IN THIS ISSUE:

* NOTE: Our next meeting is THIS FRIDAY, August 3
* August 20 is deadline for submission for Hypnotherapy Resource
Forum
* August 20 is deadline for World Hypnotism Day book submissions
* Notes from July Meeting

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MEETING THIS FRIDAY - AUGUST 3 -- 7 PM

Because of the NGH National Convention (Aug. 9 - 12), we schedule our
August meeting for the FIRST Friday vs. the second Friday of the month.
PLEASE NOTE that our next meeting is THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, at the South
Snohomish County PUD Office.

The address is 21018 Highway 99, Edmonds WA 98026. Map to the location:
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SUMMER SUCCESS SERIES #3 - PRESENTATIONS

This Friday, we will have the third and final meeting of our "Summer
Success Series," focusing on the topic of PRESENTATIONS.

We'll find out what our members have learned (from successes and
failures) about various aspects of putting on a successful presentation
- from creating a proposal, planning the logistics, developing the
content, creating audio/visual support, marketing the program,
delivering the program, keeping the audience engaged, creating
back-of-room sales, following up with the audience and the host. We hope
you can join us!

We're looking forward to having Roy Hunter as our presenter in
September!

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WORLD HYPNOTISM DAY EVENTS - DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS

NGHWA encourages everyone to plan and participate in World Hypnotism Day
events in early January. One of the main events we are sponsoring is the
Hypnotherapy Resource Forum at Evergreen Hospital (officially scheduled
for Saturday, January 12, 2008). If you are interested in submitting an
application to be a presenter, please contact Lauren Archer Finkelstein
for details. Deadline for submissions is August 20.

NGHWA will be producing a book of success stories which we will make
available for purchase in time for World Hypnotism Day 2008. We'd love
to have your participation! Dealine for submissions is also August 20.
For more information, visit www.nghwa.org <http://www.nghwa.org> .

Please join us at our meeting in August for inspiration and ideas to
create your own World Hypnotism Day events. Now is definitely the time
to get your plans underway!

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JULY ROUND-TABLE MEETING NOTES

Thanks to everyone who participated, we had lots of great ideas. I took
just a few notes, including:

* A new event that we would like to support for this fall is creating
complimentary relaxation classes for Veterans. If you would like to join
us and host a class in your area, please contact Kate Wells, who is
generously helping to coordinate this effort. As representatives of
NGHWA, please note that it's important that we remember our code of
ethics and be sure not to offer to diagnose or treat any medical or
psychological conditions. As we offer these classes as a service to our
community, we are generating public awareness, education, and good will
about the benefits of hypnosis, which then benefits all of our members.
* Keith Livingston created a list of resources that he uses for
Internet marketing. He is making this list available to all of us. You
can obtain Keith's list by sending an email to ngh@...
<mailto:ngh@...> . Thank you Keith!
* Gail noticed that because she keeps her NGH card in her wallet, it
is often a conversation starter at cash registers and checkout stands.
Good idea Gail!
* Regarding web pages, many people suggest having a domain name and a
web page named after yourself, even if you also have a business name.
* When sending out an e-news, there are certain words to avoid - so
you are not perceived as junk mail. I'm not putting them in this e-news
for that very reason!
* Keith showed us some tips about how and where to maximize the way
our web pages can be noticed by internet searches and found by
customers, including the use of key words, search terms, and
localization.
* I shared my resource for sending out e-newsletters, putting
registration forms up on my website, surveys, and auto-responders.

It was a lively discussion -- we can learn so much from one another!

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On behalf of the NGHWA Board, thank you for your attention and
participation. We hope to see you Friday evening.

-- Lauren Archer Finkelstein (Lauren@...
<mailto:Lauren@...> )



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