Giving back, the workshop way

Re:Giving back, the workshop way by vitovito on Friday March 02, 2012 @08:34PM (#3659071)

I ran two-hour workshops for designers in 2010. Fifteen in all, free to attend, with about 50% non-designer attendance.

Workshops are a lot of work -- I'd spend 8-16 hours prepping for a two-hour one -- but they're one of the most asked-for types of local events in Austin:

  Presentations by my peers		95	92%
  Panel discussions by my peers		74	72%
  Hands-on workshops			73	71%
  Presentations by companies		60	58%
  "Field trips" to related industries	57	55%
  Happy hours				51	50%
  Social/networking lunches		42	41%
  Panel discussions by companies	42	41%
  Other					 2	 2%

I'm happy to answer questions based on the workshops I held, you can reply to this or email me (contact information in my profile).

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Re:Giving back, the workshop way by byrichardpowell on Sunday March 04, 2012 @04:12AM (#3662398)

Hi vitovito,

Thats amazing you ran so many workshops for free. You have my ut most respect as I know how much wok is involved in that!

I'd be interested in any information you could share on how you prepared for all the workshops and what format they took. One thing thats being discussed in Newcastle is weekly workshops, which sounds like _alot_ of work. Are there any short cuts that dont sacrifice the quality of the workshop?

If you want to continue this discussion on twitter I am:

www.twitter.com/byrichardpowell

Of of course here is fine too:-)

Richard

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