4th June, 2013

How do you connect with customers and generate demand for your products and services?

This essential one day social media training course will show you how and why to use social networks to engage with your customers, build your brand and increase participation levels, whatever your sport or activity.

The course provides hands-on, practical tuition on why and where to use a range of social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and now Google+ to make the biggest impact for you.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you should:

- Understand the underlying principles of Social Media to engage with your clubs/schools/communities

- Understand how to make best use of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and other social media platforms

- Be able to plan and develop an online PR and social media strategy for your organisation or customers

- Have learnt how to create compelling content to increase your online presence

Course tutor Lissa Cook has a wide range of experience in PR and journalism. Her career includes five years producing Radio 4's flagship live news programmes - 'The World at One' and 'PM' and two years making documentaries and investigative reports for BBC networks including 5 live and The World Service.

Prior to that she worked as Senior Press Officer for the Liberal Democrats dealing directly with national newspaper political editors and broadcasters through the 2001 general election. Her first job was working as special adviser for former President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors, at his Paris-based think-tank.

Lissa also has experience of PR and journalism within the sport and leisure industry; she’s now working for the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Cliffhanger Outdoors Festival, Active Derbyshire as well as the Community Sports Trust's projects Derbyshire Village Games and Jog Derbyshire, promoting grassroots sports across the county . She’s passionate about social media having launched BBC Radio 4’s PM blog with Eddie Mair which won the 2007 Sony Gold Interactive award. She also writes freelance for a range of publications and can from time to time be heard reading the news on her local radio station High Peak Radio.

Read more or book your place here.

How do you connect with customers and generate demand for your products and services?

This essential one day social media training course will show you how and why to use social networks to engage with your customers, build your brand and increase participation levels, whatever your sport or activity.

The course provides hands-on, practical tuition on why and where to use a range of social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and now Google+ to make the biggest impact for you.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course you should:

- Understand the underlying principles of Social Media to engage with your clubs/schools/communities

- Understand how to make best use of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and other social media platforms

- Be able to plan and develop an online PR and social media strategy for your organisation or customers

- Have learnt how to create compelling content to increase your online presence

Course Tutor: Lissa Cook

Lissa has a wide range of experience in PR and journalism. Her career includes five years producing Radio 4's flagship live news programmes - 'The World at One' and 'PM' and two years making documentaries and investigative reports for BBC networks including 5 live and The World Service.

Prior to that she worked as Senior Press Officer for the Liberal Democrats dealing directly with national newspaper political editors and broadcasters through the 2001 general election. Her first job was working as special adviser for former President of the European Commission, Jacques Delors, at his Paris-based think-tank.

Lissa also has experience of PR and journalism within the sport and leisure industry; working for the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, Cliffhanger Outdoors Festival, Active Derbyshire as well as the Community Sports Trust's projects Derbyshire Village Games and Jog Derbyshire, promoting grassroots sports across the county . She’s passionate about social media having launched BBC Radio 4’s PM blog with Eddie Mair which won the 2007 Sony Gold Interactive award. She also writes freelance for a range of publications and can from time to time be heard reading the news on her local radio station High Peak Radio.

What participants say about the course:

• "Really informative, well-delivered, good practical examples, thanks very much!" (Derbyshire Sport Team)

• "I already had a knowledge of Facebook and Lissa made it clear how to use it from a business point of view and explained Twitter very clearly to us. I enjoyed the course and would recomend it to anyone in the future." Marianna Smith, Lea Green Development Centre

• “I really enjoyed the Social Media for Sport and Leisure course and learnt a lot. I have already started to work on some of the tips, putting a news article on Facebook this morning and I’m going to look at videoing an event we have in June so all good.” (Toni Jantschenko, Village Games Co-ordinator, South Derbyshire)

• "I enjoyed this course and thought Lissa covered the different social media sites in great detail. She explained in depth how our different organisations could benefit from using the various social media options and gave us tips on what content to 'advertise' both ourselves and our organisations." (Workshop participant, 20th March 2012)

• "Very useful to have each network explained with pros and cons and opportunity to think about which would work best for us in our work situation. The course has given us lots to think about. Thank you." (Workshop participant, 20th March 2012)

• "Lots of good examples provided to illustrate what can be done and what should not be done!" (Workshop participant, 20th March 2012)

• "The course was a real eye opener and has given me the confidence I need to use Social Media and make best use of it." (Workshop participant 16th April, 2012)

This will be the 2nd annual Derbyshire Sport Coaches' Conference. Last year the conference attracted 83 coaches, this year it will be even bigger and better with 200 places available and 19 different workshops and seminars delivered by experts in the fields of coaching, strength and conditioning, injury prevention, sports nutrition and psychology. 

