Sign Up Now to become a more effective leader with better communications! Don’t miss this opportunity to work with outstanding workshop leader Sarah Diefendorf. Space limited.
The cost for members is $35; the cost for non-members is $65, which includes a year’s League membership. We are reaching out to our community partners to share this workshop opportunity. Space is limited – enroll NOW!
To register go to http://www.lwvoakland.org/leaderwkshp.html
Do you want to become a League Leader, but find your personal finances may keep you away from this valuable workshop? Contact Membership@lwvbae.org to apply for one of the 5 scholarships to subsidize the workshop registration.
The Piedmont, Oakland, Berkeley/Albany/Emeryville and Eden Area Leagues are hosting a leadership communications workshop led by Sarah Diefendorf on Saturday, February 18th from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm at the James Irvine Conference Center (Plaza A), 353 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland 94612.
LWVC has developed this workshop as part of a Leadership Academy to accomplish two goals: (1) to increase the impact of local Leagues and (2) to build local partnerships and attract new members. Sarah Diefendorf, a member of the LWVC Board of Directors, has founded and managed numerous nonprofit organizations throughout her career and has specialized in building financial, communications and leadership capacity in the US and abroad. Understanding that we can all be leaders, she has honed and implemented a wide variety of capacity-building tools in her professional and training life to enable individual and community growth and success.
Since the 2016 elections, many Leagues are seeing their membership numbers grow. We’ve received a lot of attention for our work in voter empowerment and against voter suppression. The key to making the most of these developments is communication: being able to tell our story and inspire engagement. Our own Melissa Breach, Executive Director of LWV California, was a speaker at the recent Women’s March in Oakland. Her vivid reminder of the 100-year history of women marching and her call to join in and become involved was a wonderful and inspiring example of how we can stir people to commitment and action by our words.
Participants will gain skills they can use in their own work and in their work with the League and other community organizations. They will learn techniques to develop a strong and persuasive message – framed for their specific audience – to motivate their community and move them to action.
The cost for members is $35; the cost for non-members is $65, which includes a year’s League membership. We are reaching out to our community partners to share this workshop opportunity. Space is limited – enroll NOW!
To register go to http://www.lwvoakland.org/leaderwkshp.html
DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE
Learn to tell powerful stories and deliver persuasive messages to move your audiences to action. Practice new techniques and approaches to presentations and outreach. This workshop is designed to help you:
§ Identify and understand your audience,
§ Learn the elements of appealing stories,
§ Use imagery and videos, and
§ Frame messages to motivate your community.
Agenda
Networking and Continental Breakfast 9:30 – 10:00
Personality Compass: Understand Yourself; Understand Others 10:00 – 10:45
Your personality affects others, influences your communication style, and impacts your audience. Understand yourself and understand others to be a better communicator.
Break 10:45 – 11:00
Connecting with Audiences Through Story 11:00 – 12:15
What makes an effective story? Why is story important to move your audience and trigger action? Facts alone do not change people’s minds, you need story to motivate change.
Lunch 12:15 – 1:00
Crafting a Presentation that Inspires 1:00 – 1:45
Do you dread giving or receiving a PowerPoint presentation? Learn what you have been doing wrong all these years and how you can make a more effective and powerful presentation.
Break 1:45 – 2:00
Framing Your Message to Advocate and Educate 2:00 – 4:00
Learn techniques to develop a strong and persuasive message – framed for your audience – to motivate your community and move them to action.
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