Slots Filling Up for Spokesperson Training at IBS

Members can now register securely on the NAHB Web site with a credit card for one or both of the Spokesperson Training sessions — Interview Skills and Presentation Skills.  

Interview Skills teaches NAHB members how to give clear, concise answers while in a high-pressure, spur-of-the moment interview. The training also helps participants master strategies for broadcast and print interviews, including message development.

Members attending the Presentation Skills session will learn how to confidently prepare and deliver dynamic presentations to any audience. The session focuses on how to organize and deliver a speech and presentation with accompanying question and answer sessions.

International Builders’ Show Schedule:

• Interview Skills — Monday, Jan. 18
• Interview Skills — Tuesday, Jan. 19
• Presentation Skills — Wednesday, Jan. 20

Each one-day session is from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Registration is limited to 12 participants. The fee for each session is $495 per person. For more information and to register, click here.

Each session is led by professional communication consultants who have more than 30 years of experience training NAHB members on the critical issues they face every day. For more information, e-mail Brooke Fishel at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8061.

Get Your Pipes Ready. Your Vocal Pipes, That Is
For the first time ever, NAHB members and their immediate family members can compete for the honor of singing the National Anthem at the Grand Opening Ceremonies at the 2010 International Builders’ Show.

The deadline to submit your video is Dec. 1.

In the NAHB STAR talent contest, we are looking for amateur singers only who have what it takes to kick off  IBS in style on Jan. 19 in Las Vegas.

To enter, make and upload a video of your solo a cappella performance of “The Star Spangled Banner,” which will then be displayed online so your fellow NAHB members can play the role of Simon Cowell of “American Idol” and pick their favorite singer by logging on to www.BuildersShow.com.

For complete rules and details, visit, www.BuildersShow.com/Star. 

Celebrate Star Power at the 2010 Designation Achievement Reception
Registration is now open for the biggest night of the year for NAHB designees! Celebrate your accomplishments and those of your peers at the Designation Achievement Reception, Monday, January 18, 2010, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada.

It will be an evening to remember and a fitting accolade for the 2009 Designees of the Year, who will be announced at the event. Come prepared to enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and libations and a rare chance to connect with industry stars from every area of the building industry. Emcee Tim Sullivan will keep things lively as he recognizes the 2009 graduates.

This year’s celebration brings together designees from all over the housing galaxy—builders, remodelers, sales and marketing professionals and more—so you’ll see new faces and make contacts you may have missed otherwise.

Register now at www.nahb.org/designationreception. You may also complete your registration by fax with this form. The deadline to register is Tuesday, December 29. The 2009 graduates receive complimentary entry to the event if they register by December 29.

For more information about the Designation Achievement Reception, please contact The Professional Designation Helpline at 800-368-5242 x8154 or designations@nahb.com.

IBS News: Rock Band Styx to Play at 2010 Spike Party
The American rock band, Styx, will be the featured entertainment at the Spike party during the 2010 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 19-22.

The Spike party, free to all eligible Spikes, will be from 7:00-10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Spawned in a suburban Chicago basement in the early 1970s, Styx would eventually be transformed into the virtual arena rock prototype by the early 1980s. From its breakthrough hit “Lady” to the classic rock radio standards "Come Sail Away," "Renegade," "Blue Collar Man" and "Fooling Yourself” and the concept albums “Paradise Theater” and “Kilroy Was Here,” Styx has dominated the rock landscape throughout its career and was the first band in the history of rock to release four consecutive triple-platinum albums.

Since 1999, Styx — Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman and Ricky Phillips along with the occasional appearance by original bassist Chuck Panozzo — has performed live more often than it did in its previous history. Recent performances include two Super Bowl appearances as well as Pollstar Box Office chart-topping tours with Def Leppard, Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Bad Company and others.

To Attend
Tickets for the Spike party are required and can be picked up onsite, with photo ID, at the Spike Party Booth in the Central Concourse of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Eligible Spikes must have a minimum of six credits and must have earned one new member recruitment credit between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2009. The one new member recruitment credit can be a full credit for a new builder or associate member, or two 1/2 credits for new affiliate or council members. For more information, e-mail membership@nahb.com.

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