NBN Online for the week of March 27, 2006

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In This Issue:

Front Page
Green Home First to Use NAHB Guidelines in a Subdivision
Working Families With Children Locked Out of Homeownership
Find Employees Through New NAHB Online Career Center
Reader Survey: Tell Us What News Is Important to You
Coast to Coast
Slowing Home Market to Ripple Through Many Layers of Jobs
Economics & Finance
Canada Causing Builders to Find New Sources of Lumber
Slide Out West Cuts New Home Sales in February
Rise in February Home Resales Suggests Stabilizing Market
California Builders Want to Reverse the Tide on Home Prices
Eye on the Economy: Rebounding From a 'Soft Patch'
Tips
Builder’s Tip: Sharing Compressed Air
Business Management
Two Sure Ways to Improve Profitability
50Plus Housing
Former Del Webb CEO to Builders: ‘Do Your Homework’
Learn How to Market and Sell to the 50+ Home Buyer
Multifamily
Real Rents Slip in January as Energy Costs Rise
Attend Upcoming Multifamily Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Remodelers
Extension of Comment Period Sought for Lead Paint Rule
Sales
26 Design Trends for 2006
Education
CAPS Credits Available at Pre-50+ Symposium Courses
Education Calendar
Commercial
Insurance Rates Are Going Down
Womens Council
Woman Builder Works Miracles for Katrina Shelter Victims
Labor
Sacramento BIA Participates in Workforce Development Grant
Building Products
Energy Star-Rated Appliances Save Water, Cut Bills
Builder's Engineer
In the Toilet, Part 2
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on HGTV & DIY This Week
Endowment
$1 Million Gift From M/I Homes to Further Education
South Carolina Builders Help Feed the Hungry
Kentucky Students Graduate Pre-Apprenticeship Program, Get Jobs
Association News
NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 9-13
Spokesperson Training Still Available for 2006 Spring Board
GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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NAHB Spring Board Meeting May 9-13

GM $500 Exclusive Offer for NAHB Members

Calendar of Events

Spokesperson Training Still Available for 2006 Spring Board

With the NAHB Spring Board of Directors Meeting in Washington, D.C. less than two months away, one of three Spokesperson Training seminars is still open for participants.

Through Spokesperson Training, participants develop the skills to become more persuasive and effective communicators and are able to handle media interviews and deliver presentations with confidence.

Seminars are led by professional communication consultants, each with more than 30 years of experience training NAHB members on the critical issues they face every day. Spokesperson Training is separated into two difference seminars:

  • “Interview Skills” helps participants master strategies for broadcast and print interviews, including message development.

  • “Presentations Skills” focuses on how to organize and deliver a speech or presentation and handle audience and reporters’ questions.

Each seminar also includes one-on-one on-camera experience.

“Spokesperson Training was one of the best courses I’ve attended in a long time,” said Alison Cox, developer and principal of Brice Group in Gainesville, Fla. “It taught me how not to be intimidated in interview situations and how to get my point across and my message out without feeling backed into a corner.”

Space still is available for "Interview Skills" seminars on Wednesday, May 10, at the spring board meeting. The seminars for May 11 and 12 have waiting lists. More than 15,000 NAHB leaders and members have taked Spokesperson Training since the program began.

To Register

The fees for the Spokesperson Training one-day seminars is $475 per person.

Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

To register, e-mail Niki Clark at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8061.

For more information, visit Spokesperson Training on the NAHB Web site. (This link is available to NAHB members only.)


 

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