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Join us on November 7 to Celebrate our 25th Anniversary at IPM Day at Ameren! 

Steve Hughes, CSP

Keynote Speaker

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Steve Hughes is an award-winning speaker who helps people look and sound smart when they talk. He’s the author of Captivate and has been featured on NPR, BBC Radio and in The Wall Street Journal. He’s a former owner of a 50-person ad agency and today he works with Fortune 500 companies, top law firms, national associations, and leading universities. Steve holds a BA in French Literature and European History from the University of Kansas and an MBA in Marketing from Washington University where he was awarded the prestigious Olin Cup. He lives just beyond 270 with his wife and their two well-behaved daughters.

The Power of Yes: Using Improv Techniques to Boost Teamwork and Innovation

How would you like to work on diverse teams that are more collaborative? What if you were really good at thinking on your feet? How would you like to be more creative when managing projects? You might be surprised to learn that the techniques improv comedians use on stage can help you attain all of this and more. Much more. All it takes is a simple shift in mindset and replacing two words in your vocabulary. Come to this exciting program to see how to unlock your super-computer brain to think more fluidly, build stronger teams, and find more fulfillment at work.

Specifically, you will discover how to:

• Increase collaboration.
• Think better on your feet.
• Speak more comfortably off-the-cuff.
• Be more adaptive and nimble.

Place:  Ameren Corporation

Location:  1901 Chouteau Ave.  St. Louis, MO

Enter Ameren Corporation on Chouteau and follow signs to the Visitor Parking.

Once parked, walk to the main set of doors (at the end of the circle drive).

Agenda:

5:30 pm – Cocktail reception

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – presentation and keynote

When you arrive at Ameren, you will need to present a government ID to security for clearance. Then an Ameren employee will badge you through the doors to the atrium. Ameren security will issue a yellow badget once you are cleared. That yellow badge will need to be shown at all times. An Ameren employee will need to badge everyone in/out of the atrium doors.