Consulting Alliance Announces November Luncheon

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(Free-Press-Release.com) October 29, 2011 -- The Consulting Alliance will hold a lunch meeting on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 11:30 A.M. to 2 P.M. at Wolferts Roost Country Club, 120 Van Rensselaer Blvd., Menands, NY. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Guests and prospective members are invited to attend. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (518) 434-0489 or by emailing info@consultingalliance.org.

The program "The Leadership Performance: Developing Authentic Strength, Influence and Trust" features Kat Koppett who will discuss human beings as leaders and performers. The program will explore how to command focus, how to influence and inspire clients and colleagues and how to align intention with performance.

Koppett is the founder of Koppett + Company, a training and consulting company, specializing in the use of theatre and storytelling techniques for individual and organizational performance. Her book on how to use improvisational theatre techniques for organizational development, Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership and Learning, is used by trainers, teachers and organizational leaders around the world and will be released in a revised edition by Stylus Publishing in fall 2011.

Koppett holds a B.F.A. in Drama from New York University and an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. She has designed and delivered training to clients such as as Chanel, Pepsi, Kaiser-Permanente, NYSID, Price-Waterhouse Coopers, Glens Falls Hospital, JPMorgan Chase, Eli Lilly and The Farm Bureau. Her areas of specialty include leadership and communication skills, creativity and innovation, teamwork and conflict resolution and presentation skills.

A member of the Consulting Alliance, Koppett is also the Training Director of The Mop & Bucket Theatre Company, the Capital District's premiere improvisational theatre company, performing every Friday night at Proctors and regularly throughout the Capital District. For further information, visit www.koppett.com and www.mopco.org.

The Consulting Alliance is a non-profit association of the Capital Region's leading independent consultants. A key resource of expertise to businesses and organizations in the Capital Region and worldwide, the Consulting Alliance helps its members build upon their successes through an array of skills development, resource sharing and networking opportunities, while working together to maintain the standards and reputation of the consulting profession. The organization's Web site is located at www.consultingalliance.org.

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