The November luncheon brought 50 members and guests of the Dallas/Ft. Worth chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners together at CityPlace near downtown Dallas to "Pump Up the Volume" and fine tune their sales skills.
 

 
Susan Abrahamson, President-elect
 
President Elect, Susan Abrahamson substituting for President, Wendy Lopez, opened the meeting by welcoming the visitors and new members to the luncheon and made several announcements including asking D' Forman to bring the chapter up to date on the success of the recent golf tournament.
 
Susan introduced Carol LeStarge of Attitudes and Attire, a non-profit organization that assists in moving underprivileged women back into the workplace. Carol let the chapter know that the greatest need of the organization at this time was new pantyhose and scarves to accessorize the ladies for job interviews. Carol invited members to bring those items to the December luncheon for the organization to distribute.
 
Table networking followed announcements before the Program Chair, Joan Voeller, introduced the third in a series of business related programs.  Tom Niesen, owner of Acuity Systems, presented this month's program, "How to be Your Own Best Salesperson". Acuity has taught sales people, mangers, and entrepreneurs in over 260 industries how to use non-traditional sales techniques to bring out their hidden sales skills.
 

Tom Niesen, Acuity Systems
 
Tom's interactive style and energy made for a lively and motivating session inspiring the attendees to move out of their "comfort zone" by using his methods to remove some of the anxiety of making sales calls. 
 
President Elect, Susan Abrahamson ended the luncheon by introducing Linda Downs of PAC (Political Action Committee) who challenged the chapter to contribute so that the PAC can ensure that women business owners continue to have their issues addressed in Washington.