December, 2003

Dear SWOAFP members/interested parties:

Please join us on Wednesday, December 3rd at the Vernon Manor, 400 Oak

Street, Cincinnati (www.vernon-manor.com) for the Cincinnati Treasury

Management Association's holiday meeting.  We are thrilled to have back

with us Ann Marie Sabath, an internationally known etiquette expert who is

President of At Ease Inc.

From 5:00 p.m.to 5:30 p.m., a mixing and mingling session will take place

with a buffet dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. From 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Ann

Marie will present "Avoiding The Most Commonly-Made Faux Pas When

Facilitating Meetings And Interviews". Below are topics that she will

address:

• Your Role As The Meeting Facilitator
• The Importance Of Punctuality
• How To Get Others To Look Forward To Attending Your Meetings
• Why An Agenda Should Be Distributed A Few Days Prior To The Actual
• Meeting
• How To Bring Latecomers Up To Speed During A Meeting
• The Art Of Handling Individuals Who Interrupt And Digress From The
• Agenda
• How To Make Individuals Accountable Following Meetings
• Conference Call Courtesy
• Avoiding The Most Commonly-Made Voice-Mail And E-Mail Faux Pas
• And More!

As is tradition for our December meeting, we encourage you to bring your

spouse/significant other/colleagues as guest(s) for this evening. Please

click on http://www.swoafp.org for more information and to RSVP to this

meeting.

We look forward to seeing everyone December 3rd!

Steve Skerl, CTP