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Date:
Wednesday July 16, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm US/Pacific
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5pm - 5:05pm Login

5:05pm - 6:05pm Dr. Debra Dupree

6:05 - 6:15pm Q&A and Wrap Up

Are You Talking or Are You Communicating in the Age of AI? Learning, Living & Growing!

With Dr. Debra Dupree, The Mindset Mediator™

The ability to influence—ethically, authentically, and effectively—has become even more critical as we navigate an AI-enhanced business landscape. In today’s virtual, data-driven, and increasingly automated world, how we show up—how we communicate—matters more than ever.

Whether you’re a job seeker competing with algorithm-based screening, a consultant trying to build trust in virtual spaces, or a business owner striving to remain relevant in a hyper-digital marketplace, your ability to connect with others remains your greatest asset. But here’s the catch: attention spans are shrinking, expectations are shifting, and AI is rewriting how decisions are made.

What’s the mindset behind today’s most impactful communicators? How are they navigating interviews, networking, and client engagement with clarity, confidence, and emotional intelligence—even when AI is part of the conversation? What communication practices set them apart in this new era of influence?

In this engaging session, Dr. Debra Dupree, The Mindset Mediator™, returns to share updated insights on:

The 4 keys to influence—refined for an AI-integrated world

How to craft communication that builds trust across human-AI interfaces

Why psychological safety and adaptability are new essentials for high-level influence

What elite business schools are now teaching about digital presence, persuasion, and leadership

Join us to learn how to strengthen your influence, upgrade your communication style, and stay relevant in a rapidly evolving professional landscape.

Profile of our Speaker Dr. Debra Dupree
Dr. Debra Dupree of Relationships at Work is a Conflict Coach, extraordinary Business Mediator, and phenomenal transformational Trainer and Keynote Speaker.  She works with the up and coming, management-challenged, motivated to achieve, entrepreneurs, and the executive suite to develop conscious leadership.  She helps people master their relationships by learning to connect, listen and engage to create emotionally intelligent workspaces.
 
Debra has an extensive training, coaching and management background with 30 years of experience, training executives, lawyers and human resource professionals throughout North America in conflict management strategies.  Today, she trains and coaches professionals on presence through writing and speaking, time management, leadership strategies for managing up, down and all around, emotional intelligence, customer service and coaching/mentoring practices.  Debra’s clients range from small start-ups, family-owned businesses to large corporations from technology to finance, from law to military, and from education to utilities.
 
Debra was featured in Newsweek as one of San Diego’s top psychotherapists, recognized by the Los Angeles Federal Executive Board for her mediator expertise, and distinguished as a leader in dispute resolution by the Southern California Mediation Association and the Association for Conflict Resolution.  Since 2000, she has served as one of the leading mentor mediators for the Department of Navy.  In 2016, she was recognized as one of the top ten trainers globally by training participants through SkillPath Corporate Strategies.
 
She is the founder and president of Relationships at Work, Inc. combining her 30 years of experience in psychotherapy, mediation and conflict coaching to help professionals develop their emotional intelligence by understanding the neuroscience of brain behavior and how the drama and trauma from their past interferes with transformational leadership and powerful presence.   Today, she resides in the lovely seaside community of Coronado, CA with her two Yorkshire Terrier/Pomeranian dogs, Wolfie and Snickers.  Her two children, Erin and Brett, are in college at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo where they study architectural and mechanical engineering respectively.

Rick Morgin

Consultant / The Franchise Consulting Company

C : 925-324-6371

Schedule a 15 Minute Call: https://calendly.com/rick-132

 


 

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Reserve A Spot Are You Talking or Are You Communicating in the Age of AI? Jul 16
5:00pm - 6:00pm US/Pacific
26 Not registered Free
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AI for Financial Executives Feb 19
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Mastering Communication Strategies for Successful Career Transitions Jan 22
5:00pm - 6:00pm US/Pacific
19 Not registered Free
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Professional Relationships and Referral Development Nov 15, 2023
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Chapter Description

Our monthly chapter meetings for networking each month typically on the Third Wednesday 5PM PT on Zoom with a guest speaker.

Welcome to the San Francisco Chapter of FENG, the Financial Executives Networking Group. Our goal is to become the premier networking resource for finance professionals in the Bay Area. We provide ongoing career management services and help our members with job search and transition support through networking and continuing education events. Our motto is "you are either in between jobs or in between job searches." Either way, come join us and build your network.

One distinguishing feature of our organization is the support available from the National FENG organization. New technologies, particularly the organizations website and adaptation to changing technology, have made networking an even more powerful tool. Networking is a proven and time-tested method, providing the single best source of business and job opportunities.

Here are some specific details about our local chapter:

Membership Mix:
The San Francisco Chapter draws from a deep pool of proven management talent and financial disciplines, including private and public accounting, corporate finance, financial services, M&A, auditing, SOX compliance, tax, and treasury, private equity, venture capital, and consulting.

Organization:
The San Francisco Chapter of FENG is a not-for-profit organization.

Meeting Dates, Time and Location:
We meet over Zoom, typically the third Wednesday of every month at 5pm PST.

We also have additional networking meetings in three suburban locations in the SF Bay Area as described in the Meetings & Events page of our website, http://thefengsf.org/meetings. When our meetings are in person we encourage you to bring several copies of your resume or a list of targeted companies/industries if you have one available for review/discussion.

USEFUL LINKS:

FENG LinkedIn Group

Bio
Rick Morgin is a partner and consultant with The Franchise Consulting Company. Rick has been Chapter Chair for San Francisco for several years. After three decades of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Constellation Brands, Treasury Wine Estates, and Wine Direct Rick joined The Franchise Consulting Company to help individuals reach their goals through Franchise ownership and help business owners expand their brand by developing a Franchise model.


Rick Morgin

Consultant / The Franchise Consulting Company

C : 925-324-6371

Schedule a 15 Minute Call: https://calendly.com/rick-132

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Total Members 1047
Alumni (56%) 582
Active (40%) 423
Associate (1%) 4
Retired (4%) 38