The Swiss Community Managers Association is organising a meeting in Lausanne on social media, in French.
The meeting will be held on Monday 2 April at 18h at the Maison de la Communication, Avenue de Florimont 1, Lausanne.
The price is CHF 30.- for non members and free for members.
For professionals in all fields who’d like to learn how the Belbin Team Roles approach can help in developing self-management skills, understanding the unique contribution each person can make to a team, and building productive working relationships. The day will be facilitated by Sarah Clark and Liz Tayfun.
When: Geneva, Friday 30 March
The day will introduce you to the method in a fun and participatory way and show how it can help you to increase your own and your team’s effectiveness.
More information: http://www.clearthinking-clearcommunication.ch/calendar/dates-2012/march/30-march-2012/.
You can also learn more about Belbin Team Roles at www.belbin.com.
On the 26th and 27th of March the Media Communications department of Webster University Geneva will hold it’s third annual conference on its campus in Bellevue, Geneva. In collaboration with the Institute for Media and Global Governance, the theme of the conference is ‘New media tools and human rights’.
A new workshop offered by a GCN member and featuring a past GCN guest speaker Maria Wilhelmsson. Further information:
Your Powerful Voice – Discovery Workshop
Tuesday 28th February, 2012, 18:30-21:00
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 150, incl. refreshments and workbook
Tuesday 28th February, 2012, 18:30-21:00
Contact: maria.wilhelmsson@voximpact.com
Place: Dare to Glow Center
21bis, rue de la Navigation
Genève
Group size: 12 people.
For more information about our workshops on Image and Presence please visit the website>>
‘Online video combined with smart strategy reaches people’s emotions, builds your brand and increases your credibility.’
That’s the strap line of a free workshop taking place at @FER in Geneva on 22 February from 09:30-12:00.
The event aims to show how video can be used to grow your business as two companies, So Money and 23 Video, share their international experience of using online video to support organisations in transforming their communications. There will also be a case study from Genève Servette Hockey Club which has used online video in the Swiss market.
For more details of the event or to register, click here >
Thank you to Maria Wilhelmsson for her inspiring talk at the GCN meeting on Wednesday 25 January (Your voice as a communications tool, are you using yours?), and to the Communicators who participated in the active session. We hope that you were able to take away a few good insights to improve your communication.
We have uploaded a few photos, visible on the left of this screen. If you don’t want your picture on the site, please send us an email.
For further information on Maria, her voice coaching and workshops in the region check her site: www.voximpact.com.
Look forward to our next event in the spring.
Melitta, Glenn, Patricia
For those interested, the next Startup Weekend Lausanne will be held from March 2-4, 2012 at the Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne.
Anyone interested can attend and present ideas for new start up ventures in 60 seconds. The favorites are then explored in different groups arranged by theme. Teams are between 4-10 people, and consist of about 50% technical people and 50% non-technical. You then spend the entire weekend getting advice from professional mentors, and building a proof of concept, demo, or sometimes even a finished product, to present in front of a panel of judges on Sunday night.
Most ideas are web & tech focused, but almost any new business needs a web, marketing, and business strategy regardless if it is tech centric.
The event will be held in French and English. That means you can present an idea and work all weekend in your preferred language.
For further information click here or email: switzerland@startupweekend.org
We are pleased to announce our first event for 2012:
Lunchtime seminar – Your voice as a communications tool, are you using yours?
Your voice is part of your identity. Based on your voice, listeners will make judgments about your status, credibility, like-ability and emotional state.
So, influence the way you sound and you will have more power over how you – and your message – come across.
In this interactive session, you will learn about the voice, how yours has developed and how to use it to its full capacity through exercises that will help you start developing a strong, vibrant and dynamic voice.
Date: Wednesday 25 January 2012
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.
Speaker: Maria Wilhelmsson is passionate about helping professionals find their authentic voice and getting their message across in a dynamic and powerful way. A trained singer and accomplished performer; Maria has always been fascinated by the impact of someone’s voice – and all the things that affect it. In her coaching, Maria blends her knowledge of the voice and performing arts with her 15 years international business experience to help individuals strengthen their professional and personal impact, helping them to excel in all their spoken communication and interactions. www.voximpact.com
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.
Glenn, Patricia, Vincent, Melitta
*Location sponsored by the International University in Geneva.
An interesting workshop proposed by a GCN member:
Essential VoiceWork – Full Day Immersion Workshop for women
Do you sometimes find it hard to make yourself hear and understood?
Have you ever felt that your voice does not represent you the way you want to be perceived?
Do people tell you that your voice is monotone, annoying or not assertive enough?
Essential VoiceWork has been designed for women wishing to develop a dynamic speaking voice to enhance their professional and personal impact. You will get individual voice coaching and at the same time learn from others in a small and supportive group of maximum 6 women.
This full day immersion will provide you with insights, tools and exercises to help you:
• Develop more vocal power with less effort through healthy speaking habits.
• Bring your voice to life using body alignment and profound breathing.
• Project a vibrant and rich sound by optimal use of your built-in amplifiers.
• Inject more energy into your voice by focusing on flow and direction.
• Speak with clarity and assertiveness by committing to words and sounds.
We will start the day by analyzing your voice and your speaking style. Based on your own perception and the feedback that you receive, we will agree on a few key areas to focus your voice work on. You will proceed to open up the different resonators in your body and discover how they colour your voice.
You will explore your vocal range in order to have more tools for expressing your thoughts and emotions. By means of various exercises, you will learn how to inject more energy into your voice, and to be more present in your communication. You will practice techniques for a clear, dynamic and assertive speaking style.
Price: CHF 345, incl. refreshments, workbook and website access.
Saturday January 14, 2012, at 10:00-16:00
Contact: maria.wilhelmsson@voximpact.com
Place: Dare to Glow Center
21bis, rue de la Navigation, Genève
Group size: Max 6 women.
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.