Robert B. Hunter, FAICP Executive Director

Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission

Creating Action Oriented Meetings

Bruce P. Cury, Esq.

Past Chairman

Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission

September 9, 2011

4:15p – 5:30p

Going Paperless

Original Staff Report Emailed to Director

Signed Electronically

Converted to PDF

Staying Paperless

Agenda Items/Packets Delivered via:

1.Website

2.Flash-drive & Net Book

3.Hard copy (by request during

transition)

Flash-Drive

Net Book

Bruce P. Cury, Esq.

Past Chairman

Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission

First Rule: Be goal oriented.

Second Rule: Persuade by using the person’s self-interest.

Third Rule: Make the other person feel important.

Fourth Rule: Do nothing to injure.

Fifth Rule: Be brief.

Rules of Persuasive Communication

1. Be goal oriented.

2. Persuade by using the other person’s self interest.

3. Make the other person feel important.

4. Do nothing to injure.

5. Be brief.

Q & A