Elevating Your Game as a Professional

Use the information from this interactive session to stand out from everyone else as a top-level professional. Learn about the four A’s that will help you develop your professional image as a competent and trusted resource within your organization or in any setting.

Attendees will learn how to:
• Hone their communication skills and understand how and when to communicate effectively
• Maximize their professional presence in person and virtually
• Leverage emotional intelligence to build a positive and professional image
• Bring their A-game to work as a knowledgeable and esteemed top-level professional

This session will teach you how to use your skills and professional image to maximize the potential you possess and position yourself as a valued employee within your organization.

Who will Benefit from this Program:
Individuals in executive and leadership positions
New supervisors and managers
Staff interested in going to the next level in their career

Presenter: Clenise Platt is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is a gifted leader, communicator, strategic thinker, and creative who partners with senior leaders, executives, and teams to develop, plan, and execute dynamic and innovative programs, initiatives, and presentations. Her areas of concentration include leadership and board development, employee engagement, talent development, customer service, and culture cultivation. Clenise has authored several books and articles focused on personal, professional, spiritual, financial, community, youth, and leadership development. She has been published in multiple publications including the Virginia Libraries Journal.

Her love affair with libraries began as a young girl and has continued over the years with her work as a tour docent and storyteller at her local libraries, her appointment by the City Council to her local library advisory board, and her working as a strategic talent development and training coordinator. She completed the Library of Virginia’s Library Management Academy and is currently a member of the 2024-2025 cohort of the Virginia Library Leadership Academy. In 2024 she received the Virginia Library Association’s VLAPAF Supporters of Professional Associates Award. Clenise’s commitment to literacy resulted in her writing the book, Keep Your Chin Up, which was illustrated by local high school students and became a nonprofit organization that develops collaborative community projects and raises scholarship dollars for students.

Clenise is a sought-after speaker and has spoken at multiple conferences including the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women NGO Forum, the Rotary International Convention, the Virginia Library Association Conference and the Southeast Collaborative Online Conference. She is also the host of the Plattinum Passport Podcast available on podcast platforms across the web and at www.theplattinumgroup.com.

The recording and handouts will be available on Niche Academy after the live event as well as our library of over 700 recorded sessions. To access Niche, go to: https://my.nicheacademy.com/floridalibrarywebinars

Register here via Zoom for the live event or through the link below.