Re: [UG-ADMINS] How do you generate enthusiasm?

As many know - it is hard to step up in front of a group of people 
(peers, future colleagues or bosses) and put yourself out there for them 
to see. Everyone thinks they do not know enough or will make a mistake 
or will say something incorrect...

Not an excuse - but it is sure to run through many minds

On 10/15/13 11:44 , Patrick Schwisow wrote:
> I have not had too much difficulty getting attendance since changing
> locations in January, but I have recently noticed that I am the only
> "regular attendee" of the group to give a talk this year.  I've been very
> lucky to get some great speakers outside the group, but how do I encourage
> members to step up and speak?  I have emailed a few times looking for
> speakers, and not gotten much in the way of responses.  It's very
> disheartening.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Tim Lytle<[email protected]>  wrote:
>
>> A quick personal note - sending out the 'so, what should we do differently'
>> email didn't really get much in the way of actionable feedback, but it did
>> give us a bump in attendance (still, we're a small group, so 10 or so out
>> is a success for us).
>>
>> So it might be worthwhile just to send out that email.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>


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Respectfully,
Jason and Ligaya Turmelle