Seminar on Effective Selling Techniques

Monroe, CT, October 10, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The next program in the Monroe Chamber of Commerce Business Education Series is “Stop Selling Now,” Tuesday, November 11, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Sal’s Restaurant, 630 Main Street, Monroe. The seminar will be lead by Paul Lavoie, successful businessman and certified coach with ActionCOACH of Connecticut, part of the world’s largest business coaching organization. The attendance fee, which includes light fare, is $29 for chamber members and $59 for nonmembers. For information and reservations, call 203 210.7003 or email officeops@optonline.net. Attendance is limited.

The program will cover how to:
—Improve sales by not selling
—Get customers to sell themselves
—Ask sales-building questions
—Convert lookers to buyers
—Increase your rapport-generating ability
—Sharpen your communications skills
—And much more.

For three years prior to joining ActionCOACH of Connecticut, Lavoie (paullavoie@actioncoach.com) headed his own ActionCOACH practice, ranked as one of the top five in the country. Before that, he had a successful executive career of more than 25 years, gaining experience in a variety of businesses and in high-level executive positions, including SVP at a $375 million corporation. His experience encompasses a large number of functional areas: HR, marketing, advertising, public relations, operations, sales, customer service, IT and general management.

Westport-based ActionCOACH of Connecticut, founded in 2003 by Jim Malski, has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top three ActionCOACH offices in North America and among the top 20 worldwide. Malski (jimmalski@actioncoach.com) began his career as a CPA with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Since then he has bought and sold 16 businesses and held a number of senior management positions, including president, COO, CFO, controller, and coached entrepreneurs on how to profitably grow their organizations through sound financial and business-development practices. He hosts the only business-advice radio program in Fairfield County, Talking Business, Taking Action, every Saturday from 12:30 to 1 on WSTC-AM (1400) and WNLK-AM (1350).

ActionCOACH has more than 1200 offices in 26 countries. Its coaches work with business owners, executives and professionals using ActionCOACH proprietary business development methods to systematically and consistently grow their profits, free up their time and build winning teams. ActionCOACH is a member of IBCI, the International Business Coach Institute, the largest professional association for accredited business coaches.

For more information about ActionCOACH’s programs and business leadership materials, call 203 210.7003 or visit www.ActionCOACHnow.com.

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