Orals presentations are becoming much more important in the selection process for the ever competitive Federal marketplace. To better educate and equip our friends and customers, OCI will be holding a presentation on "Benefits of an Effective Orals Strategy" February 7, 2008 at the Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) in Herndon, VA. This will be given by orals coach extraordinaire Mark Sincevich who is the author is the recent book, "The Leadership Lens."
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Benefits of an Effective Orals Strategy
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