[slideshare id=30500582&doc=slidshare-140127131143-phpapp01] I'm co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Join Us! Our session will share lots of great advice about what to do before, during, and after leading an effective technology training. Using the ADDIE for designing your workshop, you arrive at the "E" or … [Read more...]
Trainer's Notebook: Finding Inspiration and New Ideas for Facilitation Techniques
Last week, during the Google hangout hosted by the Packard Foundation, someone asked me where I get all my ideas for designing and delivering training. Part of delivering instruction is being a good facilitation of people's learning and there is no better way to learn how to improve your own technique than watching world class facilitators in action. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a convening on "Data Informed Philanthropy" hosted by the Packard Foundation - not only was … [Read more...]
Trainer's Notebook: Reflections on Designing and Delivering Training To Get Results
Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City, I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. After the workshop in Ohio, one of the participants thanked me, saying that creating a strategy for integrated social media had been on their to do list after taking a workshop last Spring, but had never gotten around to doing it. She said the workshop gave her … [Read more...]
Trainer's Notebook: The Art of Good Openings and Closings
I've just returned from an amazing trip of facilitating workshops, discussions and master classes as well as a keynoting a conference on "Measuring the Networked Nonprofit" in Australia and New Zealand. It made me very happy to be teaching non-stop for almost two weeks. I'm always learning as I help others learn. Here's a couple of reflections from my "trainer's notebook." I started with a full-day workshop outside of Auckland called "The Networked NGO in New Zealand," this workshop … [Read more...]
Trainer's Notebook: The Feng Shui of Good Teaching and Learning
All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. I'm also doing a lot of training of other trainers. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially technology related. Feng Shui is an ancient art and science developed many years ago in China. The practices are intended to balance the energies of any … [Read more...]
