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OrphanAidAfrica Charity Event – Wednesday 23 November 2011

Anyone interested in a charity event, OrphanAid Africa  is holding its end of the year charity auction and dinner on Wednesday 23 November at 19h at the Restaurant Soupcon in the old town. The cost is CHF 65.00 which includes a 3 course dinner followed by a lively auction conducted by a professional auctioneer. Participants can win Airplane tickets, weekends abroad, massages as well as other items.

All money raised from the night will go directly to support OrphanAid Africa‘s projects on the ground in Ghana.

Time : 7:30 pm Date : Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Price: CHF65.-, of which CHF15.- is a direct donation to OA (drinks not included)
Venue : Soupcon restaurant, 8 place du Bourg de Four, 1204, Genève http://www.soupcon.ch

For further information or to reserve as spot contact suisse@oafrica.org


OrphanAidAfrica is a non-profit organization developing programs and projects to help vulnerable children and their families in Ghana, West Africa. The organization was originally founded as a local NGO in Ghana in 2002 and progressively grew internationally with registered branches in the United States where it is a 501 c3 non-profit, as well as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland. The common goal of these branches is to rescue vulnerable children in need of care and to trace and reunify children with their families.

By | November 20th, 2011|Other events|0 Comments

A Belbin Team Role Profiling workshop

An interesting workshop coming up in Geneva:

Maximising your personal & team effectiveness – A Belbin Team Role Profiling workshop
Saturday 3 December 2011, 09.00-17.00
Colladon, 5-7 rue Colladon
Petit Saconnex, 1209 Geneva
 Do you feel you’re not fully using your natural talents at work?
 Do you ever get frustrated as part of a “team” that doesn’t function?  Do you feel team spirit is often jeopardised by difficult colleagues? and finally,
 Do you want to better understand the specific strengths you can bring to any team situation?

If yes… then join us for this workshop to learn how the Belbin Team Roles approach can help you develop your self-management skills, maximise your potential and build productive working relationships. We will introduce the method in a fun and participatory way and show how it can help you to increase your own and your team’s effectiveness

Cost: CHF 290 including lunch, refreshments & Belbin profile reports
Register early to ensure a place!
+41 79 547 5131 (Liz) liz@pulfordmedia.co.uk

By | November 20th, 2011|Other events|0 Comments

Your Powerful Voice – Discovery Workshop

An interesting workshop offered by a GCN member:

Your Powerful Voice – Discovery Workshop

Have you ever wanted to change anything in the way you sound? Or are you simply curious to learn more about your voice and how to use it to its full capacity?

This Discovery Workshop has been designed for individuals who want to get an idea of how to work their voice to make themselves heard, understood and believed.

In this energizing workshop you will:

– Understand how your voice works and what it is capable of.
– Identify unhelpful speaking habits – and learn what to do instead.
– Learn to align your body for air, energy and sound to flow freely.
– Reconnect with natural, profound breathing for a more dynamic voice.
– Practice techniques for clear and assertive speech.

With a focus on the physiological and acoustic aspects of the voice, you will be guided through exercises aiming at finding the posture, breathing technique and resonance that will help you project a loud and vibrant voice.

You will also learn how to speak with more clarity and assertiveness through diction and intonation.

CHF 135, incl. refreshments and workbook
Contact: maria.wilhelmsson@voximpact.com
Date: 29 November
Place: Dare to Glow Center
21bis, rue de la Navigation
Genève
Group size: Max 12 people.

For more information about our workshops on Image and Presence please visit our website www.daretoglow.com

By | November 18th, 2011|Other events|0 Comments

New jobs posted

New communication jobs have been posted on our Careers page:

 Manager Programs and Events, MScom, Lugano 

Head of unit Information Management, ICRC Geneva

Good luck

By | November 18th, 2011|Careers|0 Comments

Wrap up – Lunchtime seminar – Successful strategies and current trends in advocacy

Thanks to the 50+ persons who attended our lunchtime seminar last Friday on “successful strategies and current trends in advocacy”.  The two speakers Lutz Meyer and Christophe Lécureuil of LEIDAR gave an excellent overview of advocacy and the challenges faced.

A few photos of the event can be seen on the left-hand side of this page.

By | November 12th, 2011|GCN lunch events|0 Comments

Lunchtime seminar – Successful strategies and current trends in advocacy

We are pleased to announce our next event of 2011:

Lunchtime seminar – Successful strategies and current trends in advocacy

Undertaken by individuals or organizations, advocacy aim to influence public-policy and resource allocation within political, economic and social circles. In a highly competitive environment to get air space, advocacy has now become a central function within private sector companies, NGOs and international institutions. Lutz Meyer and Christophe Lécureuil from LEIDAR will take you through advocacy strategies and techniques that result in successful outcomes, but also reflect on current trends.

Date: Friday 11 November 2011
Time: 12h30 to 14h00
Location*: The Swiss Press Club, Route de Ferney 106, La Pastorale, 1202 Geneva.
Fee: CHF 15.- per person includes drinks and snacks – payable at the door.

Lutz Meyer specializes in developing and managing global communications strategies at LEIDAR. Christophe Lécureuil is a senior communications and public affairs practitioner, with 20 years of corporate, consultancy, institutional and NGO experience at the international level, responsible for leading public affairs programmes at LEIDAR. Both are lecturers at the newly created Executive Certificate in Advocacy in International Affairs offered by the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, set to commence in January 2012.

Places are limited due to the venue size, so please register early for the event.

  Register here for the event>>

 

 We look forward to seeing you there.

 

By | November 3rd, 2011|GCN lunch events|0 Comments

Who is afraid of Social Media? Event in Geneva

Who is afraid of Social Media? is the title of the TNS Geneva Digital Life conference on 23 November 2011.

The half-day event will share highlights from the TNS Digital Life study – the world’s largest Digital study, and feature insights from four Global and Swiss experts on the new trends and best practices in utilising Social Media.

For more information about this free event and to register, visit:  www.tnsdigitallife.ch

Melitta

By | November 2nd, 2011|Other events|0 Comments

New job opportunities

By | October 28th, 2011|Careers|0 Comments

Global PR survey seeks your views

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, has launched an international survey to identify and explore the key trends and advocacy priorities of public relations professionals around the world and is inviting communication professionals from around the world to participate.

The survey is open until 16 December 2011 and the results will be shared in early 2012.

If you would like to take part in the survey, click here.

Melitta

By | October 27th, 2011|Other resources|0 Comments

Sometimes the old methods are the best

With so many communication methods to choose from, email, Twitter, Facebook, Sharepoint…we can sometimes be overwhelmed with choice. However, older methods of communication still have a place in society as Canada’s Harold Hackett has been proving.

Over the last two decades, he has sent out more than 4,800 messages in a bottle from his Canadian home along the Atlantic coastline.

Every message asks for the finder to send a response back to Hackett, and since 1996 he has received an impressive 3,100 responses from all over the world, each one with a different story to tell.

The emotions involved in receiving an unexpected personal letter, mean that the older communication methods still have a valuable role to play. Though as Harold has sometimes waited up to 13 years for a reply, there is still something to be said for the speed of new media!

You can watch a video of Harold talking about his messages in bottle on the BBC News website >

Melitta

By | October 23rd, 2011|Other resources|0 Comments