Build and nurture your online network to benefit your offline life.

That’s the focus of No Longer Virtual 2020 and here’s the agenda:

Venue: Mid-America Club, 200 East Randolph Drive, 80th Floor

Frank Lloyd Wright Rooms 1 & 2

Thursday, March 12, 2020

8:00AM - Continental Breakfast and Welcome

Hosted by Sarah Elkins and Elkins Consulting Inc.

8:30am - 9:00am

Make the most of #NLVChicago2020, Storytelling to Build Relationships
Hosted by Sarah Elkins

Topic Tie-In: Sharing the right stories at the right time, with the right audience, paired with active listening and the intention to connect authentically are the keys to building and nurturing a supportive network.

Summary: This is the session to set the tone for #NLVChicago2020! Sarah will walk the group through some active listening techniques, and ideas for mining your experience for appropriate stories to share with each other for the rest of the event.

9:15am - 10:15am

LinkedOn: How to Supercharge Your LinkedIn Experience and Make it Work for You
hosted by shelly elsliger

Topic Tie-In: All relationships depend on our ability to communicate effectively. This is the foundation for #NLV.

Summary: You see them in your feed.

You see the engagement…

The content…

The amazing profile stories…

And, you just know they’re making connections, generating leads and creating business…

But how? How do people become so good at LinkedIn? What’s their secret?

In this session, we’ll pull back the curtain and share simple strategies you can implement immediately to supercharge your own LinkedIn experience, grow your brand, and propel your business.

Objectives for the session:

• The critical components of a killer LinkedIn presence

• The steps to build a recognizable brand on a platform with millions trying to do the same

• Social reciprocity, and how to make it work

• A checklist for cravable content...so you get people waiting for what’s next

• The key to generating leads without spending ad dollars

• How to supercharge your LinkedIn experience in 15 minutes/day

10:45pm - 12:15PM

Turn your ideas into action - with intention
hosted by kris macc & Craig Thomason

Topic Tie-In: You have brilliant ideas, you have the network to support them and make them successful, now it’s time to take action.

Summary:

In this interactive workshop, you will engage in practical activities that will help you tap into your brilliant ideas, leverage your network, and take your ideas from conception to implementation.

Objectives for this Session:

• Creating an Intention: Clarifying Your Why

• Ideation: Defining what is possible

• Prioritization: Learning to focus on what matters

• Action Planning: It’s time to drill down to identify next steps

• Accountability: Learn to build in measures to keep yourself from ghosting

1:15pm - 2:45 PM

A “non-sales” sales workshop: engage your audience and grow your revenue - one conversation at a time
Hosted by arlene mendoza & hannah bratterud

Topic Tie-In: Sales is not about “selling,” it’s about creating meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships. Your ability to develop meaningful conversations ultimately leads to rewarding and profitable engagements for all parties involved.

Summary: In this interactive workshop, you will learn a useful framework for structuring “sales” conversations in a way that builds trust, is rooted in empathy, and wired for curiosity. We will practice asking questions in order to open up the conversation to uncover pain points. Engagement and revenue growth come from the alignment that happens when your business offerings alleviate pain.

Objectives for this Session

In this session you will…

• Explore an effective framework for meaningful conversations

• Formulate questions that can uncover pain points

• Practice asking pain discovery questions

3:15pm - 5:00pm

Achieving Win-Win Relationships
hosted by Megan Miller & Chris Spurvey

Topic Tie-In: This session will help with reading social-normative verbal/nonverbal cues, the power of observation, and how to draw in others using communication and observation.

Summary: The session will begin at the meeting venue and will shift to the field trip location, The Art Institute of Chicago. Participants will be guided to actively observe people while wandering through the Institute, with specific goals and questions provided by facilitators of the session. The group will debrief at the hotel following the field trip to discuss observations and the application of the session to business and personal success. Megan and Chris will talk participants through some strategies for connecting on a deeper level, based on observations.

objectives FOR THIS SESSION

• Open participant mindsets to become more self-aware while observing others (how do you perceive yourself?)

