LEWISTON — The YPLAA will be offering a professional development series of workshops with Kirk Lalemand of Next Level Business Coaching. The workshops will be held at the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, 415 Lisbon St., Lewiston, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays, beginning Jan. 5 and continuing on Jan. 19, Feb. 2 and 16, and March 1 and 15. The cost is $89 per person. To register, go to www.yplaa.com and click on the calendar. For questions call 783-2249.

Session topics will be: Jan. 5, “Introduction to CDI and Getting Things Done,” (bring work calendar to this session); Jan. 19, “Providing Feedback” and “Asking for What You Want”; Feb. 2, “Keeping a Difficult Conversation on Track”; Feb. 16, “Preparing for and Presenting to a Small Group”; March 1, “Asking and Answering Questions”; March 15, “No Excuses Management.”

YPLAA is the Young Professionals of the Lewiston and Auburn Area, an organization of professional young people in the Twin Cities.

This story was modified to include a definition of YPLAA on Monday, Dec. 19 at 12:20 p.m.