Visual language and graphic facilitation workshop, 4 November 2014, Lausanne

An interesting workshop offered by Sarah Clark of Clear Thinking – Clear Communication:

Visual language and graphic facilitation Workshop 

What?
A one-day introduction to the techniques of using hand-drawn visuals in a range of professional contexts, including group
facilitation, coaching and training.

You will learn the basics of visual language and how to use a mix of simple drawings, colour, words and metaphors to develop
and share ideas, record presentations and meetings, and engage and energize groups.

Thinking that you can draw is absolutely not a prerequisite— if the techniques interest you and you’re prepared to experiment,
please join us. We will spend a large proportion of the time practising and sharing within the group.
Engage both your right and your left brain and have fun!

Host and facilitator: Sarah Clark, www.clearthinking-clearcommunication.ch

When and where?
Date: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Timing: 9.00 to 17.30
Venue: Maison de la Communication, Lausanne

Costs?
CHF 425, including all materials and workbook.

Places are limited (maximum 7) so book your place today. Contact Sarah Clark: sarah@clearthinking-clearcommunication.ch
or 079 342 7826

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Communication volunteer needed (French-speaking)

A Geneva-based asssociation on Emerging Art is looking for a French-speaking communication volunteer:

Mettre vos compétences au services des arts émergents ?
Aparté – association pour la promotion des artistes émergents, soutenue par le MAMCO, la Loterie Romande, et la Migros recherche un-e professionnel-le de la communication pour compléter son équipe de bénévoles.

Au sein d’une association dynamique de portée suisse et internationale, le rôle de cette personne sera de mettre en place une stratégie de communication visant à promouvoir l’association ainsi qu`à développer le réseau de membres, partenaires et donateurs. Tout cela en coordination avec d’autres bénévoles enthousiastes, notamment dans le graphisme et la traduction.

Couvrant une large palette d’activités de communication, des relations presse à la communication digitale (site web trilingue, présence émergente sur les médias sociaux) et à l’événementiel, cette activité demande une bonne maîtrise du français et de l’anglais.

Intéressé-e à contribuer à promouvoir de jeunes artistes en mettant quelques heures par mois au service de notre association, en fonction de vos disponibilités? Merci de prendre contact avec Ghislaine Picker, 022 343 44 93 ou 077 420 43 07 ou gpicker@bluewin.ch
http://www.art-emergent.ch/

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GCN lunchtime seminar wrap-up

Thanks to everyone who came out to the GCN lunchtime seminar last Thursday.

We would also like to thank Vincent Lusser for his interesting presentation about the challenges of communicating for urban planning Geneva. For those of you who weren’t able to make it to Acacias, you should have a look at the Pavillon Sicli. There’s a lot of information about what is being planned for Geneva, particularly the Acacias area and it’s a great venue for an event.

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A few photos are also up on our Flickr page.

Please look out for our next event at the end of October on internet security.

 

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OCHA is looking for a graphic designer

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is looking for a graphic designer to support the work of the Senior Transformative Agenda Implementation Team (STAIT), particularly in:
1. Create a visual identity for documents/products
2. Formatting powerpoints and producing visuals for the presentations
3. Layout of a 84 page booklet.

Please find attached the full details of the terms of the consultancy. A completed application should included the following information:
– your CV/resume (including a link to a portfolio, website, etc.)
– how many days do you estimate the work would take?
– what would be the cost?
– how soon could you start?

For more information or to submit an application ASAP, please contact Vincent Fung (fungv@un.org).

By | September 22nd, 2014|Careers|0 Comments
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Storytelling workshop in Geneva – Monday 29 September 2014

An interesting workshop coming up in Geneva:

“If you are an entrepreneur and you want to learn how to better communicate your project or your passion,
If you are in transition and would like to clarify your objective,
Or if you just want to improve your stage skills for your upcoming presentation, sign up for the next Storytelling workshop organized by The A Factor!