Further details and bookings - read more...

On 28th April 2013, Andrea Kemp will be taking part in the Derby 10k race to raise much needed funds for 'The SMILE Group', a voluntary group set up to support people with post natal depression. 

It's her first 10k race so she's training hard, running up and down the Derbyshire hills and feeling healthier for it too!

The SMILE Group was set up 2 years ago by two Mums who experienced postnatal depression and recognised a gap in peer support at a community level. The group welcomes mums and dads every Friday in Macclesfield, Cheshire, to chat, relax and drink tea in a friendly and informal environment. For more information visit www.thesmilegroup.org

We very much welcome your support, if you'd like to sponsor Andrea, please get in touch via andrea@podiumtraining.co.uk

Just a few places remain on this interactive workshop on 18th April, 9.30-4.30 at Rufford Abbey Country Park, where participants will learn how to engage children in safe, effective and high quality PE lessons.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the workshop, participants should:

- Understand and recognise high quality PE

- Be able to plan and structure a high quality PE lesson

- Have developed a range of strategies for managing teaching in different learning environments such as outdoors, indoors, gyms and pools

- Understand the current PE and sporting environment - structures, national agendas and partners

Whilst this workshop is classroom based, there will be opportunities to take part in or observe practical demonstrations to illustrate the theory. 

Further information and bookings here

If you would like to arrange a course in your area please  contact us.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Being-Brilliant-Transform-Doing/dp/0857083716/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359674470&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Professionalism-101-Nicholas-Bate/dp/0956784844

http://www.wildfiresparks.co.uk/2013/01/actively-listening-for-a-co-operative-conversation/

CONCLUSIONS

As a group you would like to:

- Take personal responsibility (for actions, reputation, consistency, delivery, to the wider team)

- Analyse (the group) internally - assess strengths and gaps

- Review and confirm the strategy

- Devise professional/working standards for a consistent approach

- Have meeting management training 

As individuals you would like to:

- Explore opportunities for 1:1 coaching to develop a plan for own ongoing CPD and career direction

- Explore opportunities for buddying/co-mentoring which could be achieved in small groups of 3 – where co-coaching helps support each other

- Explore opportunities for an independent advisor/consultant/co-ordinator to work with pockets of the PDMs and coaching/mentoring/feeding in/bringing together the various approaches to help steer all along with a sector insight

- Explore opportunities for  developing your own feedback culture that radiates further afield.  This could be more training or otherwise e.g. how to master feedback with and for stakeholders. 

Further learning topics identified as:

- Strategy (how to make a strategic plan work, delivery and targets)

- Project Management Tools

- Interviews 

- Coaching Skills

- Meeting Management

STAYING IN TOUCH:

Once you've had a chance to digest this as individuals and perhaps as a group, we'd be pleased to talk to you about moving forward. Contact us at andrea@podiumtraining.co.uk

Here you'll find a range of information to support the leadership and management training programme as well as your own professional development. We hope you find it useful and if you think we've missed anything, please let us know.

Day 1 - Introduction and Career Planning, 24th January 2012

Browse the photo gallery and supporting documents. If you have a few minutes, please complete and submit the feedback form. All found on the 'Day 1' link below.

Day 2 - Time Management and Personal Effectiveness, 22nd February 2012

Full resources can be downloaded from the 'Day 2' page below. Please complete the feedback form to tell us how you found the workshop.

Day 3 - Managing Successful Projects and Programmes, 16th March 2012

Full resources can be downloaded from the relavant page below. Please complete the feedback form to tell us how you found the workshop.

Day 4 - Managing Team Talent, 17th April 2012

We hope you enjoyed the workshop on Managing Team Talent. Please complete the feedback form to tell us how you found the day.

Day 5 - Financial Management, 15th May 2012

We hope you enjoyed the workshop on Financial Management. Please complete the feedback form to tell us how you found the day.

Day 6 - Influencing and Negotiating Skills, 17th July 2012

Resources, tools and techniques along with the workshop evaluation form can be found here.

Day 7 - Essential Marketing Skills, 25th September 2012

Course objectives, venue information and timings can be found by clicking here.

Day 8 - Managing Change, 7th November 2012

Resources and images from the day can be found here.

Day 9 - Review and Planning, 31st January 2013

Resources and images from the day can be found here.

