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All educational programs conducted
by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory
basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation,
national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.
Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice
President for Ag. Admin. and Director, OSU Extension TDD No. 800-589-8292
(Ohio only) or 614-292-1868
Updated:
August 2004
| Visioning |
| Speaker Greg Davis |
| Title (optional) Strategic
Planning for Communities |
| Length 90-120 minutes |
| Format lecture, discussion,
group work |
| Content Participant
are led through an exercise designed to illustrate the various components
of strategic planning. Values, Mission, Vision, and Action Strategies
are discussed and developed. Can be tailored to address non-profit
organizations, businesses, communities, etc. |
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Time Management
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| Speaker Chris Bruynis |
| Title (optional) |
| Length |
| Format |
| Content |
| Speaker Doris Herringshaw |
| Title (optional) Time
management and balancing work and family |
| Length 60 minute
format |
| Format Hands on activities
and exercises |
| Content Individuals
develop personal strategies for preventing stress by identifying lifestyle
and work preferences. Participants will also discover ways to enhance
their personal health and wellness. |
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Ethics
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| Speaker Nancy Kukay |
| Title (optional) |
| Length |
| Format |
| Content |
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Communication
Skills
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| Speaker Chris Bruynis |
| Title (optional) |
| Length |
| Format |
| Content |
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Local Government
Finance
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| Speaker Greg Davis |
| Title (optional) Local
Government Finance & Industrial Tax Incentives |
| Length 2-3.5 hours |
| Format Powerpoint
presentation, role play, small group discussion |
| Content Participants
are led through an exercise designed to illustrate the elements of a local
industrial tax incentive program. The various roles (schools, municipalities,
county, township, business) involved in the decisionmaking process are played. |
| Speaker
Joe Lucente |
| Title (optional)
Local Government Leadership |
| Length 1-2
hours |
| Format
Small work group, discussion, lecture, Powerpoint presentation, Case study |
| Content
You and your organization/constituents can learn how to create a local government
leadership academy in your community. Discussion will cover how to
set it up, how to make contacts and partnerships, what to expect, how to develop
your curriculum, how to market the program, available leadership resources
from around the state, and how to evaluate and document the effectiveness
of your program. A proven evaluation instrument (pre-post test) will
be included. |
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Effective Meetings
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| Speaker Greg Davis |
| Title (optional) Planning
and Conducting Effective Meetings |
| Length 1-3 hours |
| Format group discussion,
group activities, Powerpoint presentation |
| Content Participants learn
the different types of meetings and approaches used for each through group
discussion. Agendas are discussed, developed, and presented.
Participants are given opportunities to share the elements of an effectively
planned and conducted group meeting. |
| Speaker Glen Arnold |
| Title (optional) Parliamentary
Procedure |
| Length 1-3 hours |
| Format group discussion,
Powerpoint presentation |
| Content Participants
learn the history of parliamentary procedure, a variety of terms,
and how it can be used to provide structure to meetings of all types. |
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Economic Development
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| Speaker Nancy Bowen |
| Title (optional) The
Process of Planning for Economic Development |
| Length 2-3 hours |
| Format Small Group
Work, Discussion and Lecture |
| Content Participants
are introduced to and will walk through a step-by-step process for planning
and implementing an effective economic development program in a community.
What portions of the process could be modified? How? What are
the most important steps in the process? What is a typical timeline? |
| Speaker Nancy Bowen |
| Title (optional) The
Process of Planning for Economic Development |
| Length 2-3 hours |
| Format Case Study,
Discussion |
| Content Participants
will learn about a case study (Van Wert) in which the BR&E program was
implemented. How, when and where was it accomplished? Was it
successful? What were some of the pitfalls? Positives?
Outcomes? |
| Speaker
Joe Lucente |
| Title (optional)
Establishing a Business Retention and Expansion Program (Retail, Tourism,
Health Care, Services or other Industry Cluster) |
| Length
1-2 hours |
| Format
Small work group, discussion, lecture, Powerpoint presentation, Case study |
| Content
In Ohio, more than 80% of all new jobs are created by businesses that are
already in existence!! You and your organization/constituents
can learn from a Certified Consultant for Business Retention and Expansion
how to implement a business retention and expansion project for tourism,
health care, retail, service or other industry clusters specific to your respective
area. The Ohio Business Retention and Expansion Initiative will serve
to help you create the long-term goal of stabilizing and managing the growth
of the local economy while preserving and improving the quality of life in
the community. The strategy is to build a database of information that
identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the local economy and can be used
to make informed economic development decisions for optimal impact across
all sectors and segments. The outcomes will be job retention and growth,
an improved business climate and the creation of a factual base for attraction
and community marketing. |
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Leadership &
Management Basics
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| SpeakerNancy Stehulak |
| Title
(optional) Strategies for Getting Things Done |
| Length
2.5-3 hours |
| Format
Lecture, activities, group discussion |
| Content
An opening or primer on research in leadership and management. Participants
will question their leadership ability through the activities as well as
design a plan for implementation. Good opening session for a community
leadership program. |
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Personality Types
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| SpeakerNancy Stehulak |
| Title
(optional) Myers Briggs Type Indicator |
| Length
3-4 hours |
| Format
Use of inventory, lecture, group discussion, group activities |
| Content
What do you know about your personality type? How might understanding
type help you communicate in a clearer fashion? This program will use
the MBTI inventory to do personal assessments of participants and help them
understand type and "type talk" in their daily work - both at home and at
work. Taught by a trained MBTI Instructor. |
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