Mount Diablo Chapter ASTD

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Afterwards, members are welcome to attend the board meeting at 8:00

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Become a Better Communicator

ASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter invites You to
Learn the Secrets of Acting Professionals

Performance-Based Communication
for Leaders & Presenters

Want to become a more engaging and influential communicator?

Learn the same time-honored performance techniques that have made professional actors engaging and believable for hundreds of years. Engage your audience like a professional actor and drive your message home every time. Ensure your words, attitude, body language, and intention tell the same story. Get your audience to react the way you want them to! Not just in a client or stakeholder presentation, but in social settings, work meetings, or any other communication.

Presenter: Brian McNeany is Director of Operations for the southwest at Pinnacle Performance Company (www.pinper.com). Originally from Massachusetts, he currently resides in Los Angeles.

Brian has over 12 years of corporate experience, beginning his career with Accenture. He has held a variety of leadership roles including product manager, business development executive, call center director, and vice president of global partnerships. Clients he has worked with include American Express, Comcast, John Hancock, Banana Republic, Sears and Qualcomm among others.

As an actor, Brian has spent time in both New York and Los Angeles. His film work includes the major motion pictures Pleasantville and Mystic River, as well as the lead role in the independent film The Return. On TV, he has appeared on "Guiding Light" and "The Big Date" and was featured in a VH1 holiday commercial. Brian's stage credits include Proof, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Boys Next Door, To Forgive DivineOrphans.

Brian received his bachelor degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and has studied acting at Michael Howard Studios, C.P. Casting, and The Harrison Project.