After coaching more than 70 international TEDx speakers, Aurélie Salvaire brings her special touch to your public speaking abilities, helping you find your own message. 
This workshop has already successfully taken place in Paris, London, New York, Barcelona and Madrid. It can take place both in French and English.
Date: September 29, 2014 from 9am till 6pm
Location: Impact HUB, Rue Fendt 1, Geneve
Price: CHF 95.00
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Swiss search engine gains momentum

According to the magazine “Le News“, a swiss search engine, which was launched  by Hulbee AG in June, has already attracted 400 000 users.

Swisscows.com – Switzerland’s answer to Google – is beginning to give the California search engine a run for its money. Responding to Google’s market hold, Swisscows presents itself as the first intelligent “answer engine” based on semantic information recognition coupled with intuitive search assistance. 

The new search engine gives the user intelligent answers instead of just thousands of links. The new engine has a compelling advantage over US-based engines – Swisscows users leave no trace of themselves behind; their data are not recorded and hence not stored. Try it out at:www.swisscows.com 

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Powerpoint Specialist wanted – Geneva

Creative agency in Geneva is seeking a PowerPoint specialist who will format, update, and enhance business-to-business presentations at all stages of development for fast-paced multinational clients. You will have a firm grasp of using slide styles, creating templates, and adding multi-media elements to craft customised materials that are strongly branded. You not only have the skills to make the presentations look polished, but are willing to read the content and apply a logical approach to how the message is communicated. You have a background using PowerPoint for large companies and communicating with stakeholders directly to arrive at final content, employing strong project management skills to deliver against deadline. Experience with graphic design software a plus, such as InDesign, and must be willing to learn and work with a team.

– Native level of English.
-This job is in Geneva and in-house only.

If interested, please email: emily@charlescannon.com

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Be part of the State of the Sector survey

The State of the Sector is the biggest annual survey of the internal communications world.

Run by Gatehouse, the 2014-2015 survey is now live and looking for the views and experiences from IC professionals across Europe. What’s more, all those that take part will get a free copy of the report, so you can see how you stack up against the rest of the internal comms industry.

Take part in the State of the Sector Survey.

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New jobs online

Three new jobs have been posted on our Careers Page:

Communication Manager, International Seed Federation, Nyon, Switzerland

International Communications Coordinator, MSF, Geneva; Switzerland

Senior Communications Officer,  The International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), Geneva, Switzerland

Good luck!

 

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Employer Branding for a Storytelling Organization: Concept, implementation and lessons learned Event – 16 October 2014

The EMScom Alumni Association and Burson-Marsteller Switzerland invite you to join the event “Employer Branding for a Storytelling Organization: Concept, implementation and lessons learned”, an introduction to the EMScom Capstone consulting project, winner of the Burson-Marsteller Award 2012. Each year Burson-Marsteller Switzerland presents the Burson-Marsteller Award for Consulting Excellence during the EMScom Graduation Ceremony.

The award aims to honor the group with the EMScom Capstone consulting project of the highest academic standing. Recipients of the Burson-Marsteller Award exemplify the excellence for which the EMScom strives and the industry standards so highly valued by the agency.

The Capstone consulting project was carried out for Bonnier AB, an international media group headquartered in Stockholm, that at this time was facing the change into a digital world. A new kind of talent was required for this shift: the EMScom team was asked to raise Bonnier’s attractiveness for such digital talents. The team combined a classic employer branding approach with the storytelling methodology. The execution of the strategy made Bonnier one of the biggest climbers in the category “Young IT Talents” of Universum’s 2013 employer ranking.
The presentation will not only give an insight into the approach chosen and the solution presented to Bonnier, but also cover the implementation of the concept and lessons learned.

Date: October 16, 2014 at 18:00 hrs.
Location: Le Richemond Hotel, Geneva
Registration at: emscomalumnievent.axaco.se
Cost: CHF 30.-

Followed by networking apéro.
More information: www.emscom.usi.ch or at emscomalumni@usi.ch

Register online here >>

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