If you'd like to read more about Managing Your Career in Sport, here are a few websites, blogs, books etc that you might like to peruse.

If you'd like any further information about managing your career or you'd just like to get in touch, please contact andrea@podiumtraining.co.uk

Useful Weblinks

• 3 pieces of advice that changed my life http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121119052956-22330283-three-pieces-of-career-advice-that-changed-my-life?trk=eml-mktg-top12-s-1219-p3
• The etiquette of making introductions http://www.thedailymuse.com/career/the-etiquette-of-making-introductions/
• 10 things to mention in an interview http://theundercoverrecruiter.com/mention-interview/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=mention-interview
• How to find and do work you love: Scott Dinsmore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpe-LKn-4gM
• Walking Tall, Personal Branding - http://walkingtall.org/
• Careers that work best for you if you have multiple passions http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/12/06/careers-that-work-best-if-you-have-multiple-passions/?fb_ref=wp
• How to succeed as a multi=passionate careerist http://blog.brazencareerist.com/2012/09/20/how-to-succeed-as-a-multi-passionate-careerist/?fb_ref=wp

1. The Start-Up of You

Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, and Ben Casnocha show you you don’t need to start a business to be an entrepreneur. Think of your career path as your own startup! They also suggest some LinkedIn strategies, as well as excellent networking advice.

2. Enchantment

Guy Kawasaki’s book demonstrates how you can enchant the people around you—not to mention your boss—in the same way you fell in love with your favorite product. Become more likeable and trustworthy right away! His writing will keep you both amused and intrigued.

3. How to Win Friends and Influence People

This classic book by self-improvement expert Dale Carnegie teaches you just what the title says: you can relate to and persuade anyone in a civil and even friendly way. This is a must-read for anynetworker.

4. Never Eat Alone

Keith Ferrazzi is a master networker and consultant. If you’re trying to build an inner circle, client base or dinner group, Keith gives you the exact methods he uses to expand his social circle.

5. The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons

Another timeless book, this one by the late Napoleon Hill hammers home that if you have the right mindset, you can build great wealth. The author includes a host of great stories from the lives of the most successful, including Henry Ford, J.P. Morgan and John D. Rockefeller.

6. The Personal MBA

Josh Kaufman successfully packs everything you need to know about business into this gem, basically throwing out the idea that you need to spend thousands more on that advanced MBA degree. Go beyond your major and discover how a successful business makes money.

7. Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Dream Job

Jon Acuff writes a no-excuse call-out to the traditional path of just finding a job. He gives personal stories that motivate you not to settle, but to push yourself to find what you deserve: a dream job you’re proud to have.

8. What Color is Your Parachute?

Richard Bolles’s guide to job-hunting and networking has been updated every year since 1970 and still sells millions! His practical advice focuses on networking for a job as well as figuring out what you love to do and excelling at that.

9. The No A**-Hole Rule

Robert Sutton lays it all out in this book showing you how to survive in the workplace. There’s alwaysthat one coworker who rubs you the wrong way, and Robert guides you through how to put up with those jerks.

10. Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty

Harvey Mackay has written what many call “the only networking book you’ll need.” His point is to always be building connections and networking, not to wait until you need a job. This is a great book for those looking to make a career transition, as well as college students who will face the job market in a couple of years.

11. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen Covey’s excellent read targets the change within. You must make a conscious effort to change your attitude and thoughts, he says, or you won’t be able to form new, effective habits.

12. Biography of Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson’s instant bestseller is a must-read for any businessman or entrepreneur. Jobs’s life was a roller coaster, and you get an inside look through Jobs’s own words at how he dealt with his success and failures. The book holds nothing back, painting Jobs as both a visionary genius and a neurotic perfectionist. Everyone can learn something from this biography.

13. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

A short but insightful look into the mind of one of America’s most brilliant. Although only covering half his life, Franklin makes up for that by giving precise examples of how he improved himself and built a thriving network, as well as lived with a purpose. An added perk: you can find this one for free online.

14. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion

Robert Cialdini’s book is an excellent resource for taking control of negotiations, as well as sales and marketing tactics. It’s easy to follow, and he backs up his claims with research he’s done or read. Your mindset on persuasion will change after finishing this excellent read.

15. Escape from Cubicle Nation

Perhaps the 9 to 5 isn’t for you, so here we provide you with Pamela Slim’s fascinating book on breaking out of “corporate prison.” She understands that at every level, there are employees itching to do their own thing. She shows you exactly how she made the transition from the cubicle to starting her own gig. If you’re unhappy, don’t be afraid to take the leap!