As a success speaker I bet I can guess how you feel when you sit down as a audience member - yawn - you are thinking, "Prove to me why I should sit here and listen to you."
How many PD events have you attended, been wowed by the speaker, vowed to do something different and the next day things were exactly the same?
How many times have you gone to an event and yawned your way through, daydreaming the whole time?
How many binders do you have at the back of your closet from PD days of the past? Our time and attention are so valuable, let's not waste one more moment.
If I am the motivational speaker for your conference, it is my job to get you excited about moving into action, but sometimes we are accused of being like Chinese food... it fills you up but leaves you hungry again in a couple of hours! For me, there is no satisfaction in getting a standing ovation if the next day nothing is different for the folks who were standing! I get a high when, weeks or months later, people email me to tell me specifically what has changed as a result of our time together. Yes, it is our job to inspire, educate and engage you, but you are the only one who can motivate yourself. Of course, you must find your own reasons. You can have all the insight and ideas but at the end of the day YOU are the one that has to do it!
The goal is to move from knowing to growing. To ensure you get the most from your next in-service, PD or even an article;
Success Speaker Tip #1 - Set an intention that you will find something of value-even if it's just a quote, a line, a spark of an idea. If you go in thinking...I already know this, that won't work, we've tried that before, etc- you are doomed to waste your time.
Success Speaker Tip #2 - Ask not, "Can I use this information?" ask, "How many ways can I use this information?" Look at everything you do as a learning opportunity and your job is to ask HOW can I use this information, not IF you can use the information, your job is. There is no one right or perfect way for everyone, take the information you get, twist it, turn it, combine it and make it work for you!
Success Speaker Tip #3 - Write down, highlight or mark the ideas of interest. As soon as you can afterwards transcribe your ideas in to a journal or computer file.
Success Speaker Tip #4 - Commit to practicing/implementing one idea- use it post it note, if it's a big idea, break it down into small manageable tasks
Success Speaker Tip #5 - Tell someone else, find an accountability buddy so you can help each other. For a real life example, I was reading the business book, Blue Ocean Strategy where they taught a technique to create a unique business idea, it didn't 'fit' for my business but I thought it would be a great tool for life, too. If I had just been thinking if can I use this tool to build my business, as they suggested, I wouldn't have used it-but I thought,how can I use this tool in other ways - and it worked!
Here is the tool in a nutshell: Grab a blank piece of paper and divide a paper into 4 quadrants, label each quadrant as follows:
? Eliminate
? Raise
? Reduce
? Create
For today's issue, getting more out of your PD experiences, list things in each area that you can do to help you accomplish this. For example, you could eliminate negative preconceived thoughts about the event beforehand, raise the number of times questions you ask, reduce the distractions by not sitting with your usual group of people and create a follow up plan to put your learning into action! Simple and effective.
Here is the insight, straight from the success speaker... since you have to be physically present at these events anyway - you deserve to take something home. Even if the presenter doesn't thrill you, even if the room is too hot, the chicken is rubbery and the giant chocolate cookies are gone. Go with the intention of hearing a takeaway that was meant just for you and I bet you will find it!
About the author: Success speaker, Stephanie Staples is an author and nurse coach who presents about personal growth & wellness. She has numerous personal development products being used world-wide to help people live their lives with full gusto. Your complimentary e-book is here at the success speaker website!
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