EdBarks.com Aids Meeting Planners Seeking Communications Speaker - Tuesday, February 17, 2004

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For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 17, 2004

edbarks.com Aids Meeting Planners Seeking Communications Speaker

Meeting planners in need of a speaker on communications issues have a new resource - www.edbarks.com. The web site features communications expert Ed Barks, a speaker on issues ranging from effective public speaking to dealing with the media to testifying before government officials.

"I want to make meeting planners and program chairs look good in the eyes of their audiences and their organizations," Barks said. "www.edbarks.com is rich in the resources needed to make a meeting planner's life easier."

For example, the site contains a meeting planner's necessity - Barks' one-sheet professional profile. This synopsis, in PDF format, includes descriptions of his programs as well as the results an organization can expect by working with him.

Barks shows meeting planners how he can fit into their meetings by translating complex ideas into common understandings on topics like:

The Three Keys to Great Presentations™ - Barks' easy to grasp system that puts listeners on the road to presentation success.

Reporters Don't Hate You - Barks explains how to radiate a positive attitude toward the press and take advantage of media opportunities.
Winning at the Witness Table - How to advance an organization's public policy agenda by making its voice heard before lawmakers and regulators, drawing upon Barks' more than 15 years of experience in Washington, D.C.
Do I Really Need My Laptop for a Power Packed Presentation? - A slide show can add to the punch of a presentation or put an audience to sleep. Barks shows how to keep matters lively.
Winning the Communications Trifecta - Blending verbal and nonverbal skills, Ed reveals three distinct sets of tools that bolster the performance of any speaker, novice or pro.

What to Do When the Boss Says, "No!" - Targeted toward public relations pros, Ed deals frankly with the problem boss who refuses to sharpen her or his communications edge, serving up solutions that win executive buy-in.

Resources on www.edbarks.com facilitate advance planning. One example is the questionnaire that planners can use when requesting Barks' services. It prompts meeting organizers to include important facts about their organization, specifics about their meeting, and insights into the expected audience - all key facets that help Barks customize each speech.

Additional resources clarify audio/visual set up and room layout. Also, www.edbarks.com includes a suggested introduction that can be used when presenting Ed to an audience, in addition to biographical sketches and photos that can be used in conference brochures and programs. Another integral part of the site is its lifelong learning resources that can be used by meeting planners and their organizations. This cache includes free articles for organizational publications and Barks' free monthly Personal Trainer e-zine. The Barks Learning Network, a system of publications and audio CDs designed to foster lifelong learning, is also part of www.edbarks.com.

The site contains links to Barks Communications' storehouse of information about executive media training, public speaking coaching, and legislative testimony workshops for meeting organizers whose leaders need those specialized services.

Ed Barks is a trainer, author, and speaker who teaches today's leaders how to work with the media and how to deliver dynamic, message-packed presentations. He has served as President of Barks Communications since its inception in 1997, guiding more than 2000 business leaders, government officials, non-profit leaders, physicians, athletes, association executives, entertainers, and public relations staff toward a sharper message and enhanced communications skills. As a former radio broadcaster and journalist, Ed can pass along firsthand knowledge about the tricks and techniques of the reporting trade.

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