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JCI Dun Laoghaire sign a co-operation agreement with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber and JCI Dun Laoghaire link to work together and increase
opportunities for their members.

JCI Dun Laoghaire and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber have put together a working agreement
that will increase the opportunities that are on offer to members in both organisations.

This agreement is beneficial to JCI Dun Laoghaire as Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber has a
lot to offer young people in the area through networking events, lobbying and advocacy
campaigns and the opportunity to take part in projects that benefit the local area.

JCI Dun Laoghaire will benefit Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber members by providing them
access to a variety of business training events in areas such as networking, project
management and leadership which would be of interest the business community. Members of
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber will be notified of all training events and are welcome to
attend.

“We are delighted with the signing of the agreement. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber
provides a great medium for JCI members to exercise the skills that they learn at the
business training events. ” said Gillian Daly, President JCI Dun Laoghaire.

JCI Dun Laoghaire and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber intend to run a joint project
annually where they can share experience and knowledge. Combined efforts in this
agreement will benefit the community as well as members of both organisations. “This
agreement gives members of both organisations the opportunity to develop the skills to
help them in their personal and professional lives” said Daly.

Engage - Network for Success

Join us at our next event - "Engage - Network for Success"

Trainer : Caitlín O'Connor from Accelerating Performance

Date : Saturday 24th April
Venue : Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel
Time : 10.30am - 4.30pm
Cost : members : €35, Non-members : €40 (lunch included)

From this training, you will learn to :

* Perfect your core message

* Coach and/or train for the powerful “1 minute pitch”

* Build a Networking Plan to address your target market

* Develop a Networking Plan as part of overall marketing plan

In addition, it will enable you to:

* Learn what to say when networking to achieve the best results

* Discover the secrets to branding yourself and your business

* Learn how to follow up on networking contacts

* Understand how a new contact can, and will turn into a sale

* Gain confidence in speaking in public

* Learn essential networking Do’s and Don’ts

It is aimed at people who are seeking employment, in addition to those who
are working or who own their own businesses and are networking for connections.

This event will be immediately followed by a Networking Evening organised by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Chamber from 4.30pm-6.30pm.

Booking for this networking day is essential.

For more details or to register call Gillian on 087 1220610 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Join us at our next Event - Leadership for the ‘Recovery’

Leadership for the ‘Recovery’

This training will be presented by Peter Cronin, MD and Lead Trainer of Alaymont

Alaymont is a FETAC and FAS accredited training organisation

The training will discuss the following :

• Ireland in March 2010
• Has there been a crisis of Leadership?
• The role of Leadership in the ‘Recovery’
• Leadership for business people in their twenties
• Understanding the role of Leaders in inspiring and motivating
• Working Effectively, and how to teach it
• Models of Leadership
• What is your style of Leadership?
• Some Leadership actions you can take
• Q&A

Booking is essential :

• Date : 18 March at 8pm
• Venue : Royal Marine Hotel
• Organiser : Gillian Daly, President JCI Dun Laoghaire. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

• For further information about Alaymont, please contact Ken at 01-‐2463022 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and please visit www.alaymont.com

Fun Training Day on Debating Skills

On Saturday, 13th February, JCI Dun Laoghaire held a “Fun Training Day on Debating Skills” in the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Killiney.

Research indicates that public speaking and debating is among the top ten biggest fears a person can experience in their life. With that in mind, the purpose of the day was to learn and practice public speaking and debating skills in a relaxed environment among JCI members and young people in the ommunity. Mark Kelly, National President of JCI Ireland, noted in his blog that “debating skills are of great benefit to JCI members who are looking to present an idea at work to another team or when forming an argument on why your project should be accepted”. Experienced public speakers, Andrew Shortall and Sarah Naughton, gave valuable training on public speaking. Gillian Daly, President of JCI Dun Laoghaire, noted that “anyone who has to address an audience, whether it is a debating competition or a presentation at work, will carry these words of wisdom forward with them.” Catherine Laffey, an accomplished debater and trainer who was a member of the winning debating team at the JCI European Conference in 2010, gave an excellent training on debating techniques. James Corcoran, who has chaired debates at local, national and international conferences, including the JCI European Conference in 2010, gave an overview of the debating rules and what qualities judges look for in a debating team. James also kindly acted as chairman of the three debates.In the afternoon, there was a fun debating competition. Emmeline Searson, who has represented Ireland in the JCI European Public Speaking Competition and also a member of the winning debating team at the JCI European Conference in 2010, was the head judge for the three debates. She also provided invaluable feedback to all of the debaters. The day was a great success and a lot of hidden talent was unearthed. The judges had a tough decision to make in the final but decided that the team from JCI Fingal were worthy winners. A special thanks to Catherine Laffey, James Corcoran, Suzanne Corcoran, Emmeline Searson and our organising team of Andrew Shortall, Gillian Daly and Sarah Naughton for an enjoyable day. Throughout the year, there will be exciting debating competitions at Spring Conference, National Convention, European Conference and World Congress. In addition, depending on the level of interest amongst members, there may be further debating opportunities and challenges between branches and other organisations, for example, Toastmasters.