Are YOU teaching The Marriage Course? | Who's on First? | Too late? | Badges| Movie - 6/1/07

Fri Jun 1 21:07:10 EDT 2007

- HAVE YOU LED THE MARRIAGE COURSE?
- WHO'S ON FIRST?  
- AM I TOO LATE? 
- PRESENTERS - EMAIL ME TO GET YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBERS
- BADGES WILL PRINT NEXT WEEK
- MOVIE AWARD NOMINATION?
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- HAVE YOU LED THE MARRIAGE COURSE?

Nicky and Sila Lee will be the speakers at the Wed June 27th banquet at the
Smart Marriages Conference. They will present their program, The Marriage
Course and receive a Smart Marriages Impact Award in recognition of the
effectiveness of their teach-out-of-the-box, video-based, mentor-based
program. 

They would like anyone who has led the course or who has taken the course as
a couple who plans to attend the banquet to please contact them ASAP at
family.life at htb.org.uk

If you would like to attend the banquet and have not yet registered, please
call 800-314-1921 to add tickets to your registration.  I highly recommend
that you attend if you'll be in Denver the night of the 27th.  Nicky and
Sila are wonderful speakers AND this is an exemplary program that should be
taught in every community.

If you won't make it to Denver, or you won't make it in time for the Wed
night banquet, you have four chances to see Nicky and Sila who will take a
teaching tour on their way to Denver.  They will present one-day trainings
designed to equip people to lead The Marriage Course and/or The Marriage
Preparation Course in their home, church or community:

18 June, Washington DC
20 June, Seattle
21 June, Vancouver, BC
23 June, Ottawa, ON

For information and to register for these one-day trainings, visit:
USA: http://www.themarriagecourseusa.org
Canada: http://www.themarriagecourse.ca

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- WHO'S ON FIRST?  

> Diane, 
> I've been working to spread the word about the Smart Marriages conference.
> Part of what has kept me motivated was your email that said there were more
> people registered from Texas and California than from Colorado. That drove me
> crazy. Please let me know when Colorado takes its rightful spot in first
> place!  - JD 

Perhaps I should withhold this information and keep you motivated!  BUT in
last night's report, Colorado did surge into its rightful spot and is now in
first place. However, Texas is breathing down your neck - is only 7 back.
California is a solid third and Florida a strong 4th. But it's going to be a
horserace for 5th place between Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York,
Oklahoma, and Washington. They're neck and neck.  - diane

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- AM I TOO LATE? 

> Smart Marriages Conference:
> I just received a conference brochure and am very excited about your
> conference. A colleague sent it to me because he suspected that this fits my
> interests. I do hope registration is still open.  It says on the back that if
> you register by May 11th you are guaranteed your first choices. Do you have a
> list that you could fax of sessions that are still open?  Also I tried calling
> but got no answer.  Perhaps someone can email and tell me which of the post
> conference training institutes are the most popular? I am new to this field
> and am not sure I know where to start. I'm sending you my mailing address and
> hope that you'll send a brochure to me next year.  I would have attended a pre
> conference institute but received the brochure too late and have made other
> plans for those dates.  I suggest that with such an impressive list of
> presenters, you might consider advertising.
> SB 
> 
First, there are no sessions that are full.  We were given a second ballroom
and have put the 16 largest sessions in ballrooms. If you register next week
you'll be fine.  

Second, I imagine you are thinking that those that have attended prior
conferences must know who/what is good, thus your question about size of
enrollments.  I assure you that no one is invited to present a Training
Institute if they aren't good - Institutes are positions presenters work up
to by getting good evaluations at prior conferences. So, I suggest you
should try to select based on course content.  For example, Steven Stosny,
#902 has the largest enrollment, but if you're not interested in working
with domestic violence and emotional abuse you might not want to take his
Boot Camp training.  On the other hand, if that interests you, you will
leave the session as a qualified Boot Camp instructor in what we consider to
be the most effective DV program in the country.  I suggest you spend time
reading the more detailed Training Institute descriptions including course
content and testimonials at: http://www.smartmarriages.com/institutes.html

And THIRD, we do advertise. Have advertised the conference "all over the
place".  But apparently our ads didn't reach you.  What would you suggest?
Where/where might we have reached you?  - diane

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- PRESENTERS - EMAIL ME TO GET YOUR REGISTRATION NUMBERS

We have a month to go and expect about 800 additional registrations between
now and D-day, but I can now give you pretty accurate projections.  Email me
at diane "at" smartmarriages.com and include your session numbers.  DO NOT
HIT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL - that will just go into cyber space.  And, if
you've already asked, please don't ask again. There are 200 of you and only
one of me. - diane 

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- BADGES WILL PRINT NEXT WEEK

If you want to add pre or post conference training institutes, Banquets, or
tickets for the Special Sat Night Live event with Tony Robbins and Cloe
Madanes, do it by Wed.  Call 800-314-1921

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- MOVIE AWARD NOMINATION?

>> As far as the movies, is it between Knocked Up and Waitress? I'm thinking of
>> doing a movie marathon this weekend, because it's been so long since I've
>> seen 
>> one. Let me know if there are any other movies being considered?
> 
> NO, those two aren't nominated. It's "Away From Her" that is up for
> consideration for the Smart Marriages Impact Award.  Hope more of you can see
> it this weekend and weigh in. Also, can someone get me the studio contact
> info?  If we're going to do this by Denver, gotta  swing into high gear.
> Anyone want to take this on?  - diane

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