Broadcast Newsline: October 19, 2012

The National Cotton Council has launched the Emerging Leaders Program, an effort aimed at ensuring the US cotton industry benefits from a continuity of sound leadership.

Today's Cotton Newsline is 4 cuts. All cuts are John Gibson, Director of Member Services for the National Cotton Council.

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The National Cotton Council has launched the Emerging Leaders Program, an effort aimed at ensuring the US cotton industry benefits from a continuity of sound leadership. John Gibson, Director of Member Services for the National Cotton Council provides the program's details and benefits.

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The project, sponsored by a grant to The Cotton Foundation from Monsanto, will provide participants with an in-depth look at the US cotton industry infrastructure and the business and political arenas in which it operates. It will also give them intense professional development training, including communication skills improvement according to Gibson.

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The program will have four main objectives.

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The leadership initiative will focus on helping participants improve their communications skills, including presentation and business etiquette, instruction for engaging with the news media, and utilizing social media tools and tactics.

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