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A tidbit to keep us learning & growing
By: Jim Smith, JR of Jimpact
From his book Crash and Learn: 600+ Road-Tested Tips to Keep Audiences Fired Up and Engaged!

“To get more participation from the entire group, call on table groups to provide answers, not just individuals.”

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Are you LinkedIn?
By: Lida Pinkham, CIASTD VP for Technology

Did you know CIASTD has a group on LinkedIn? LinkedIn groups can be a great resource for members. Discussion forums allow you to interact with other members by asking questions or sharing your expertise and knowledge in response to someone else’s question. The most recent discussion on the CIASTD group relates to those using Articulate and Captivate.

Are you looking for a job? Or looking for a potential employee? The Job Board is for you! You can post open job positions here for free.

Have news to share or read an interesting article on the web? Post a link to a web page and share that news with other members. The News feature even allows members to share their thoughts on a particular posted news article.

CIASTD’s LinkedIn group was created in August of 2009 and currently has 67 members and growing every week. Why don’t you join us?! We’d love to have you! It may be that you get LinkedIn with more than just the people you know in the chapter, but also the contacts you NEED to know to help you grow your career and/or business. A link to the CIASTD group page is available on the CIASTD web site (http://ciastd.org), or you can search LinkedIn groups for CIASTD.

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Training Delivered Wherever You Are

Learning Across Generations: Online Training for a Changing Workforce
Presenter: Linda Uli, WebEx
Date: March 17
Time: 12-1 PM
Cost: $15 members/$25 non-members

Over the next 10-20 years, most organizations will have up to five generations working together. A 2008 Brandon Hall Research Center report, "Training Across Generations," demonstrates how each generation digests information in different ways. As you develop training programs for your organization, how do you maximize learning effectiveness for all your employees—whatever their age and generation?

Learn proven techniques to:

• Use a multi-generational style to reach audiences of all ages
• Match learning styles with effective online activities
• Analyze how people learn – both as individual or as a team

Click here to register for the webinar

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By: Andrea Moore, CIASTD 2010 President

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” - - Eleanor Roosevelt

If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you will continue to get what you’ve always gotten. Expansion includes risk and trying something new. Because the fear of failure so often holds individuals back, it’s important to remember it is through your perceived “failures” you learn the most.

I recently observed my seven year old in her first theater performance in front of an audience. We had practiced all week, and she had delivered it several times with confidence and enthusiasm. As she took the stage for the performance, I could see her little hands shaking and her lip quivering. She started to speak. Everyone could see she was petrified and, at any moment, could break into tears; yet, she kept going. She delivered the entire performance, going through all of the motions, walking back and forth across the stage. She fought through the fear and performed. Her courage brought cheers from the crowd, and I learned a valuable leadership lesson — growth comes by pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and taking a risk. While it might not be pretty, the vulnerability and the courage has great influence on others.

Andrea Moore is the President of CIASTD and a Senior Consultant at FlashPoint; contact Andrea at amoore@FlashPointHR.com.

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Whetting your appetite

March 26
Title: Designing Learning to Target All Generations
Speaker: Panel Discussion

Time is precious. Dollars are limited. Your student base spans multiple generations and multiple learning styles. Some say their needs are completely different. Others say they have more in common than we think. How do you choose what tools and technologies to use when providing instruction to students ranging from those about to retire to those new to the workforce? Attend the CIASTD panel discussion - "Designing Learning to Target All Generations" - and learn how to provide the greatest impact while making the best use of your time and resources.

April 23
Title: Using Conflict Creatively
Speaker: Karen Valencic, Spiral Impact

Lou Holtz once said, "Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it." Easy to remember when times are good. Not so easy when you are in the midst of challenge and conflict. Yet, innovation requires conflict and performance peaks when challenged. Attend "Using Conflict Creatively" and learn how you can make the most effective use of difficult times. All students will receive information on how to use "Spiral Impact" and will walk away with two learning aids to aid in bringing teams or groups of people together.

• First Person (advocating one's own needs)
• Second Person (acknowledging others' point of view)
• Third Person (observing objectively to seek what is reasonable and fair).
  

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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.