The document advertises an upcoming MSDN Developer Conference that will cover Microsoft's cloud computing platform, Windows 7, and .NET skills. It will take place in multiple cities and early registration costs $99. The conference will include sessions on soft skills like managing your career, communication, and creativity as well as organizational dynamics, strategies for success, and a presentation by Philip Wheat from Microsoft.

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4. Registration code: SPJEN to save $300!

6. About your presenter(s)… Philip Wheat Architect Evangelist Microsoft Corporation Blog: http://blog.austinwheats.net Email: PhilWh@microsoft.com Twitter: @pwheat

7. Agenda Session 1: Mastering the Soft Skills Break Session 2: Organizational Dynamics Drawing for prizes

8. Session 1: Mastering the Soft Skills

9. Part 1: Managing Your Career

11. The road I’ve travelled

12. At times, my career has been like this…

13. George Jetson

14. His ‘button pushing finger’

16. Learning… Problem Solving… Passion…

18. Manage your own career, iteratively Set Goals Be Introspective Set a Plan Execute Execute Iterate

20. Avoid Companies that focus on SAT interviews. Find a Company that tries to get to know YOU !

22. Part 2: Let’s Talk About the Humans

23. It’s all about people!

24. 0 : Starting lists with zero is geek-cool. It confuses humans though.

25. Humans don’t care about technology.

26. Communicate Like A Human This Takes Practice!

27. Perception is reality.

28. What’s in it for me?

29. Part 3: Skills for Success

30. No agenda, no attenda

31. If you’re not early… … you’re late!

32. Be prepared

33. Scrounging skills It!

34. Always be the dumbest person in the room

35. Say ‘I don’t know’

36. Body Language Matters

38. Listen with two ears, talk with one mouth.

39. Take Notes

40. Use metaphors

41. … but never use bad language.

42. Learn how to read a room

43. Follow through!

44. Over communicate until they bleed!

47. Build trust, and focus on the relationship.

49. Creativity You need to practice to strengthen it.

50. Creativity Keep a record of your ideas. { I use mindmaps }

51. Creativity Design a system you thought of, even though it won’t get built. Throw that out. And do it two more time.

52. Creativity Mix It up, read a book you normally wouldn’t.

54. Always hold the door

55. Learn the art of small talk

56. Learn the art of public speaking

57. Half of what you know today will be worthless within five years.

58. Eat like a bird, and poop like an elephant.

59. Learn quickly, unlearn quicker

61. Sex

62. Religion

63. Politics

64. Thoughts? Questions?

65. Break Please complete and Eval

66. Session 2: Organizational Dynamics

67. Part 1: A Little Systems Theory

68. Responsibility Authority Power Influence

69. The Purpose Driven Social System

70. Chaos Theory Point Attractors Cyclic Attractors Strange Attractors

71. Life is like high school

72. Part 2: Who’s Got An Agenda?

73. Who’s Got An Agenda? Everybody’s got an agenda!

74. Your CEO’s Agenda

75. Economics In One Slide Profit = Revenue - Costs We live in a growth economy.

76. “ I need to grow the company”

77. Your CIO’s Agenda

78. Is the CIO a technologist who understands the business? or a business person who understands technology?

79. “ I need to add value to the business”

80. Your Director’s Agenda

81. “ I need to get the right people working on the right projects”

82. Your Manager’s Agenda

83. “ I need to make sure everyone is happy”

84. Your Coworkers’ Agenda

85. “ We want to work with great people who carry their own weight”

86. Your Agenda

87. “ I need to choose technologies with a future”

88. “ I need to focus on adding business value and project success – not necessarily efficiency”

89. Part 3: Strategies for Success

90. Dress +1

91. Plug into your company’s information pipeline

92. Seek out a mentor

93. Have a best friend at work

94. Evangelize

95. Build an network of like-minded people

96. Build coalitions

97. Learn to the right way to gripe

98. Keep an eye on the sharks

99. Be prepared to have the “hard” conversations

100. Always maintain your composure

101. Master the formal political tools Compromise (win-win) Arbitration Escalation

102. Know your boundaries and limitations

103. Never burn a bridge

104. Be a positive force

105. Don't ever let the bozo's grind you down.

106. References Peopleware – Lister, DeMarco Dynamics of Software Development – McCarthy Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain Systems Thinking – Gharajedaghi What the CEO Want’s You To Know – Charan CIO Wisdom – Lane, et. al. How to Win Friends & Influence People – Carnegie Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion – Cialdini Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming – O’Conner & Seymour

107. About your presenter(s)… Philip Wheat Architect Evangelist Microsoft Corporation Blog: http://blog.austinwheats.net Email: PhilWh@microsoft.com Twitter: @pwheat

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