Comments for Deborah Streeter http://deborahstreeter.com/blog Helping presenters integrate audio and video to stimulate and involve learners and audiences everywhere. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:13:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Hollywood was right – We DO like happy endings by Jonathan Streeter http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/09/hollywood-was-right-%e2%80%93-we-do-like-happy-endings/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Jonathan Streeter Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:13:26 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=322#comment-354 There was an interesting report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently that investigated messaging strategies that are effective at getting people to take action. What they discovered is that if you simply convey bad news, people tend to disbelieve and/or forget the information being presented. However, if you include potential solutions to the problem at hand, message recipients showed more openness and willingness to engage. So a "this it's what's wrong and here are some ideas about fixing it" seems to be the best approach to engaging people. http://bit.ly/cu7CUF There was an interesting report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently that investigated messaging strategies that are effective at getting people to take action. What they discovered is that if you simply convey bad news, people tend to disbelieve and/or forget the information being presented. However, if you include potential solutions to the problem at hand, message recipients showed more openness and willingness to engage. So a “this it’s what’s wrong and here are some ideas about fixing it” seems to be the best approach to engaging people.
http://bit.ly/cu7CUF

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Also, students spend less time in libraries (physically, speaking) and so interaction among learners has to happen elsewhere.

]]> Comment on Will iPads (and other technologies) Connect or Separate Learners and Educators? by Jonathan Streeter http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/08/will-ipads-and-other-technologies-connect-or-separate-learners-and-educators/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Jonathan Streeter Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:56:27 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=307#comment-337 What about the peer relationships and communication that takes place in a classroom? It's been three decades since I was in college, so maybe this has changed, but in most of my classes of 25 people or less, I learned a great deal from the interaction between other students and the professor, and with other students and myself. I would imagine that the one-on-one interaction between teachers and students would be of paramount importance, but that the ancillary relationships would still have a great deal of value. What about the peer relationships and communication that takes place in a classroom? It’s been three decades since I was in college, so maybe this has changed, but in most of my classes of 25 people or less, I learned a great deal from the interaction between other students and the professor, and with other students and myself. I would imagine that the one-on-one interaction between teachers and students would be of paramount importance, but that the ancillary relationships would still have a great deal of value.

]]> Comment on Parenting: A Balancing Act by Dan Lane http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/07/parenting-a-balancing-act/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Dan Lane Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:16:08 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=301#comment-335 As a beneficiary of Professor Streeter's "logical consequences" theory I have to second the sentiment of this post. I think the fragile balancing act of risk taking is unavoidable in the upbringing of a small business. I'm happy to find that my personal mistakes ranging from dying my hair red in 7th grade to not taking enough grammar classes are a net asset as I navigate my own business. It's likely as much about temperament as anything... the confidence to strive for what you want and the knowledge that in the end, you own whatever you do.... for better or worse. Thanks mom. :) As a beneficiary of Professor Streeter’s “logical consequences” theory I have to second the sentiment of this post. I think the fragile balancing act of risk taking is unavoidable in the upbringing of a small business. I’m happy to find that my personal mistakes ranging from dying my hair red in 7th grade to not taking enough grammar classes are a net asset as I navigate my own business.

It’s likely as much about temperament as anything… the confidence to strive for what you want and the knowledge that in the end, you own whatever you do…. for better or worse.

Thanks mom. :)

]]> Comment on Skills-based Volunteerism: Why swing a hammer when you are best at taming a spreadsheet? by Jonathan Streeter http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/06/skills-based-volunteerism-why-swing-a-hammer-when-you-are-best-at-taming-a-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Jonathan Streeter Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:51:31 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=275#comment-223 I've worked for Weight Watchers part-time and full-time and my experience is that the money is almost completely disconnected from my incentive for doing meetings. When I work part-time, I find I really enjoy the people and I'm happy to deal with all of the paperwork and other inanities of the organization. However, when I worked for them full time I grew weary of the burden and ended up really resenting the people and the program. Put differently, as long as I don't NEED the money I get from doing that kind of work, I can throw my heart and soul into it and have a ton of fun helping people. Only when I need the cash does it suck. Similarly, I've also found that when I do volunteer work for my church that involves my best skills (group mentoring/education) I'm way happier than doing manual labor like cleaning or gardening or what have you. I’ve worked for Weight Watchers part-time and full-time and my experience is that the money is almost completely disconnected from my incentive for doing meetings. When I work part-time, I find I really enjoy the people and I’m happy to deal with all of the paperwork and other inanities of the organization. However, when I worked for them full time I grew weary of the burden and ended up really resenting the people and the program. Put differently, as long as I don’t NEED the money I get from doing that kind of work, I can throw my heart and soul into it and have a ton of fun helping people. Only when I need the cash does it suck.

