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SUMMARY:How to effectively teach and present online while being cool\, calm and engaging (offered through UNON STDU) - Part 2
DESCRIPTION:Wondering what a roller coaster\, raccoon\, vacuum cleaner\, and elephant have to do with effectively teaching/presenting online?  Keep reading. \n  \nLectures that drone on and on.  Overwhelming unread notifications of online events.  Workshops that are drier than the Sahara desert and more boring than watching paint dry. We’ve all been there.  \n  \nOnline meetings\, courses\, workshops\, check-ins are never-ending. Some research shows we are spending up to 16 hours a day on digital media!  Globally\, we doubled our online content consumption in 2020. \n  \nWe are bored\, exhausted and we’re struggling. Mental health challenges are up in most countries and yet mental health service provision is down. \n  \nThere is hope\, however. \n  \nNotwithstanding the tremendous costs of the global pandemic\, there are hidden benefits to Covid and all that time online.  Help is in sight. Teaching and presenting online CAN (and should) be engaging\, interesting\, and impactful.   We can make a difference.  We can use tools to help us engage with dignity\, inclusion\, and impact.  And we can do all that without inducing suffering in ourselves or those we’re working with. \n  \nHere’s how.\n  \nJoin me for a series of fun\, interactive workshops where I’ll introduce you to a helpful framework and success signposts to aim for on your online journey.  The workshops will be very practical.  I’ll demonstrate a number of interesting yet simple tools and techniques that you can use right away. \n  \nContact UNON-HR to register (for UN staff only but contact me if you’d like to chat about having a similar workshop for your organization). \n  \nDelivery: The course is divided into two sections →\n\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\n\n  \nIn this workshop with the instructor\, Lee-Anne Ragan\, you’ll:\n\nDiscover eight success signposts for your online teaching/presenting\nUncover two opportunities hiding in plain sight for increasing engagement\nLearn the abysmal retention rates for the dreaded lecture and three easy things to replace them with that scale engagement and retention\nUnderstand your preference in teaching/presenting and how to be more engaging by using the S.A.K.E.© tool\nUncover the seven deadly sins of online presenting/teaching so you know what NOT to do\nDiscover your tech personality\, what a raccoon\, vacuum cleaner roller coaster\, elephant have to do with it and why it’s important to know all this\nGet a chance to practice teaching/presenting online and receive supportive feedback\nHave fun experimenting with 16 tools for online presenting/teaching that include tools for managing information\, collaborating/sharing online\, managing learning\, and teaching/presenting\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with an online resource portal full of tips\, tools\, worksheets\, surveys\, and more
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/how-to-effectively-teach-and-present-online-while-being-cool-calm-and-engaging-offered-through-unon-stdu-part-2/
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SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Unlock Your Voice: Strategies for Powerful Public Speaking
DESCRIPTION:Sweaty palms. A million butterflies tossing around in your stomach\, threatening to escape out of your mouth.  Your tongue feels like it’s wearing a sweater made of sandpaper.  Your voice is wavery and quavery.  \nAnd most of all a looming sense of dread\, with a side of fear and a complete and utter desire to get this over with is consuming you. \nPublic speaking can be a nightmare at worst or nirvana at best. \nPublic speaking can be both exhilarating and nerve-wracking.  \nWhether you’re new to public speaking or practiced\, addressing a small team or presenting to a large audience\, whether in person or online\, the challenges of communicating well are universal.  \nIn this month’s Learning and Development Roundtable\, we’ll explore common pain points and challenges associated with public speaking\, and discover easy-peasy (I promise) strategies to overcome them. \nIn this free workshop on June 20th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nUncover why public speaking is an essential skill to master\nLearn a number of very simple techniques you can master before your next public speaking event to help you relax\, prepare\, and shine\nDiscover some truly remarkable\, very easy tech tools to support you in your public speaking preparations\nPractice a number of equally simple techniques you can use while you’re public speaking to help you dazzle like the subject matter expert you are\nBuild your confidence (so you don’t come across like the screengrab above\, which is from my terrible\, awful\, horrible public speaking example)\nCome away with a number of tools so you can continue building your skills\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by June 18th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n10-11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n3-4:30 pm London\n4-5:30 pm Paris\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Mogadishu/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nUse 05-06:30 pm EAT (Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by June 18th for the June 20th Roundtable.\n\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-23/
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