Congratulations to CAPS Edmonton member, Larry Ohlhauser Dr. Larry Ohlhauser has been a TEC speaker since 2005 and prior to that was a TEC member for 8 years in Edmonton, Alberta. Over the past year, Dr Larry’s presentations in Canada, have been met with rave reviews and his average score of 4.80 out of 5 [...]
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CAPS Edmonton Speaker Billy Strean Wins Prestigious Award
March 02, 2011
Edmonton— The University of Alberta has been awarded two prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowships. Scott North, professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and Billy Strean, professor in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation have both been named to the 3M Fellowship, which recognizes exceptional achievements and contributions by teacher scholars across Canada. [...]
CAPS Edmonton Holiday Social
December 04, 2010
Just a reminder about the Holiday Social. Here are the details. Location: Chateau Louis Hotel and Conference Center. Kingsway Drive Date: Wednesday Dec. 15th Time: Between 4PM to 8PM Cost: $10.00 per person to offside some of the costs. Chapter will subsidize the balance Cash Bar and lots of food. If you have not replied [...]
Persistance Pays – Another Great CAPS Fireside
November 02, 2010
If you missed the October 26 Fireside Chat, you missed a great evening. Once again the Edmonton chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers put together a dynamite interactive evening. Lori Raudnask, author of Persistence Pays, graciously presented at the CAPS fireside event. Her presentation was a valuable reminder of the importance of being [...]
Shaken, Then Deferred – The Real Situation in Haiti
October 12, 2010
October 4, 2010 CAPS Edmonton Fireside Chat Life isn’t fair. It’s often arresting and frustrating to see disasters up close. I must admit it… I almost don’t want to know. And yet as a citizen of the world and a professional speaker to boot, it’s important to at least be aware of what’s happening in [...]
Used Book Sale at Nov 20th Meeting
October 08, 2010
CAPS Edmonton is having a a book sale at our November meeting with the proceeds to go to the CAPS Foundation. You can bring any unwanted books, that you wish to give away, and put them on a table at the back of the room. The books will then sell for $1 to $2 per book. [...]
MPI Professional Development Luncheon Sept. 22
September 11, 2010
Our Colleagues at Meeting Planners International have invited us to a special event with Guest Speaker: Robin Jay “B Face 2 Face 4 Success” Professional Development Luncheon Sept. 22 Robin Jay is an award-winning author, professional keynote speaker, corporate trainer and mentor. She is not just “The Queen of the Business Lunch™,” but is a [...]
Aug 25 Fireside Chat on Blogging
August 25, 2010
A big thanks to Kyle McNeil for putting on a great “fireside” on starting and refining your blog. There were 16 of us hunched over our individual laptops at this very hands on session. All of us were at different stages in blogging, from no blog yet – “convince me why I need one”, all [...]
CAPS Edmonton Members in the Media in July
July 28, 2010
Congratulations to CAPS Alberta members, Debra Kasowski, Val Kinjerski, Bob Hooey and Charmaine Hammond and her dog, Toby Debra Kasowski won a 60 second spotlight at the eWomen Network International Convention in Dallas – she submitted an incredible video about why people should attend this event. Debra shone bright in her 60 second highlight on [...]
June CAPS Edmonton Meeting was a meeting of mentorship minds
July 09, 2010
If you weren’t at the June 19 CAPS Edmonton meeting, you missed a good one. Patricia Drain joined us from the United States on Skype, and provided valuable insights on masterminds, mentors and mentoring products. Patricia also shared how she uses mentoring as a revenue stream. Our own Bob Hooey – Idea Man, (just back [...]
