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Learn while you lunch with PCC lecture series
Photos and story by James Hill
PORTLAND, Ore. – Make lunch time a chance to recharge your mind while you refuel your body. Portland Community College’s free Downtown Lecture Series returns to the library this October, featuring a whole new slate of dynamic speakers.Bring your lunch and join us Thursdays, Oct. 6 through Nov. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Multnomah County Library downtown, 801 S.W. Tenth Ave. Topics include: Scared Speechless (Oct. 6). Is speaking in public one of your greatest fears? Join Don Wright to learn how to paint verbal pictures for your audience and make your next presentation more successful.Positive Visualization (Oct. 13). Speaker Don Clarkson will teach simple ways to focus your mind and energy to visualize positive life changes.Office Politics (Oct. 20). Re-direct the energy you use stressing and spinning your wheels into achieving your personal goals. Speaker Rob Solomon will explain the simple adjustments you can make daily.Meaningful Relationships (Oct. 27). Success is a hollow achievement without a strong network of support and friendship. Join speaker David Jacobs to learn a simple formula for building connection and trust.Managing from the Inside Out (Nov. 3). Speaker Sally Gardiner will explain how choice theory and professional coaching skills can improve the way you do your job.Peace at work through a Rubber Band (Nov. 10). Speaker Lisa Hepner will show how living with stress, anger, grudges and hurt is like snapping yourself with a rubber band. Find out how to break it!For more information, contact PCC Community Education at 503-614-7308.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »