board met for a half-day planning session where we discussed the goals we have for the next year. Each month in the NLP Observer I'd like to let you know what we are doing as a board to improve and stabilize the ABNLP. To start, let me share with you some of our goals:
  • Create 10 feeder  schools to increase membership within the ABNLP 
  • Increase membership  retention from 47% to 75%  
  • Winback 25% of  expired and non-renewed members  
  • Build more  membership benefits  
  • Continue to produce  exceptional monthly events in Melbourne and Sydney with at least 30  participants each month
We have assigned tasks, agreed on plans and have already begun to get into the swing of things. As the new Chairperson, I am thankful for the initiative and drive of all Board Members. We are all volunteers and it takes a very special and dedicated person to make an organisation like the NLP continue to prosper.
 
Additionally each month in the NLP Observer we will be highlighting one of our Partners from the Partners Program. Do you know that we have over $3000 worth of savings to ABNLP members? Have a look at the ABNLP website  <http://www.abnlp.org/7a.html> to see how you can benefit! And, if you know of any companies, products or services that would be beneficial for all Members to access at a discount, let us know so we can contact them and get them on board!
 
We trust this newsletter finds you safe, warm and happy and that your upcoming month will remain that way too.


Best  regards,

Heidi  Heron
ABNLP - Chairperson 

August ABNLP Sydney members forum

Wednesday, 20 August
 
6:45-7:00pm  Registration
7:00-7:20pm  Networking and Canapés
7:20-7:35pm  Welcome by ABNLP and Member Announcements
7:35-8:35pm  Guest Speaker
8:35-8:45pm  Upcoming Events & Closing
8:45-9:00pm  Networking
 
A cash-bar is available at the Club. If you fancy dinner before attending, the Club has a restaurant and bistro for your use. We will be serving refreshments and tea/coffee at the meeting.
 
Venue:  City Tattersalls Club (Sydney Room), 198-204 Pitt Street, Sydney CBD
Cost: $20 for ABNLP Members, $35 for guests
RSVP: Register Online www.abnlp.org or email admin@abnlp.org - Bookings Essential
           
 
This months topic: Laughter is the Best Medicine
Speaker:     Jackie Curran

About the workshop
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Jackie Curran is a lawyer, conflict coach and group trainer who will show you how you can laugh easily and every day...... ...  for no reason at all !!    You will experience unconditional laughter  which opens the mind and relaxes the body due to the powerful chemical changes which occur when you laugh.  As this laughter does not rely on jokes or comedy it is a right brain activity rather than a left brain response. The more you practice it the more you will laugh. Research has proved  you gain many emotional and physical benefits from laughter.
 
Jackie's session will combine  breathing , fun and playful techniques which include triggers to activate your right and left brain and bring laughter from your body. The laughter exercises will be followed by a unique laughter meditation process, relaxation then simple meditation, leaving you feeling light and relaxed. A short DVD will show how laughter and the health benefits that laughter brings, have spread all over the world.

 
About the Speaker:
Jackie Curran Jackie Curran has more than 20 years experiences as a lawyer, having worked in all areas of legal practice and court matters. She is a qualified and experienced mediator and arbitrator and a qualified family and relationship counsellor, conflict coach and group trainer.

As a result of a series of coincidences, Jackie discovered Laughter Yoga in December 2004. She was fascinated by the idea of laughing without the use of jokes or humour. After attending a Laughter Yoga workshop in Williamstown, Victoria, on 12th February 2005 with the founder of Laughter Yoga, Dr Madan Kataria, she was hooked on the Laughter Yoga experience. She had never imagined she would be rolling on the floor with 40 other people laughing until she cried without having been told a single joke!

August ABNLP Melbourne breakfast meeting

Wednesday, 13th August

7:00-7:10am
Catch-Up and Network
7:10-7:20am
Helpful NLP Hints and Ideas
7:20-7:25am
Announcements
7:25-8:25am
Guest Speaker
8:25-8:30am
NetworkingVenue:  Red Star Cafe, 315 Coventry St, South Melbourne (Opp. South Melbourne market)
Cost: $25 for ABNLP Members, $35 for guests. Includes breakfast!
RSVP: Register Online www.abnlp.org or email admin@abnlp.org - Bookings Essential
           
 
This months topic: Leadership through Language Mastery
Speaker:     Anneli Blundel

About the workshop
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Predicting, Motivating and Influencing behaviour using the NLP LAB profile (Metaprograms). Our ability to communicate compellingly with others can be the defining measure of our success. By learning to pay attention to how people talk, rather than what they talk about, we create a profound opportunity to motivate, predict and influence the behaviours of those around us.

Join us for a look at how to elicit Meta Programs based on language, and gain insight into the influencing language that will allow you to communicate with people, compellingly, on an unconscious level.

"The limitations of my language are the boundaries of my world" - Ludwig Wittgenstein


 
About the Speaker:
Anneli Blundel

Anneli has enjoyed over 10 years in management and leadership roles across several industries. Her specific expertise lies within the retail financial services industry.

With a passion for the powerful and pervasive connection of thought, language, and behaviour and the astounding variety of ways it impacts a person's life, Anneli has long been a keen observer of the human experience.

Her passion for the study of human excellence and communication mastery has fuelled her thirst for best practice performance secrets. She is pleased to combine this focused study of human behaviour, coaching skills and solid corporate background to assist organisations to deliver superior sustainable business results through developing an engaged, passionate and committed workforce.

 
NLP Conference 2008, audio recordings now available to purchase.
 
The ABNLP/ASCH 2008 Conference Embracing Connections was held on the last weekend of March. We invite you to share in the memories and magical moments of the conference in this audio program of all speakers presentations, available now from AnythingNLP

Speakers Include:

Dr. Michael Hall Dr. Stephen Gilligan
Dr. Lindsay Duncan Dr. Lutz Wesel
Laureli Blyth Philip Armstrong
Peter Ramster Terrence McClendon
Sophia Kramer Paul Aurand
Andrea Haas  


Price: $295.00

The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of members of the executive committee.