• Demonstrate the importance of vision and self-motivation in reaching goals

• Recognize and acknowledge the importance of environment in the context of behavior and observation

Friday, March 13, 2020

8:00am - 9:00am - Continental breakfast

Hosted by Sarah Elkins and Elkins Consulting Inc.

Let’s get started on Day Two with coffee, pastries, and engaging conversation!

9:00am - 10:30am

One Flat Tire Will Spin A Car Off Course – Nurturing Your Emotional Health
Hosted by Renée Smith & Kevin Strauss

Topic Tie-In: As humans, we yearn for connection, to feel heard and valued, because it nurtures our emotional health, which drives our behaviors. The more connected we feel at work and home, the greater our opportunities to thrive!

Summary: Like the four tires of a car, having just one inflated or one flat will cause it to run poorly. A person’s well-being is the same, and our emotional health is often the first to deflate. This deflation shows up as destructive behaviors and self-sabotage. In this session, we’ll explore the critical role connection plays in emotional health, and will practice several techniques pre-, on-site, and post-conference. What you learn about relationships and emotional health today, you’ll be able to implement at work and home tomorrow.

Objectives for the session:

• Understanding emotional health, connection and its role in driving behaviors

• Connect authentically with attendees pre- and post-conference using the Uchi app (if desired)

• Practice multiple techniques for connecting with attendees in-person, which will translate to your work and home environments

• Reflect together and privately on how your relationships (e.g. work, home) impact you, and how nurturing them can support your emotional health and overall well-being.

11:00am - 12:30Pm

answer your toughest professional questions with your tribe at NLV
hosted by your tribe

Topic Tie-In: We tried this structured session at #NLVDenver in 2018, and at #NLVAtlanta in 2019, and heard from participants that it was one of their favorite sessions, so we're doing it again! Tabletop discussions will begin with a theme, and will be hosted and facilitated by an NLV participant. Each theme will be discussed for 20 minutes, and then participants will rotate through the room. We’ll have three micro-sessions.

Summary: This time will be spent getting to know each other, and clarifying your vision for time spent among these incredible individuals.

Speed Session Topics:

• Mindfulness Doesn’t Require Awkward Positions and Closed Eyes - hosted by Shelley Brown

• Charisma: Principles to Grow With - hosted by Joe Kwon

• Improve Your Memory for Names and Faces - hosted by Thomas Jackson

• Is it Newsworthy? PR Tips - hosted by Jennifer McGinley

• Your Biggest Business Challenge - hosted by Benjamin Walker

• Leveraging Video on LinkedIn - hosted by Heather Younger

Prepare for the session: Be sure to connect with other participants prior to #NLVChicago so you're familiar with your tribe.

objectives for the session

1:30pm - 3:00pm

How Does All This Continue? How Do We Apply All We've Learned?
planning session and nlv debrief

You know those conferences you go to where you download all this great information... take copious notes... and then forget it all over the following weeks and months?

At NLV, this doesn’t happen.

In this interactive session, NLV facilitators are available to discuss your next steps, so you can bring the sessions together and make what you’ve learned habitual.

You'll get a close-up view of each facilitator’s ideas, as well as their expectations for participants and themselves in the coming months. With the help of our facilitators, you’ll get a clear roadmap of your next steps, as well as how to follow up to encourage accountability.

REMEMBER, WE'RE NOT NETWORKING HERE - WE'RE BUILDING A NETWORK.

With many conferences, the return to our normal routine means the loss of the motivation and energy created at the event. Your facilitators will help you identify the triggers you need, the follow-up you choose, and the challenges you'll face to continue your motivation long after the conference ends.

objectives FOR THIS SESSION

1. Set expectations for yourself to continue the growth you started at the conference.

2. Identify the challenges you'll face after the conference, and develop strategies to face those challenges.

3. Develop a plan to continue what you started here and plans to follow up with those participants you connected with.

4. Better understand what you can do to help others solve problems, and build your tribe to help you succeed.

5. Provide feedback to conference organizers and facilitators to make the next NLV even better.