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Check out these upcoming monthly meetings
Date
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Topic
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Speaker
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February
27
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"Training
on Trial: The Urgent Need to Meet the Needs of the
Business"
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Jim
Kirkpatrick
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March
13
(Note a few weeks early to avoid Spring Break)
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"Training
Tips from Tinseltown:
How Hollywood can Save the Training Industry"
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Andy Janning,
Asst VP - Training and Quality Service, FORUM Credit Union
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April
24
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"Strategic
Storytelling for Business, Training and Sales"
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Doug
Stevenson
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| An
Opportunity You Don't Want to Miss |
Jim
Kirkpatrick to speak at February’s meeting
Nowhere
else will you have the opportunity to sit down with Jim Kirkpatrick,
author and son of Dr. Don Kirkpatrick, who pioneered the Kirkpatrick
Four Level Evaluation Model more than 50 years ago.
 What’s
so engaging about this workshop? Read what your colleagues are
saying:
In our
many years as a chapter, this can certainly be singled out
as our most successful event ever.
Powerful!
82% of
our participants indicated they would be confident to effectively
apply the knowledge or skills on the job.
I finally
know what I have to do next for our training department to
realize our ROI.
Dr.
Kirkpatrick’s
time-honored system works! If you have ever been asked to effectively
demonstrate how learning contributes to the bottom line, the CIASTD’s
February 27 member workshop is a MUST ATTEND event.
Don’t miss out. Reserve your seat now!
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| Date: |
Friday,
February 27, 2009 |
| Topic: |
Training
on Trial: The Urgent Need to Meet the Needs of the Business |
| Speaker: |
Jim
Kirkpatrick, SMR USA, Inc. |
| Location: |
Holiday
Inn North at the Pyramids
3850 DePauw Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46268
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Agenda:
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8:00am
- Registration Opens
8:15am - Announcements
8:30am - 11:00am - Program
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| Cost: |
Members
$25 (well worth the price of admission)
Non-Members $35
Student $15 |
About
the Speaker:
Dr.
Jim Kirkpatrick is Vice President of Global Training and Consulting
for SMR USA, Inc. He conducts workshops and consults on topics including
building a business partnership model, four level evaluation, and
balanced scorecards for top organizations all over the world. He
has co-authored three books on evaluation with his father, Don. He
is currently writing his fourth book, Training On Trial, due to be
published in late 2009.
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By: Andrea Moore, CIASTD 2009 President
 You
cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your
head, but you can prevent them from building nests in
your hair. -- Chinese Proverb
The unemployment rate in Indiana has increased dramatically
in the last few months; everyday, you hear about organizations
downsizing and letting go of large numbers of employees.
Perhaps you or someone you know has been affected by the
economic downturn we are in the midst of.
There are certainly plenty of challenges to go around.
There will always be challenges and situations you cannot
do anything
about, but what you can control is the impact the situation
has on you and how you choose to relate to it. The challenges
present a tremendous opportunity for you to rise up and
leverage the strength within you. Rather than getting tangled
up in
the challenge, step back and observe it with curiosity,
knowing there is an important opportunity within the very
thing that
feels most difficult.
Andrea
is a senior consultant at FlashPoint, a multidiscipline
HR consulting firm in Indianapolis. As a certified professional
in learning and performance and a certified empowerment
coach, she focuses on the growth and development of individuals,
work teams, and leaders.
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Chapter
Leadership Update
By:
Michelle Burke, VP of Communications
The communications committee is off
to a super start and have many great ideas to change the way
we communicate with
you – our members! You’ll see some changes in the way
we approach communications this year as we have lots of new voices
on the committee and have added new director positions to focus
specifically on communication channels and marketing efforts.
Overall goals of the communications committee for 2009:
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Create
a common approach to branding for messaging/communications
for CIASTD – including some brand standards and
a branding toolkit
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Strive
to use different communication channels for members to
share best practices
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Create
and follow a structured communication plan and marketing
plan
| New
Ways to Learn & Connect |
New
Programming Offers for 2009
By:
Kris Taylor, VP of Programs
2009 will be a year where we stretch our programming
opportunities and try new options. Of course we will continue
to have great monthly programs, but, in addition, we are going
to enable members to learn and connect in new ways.
- Look
for pod casts and webinars as we explore how to leverage
technology to reach members.
- We’ll
deepen our efforts to reach out and partner with other organizations
on some joint programming, including
a service project later this year.
- Also,
we are putting in place a way for learning professionals
to
network and learn over facilitated lunch discussions
across the city.
All of
our planning is a result of what we heard from you – in
our conversations and via our online survey. Please continue
to let us know what works and what doesn’t, and keep
your eyes open for lots of great program options this year.
Connect
& Learn from Your Desk
Andrea
Moore, CIASTD President, is curious about how participants
of the January 23 program (Financial Literacy and Business
Acumen for the Workplace Learning Professional) are applying
the key messages. Check out the discussion on Ning and post
your thoughts! http://centralinastd.ning.com/
What is Ning?
