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NPC Communicators Breakfast: Communicating To Change Behaviors
Public relations pioneer Edward Bernays was infamous for his manipulative campaign in the late 1920's to increase cigarette smoking among women. Today Truth Initiative is dedicated to making tobacco use a thing of the past and is a leader in using communications to affect behavioral change. The organization's Managing Director of Communications Sarah Shank will make breakfast presentation on how they do this, Wednesday, July 17, from 8-9 a.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge at the National Press Club. This professional development session for reporters and communicators, sponsored by the Club…
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Certified Angus Beef Dinner
Carnivores, start your engines for the 2nd annual Certified Angus Beef Dinner at the Fourth Estate on Tuesday, June 17. The dinner includes beef hors d’oeuvres, four courses designed to highlight Certified Angus Beef and wines paired to match. The dinner will conclude with a delicious, sweet (non-beef) dessert. Diners will have the opportunity to learn about the beef from a Certified Angus Beef cattle rancher. A single seat costs $90 for non-members and $80 for members, "couples" seats (available in increments of two) cost $85 for non-members and $75 for members. The menu: Hors d’…
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Communicators Breakfast: Best-selling Author Les McKeown on Being a “Synergist” and Leading a Successful Team
From cloakrooms to boardrooms, gridlock is a familiar term in Washington, and it’s not always used to describe a traffic tie-up on the Beltway. Les McKeown, an advisor to companies and organizations on accelerated growth, will speak at the Communicators Breakfast on Wednesday, June 11 at 8 a.m., to describe the role of the “Synergist” and it leads an organization passed inertia to achieve world-class success. According to McKeown, every successful team has a critical player, the Synergist, who can lead three other types of players, the bold dreamers (Visionaries), the pragmatic realists (…
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Personal Branding
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Chimney Rock Wine Dinner at the Fourth Estate Restaurant
Chimney Rock winemaker Elizabeth Vianna will guide diners through a tasting of one of Napa’s finest wines at a wine dinner at 6:30 p.m. April 30 at the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. The vineyards of Chimney Rock, situated on the fabled Silverado Trail in Napa Valley’s renowned Stags Leap District, produce wines that compete with the best of Bordeaux and is recognized as one of the world’s premier fine wine producers. Chef Susan Delbert will expertly pair the wines with five luxurious courses. The wine dinner costs $75 for a member single ticket and $105 for a member couples…
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Southern Italian Wine Dinner at The Fourth Estate
20 years ago there were virtually no wines from Southern Italy in the United states but thanks to Leonardo di Cascio all of that changed and today these wines are some of the greatest values in the wine world as well as permanent fixtures on the wine lists of the best restaurants in America. Although these grapes have names you may have never heard of - such as Aglianico, Cannonau and Nerello Capuccio - their rich, elegant flavors will transport you to the sunny climes of Mezzogiorno. Please join us for a very special evening of Southern Italian food prepared by Fourth Estate Chef Susan…
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Cognac Dinner
Learn the secrets of fine French brandy from the president of A. de Fussigny Cognac at a wine dinner Monday, Dec. 12 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. A. de Fussigny, established on the banks of the Charente River in the historic center of the village of Cognac in 1814, is one of the smaller, but most highly rated, cognac houses. It is the only cognac house that distilles its eaux-de-vie in the town center of Cognac. A. de Fussigny's expert will guide diners through an elaborate tasting to discern the different notes in this unique beverage. Chef Susan Delbert will design courses to match.…
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NPC Freelancers' Meeting
Jamila Bey, radio/TV reporter, producer and writer formerly for NPR and now with Russian Broadcasting, has agreed to speak to our committee (she is the former chair) about tricks of the trade of pitching and preparing a freelance piece for radio or television. Obviously she has great INSIDE KNOWLEDGE (she also just recently got a long piece in the New York Times!). So come one and all. Here's a new way to expand your freelance opportunities (and if you haven't noticed, radio and TV seem to be doing better these days than do newspapers). Tuesday, July 19 in the McClendon Room.. 8:30am…
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