Press Release: Diane DiResta Appointed Faculty Member of FMC Connection Day, Oct. 27 2011
For immediate release
New York, NY: Oct 24, 2011 -- Diane DiResta of DiResta Communications, Inc, a Staten Island resident, has been chosen to serve as a member of the faculty of the Fair Media Council’s annual Connection Day, the largest conference in the country that brings together media and social media with businesses and nonprofits for a day of open dialogue, story pitching and skills training.
FMC’s Connection Day takes place Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y. About 600 people are expected to attend the conference, which includes 21 breakout sessions, networking, an exhibition hall and a luncheon in the grand ballroom featuring Long Island Business News Publisher John Kominicki’s keynote address, “On Politics, Natural Disasters and Other Redundancies.” This event attracts an audience from the greater New York metro area.
Ms DiResta will be participating in a breakout session titled, How to Give a Knockout Presentation. Diane DiResta is President of DiResta Communications, Inc., a New York City consultancy serving business leaders who want to communicate with greater impact — whether face-to-face, in front of a crowd or from an electronic platform. DiResta is the author of Knockout Presentations: How to Deliver Your Message with Power, Punch, and Pizzazz, an Amazon.com category best-seller and widely-used text in college business communication courses. www.DiResta.com
The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps organizations become part of the public conversation. Information about FMC and Connection Day registration information may be found at www.fairmediacouncil.org or by calling 1.855.432.4763.
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