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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

10,000 Birds

Based on his own experiences teaching ornithology to high school students in California, he believes that high school student often just need the spark of an interesting elective class that fills a graduation requirement. In other words, a “spark class” rather than a “spark bird.” And many become birders.

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The Pacific Wren of the San Francisco Botanical Garden

10,000 Birds

My mom and I were visiting the gardens while we waited for my brother to get out of his classes at UC Berkeley. Nest-building must have been on their agenda, for they hopped this way and that with delicate moss bits hanging from their tiny beaks. The bird’s song was lovely, but we wanted to actually see the wren as well.

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Creative Virtual Strategies to Engage with Clients

Sales and Marketing Management

Invite them to a virtual happy hour, an online fitness class, or an exclusive webinar they’d enjoy. Before the meeting begins, create and share an agenda with your client. Make the agenda organized by time blocks and easy to read. Communication Topics. You do not want to be staring at yourself for the entire meeting.

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Operation Nix-the-Petting-Zoo, Part Deux

Animal Person

Coincidentally, last night was a board meeting for our homeowner's association, and though I wasn't on the agenda there's always time for homeowner comments about, say, the petting zoo and pony rides that are scheduled for the spring "BBQ" ( here 's part one of this story). That's what happens when people don't participate. That depends.

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The Shifting Sands of Selling Tech

Sales and Marketing Management

In April, we changed the agenda to focus on remote tech operations. To that end, we are looking into holding a few smaller regional events – such as wine tastings or “master classes” on popular topics like entrepreneurialism or self-growth, footnoted by short presentations on our company. As always, content is king.

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