(Pre-registration required)
NetVUE institutions are engaged in innovative and transformative work in vocational exploration. How can we best get the word out—to our various campus constituencies and to others in the network—about the many successes and positive impacts of these programs? This workshop will equip participants to tell their stories more effectively. Topics to be covered include: the power of a good story; the elements of effective storytelling; the process of identifying audience’s composition, hopes, and needs; the importance of identifying a story’s purpose; methods for discerning the formats, sizes, and media through which a story is told; and approaches to evaluating the effectiveness of our communication practices. Participants will return to their campuses with at least one specific story concept and a plan to bring to fruition the effective communication of that story.
Krista E. Hughes, Associate Professor of Religion and Director of the Muller Center for Exploration and Engagement, Newberry College (SC), and Director of Resource Development, NetVUE
Kurt Schackmuth, Vice President for Student Life and Chief Mission Officer, Lewis University (IL)