Similarly, I’ve also found that when I do volunteer work for my church that involves my best skills (group mentoring/education) I’m way happier than doing manual labor like cleaning or gardening or what have you.

]]> Comment on It’s not about the idea (or creativity) by Mac http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/06/title/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Mac Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:37:31 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=245#comment-153 Great post Prof. Streeter...I've been reading it on the way to work. Lots of good examples in the book. Great post Prof. Streeter…I’ve been reading it on the way to work. Lots of good examples in the book.

]]> Comment on What’s in a name? The Dyson School (of Applied Economics and Management) by Jonathan Streeter http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/06/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name-the-dyson-school-of-applied-economics-and-management/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Jonathan Streeter Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:13:27 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=260#comment-152 Fantastic news! It's so hard when politics intervenes in the naming of a program or product. We are stuck with "Access Community Health Centers" (no abbreviations allowed) as our principal name, and one of our locations is referred to as the "Access Community Health Centers William T. Evjue Clinic." We're lucky we don't have to spell out the "T." What happens, of course, is that the public refuses such monikers. So in our case, the above location is known coloquially as the "East Clinic" (because it's on EAST Washington Ave on the EAST side of Madison). That upsets management but shouldn't. Good branding should resonate with consumers automatically. The "Dyson School" trips off the tongue and is easy to remember. -J Fantastic news! It’s so hard when politics intervenes in the naming of a program or product. We are stuck with “Access Community Health Centers” (no abbreviations allowed) as our principal name, and one of our locations is referred to as the “Access Community Health Centers William T. Evjue Clinic.” We’re lucky we don’t have to spell out the “T.”

What happens, of course, is that the public refuses such monikers. So in our case, the above location is known coloquially as the “East Clinic” (because it’s on EAST Washington Ave on the EAST side of Madison). That upsets management but shouldn’t.

Good branding should resonate with consumers automatically. The “Dyson School” trips off the tongue and is easy to remember.

-J

]]> Comment on It’s not about the idea (or creativity) by Nancy http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/06/title/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Nancy Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:44:35 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=245#comment-143 Hi Deborah, We hope this finds you well. What a treat to read this and listen to the motivational videos. Thank you for taking the time to promote Scott's work while you inspire students to follow their passions and believe that with hard work and guidance they can make their ideas happen. Warm regards, Nancy and Mark Hi Deborah,

We hope this finds you well. What a treat to read this and listen to the motivational videos. Thank you for taking the time to promote Scott’s work while you inspire students to follow their passions and believe that with hard work and guidance they can make their ideas happen.

Warm regards,
Nancy and Mark

]]> Comment on Timing is everything. Why not be entrepreneurial while in college? by Mac http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/05/timing-is-everything-why-not-be-entrepreneurial-while-in-college/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Mac Wed, 26 May 2010 15:36:28 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=239#comment-103 Thanks Prof Streeter. Looks Good! Experiential Entrepreneurship could be a really useful class. Thanks Prof Streeter. Looks Good! Experiential Entrepreneurship could be a really useful class.

]]> Comment on Timing is everything. Why not be entrepreneurial while in college? by Jonathan Streeter http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/2010/05/timing-is-everything-why-not-be-entrepreneurial-while-in-college/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Jonathan Streeter Tue, 25 May 2010 17:48:49 +0000 http://deborahstreeter.com/blog/?p=239#comment-101 Perhaps because I've worked in government and the non-profit sector, I've noticed that businesses/organizations can sometimes become quite adept at stalling. This might not be as true in the start-up world. But the idea that something can be started and finished within the timeframe of a single semester seems to me like a good discipline to establish. In the business world things evolve, change, grow (and die) according to a variety of factors. It might be a helpful rule of thumb to establish short-term deliverables in a company that have all the impact of a final exam! Perhaps because I’ve worked in government and the non-profit sector, I’ve noticed that businesses/organizations can sometimes become quite adept at stalling. This might not be as true in the start-up world. But the idea that something can be started and finished within the timeframe of a single semester seems to me like a good discipline to establish. In the business world things evolve, change, grow (and die) according to a variety of factors. It might be a helpful rule of thumb to establish short-term deliverables in a company that have all the impact of a final exam!

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