The Perfect Present(ation): Be Philanthropic With Your Experience

Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.

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Want to be philanthropic, but feel you do not have anything to give? You may not realize it, but you have a wealth that you can provide others—the wealth of your specialized knowledge. Even if you don't have decades of experience as a project manager, you have unique and useful information that others will find valuable.

In fact, there are many PMI local groups right now looking to fill spots on their calendars for their team members. Consider creating a presentation with your useful and unique information and delivering it at your local PMI meeting. All you need now is guidance on how to select your topic and prepare your presentation.

Select Your Topic: Focus on Your Unique Experience and Expertise
You have expertise that is unique and that will suggest certain presentation topics that will be useful to other project managers. For instance, the following aspects about yourself might lead to a handful of potential presentation ideas…

• You work in a certain industry that others may be interested in working in:
  "PM skills needed in the finance industry"
  "Learnings from two years as PM in tech company"
  "How to succeed on multi-year projects"
  “Project management needs in growing online retail”
• Your company may be doing certain types of work that is of interest to others, or work done in a special way:…

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