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Teaching Ornithology in High Schools

10,000 Birds

I think it could be done but not using the normal process. I still talk about it to anyone who will listen and when we return to normal again and the National Science Teachers Convention reschedules, I hope to get back on the agenda and spread the word there when I introduce the new curriculum I helped create at Cornell. * * * *.

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The Six Secrets to Superior Sales Kickoffs

Sales and Marketing Management

It’s easy and tempting to simply repeat the general format and agenda of past meetings. Each year is – and should be treated as – unique, and the planning process should begin by selecting a planning committee. Secret 3: Set the agenda early. The next step should be to assemble a first draft of the agenda.

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Back from the West!

10,000 Birds

The birds weren’t high on the agenda while we were in Wyoming but I still managed to see some. My first looks at redwoods took my breath away and I don’t think my brain has yet processed the ridiculousness of such huge trees. I didn’t have much light to work with but a male Western Tanager can’t be ignored.

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An Embarrassment of Riches

10,000 Birds

But I couldn’t even find time to finish processing my photos and identifying the birds they showed. This visit to southern Spain, however, fell in the middle of raptor migration, so flamingos were not on my agenda. It took me an extra week to get back to normal. “How was your vacation, Paul and Angie?”

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For a Great Sales Kickoff, Think Beyond the Meeting

Sales and Marketing Management

This clearly illustrates the need for sales kickoffs to be viewed as an ongoing process, rather than a discrete point in time. The process begins before the meeting, to get people prepared, and continues after the last rep goes home, to make sure everyone remembers – and can master – what they learned. Before the Meeting.

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5 Ways to Deliver a Truly Impactful Sales Kickoff

Sales and Marketing Management

The three-day agenda combined information sharing, skills development, team workshops and fun, which I’m sure sounds pretty familiar. In InsideView’s case, we’d gone back and forth over the past few years between large scale/scope/budget/bold agenda and conservative/scaled back. We recently completed our sales kickoff at InsideView.

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Creative Virtual Strategies to Engage with Clients

Sales and Marketing Management

We recommend adopting a three-week follow-up process. Before the meeting begins, create and share an agenda with your client. Make the agenda organized by time blocks and easy to read. Sharing an agenda and any sales materials with your contact ahead of time can help keep a meeting on track and engaging.

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