The Soft Skills Revolution: An Active Night of Activities for Trainers and Leaders

An Active Night of Activities for Trainers and Leaders

Take part in The Soft Skills Revolution!  Join Maxine Kamin the author of Soft Skills Revolution: A Guide for Connecting Compassion for Trainers, Teams, and Leaders in this engaging night of activities and discussion to delve into what soft skills are and how to foster face-to-face communication in your organization.  The interactive presentation will feature activities from the book you can immediately in your workplace.  And of course, have fun networking with peers as you explore these activities using a variety of training techniques.  

The session will also include research on what employers have said are the most essential skills now and for the future, and why soft skills have been deemed even more important than the three R’s—reading, writing, and arithmetic.  Also, discover the groundbreaking study of 500 prestigious companies, and what their CEOs and leaders say about entrants to the workforce, and the concern that lack of soft skill development in today’s youth may influence the ability of the U.S. to compete in global markets. 

Take a rest from technological communication, and experience the satisfaction and camaraderie of communicating face-to-face.  Walk away with a day’s worth of training, and deeper connections with colleagues. 

About the Presenter: Maxine Kamin

Maxine Kamin, M.Ed., is the founder and president of Touch Consulting, Inc. headquartered in Plantation, Florida. A pioneer in the human relations movement, Kamin combines more than 20 years of experience in business and 14 years in academia to offer companies proven techniques to enhance internal and external client satisfaction, service delivery, and outcomes.  She is known nationwide and internationally for her creative training, facilitation, and process improvement techniques, and accomplishes results by helping individuals and teams realize their strengths as well as identify opportunities for improvement. Corporations, state and local governments, entertainment organizations, schools, colleges, and nonprofit agencies have benefited from her expertise. Not a stranger to working “internally,” Kamin has served in positions including Manager of Instruction and Evaluation at American Express, Assistant and Acting Dean of Instruction, Students, and Administration at Miami-Dade College (MDC); Director of MDC’s Pre-School Lab, Marketing director for Open College, Manager of Employee Relations and Management Development at NaBANCO, and Director of Professional Development for ChildNet.

She holds a Masters Degree in Education and has completed all coursework for a Ph.D. in Educational Administration at the University of Florida. In addition to her training and organizational consulting expertise, Ms. Kamin's public relations background includes event planning, advertising and publicity for businesses, non-profits, arts and entertainment organizations, and entertainers.  She has been a long time member and supporter of the South Florida ASTD chapter, and currently serves as the Co-Director of the Mentorship Program.

Special Event Book Pricing!

The Soft Skills Revolution (Pfeiffer/Wiley, 2013) will be available for purchase at $27.00 (almost a 50% discount)!  Accepted payments will be as a check, money order or cash. 

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The South Florida ASTD Cancellation Policy is in place for this event.  Please click here to learn more.