BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20091101T020000 RDATE:20091101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091223T020737Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091222T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091222T190000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091223T020737Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091223T034256Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458100 DESCRIPTION:5pm - CHIFOOd - Join us for dinner before the talk across the street from the Art Institute at Deschutes Brewery \;\n \;\n6:30p m - Networking starts at the Art Institute \;\n \;\n7:00pm - Prese ntation Starts \;\n \;\nScott Berkun\, "\;Confessions of a Pub lic Speaker"\; \;\nIf you ever wonder why your wonderful ideas ra rely get accepted or are compromised beyond recognition in meeting after meeting\, it might not be your creative design talents that are the pro blem. It could be your ability to frame\, shape\, and pitch your ideas effectively to others. This fun\, brutally honest talk\, loosely based on the O’Reilly book Confessions of a Public Speaker\, will give you eve rything you need to know to present\, pitch\, and sell your ideas so you r world domination plans can begin. \;\n \;\nIn addition to the CH IFOO event\, Scott Berkun will be making the following public appearance s: \;\n \;\nJanuary 6\, 9am - The AM Northwest television show on KATU Channel 2 \;\nHe will also be in the Primetime show\, which airs at 7pm on Channel 2.2 (without cable)\, Channel 302 if you have Comcast cable\, or 464 on Verizon FIOS. \;\n \;\n(First Thursday!) Januar y 7\, 7pm. Burnside Powell’s City of Books - Book Signing for “Confessio ns of a Public Speaker.” This is a free event. \;\n \;\nAbout Scot t Berkun: \;\nScott Berkun is the bestselling author of Making Things Happen and The Myths of Innovation. His work as a writer and public spe aker has appeared in the Washington Post\, New York Times\, Wired Magazi ne\, Fast Company\, Forbes Magazine\, and other media. He has taught cr eative thinking at the University of Washington and has been a regular c ommentator on CNBC\, MSNBC\, and National Public Radio. His many popula r essays and entertaining lectures can be found for free on his blog at www.scottberkun.com.\n\nTags: chifoo\, ux\, public speaking\, user exper ience\, usability\, design\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events /1250458100 URL:http://www.chifoo.org SUMMARY:CHIFOO 2010 Program Series: Scott Berkun\, "Confessions of a Publ ic Speaker" LOCATION:Art Institute of Portland: 1122 NW Davis\, Portland Oregon 97209 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR