Our mission for the 2001 Conference is to provide programs that will enable every attendee to enhance his or her skills and abilities with new ideas, tools, and industry-related developments. He also believes that music is the highest imaginable organization. As one of the pioneers of the simplicity movement and author of the bestselling book Simple Living , Janet Luhrs has shown many people not only why simplifying is a great thing, but also how to do it. While you don t have to write a book or be on national television to be successful, you may have wondered how some of our more prominent members got that way. Recognizing the Opportunities , is an inspiring and informative session with Barbara Hemphill , Julie Morgenstern , Harold Taylor , and Stephanie Denton , NAPO members who have achieved success on a national level.
Many organizers make presentations, and presentations are always better when they include laughs.
John Connor will tell you How to Get the Laughs Out of Your Audience . John has presented business seminars and comedy in Austin for the last five years and is just the right person to share with us how to develop humor skills in speaking. Once a year, members of NAPO gather from around the globe to exchange cutting-edge information about the booming industry of professional organizing. Professional organizers, purchasing agents, local consumers, and media representatives beat a path to the EXPO door to see the best and brightest innovations from a wide-ranging variety of companies that sell, distribute, manufacture, or design organizing solutions. If you or someone you know has a product to share with the movers and shakers of the organizing industry, or if you want to learn more about this year s Organizing Expo, see the Expo section of this site to obtain the full EXPO brochure and registration forms .