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Ask a question from your peers to help you in your professional work. Seek different points of view on a topic that interests you. Start a thought-provoking conversation about a hot, current topic. Encourage your peers to join you in the discussion, and feel free to facilitate the discussion. As a community of educators, all members of the Career Ed Lounge are empowered to act as a discussion facilitator to help us all learn from each other.

Building Your Media Kit

What information would you include in your media kit and why?

Your Online Content

How could you improve the content of your online media bureau?

Effective Teams

Think about a group you are currently working with. Which characteristics for effective teams are present? What is lacking?

Your Team Role

What type of team member are you most like? How would you like to improve your team role?

Addressing Team Challenges

How might you address any challenges in the teams you work with using this information?

Collaboration at Your School

Which of the collaborative principles do you believe are being used effectively at your organization? How so?

Integrating Collaboration

How will you begin to incorporate collaboration with your team? At your school?

Making a Positive Impact

How do you think working in collaboration will make a positive impact on your connections?

Your Communication Preference

What communication preferences do you have that might not be part of "your generation"?

Overlapping Styles

How do you think overlapping styles of communication assist you in connecting with your students and colleagues? Hinder you?

Interpreting Others' Communication Preference

What might you do when interacting with a student or colleague if you are unsure about their communication preferences?

What's Your Generational Style

Which generational style resonates most with you and how do you think that came to be?

How Do You Learn Best?

Describe your learning style. How do you think it matches with what you've learned about generational learning styles?

Improved Communication with the Generations

What tips for improving communication with different generations will be most helpful for you? How so?

Using Creativity for Call Backs

What are some creative ways we can get people intrigued to call us back?

We've Never Met…

How might you use these techniques with a student you haven't met versus an already established relationship?

Increase Your Voicemail Success

What is currently missing in your voicemail messages and what specifically will you add or change to improve your results?

Tools to Overcome Obstacles

What tools could you use to help you address those obstacles?

Your Frequently Used Materials

What materials do you use to provide information to prospective students and what additional information or materials would you like to have to assist your students?

Questions to Elicit Information

What are some of the most helpful questions you've asked during the probing stage of a prospect call?