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NYU Guest Lecture: Data for Strategy Building and Storytelling

Amy Sample Ward

Last week I had the huge honor of guest lecturing in Laurel Hart’s class for the masters course in Corporate and Organizational Communications at NYU’s school of continuing studies. One of the case studies I used in our discussion was last year’s To Mama With Love campaign from Epic Change. Learning in Action.

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Guest Lecture: NYU – Data and Storytelling

Amy Sample Ward

I will join Laurel Hart’s class to discuss some of the key ways social media has impacted nonprofit organizations and the opportunities for the social impact sector to leverage the social technologies available today and in the future. Topic : Nonprofits & Social Media.

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Recognition and the Power of Connecting

VQ Strategies

While this was timed in anticipation of April’s National Volunteer Week, the table-by-table report outs revealed clear agreement across all discussions that recognition is, in fact, a year-round activity. We introduced ourselves and then followed some brainstorming prompts at each table. This is just a sampling of the ideas I heard.

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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

So do everything you can to recognize the attendees as they join: say their names, ask them to share where they’re from, have an interesting icebreaker , play music—whatever makes them feel welcomed and human, not just a square box there to receive a lecture. . One of the best tips is to change what you’re doing every 10 minutes.

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Trainer’s Tip: Your Room Set Up Can Make or Break the Learning Experience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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KAUST Winter Enrichment Program 2013: Beginner’s Guide to Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

The course will include a lecture providing insight into the best practices of featured tools, and a hands-on learning component to help participants explore the tools directly on their laptops or in small group facilitated discussions. Related Links : KAUST. Course listing in Acadox. Slides (coming soon).

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Incorporate These Three Learning Styles When Teaching Employees Something New

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Lectures and class discussions are effective training tools. They do well in independent environments where they set their own pace. Auditory learners learn by listening. These employees are “tell-me” learners, who thrive in classroom settings. Tactile learners learn by doing.

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