NBN Online for the week of November 5, 2007

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In This Issue:

Front Page
FDIC Head, Diverse Groups Tackle Housing Affordability
Builders’ Show Registration Running Ahead of Last Year
Reader Survey: Tell Us What Housing News Is Important to You
Coast to Coast
Wildfire Fears Fuel Furor Over Housing
Politics & Government
Carried Interest in Cross Hairs of House AMT Tax Relief
Florida Sees Relief on Property Tax, Workers’ Comp Rates
Economics & Finance
Useful Links to Monitor Economic and Housing Trends
Tips
Builders’ Tip: Create Clean Edges With Painter's Tape Plus
Research
Awards Cited for Promoting Energy-Efficient Construction
NACo Senior Officers Tour NAHB Research Center
50Plus Housing
Homes That Excite 50+ Buyers Just as Important as Lifestyle
Remodelers
PATH Releases Top 10 Energy-Efficient Remodeling Projects
Few Boomers, Communities Prepared for Aging
Safety
NAHB Helps OSHA Understand Home Building, Safety Hazards
Sales
Tickets Now Available for The Nationals 2008 Gala at IBS
Register for Free Sales and Marketing Audio Conference
Custom
Five Ways to Stand Apart From Other Custom Builders
Multfamily
Enter Pillars of Industry Awards Competition by Nov. 9
Education
Education Calendar
Green Building
New LEED Certification for Development Found Wanting
Connecticut Green Builder Seeks to Keep Costs Low
Energy-Efficiency Concerns Drive Demand for Green Homes
Entries Sought for High-Performance Building Awards
Disaster Relief
California HBAs Help Fire-Damaged Communities
N.Y. City Looking For Post-Hurricane Housing Designs
Regulation
Workshop to Provide Guidance on Clean Water Act Rules
Workforce housing
Delaware Builder Honored for Affordable Homeownership
Labor
Maryland Students Spend a Day at Pulte Homes Job Site
Building Products
TruStile Doors Provide Superior Sound Performance
TV
NAHB-Produced Programs on DIY, Fine Living and HGTV
Endowment
Community Service Award Entries Due by Nov. 12
Students, Apply for Scholarships to Attend IBS by Nov. 15
Association News
Housing Advocates Inducted Into Tennessee Hall of Fame
Make Sound Bites Bark With NAHB’s ‘Interviewing Skills'
UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping
Drive Away With a New $500 GM Offer This Holiday Season
Calendar of Events
NAHB Career Center

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Housing Advocates Inducted Into Tennessee Hall of Fame

UPS Offers Up to 30% Discount to NAHB Members on Shipping

Drive Away With a New $500 GM Offer This Holiday Season

Calendar of Events

Make Sound Bites Bark With NAHB’s ‘Interviewing Skills'

Learning how to effectively explain complex issues in 30 second sound bites will be taught during NAHB’s “Interviewing Skills,” part of the popular “Spokesperson Training” program that will be held at the International Builders’ Show in Orlando in February.

NAHB members attending the seminar will learn how to give clear, concise answers in a high-pressure, spur-of-the moment interview.

Through role playing, participants will learn how to quickly get key points across to the media, how the news is edited and how to avoid having their answers “taken out of context.”

“This information is crucial to anyone representing an organization,” said seminar participant Joe Cristo of Cristo Homes in Middletown, Ohio.

Sessions Available at the IBS

“Interviewing Skills” sessions will be held at builders’ show on Feb. 11 and 12.

In addition, NAHB will be offering “Presentation Skills” seminars at IBS on Feb. 13 and 14.

“Presentation Skills” attendees will learn how to organize and deliver a speech and presentation with accompanying question and answer sessions.

Each 7.5-hour seminar is limited to 12 participants. The seminars include instruction, skill-building exercises and on-camera practice interviews and presentations.

More than 15,000 NAHB leaders have participated in the “Spokesperson Training” program. The seminars are led by professional communication consultants, each with more than 30 years of experience training NAHB members on the issues that home builders, home builders association staff members and affiliate members face every day.

To Register

The registration fee is $495 for each one-day seminar. Registrations are being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, click here.

To register, e-mail Gwyn Donohue at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8447.


 

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