PMI Great Lakes

PMI Great Lakes is a professional organization located in the Detroit Metro area, and committed to advancing the project management skills of its approximately 2000 members.

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Upcoming Events

August

Monthly Meeting

How to Create Compelling Slides that Support Your Verbal Message

Date: November 10, 2025

Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: Virtual

How to Create Compelling Slides to Support Your Verbal Message is Part 2 of the topic: How to Persuade Others to Support Your Sustainability Project.

Slides that accompany data driven presentations are often full of rows of tiny numbers, or mis-leading charts and graphs that confound the audience rather than helping them to understand the speaker’s main point. Too much information on one slide a common error.

In this presentation, participants will learn how to support what they say with visuals that are based on how audience members see and remember. They will learn to create uncluttered slides, that utilize charts and graphs that clearly communicate relevant information, all in the interest of persuading their audience to support their initiatives.

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PMIGL has Teamed up with ProjectBites

PMI Great Lakes has secured a chapter subscription to ProjectBites, an online library of Project Management education and inspiration in 20-minute video and audio bites. Use of this site is free for PMIGL members, but individuals will need to register. Registration information can be found in the Member Area page under the Membership drop-down after logging in with PMI.org credentials.

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At the Professional Development Day last Friday, the attendees donated 44 pounds of food that will provide 33 meals for those who need it.

A thank you note from Gleaners:

Dear friends at PMI Great Lakes,

Thank you for collecting food at your recent event in support of Gleaners and the communities we serve! We are profoundly grateful for your thoughtfulness and for engaging your students in our shared mission to end hunger across Southeast Michigan.

Because of your support, children, families, seniors, and veterans in our community will have access to the nutritious food they need to thrive. We deeply appreciate your trust in our work—every donation makes a meaningful impact. Your contributions help us deliver food quickly and efficiently to neighbors who need it most.

On behalf of all of us at Gleaners, thank you for being a vital part of the solution. We are proud to partner with such a compassionate and committed organization.