This event includes a catered lunch.  Dress is business casual/business professional.

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Location: Augsbug College - East Commons Room of the Christensen Center

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"Communication in the New Era"

With the emergence of new technologies, the role of communication in business is forever changed. This AUXESIA event focuses in on the importance of clear, concise and prompt communication. Learn how to become a successful business leader by developing these skill sets.

Matt Kucharski, executive vice president, Padilla Speer Beardsley, outlines the role of communications professionals, key tips to remember when interacting with leadership, and what the emergence of social media and real-time conversation means to the world of business. Join us on April 20, 2012 at Augsburg College to enable the art of communication and develop yourself as a leader.

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About the Presenter

Matt Kucharski is a veteran strategic public relations counselor with strong business-to-business marketing, crisis communications and branding background. With vast experience, Matt is known for delivering highly successful reputation-building programs for billion-dollar global enterprises through emerging startups, as well as not-for-profits.

Matt has implemented strategic public relations programs and projects for a wide range of high-tech, manufacturing and business-to-business companies including Rockwell Automation, Microsoft, IBM, RSA Security, Entegris and Vocollect, among others. He has extensive expertise in corporate positioning and message development, media and presentation training, and communications around new products, services and mergers/acquisitions.

As a member of Padilla's Crisis Response Team, Matt advises clients on critical-issues communications and training. He also has conducted more than 150 Communicating For Action^SM sessions, the firm's proprietary planning methodology.

Matt is liaison for Padilla Speer Beardsley to the Worldcom Public Relations Group, the world's largest network of independent public relations firms, and helps advise clients on how to communicate globally. He also leads Worldcom's membership initiative.