Ning is a private social network created by CIASTD members
for members. This new site allows you to start a discussion
on a topic of interest, create a network of friends and professionals,
and even share photos and videos you believe other chapter
members will find interesting.
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Make sure to save these dates and plan to attend the monthly
CIASTD programs!
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May
22
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June
26 = Designing Training with Thiagi
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July
24 = Tony Bingham, CEO & President, ASTD
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August – date
to be determined
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September
18
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October
16
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November – Fall
Conference date to be determined
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December
4
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| Adapting
to the Tough Economic Situation? |
Update
from ASTD National Resources
How is your learning department adapting to the difficult economic conditions?
Tony Bingham, President of ASTD, addresses this question and points you to
ASTD resources in a brief video on the ASTD website. Check out the video and
tips
within the Econonic Survial Guide at http://www.astd.org/.
[Top]
| Put
What Needs Done in Paragraph One |
By: Stu Tanquist
Last month's writing tip, use a forecasting subject
line, showed you how to turn your readers from passive to active
and bring them into
paragraph one with an inquiring mind. Now's your chance to further
pique their interest by giving them your "bottom line" up
front.
This month's writing tip is common sense, but not common practice.
Common Sense
It's common sense if you want to get things done. You get things
done by being up front and clear with the reader. Put your most important
idea in the opening paragraph, and then make everything that follows
support it.
It's common sense if you want to be read. The first questions readers
ask of any document are, "How does this document affect me?
Do I have to do anything?" When readers can't find these answers
quickly or clearly, they stop reading. They put it down in their "to
read later" file with good intentions.
Not Common Practice
This writing tip is not common practice - which is unfortunate for
readers, writers and the organizations in which they work. Look at
most of the emails and other documents that you read (and maybe write!)
Most business professionals put the most important thing to the readers
- what they need to do - in the most difficult to find place: in
the middle, near the end, or absent all together. Only 1% of the
emails - even those written by senior executives - state what needs
to get done in paragraph one. This results in confusion that hinders
progress and derails projects.
Try It and See What Happens
Putting what you want to get done in paragraph one is a simple yet
effective way to get things done. This common sense tactic is rarely
used. Make it common practice and see what happens.
This writing tip is easier said than done. Next month we will show
you five ways to put this tip into practice - making it easy for
the reader and the writer!
Stu Tanquist served on the board of the third largest ASTD chapter
for four years and authored two best selling Info-Lines. He teaches
employees how to meet important deadlines and keep projects on target
by writing emails that get things done. Stu can be reached at www.BerryWritingGroup.com or 612-799-1686.
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In each
issue of The Facilitator, we list members who have joined or re-joined
CIASTD since the previous issue. Since the last
issue of The Facilitator, we have signed 7 members. To see a list of
the new members, click here.
If you are a member of CIASTD, and would like access to the complete
membership list, it
is available on our web site at www.ciastd.org.
| Scott Horvath, Ivy Tech Community College |
| Angela Nichols, Adayan |
| Merry Horner, Eli Lilly and Company |
| Jack Frisby, Crosspoint Training & Development |
| Lynne Lohmeyer, WellPoint, Inc. |
| Jodi Underwood, Citziens Energy Group |
| Margie Brown, Russell Martin & Associates |
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| Membership
Bundles Save You Cash! |
Need to renew your CIASTD membership? Check out the new
membership bundles! These are a great value. Details are available at
www.CIASTD.com
The
CIASTD Membership Committee
would like to recognize the following individuals for increasing their
involvment in the chapter by becoming a Platinum, Gold, or Silver member
of CIASTD.
PLATINUM
MEMBERS
David
Wachtel, Hautacam Consulting
GOLD
MEMBERS
Mary Cashen, Duke Realty Corporation
SILVER
MEMBERS
Karen Zwick, 1st Class Solutions
Deb George, Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Nathan Wilkey, Roche Diagnostics
Scott Horvath, Ivy Tech Community College
Angela Nichols, Adayan
Roger Reeves, Eli Lilly and Company
To
learn more about CIASTD's membership pricing bundles please click
here
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| Monthly
Program Tickets at a Discount |
You
can purchase program tickets at a discount!
Attend each meeting for only $22.50…when you purchase in groups
of:
- 4
Tickets: $90.00
- 6
Tickets: $135.00
- 9
Tickets: $202.50
- 12
Tickets: $270.00
- 20
Tickets: $450.00
To order online, click
here. You can also contact Mark Records at
(317) 841-8202.
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| We
Want to Hear from You! |
CIASTD is always looking for new contributors both to the monthly
programs and The Facilitator newsletter.
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For
information on speaking at a future CIASTD meeting, visit www.CIASTD.com.
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If
writing is your specialty, we are always on the lookout for
articles which further learning in the areas of training and
development. While we may not be able to publish every
article
we receive, we believe each issue of The Facilitator
would be enriched by the addition of articles from CIASTD members.
As a bonus, there’s
VIP bucks awaiting each published article! Submit articles
by emailing them to martie.hoofer@salliemae.com. We prefer
files in Microsoft
Word or Adobe pdf format.
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