If you couldn’t go this year, here’s a highlight of what you missed:
Guest Speakers. Manny Newburger, Attorney and FDCPA Expert, left attendees spellbound with his explanation of fair debt collection practices. Dwain James, former Executive Director of Texas ACA, outlined the importance of grass-roots political action and how to handle employees serving in the reserve. And Kurt Williams, Senior Consultant tackled the complicated subject of effective communication across different cultural and generational circumstances.
IAT sessions:
Panels and round-table discussions. Attendees learned from each other in various panels and round-table discussions, including panels on hiring and motivating agents and how to get the most from your dialer; as well as round-table discussions on reports and analytics; automated payments and monitoring, recording and training agents.
Vendor Participation. Many of IAT's vendors joined the crowd and learned right along with the attendees. As a sponsor, Electronic Payment Providers (EPP), explained the automated payment process in their own well-received session. Vendors this year included: