Join the Associates Council on Tuesday, May 20 for "Planning a Professional Effective Presentation," by Dale Carnegie speaker Travis Daniel. Daniel will discuss how to gain confidence in making presentations, how to customize a presentation and how to prepare evidence to give your presentations more impact.

Don't miss out on the fun and festivities of the annual General Membership Dinner and Crab Feed at the Holiday Inn Downtown Everett on Thursday, June 5. The event kicks off at 5 p.m. so put on your best Hawaiian shirt and come prepared for a exciting evening with your fellow members. Sign up today!

The Sales and Marketing Council and MBA University invite you to the first-annual real estate summit on Wednesday, June 11 with nationally-renowned speaker, Charles Clarke, whose new one-day program, "Selling and Closing Skills for a Difficult Market" will teach you how to overcome today's objections and close even the most difficult sale!

Newcastle Golf and Country Club, Trilogy Golf Club at Redmond Ridge, Washington National Golf Club and Harbour Pointe Golf Club – quite the line up for any golf enthusiast. Don't miss out on your chance to play on some of the top courses in Washington. Register for all five golf tournaments today and receive the special tournament package deal of five tournaments for only $595. The first tournament of the summer, the Builders Cup Golf Tournament is right around the corner on Tuesday, May 27. Sign up today!

Join your fellow members for a night of fun at Albert Lee Appliance on Thursday, May 22. Enjoy an evening loaded with casino-style games with a New Orleans theme, appetizers, cocktails, door prizes and networking. This is a perfect opportunity to form new contacts in a fun atmosphere. Register early, space is limited!

Join us May 15 and 16 and get the technical, business management and customer service skills essential to competing in the fastest growing segment of the residential remodeling industry – home modifications for the aging-in-place market. This program provides the comprehensive, practical, market-specific information about working with older and maturing adults to remodel their homes for aging-in-place. In a three-day program, CAPS instructors teach the strategies and techniques for marketing, designing and building aesthetically enriching, barrier-free living environments.

In a crowded and competitive market, you need effective and eye-catching advertisements to set your company apart. This course on May 15 and 16 will help you develop and implement more effective promotional campaigns by discussing marketing, advertising and public relations strategies, on- and off-site merchandising techniques, design models and sales centers and sales tools that will appeal to your target market.