Fiona Bevan has womanfully volunteered to organise the next year’s programme of monthly workshops and Anita Collier is going to organise our January dinner.  Many thanks to Jane Pyatt, Penny Welsh & Anne Linham who have carried out these roles over the past year.

Nicky Francis has said that whilst she’s willing to carry on maintaining the membership list and managing communications with members, she’s more than happy to hand this job over if someone who wasn’t at the meeting would like to get more involved in organising the group – please contact Nicky directly and she can explain what’s involved.

Pam Zelly is happy to keep looking after the cash, but Buddy Drescher will now be issuing your membership invoices.

Jennie Wood will produce and issue press releases on behalf of MBWF and keep our virtual presence up to date but she needs us all to provide her with raw material…… We agreed that rather than have a designated ‘review writer’, we would ask for a volunteer at each meeting who will write a review of that meeting and also find out some information about the next meeting (we are developing a template to make this easier!).

There were some suggestions for enhancements to our cool new web site (thanks to Helen Mercer designing & implementing this) and also suggestions for some other fun things that we might do outside the monthly meeting format (volunteers will be needed to organise these!).

So, whilst we have volunteers for all the jobs necessary to keep MBWF functioning, there’s always more that could be done:  Fiona would love to hear from anyone who would like to have a go at chairing meetings (great experience for those who’ve never done it before, and you couldn’t hope to find a more receptive and friendly audience to practice on).  And I’m sure that Anita will welcome some support in organising the dinner.

Kim

If not, why not get involved?

Feng Shui is about balance, order and harmony. When searching for balance we can stumble on Feng Shui. But to make it easier, there are a few guidelines we can follow which I will share with you, including some special ones for business. I learned from a Thai expert practitioner in Black Hat Feng Shui.  The good news is you don’t have to change everything immediately to get results.  In fact that could plunge your life into chaos!  Try one area first, wait 3 days and see what happens.  Enjoy the process.  Be creative.  Reap the benefits!

If you are interested in attending this event, please contact Nicky Francis

Jane Kitchen of Changepoints led a spirited session on getting through the festive season in fine style, accompanied by outstanding mince pies and mulled wine created by Leah Mercer.

The group pooled its hints and tips for enjoying and getting through Christmas and Jane demonstrated a technique for dealing with difficult people, using a brave volunteer.

There was also a lively discussion on how to change your emotional state, with members adding their own suggestions.

Overall, a thought-provoking and enjoyable session and it will be interesting to hear reports of how the festive season went for those who attended, when we meet again in January for our annual dinner!

Visit www.mendipbusinesswomen.co.uk to find out more about the group and other upcoming events.

We aim to meet at 7.30pm for each of our monthly meetings and the speaker commences at 7.50.

Visitors are very welcome to try before they buy and attend occasional meetings for a cost of £10.00 (refundable against membership). If you would like to attend or find out more, please email or call Kim on 01749 677597.

The evening focussed on social media for business and offered an anecdotal and research-driven look at how organisations can use it to boost awareness.

The talk focussed on the application, rather than the practicals of using social media (these are relatively straight forward once you get started!).  To find out more, read the notes on Jennie Wood’s blog

At our next event on 5th August 2009 Roy Sheppard, former BBC reporter, will share findings from his book “Venus: The Dark Side” which he co-authored with Mary T Cleary, a world respected authority on domestic abuse perpetrated by dangerous women. 

Not all abuse is physical – as we will hear.  Spotting these women can be quite straight forward when you know what you’re looking for… 

Please note:  Heather Mills will not be in attendance.

If you won’t be holidaying in the first week of August and would like to come along to hear Roy on the evening of the 5th, we’ll be meeting at our regular Wells venue – Nutriheal.  To register your interest and receive directions, please contact Nicky Francis by email:  nicky.francis@googlemail.com 

We look forward to welcoming you!

About Roy Sheppard
After a long career as a BBC reporter and presenter, he moved to Mendip nearly 10 years ago.  As well as being an author, Roy is a specialist conference moderator.  His clients include; BT, HP, Symantec, KPMG and the Prudential.  Recently he has interviewed Nobel Peace Prize winner FW de Klerk, Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former Communication’s Director, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany,  Jose Maria Aznar the former President of Spain and the deputy major of Beijing for the first official de-brief of the Beijing Olympics at a conference by the International Olympic Committee.  He is also author of the books:  Meet Greet & Prosper and Rapid Result Referrals. www.WorldClassModerator.com

His long-time partner Peggy recently made the front page of the Western Daily Press and many national newspapers when she was nearly killed in a para-gliding accident. She was saved by her ‘rock-hard’ abdominal muscles, the result of a daily ONE MINUTE exercise regime.