Conferences and Seminars in Nigeria
Conferences and Seminars in
Nigeria
How to maximize the benefits?
Continuous training, education and exposure to new people and ideas can
lead to continuous improvement, motivation, and engagement. Workshops, seminars
and conferences add to the skill set and competency of employees, executives,
board members and volunteers. The question is: what happens after the workshop
or conference?
Our experience has shown that the euphoria and “light bulbs” that go off
during a workshop or conference sometimes don’t make it back to the office or
the board room. It’s no one’s fault – it’s just human nature. Life gets in the
way of good intentions, and sparks of creativity and innovation can dim without
kindling. One method for ensuring you and your team bring your “aha!
moments” back to the office is to create a plan for implementation before
attending.
Here’s how it works. First determine which workshop, conference or
webinar will benefit your organization’s work. Then determine who should
attend. Where possible select more than one person – they will become your
learning leaders. Prior to attending ask selected participants to write down
the three things they are seeking to learn from the event. During the event
they should take notes, with an emphasis on recording information and ideas
that relate to what they are seeking to learn.
After the event, participants should share their learnings and ideas
with others in the organization. The presentation should be part of a formal
debrief. A team should be created to implement the ideas and learnings, and
dates should be set that drive actions towards new goals.
This process can apply to learnings at all levels. Perhaps it is
something simple: ensuring all members of the organization have a signature
block for their emails that includes the mission, website, social media and the
individual’s direct phone number and email. The learning – or aha! moment
– could require a culture shift. Board members and staff may return from a
conference with suggestions for how to better engage the board members,
volunteers and staff with fundraising. When a culture shift is required, the
first step is to debrief with the executive director. Gain her support and
buy-in. Share the plan for how to implement the new idea along with projected outcomes.
This process creates opportunities for leadership, and allows those who
did not attend the event to benefit from key learnings.
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