The Power of Positive Confrontation Seminar

Based on Barbara Pachter's highly-acclaimed book The Power of Positive Confrontation, the participants in this seminar will assess their confrontational style and learn a practical step-by-step guide for dealing with difficult situations.

Barbara Pachter is an internationally renowned business communications and etiquette speaker, coach and author. She has delivered more than 2100 seminars throughout the world, including the first-ever seminar for businesswomen in Kuwait. Pachter is the author of eight books including NewRules@Work: 79 Etiquette Tips, Tools and Techniques to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, When The Little Things Count.And They Always Count and The Power of Positive Confrontation. She has appeared on numerous radio and television programs and her advice on business communication has been featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines, including ABC's 20/20, Weekend TODAY, The New York Times, CNN's Anderson Cooper Show, USA Today, O Magazine, The Washington Post, Working Mother and Reader's Digest.  Her client list boasts many of today's most notable organizations, including Microsoft, Chrysler, Genentech, Merck & Co., Citigroup Inc., NASA, Pfizer, Inc., Novo Nordisk, Cisco Systems, and the University of Michigan.

*Books will be available for purchase that day.

Do you know a student who is doing research on Alice Paul or US women’s suffrage?  API will open its doors over the winter on two special dates specifically for students from 4th to 12th grades.  Students are invited to learn about Alice Paul and her home Paulsdale, take pictures, conduct interviews with a staff member, and use the API Women’s History Library with the assistance of the API librarian.  Students and parents will also have an opportunity to shop for books in the API gift shop and view select pieces from the Alice Paul archives.

Schedule:

11:00 to 11:15 am: DVD Presentation
The Life of Alice Stokes Paul, 1885-1977

11:15 to 11:45 pm:  Tour of Paulsdale

Students should bring a bag lunch to eat before working in the library

12:30 pm to 2:30 pm: 
Research Assistance in the API 
Women’s History Library
Staff & student interviews (if needed) will be conducted during this time.  Interviews must be scheduled in advance when each student is registered.

 2:30 pm to 3:00 pm: 
View select items from API Archives & gift shop open

A parent, guardian or teacher must accompany each student or student group.

Registration is required.
 

To register contact Kris Myers, Director of Heritage & Outreach at kmyers@alicepaul.org

or 856-231-1885.

Cost: $10 per student
or student group
Registration required. Registration covers the cost of student tour, research packet, presentation, and library use.

Tour Guide, Roberta Hess leads a  tour of Paulsdale

Volunteers Faith, Chris and Kim manage
registration at  an API event..
 

Light refreshments will be served.

We will also feature a special presentation highlighting some of API's accomplishments over the past 25 years.

Purchase a copy of the book in our
gift shop for the special price of $32.

If you would like to reserve a copy to pick up at the Annual Meeting, call
856-231-1885 or email info@alicepaul.org.