Chamber Professional Development is offering a wide range of one day seminars and short courses designed to give you the edge in the competitive business world.

The way that you speak has a huge effect on the way that you are heard. Discover Your Voice aims to help you make the most of your vocal powers in a working situation.

Stress Management is a half day course that will give the participants a range of relaxation and stress busting techniques that they can use on a daily basis to handle stress in the office environment as well as for personal relaxation.

Service Management Foundation is aimed at IT staff actively involved in the day-to-day support and delivery of IT services.

Top Team Techniques is an interactive workshop offers an introduction to any manager who wants to understand the concept of effective teamwork and adopt more team focused working methods.

Busy professional women will gain time and stress management skills from the Successful Juggling one day course.

Be someone who others are immediately impressed with and who others want to invest in. Demand Attention will help you stand out from the crowd and make a powerful statement about you handle yourself in social and work situations.

For more information on these or other Professional Development courses contact Alma Mayers or Sarah Abraham on 0151 227 1234. Or follow the links to book your place online.

Grant Thornton invites you to the first in a series of seminars addressing issues facing local science and technology businesses on Thursday 6 March.

The event will be delivered by a team of experts from the world of venture capital, intellectual property law and taxation, each focusing on technology-related subjects in their field.

Venue:
The Heath Business & Technical Park
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 4QX

To attend RSVP Ruth Pearson, Events Executive on 0161 953 6346

Sir Gary Sobers Fund Raising Cricket Dinner Saturday 7th June 2008

As a batsman he was great, as a bowler, merely superb! Sir Garry Sobers was remarkably versatile with the ball, bowling two styles of spin. His catching close to the wicket may have been equalled but never surpassed! Birkenhead School are honoured to have a rare opportunity to introduce such an illustrious guest.

Come and meet a “true gentleman of the game”On Saturday, 7th June, Birkenhead School hosts a Fund Raising Dinner, where Sir Garry Sobers, eminent cricketer and true gentleman of the game, will address the audience.

The formal evening will start at with pre-dinner drinks at 7.00pm followed by a four course dinner at 7.30pm. At just £35 per person, it’s a real treat. Bring your colleagues and friends, why not book a whole table? To book, please send an email to commercial.manager@birkenheadschool.co.uk