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Free webinar – Avoiding the Oops and Oy of Zoom. Set for Tuesday, May 27, 9 – 10 a.m.

We all have stories of Zoom meetings that have gone wrong during the pandemic.  All of a sudden your video locks up.  Crazy background noise overpowers the conversation.  Your foreground is so dark it looks that the rest of us need night vision goggles.  Ah, the wonders of Zoom!

“Avoiding the Oops and Oy of Zoom” is a free webinar addressing the many challenges of Zoom. The virtual event is sponsored by My Pinnacle Network, Rockland Trust and South Shore Networking Professionals. The workshop is set for Thursday, May 27, 9 – 10 a.m.  To RSVP, please visit https://tinyurl.com/5edw4bfs.

Among the topics to be discussed are –

  • What causes audio and video problems in zoom and how to quickly resolve them on the Fly?
  • Why do I look distorted?
  • Digital enhancements to lighting conditions and your appearance.
  • How to update your name temporarily for that Zoom call and permanently via the Zoom  website.
  • For hosts – managing security on Zoom calls.
  • Keep your Zoom client up-to-date.
  • How to work with Zoom backgrounds. Live demo to be included.
  • Some people look distorted on Zoom.   What causes this?
  • What accessories do I need to invest in for Zoom – including lights, camera, tripod, etc.?

Presenters include Paul LaFlamme of Centrend, based in Worcester and Sturbridge, Massachusetts and providing on-site Information Technology (IT) managed services and consulting to business customers throughout New England and

Lisa Fischer, owner of Lisa Fischer Photography, based in Milton, MA and specializing in corporate photography and family portraiture.

.  Steve Dubin of PR Works based in Plymouth, MA will moderate the presentation.

My Pinnacle Network hosts monthly meetings for business-to-business professionals at five locations throughout Massachusetts including Braintree, Mansfield, Needham, Pembroke, and Westborough; South Shore Networking Professionals which connects business people monthly at locations throughout the South Shore; and Rockland Trust, offering a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals through retail branches, commercial lending offices, investment management offices, and residential lending centers located in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as through online, mobile and phone banking.

Please RSVP for the event at  https://tinyurl.com/5edw4bfs  or call My Pinnacle Network at 781-582-1061.

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Free webinar – Easy Steps to Creating Conversations that Build Connections

Scheduled for March 16, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

 Do you spend a lot of time networking and wonder why?  The results just aren’t there!

Great networking skills can be taught, learned, and celebrated. Businesspeople are encouraged to attend the free webinar entitled “Easy Steps to Creating Conversations that Build Connections & Businesses” set for March16, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.  Janet Parnes, social conversation and etiquette consultant and nationally sought after keynote speaker, will lead the virtual presentation.

Parnes will share practical techniques that make you and others feel valued, understood, &  heard.

Topics will include –

  • Strategy that makes small talk more strategic and comfortable
  • Body language that makes others feel valued and heard
  • Tips for virtual networking—bridging the distance
  • Words that create an instant connection
  • Solution to a common  conversation conundrum

The free webinar is sponsored by Rockland Trust, My Pinnacle Network and South Shore Networking Professionals.

My Pinnacle Network hosts monthly meetings for business-to-business professionals at five locations throughout Massachusetts —Braintree, Mansfield, Needham, Pembroke, and Westborough; South Shore Networking Professionals which connects business people monthly at locations throughout the South Shore; and Rockland Trust, offering a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals through retail branches, commercial lending offices, investment management offices, and residential lending centers located in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as through online, mobile and phone banking.

Please RSVP for the event at  https://conta.cc/3sBQdSH, or contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061.

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Listen up. Word of Mouth Referral and Networking – Free webinar set for Tuesday, January 21, noon.

Advertising and marketing can be complicated.  If you let it be. Word of mouth referrals are as old as neighbors sharing trusted resources.

A complimentary webinar entitled “Listen up. Word of Mouth Referral and Networking” will feature author, national keynote speaker and word of mouth expert Matt Ward. The virtual event is set for Thursday, January 21, noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.

Author of “MORE…Word of Mouth Referrals, Lifelong Customers & Raving Fans”, Matt Ward, founder of Breakthrough Champions, works with service professionals to build their client base through authentic relationships and creative use of word of mouth marketing.

The complimentary workshop will outline both the art and science of word of mouth marketing.  How to find good connections, nurture those connections and develop win-win pipeline of new referrals.  From thank you cards to networking events to social media, there are techniques that cut through the noise.

The event is sponsored by My Pinnacle Network which hosts monthly meetings for business-to-business professionals at five locations throughout Massachusetts —Braintree, Mansfield, Marshfield, Needham, and Westborough; South Shore Networking Professionals which connects business people monthly at locations throughout the South Shore; and Rockland Trust, offering a wide range of banking, investment, and insurance services to businesses and individuals through retail branches, commercial lending offices, investment management offices, and residential lending centers located in Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as through online, mobile and phone banking.

Please RSVP for the event at  https://conta.cc/2J2jvIY, or contact Steven V. Dubin at SDubin@MyPinnacleNetwork.com or 781-582-1061.