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  • “Introduction to Social Media,” Northwestern University Alumni Association (Men/Women Off Campus), Feb. 17, 2011
  • “Not Nodding Off to Napville” (speaker training workshop), Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Feb. 16, 2010
  • “Bullet Points and Beyond: How to Organize Your Thoughts for Effective Communication” (message development workshop), Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Feb. 26, 2009
  • Media Training & Crisis Communications, The Entrepreneurs Organization, Chicago, Nov. 17, 2008
  • “Effective E-Communications,” Federation Communicators, American Medical Association, Chicago, Aug. 13, 2008
  • “Effective Professional Communication in the Internet Era” (focus on improving e-mail communication), lunchtime seminar presentation to senior employees of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, Aug. 8, 2007
  • “Using the Internet to Support Your Public Relations Plan,” special presentation to Advanced Public Relations and Special Events class, Oakton Community College, April 18, 2006
  • “Communications with a Purpose: An Introduction to Public Relations,” special presentation to Special Topics in Newsgathering, University of Illinois at Chicago, March 27, 2006
  • “Making the Internet Work for You/Improving Public Library Web Sites,” North Suburban Library System, Wheeling, Ill., Feb. 13, 2004
  • “The PR Game,” radio interview, WGN, Chicago, Jan. 19, 2004
  • “Marketing on a Shoestring Budget,” Boy Scouts of America, Marketing Roundtable, Central Region, July 17, 2003
  • “Assessing Your Web Site,” Community Media Workshop, June 4, 2003 (Seven Points for Assessing Your Web Site)
  • “Building a Better Web Site,” Publicity Club of Chicago Education Course, March 20, 2003
  • “Making the Internet Work for You,” half-day seminar for Community Media Workshop, March 18, 2003
  • “Making the Internet Work for You,” half-day seminar for Community Media Workshop, Oct. 22, 2002
  • “Building a Better Web Site,” Indiana Arts Alliance, Oct. 11, 2002
  • “Improving Online Communications,” Illinois State Labor Press Association, July 9, 2002
  • “Media Relations and the Internet,” Community Media Workshop panel discussion, June 5, 2002
  • “Web Sites and Public Relations,” Publicity Club of Chicago Education Course, March 14, 2002
  • “Public Relations and Using the Internet,” Special Topics in Newsgathering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Feb. 26, 2002
  • Web Site Evaluations, Great Lakes Telemessaging Association, 2001
  • “Making the Most of the Internet,” International Casual Furniture and Accessories Mart at the Merchandise Mart of Chicago, Sept. 16, 2000
  • “Web Marketing: Simple Strategies for Promoting Your Services Online,” Tuesday Design Series at the Mart, Merchandise Mart of Chicago July 11, 2000
  • “Making the Most of the Internet,” Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association, Feb. 25, 2000
  • “Using the Internet Effectively,” Publicity Club of Chicago seminar, Feb. 22, 2000
  • “Gas Taxes, the Motorist and the Future,” Northwestern University Transportation Center, October 1998
  • “Parent/Teacher Partnerships Through Effective Communications,” Community Foundation for Jewish Education, August 1996