How to Create/Promote/Host Workshops

Posted on October 28, 2008 
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How to Create/Promote/Host Workshops

The Silicon Valley Chapter Model

By Chet Harmer

Create:

1.  Determine the training needs of the friends and members of the LDS Church in your geographical area.  You can begin this process by interviewing current members of your chapter or sending out a survey.  Interviewing usually works best.   The workshop topics we cover fall into two general areas:  business skills and life skills.

Included in this document is a listing of workshops that have been done in the Silicon Valley Chapter during 2007-2008 along with the duration of each event.  During each of these years we have completed over 40 workshops.

2.  Based on the needs of people in your area, identify current members of your chapter or local community who have the capabilities to teach the workshops.  Try to collaborate with other organizations who have goals similar to the Management Society.  Two of these organizations are LDS Employment and the J. Reuben Clark Law Society.  LDS Employment has good materials and trainers for some basic courses on how to find jobs, how to do resumes and how to do interviews.  LDS attorneys who have a business practice can also be a good source of workshop leaders.  Other good sources would be local trainers and consultants.

3.  Most of our workshops are provided at no charge as a service to our local community.  If there is a charge we give a discount to members of our Management Society Chapter who have paid their dues.

Promote:

1.  We promote our workshops in two ways:

-emails sent through our Management Society sponsored website

-announcements through our LDS ward bulletins.  Since our main audience

consists of friends and members of the Church, we have found bulletins to be

a good way to advertise.  Each bulletin announcemnt is limited to 3-4 sentences.

2.  We have found it helpful to require the workshop attendees to register for the events

on our website.  This helps us to know ahead of time the number of people who

will be attending.  The website has the capability of giving basic information on

each workshop: what it is covering, where it will be held, the duration and who

to contact if you have questions about the event.

Host:

1.  Identify a consistent place where workshops can be held.  In the Silicon Valley Chapter we have a good relationship with the San Jose Institute of Religion and teach most of our workshops there.  We always invite the students to come to the workshops.  For workshops that have a charge we find a local business with a training room who will provide us the facility for our use.  In exchange for the room we give the business 3-4 slots in the workshop for their employees and/or customers.

2.  The attendance at most of our workshops ranges from 15-30.  We have found that this size gives the workshop leader a better chance of answering questions and teaching his material.

Workshop Listing

                                                                                                                        Hours Duration

Business Skills:                                                                                              Per Session

The Basics of Finding and Successfully Competing for Good Jobs:

1.  How to Find Good Jobs                                                                            2

2.  How to Develop Effective Resumes                                                         2

3.  How to Have Effective Interviews and Then Follow-Up                         2

Advanced Internet Job Search Techniques                                                                2

How to Form, Run and Improve Small Businesses (2 sessions)                                 2

How Leaders Get Extraordinary Things Done                                                           2

Process Improvement Skills:

1.  How to Achieve Your Business Goals and Objectives Through the

Use of Six Sigma Basics                                                                     3

2.  Applying Six Sigma Basics to Your Own Business Problems

(2 sessions)                                                                                          3

3.  The Process Improvement Experience (includes a business

simulation)                                                                                          8

Understanding Income Tax Laws and Managing Your Money                                 3

Life Skills:

Personal Finance Workshop                                                                                        3

Advanced Personal Finance Workshop                                                                      3

The Basics of Estate Planning and Administration (2 sessions)                                 2

Preparing and Organizing Your Personal & Estate Information                                2

Scholarships & Grants for Education; Grants & Loans for Small Businesses            2

What is Your Credit Score and How to Improve It                                                   2

What is Foreclosed Property and How to Purchase It                                               2

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