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Christie Ward, CSP Joins ASTD Board of Directors

Christie is Principal of the Impact Institute, a consulting firm that helps clients with interpersonal communication skills, team skills, leadership skills and presentation skills. She deals with real issues, asks tough questions and helps teams create real results that boost performance and create more profit.  She has earned her CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation from the National Speakers Association and works in both the public and private sectors.  A recent repeat participant in one of her sessions said, "Attend one of Christie's sessions; they are incredibly valuable. "Another participant said, "Christie is authentic, dynamic and worthwhile."Christie served in several capacities on the board for the Rocky Mountain chapter of ATD, was appointed to NAC in 2008 and served on the ATD National Board of directors from 2011-2012. She has spoken at ICE and Internationally for ATD: in Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Bangalore, Taipei, Beijing and Singapore. Christie chaired the ICE PAC in 2016 for the ICE Conference in Denver, CO. She keynoted a Core4 Conference in 2019. Prior to starting her own business in the 1990's, she was director of Training at CareerTrack Seminars. She has taught every grade in the public education system, including Community college students and understands learning and how it is transferred. She is active in her community of Denver by helping disadvantaged youth prepare for college interviews in a partnership with Goodwill and the Denver Chamber of Commerce. She also judges a speech contest for abused children to find their voices at the Tennyson Center for Children. Globally, she serves on the board for Together, We Can Change the World, a non-profit dedicated to the education and empowerment of women and children in SE Asia. She is a leader on and off the platform.

Christie Ward

L&D Community manager Amanda Smith talks to Christie Ward about the nuts and bolts of the ATD Master Trainer Program.

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This year’s India Summit will focus on how organizations and talent development professionals can build a culture of learning and innovation to drive business results.

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If you missed the ATD 2019 International Convention and Exposition, you will want to connect to this webcast. If you attended, you might want to connect for another perspective. There were three outstanding Keynotes and over 300 concurrent sessions to choose from. This recap is a summary of some of the sessions and overall questions being answered by the presenters, and the expo exhibitors. There were 13,500+ attendees from both inside and outside the US, each coming with different needs and objectives. We talked to many of them, interviewed some of them, and attended sessions throughout the 4 days.

Given the various needs of the attendees, in this webcast learn:
* What were the themes that surfaced from ATD ICE 2019
* The messages from each of the three keynotes, and how did they tie together for us as learning professionals
* Some of the trends in learning that surfaced from the presenters at the conference and what trends did we see in the expo  hall from the exhibitors

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