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Florida REALTORS Convention 2018
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In August, Florida Realtors held its 102nd Convention & Trade convention was a wonderful experience of learning and network-
Expo in Orlando, Florida. ing and I was able to come back to business with renewed energy.”

We asked our members who attended this year’s expo about their Valentina Riley: “I agree that it’s worth attending at least once.
experiences, and to share suggestions for members who plan to What I got out of it is; going with the Leadership Academy, it
attend next year! brought people closer and everyone gets a chance to spend more
quality time together. Aside of the education and networking, we
My Introduction to The Florida Realtors got to meet powerful and motivational speakers, which give us a
Convention & Expo new perspective on business and relationships with family, friends
and clients.”
by Dawn Downing
How to get the most out of a convention!
Making Magic 2018 Florida Realtors Convention in Orlando,
FL, was an experience I will never forget. This was the first Con- By Fawn Estes
vention I have attended, met several people and even received
a referral from another Realtor on the East coast of Florida. I It’s all about packing and planning!
can’t begin to tell you how that just made my time at the Florida
Realtors Convention well worth it. I also had the pleasure of No matter what convention you plan on attending, prepare for
meeting some of our Florida Realtors board members. long days of back-to-back classes and tons of walking, so go pre-
pared and bring comfortable shoes! Rooms are notoriously cold,
I went to a few classes and one of the classes was “15 Ways in so while you’ll want to pack business casual outfits, make sure to
Growing your business.” I met the author of the book “15 Ways bring a sweater or jacket as well.
to Grow Your Business in Every Economy” held by Mary C. Kelly,
PhD. Those of us who were in that class, received her book. She Before you arrive, make sure you have chosen the classes you’d
is a phenomenal speaker. There were quite a few dynamic speak- like to attend and have a game plan. All conventions now have
ers on the two-day agenda. If you want to grow in your business, an easy to use App that enable you to schedule, connect with
I highly recommend attending if you can. You never know what other attendees, and keep you on track throughout the conven-
to expect or what you can learn. That is what magic is made of; tion.
hence, “Making Magic 2018” is fitting for this Convention. Classes are usually back-to-back with hardly any time in be-
tween to grab food, and when there are breaks, be prepared for
Here are what a few other people from Leadership Academy had
to say about the Convention and there experience from it: long lines. etc. Avoid long lines and the risk of becoming hangry
by bringing along snacks that will refuel your energy, such as
Kathleen Peltier: “As a first time attendee at the Convention I granola, water, nuts and seeds.
was grateful for the variety of classes offered. I attended many of
them and would say that the class, “You Have Seven Seconds - Other items to remember: phone charger, laptop charger, lots
Make Them Count” held by Sylive di Giusto was outstanding. I of business cards, and any equipment you’ll need for shooting
attended several others that were very informative videos, such as tripod, microphone, etc.
and beneficial to my business.”

Jeanine Delany: “I have to say that I am glad
that leadership academy had the convention on its
agenda because I probably would not have gone
otherwise. I was initially unsure if it would be
worth taking a few days away from my business
and it proved to be worth the trip. Aside from
the convention itself, I really enjoyed spending
time with everyone in our leadership academy.
The classes I signed up for were informative and
interesting. Each class was short in time however
the speakers were excellent and I walked away
from each session with at least 1 or 2 great nuggets
of information and feeling energized. Overall the

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