The National Court Reporters Association has invited Al Betz to meet its members and sign their books as they purchase Polishing the Pearl, Outfluence, and PowerWriters.  Al’s 3 books, as well as his newest e-book, Outfluence for Job Seekers, will be available in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, July 29th.  NCRA conference attendees, stop by and meet Al and get your book(s) signed.

May 23, 2011, 5 to 7 p.m., Kava Restaurant, Annapolis, MD, Outfluence will host a Connections & Conversations event for the Entrepreneur’s Exchange.  A brief presentation will also be made by Al Betz.  Contact Karen Bailey, Association Manager, at 410-647-8167 for information.

Saturday, July 16th, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Constellation Books, 303 Main Street, Reisterstown, MD, Al Betz will be signing his book Outfluence, The Better Way to Influence and presenting a fun chat about silent communicators and inspired performance.  Come on out and challenge Al to point out some of your silent communicators, good and not-so-good.  All in good fun.

Outfluence, LLC is pleased to announce that co-founder Al Betz has been named to the Board of Directors of the South Carroll Business Association in Carroll County, Maryland.  Al has been a member of the Association for three years.  In addition to serving on the Board, Al will serve on the Association’s Marketing Committee.

Jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Eric Byrd has joined the Outfluence, LLC teaching and publishing organization as an inspirational and motivational speaker and a member of that company’s line-up of presentation professionals.  He brings an unconventional new dimension to how Outfluence helps individuals improve their communication skills for success in business and personal relationships.

Eric has been playing jazz and performing professionally and composing music for over 20 years. Internationally acclaimed, he is considered the “Jazz Ambassador of the United States Department of State.” His performance style integrates swing and be-bop, rousing gospel-tinged chords and trilling blues. Byrd has performed with luminaries and legends, including Wynton Marsalis, Ethel Ennis, and Charlie Byrd.

Adding Outfluence to his curriculum vitae is a natural progression for Eric. He is a Music Lecturer at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, where he completed his undergraduate degree. He received his Masters degree in Music in 2001 from Morgan State University. As a teacher and performer who has enjoyed great success, Byrd is finding new ways to help those who naturally gravitate and respond to him. With Outfluence, his music is “instrumental” in that regard.