SPEAKING UP!

• Does speaking in public worry you?
• Do you feel tongue-tied in meetings?
• Would you like to be able to present and talk with more confidence?

Then Speaking Up! is the course for you!

Kathy Ennis of Envision Training, one of our guest speakers in 2010, is running a one day course in January with a special discount offered to London Women Mean Business.

What would it be like if you had more confidence and the ability to speak and present so that you could easily engage, influence and impact your listeners?

With Speaking Up! you will develop the skills to engage any audience, make more targeted presentations, speak more confidently, influence more persuasively and win more business. You will turn your fear into confidence and doubt into action and you will definitely avoid inflicting death by PowerPoint!

To learn more, or to book your place at the special discounted price, click here.

CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR OF NETWORKING IN STYLE!

Come and join us for our first event of the new networking year at the Swarovski Crystallized Store in central London.

If you are interested in meeting like-minded business women, wanting to make interesting connections and form new alliances, then come along and network with us in a friendly and supportive environment, while enjoying a glass of bubbly & delicious canapés.

We will be meeting at the Swarovski Crystallized Store opposite Liberty near Oxford Circus. Swarovski have very kindly offered all of our guests a 15% discount on all finished pieces in store on the evening, so come along early so you have time to browse (& purchase) something sparkly! Then join us in the fabulous event space above the store.

Some fantastic raffle prizes will also be on offer, with all ticket proceeds going to the charity Childreach International, so do join us in celebrating the start of 2011!

Just click here to book your ticket. And be quick to take advantage of the early bird price which ends on 10th January!



We look forward to seeing you there.

LADIES' STYLE COUNSEL - with Executorial

While away an hour or two, with a chance to browse and buy a selection of fashion items: either vintage, retro, designer or personal shopping stock.

Meet our consultants for assistance with your wardrobe dilemmas, and speak with our stylist, personal shopper, seamstress or (for a fee) a specialist bra-fitter.

Bring a much-loved item (which you no longer wear but can’t bear to discard!) and discuss options to customise it; or commission a new special outfit or costume (period and millinery a speciality).

Let us know if you have a vintage or retro clothing item you would like to try to sell too.

We look forward to seeing you:

Saturday 4 December : 1100 - 1700
£7.50 (includes a glass of bubbly!)

Beaufort House
354 Beaufort Street
Chelsea
London SW3 5UZ

To book click here

Or for further information call : 07553 406929 or email : enquiry@executorial.com

Athena Christmas Open Networking Event - for men & women!

Athena teams up with School of Booze!

A chance to have some fun whilst networking!

Let us introduce you to Jayne Peyton of School of Booze, and Julia Grinham, of Upper Street Shoes.

School of Booze will collaborate to present a fun opportunity for guests to design their own shoes, inspired by amusing descriptions of their colour, flavour and body qualities! And chocolate and booze? Yes! But what is a better match for chocolate – wine, beer, or whisky? That’s for guests to decide when they sample a wine, beer, and whisky chosen to be a perfect match for chocolate. Guests will taste exactly why the beer, wine, and whisky complements the chocolate and then cast their vote – which type of booze will triumph in the battle of the bottle?

The Athena City & West Essex Regional Networking Event takes place on Tuesday 14 December from 3 - 6pm at ‘Hat & Feathers’, 2 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PQ. Click here to view map.

Cost: £15 (includes canapés, entertainment and the opportunity to network with Athena members and other like-minded men & women). A full list of attendees will be sent out after the event.

Advanced booking is required due to the nature of this event and expected high attendance. Places are limited.

To book email Stella Fehmi - stella@theathenanetwork.com or telephone 07889 923719.

CHRISTMAS SPARKLE! POSTPONED TO JANUARY

POSTPONED TO JANUARY

Due to the poor weather which is causing so many travel problems, we have taken the decision to postpone this event to later in January. Watch this space for further details!

JOIN US FOR OUR END OF YEAR CHRISTMAS PARTY!

Come along on Monday 6th December & join us at the Swarovski store in the heart of central London for the London Women Mean Business Christmas Party

You will have the opportunity to network whilst enjoying a glass of bubbly and some canapés, but in addition to this we will be fundraising for Childreach International, the charity working with children in developing countries to help them realise their full potential.

And that's not all!

We will be meeting at the Swarovski Crystallized Store, a fabulous concept, with the store downstairs and an amazing event space upstairs. And Swarovski have very kindly offered all of our guests a 15% discount on all finished pieces in store on the evening. Come along early so you have time to browse (& purchase) something sparkly!

It really is not to be missed!

Meet with the supportive, friendly and like-minded women that we usually have the pleasure of welcoming to our events each month, and have some fun at the same time whilst doing a little bit of Christmas shopping (or treating yourself!) at Swarovski.

To book tickets, just click here. Early bird tickets available until 30th November, so be quick!

We look forward to welcoming you.

Melanie & Dawn

"BACK TO BASICS" WITH THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

Back Pain, Posture and Stress Management Workshops for the 21st Century

Giselle Malawer, a London Women Mean Business member, has a special offer available to the LWMB group.

Giselle will be running the following classes:

Venue 1: The 52 Club, Bonham Carter House (Basement), 52 Gower Street, WC1E 6EB
Workshops will run weekly throughout 2010 /2011 on Tuesdays at 5.30pm – 6.30pm and Thursdays at 6.00pm – 7.00pm (see below link for dates)

Venue 2: The Finchley Alexander Studio, Flat 1, 33 Brownlow Road, N3 1YT
2010/2011 – The 2nd Monday of every month

To book your early bird discounted ticket(s) please go to: http://bit.ly/c45Mju

You are also welcome to pay on the door, on the evening. But do contact Back in Balance: 020 8346 6282 – to register your name as places are limited!


Special Offer 1
All workshop participants can redeem the cost of their ticket against a 1:1 lesson at a later date.

Special Offer 2
Giselle is currently offering complimentary 1:1 mini taster lessons in N3 and WC1- valid till end of 2010. To book your mini taster, please contact Back in Balance - Tel : 020 8346 6282

http://www.backinbalance.org.uk/

NETWORK NOUVEAU

Network Nouveau is a group of new and established small businesses meeting twice a month, who have a desire to leverage growth on the 3 Decades of the Founders' business experience and contacts, with a focus on the networker and his/her business, rather than the network. Full details can be found at http://www.network-nouveau.com/.

Their next Business Networking event is on 9th December at 6:00-8:30pm at the Rydges Kensington Plaza Hotel, 2-3 minutes from Gloucester Road tube station. The entry cost is £15 (non-refundable & non-transferable to another date), which includes all drinks and canapés for the evening from 6:00pm.