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Trainer’s Notebook: Group Polling Techniques and Tools and Incorporating Movement

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Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help participants vote on concepts or reports as part of a report out to stimulate discussion or reflection (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique).

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Tips To Make Online Meetings Less Exhausting

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Interactive Meeting Techniques. The Art of Facilitating with Virtual Sticky Note s by Beth Kanter. Effective Brainstorming Techniques by Beth Kanter. Creating Connection in a Time of Covid-19 – interview with Nancy White. How To Use Zoom Breakout Rooms by Beth Kanter. Sticky Dot Voting Online by Beth Kanter.

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Content Curation for Nonprofits – Notes from #13ntccur8

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I’ve been a content curator for many years , using the techniques to help me develop curriculum materials for workshops and blog posts – as a form of professional development. Will is also does a lot of work with video – so when he proposed that we incorporate video interviews as part of the session, I was thrilled.

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How To Incorporate More Movement Into Your Nonprofit Training

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Photo: Americans for the Arts. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. The photograph above documents a creative stretch break from a recent Leadership Training I designed and co-facilitated at the Americans for the Arts Conference.

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#13ntc Nonprofit Technology Conference: Plenary Session on Failing Informatively

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Through lively sharing and discussion we will dive into the art of placing small bets or affordable losses that can lead to innovation. I had the pleasure of designing this session with Will Coley – who interviewed the best content curators in the world and get them share their best practices.

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Adventures in Participatory Audience Engagement at the Henry Art Gallery

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Thirteen students produced three projects that layered participatory activities onto an exhibition of artwork from the permanent collection of the Henry Art Gallery. The guiding principle is uncovering relationships between the works of art themselves rather than explicating information or theoretical concepts.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Facilitating Tech Training Internationally – Tips for Working with Interpreters

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It is always challenge to use participatory techniques when your participants are not native English speakers and you don’t speak the language. You have to think of your interpreters as extensions of your facilitation techniques. Small group coaching has it own specific techniques. Here is what they shared: 1.)