Speaking to a room full of strange men can intimidate even the strongest of women.  Join AWT and Nicole Pletka to learn how to identify where the intimidation is coming from so that you can overcome these feelings and communicate effectively.  

Date: April 27th, 2021

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Free to members | $10 to non-members
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Location:  Online via Zoom

About this month's event and speaker, Nicole Pletka!

Nicole is a visionary leader with over 15 years of experience in Project Management. Starting her career in anthropology and environmental science, she found her passion for tech by using GIS to answer archaeological hypotheses in her Master’s research. She is an expert at Program and Portfolio Management, Project Management Office Implementation, and Iterative Software Development Lifecycles. Nicole has found success in industries including software, hardware, consulting, and the public sector. She excels at making order out of chaos - coordinating teams that collaborate effectively and enjoyably. She believes in strengths-based leadership, self-organizing teams, and the power of a great handshake. Clever, insightful, and often humorous opinions from her many years of experience can be found at https://pm-therapy.com/. Outside of work, Nicole finds joy playing with her dogs, dancing and spending time with her family. 

In this event, Nicole will walk us through a few things we can do to overcome the feelings of intimidation and communicate effectively by: 

1. Understanding where the intimidation is coming from.

2. Taking the timid out of intimidation! 

3.  Remembering the totality of our communication.