If you are a SME (small to medium sized) business based in the Netherlands and considering going global, this is a great opportunity to get some support from a government grant, in conjunction with the Dutch World Trade Centres. The SIB (Starters International Business) Program offers a voucher for 2400 euros, which covers coaching to create … Continue reading Dutch Government giving grants to support SMEs to go global
On the 16th June, 2015, I had the absolute pleasure of attending the 2015 SPARK event in Amsterdam. Despite not feeling well and recovering from a bad cold, I am so glad I went, as I came away feeling energised and inspired. I took a "road trip" from Delft/The Hague with two friends, Manuela of … Continue reading 2015 SPARK Event in Amsterdam
Would you like to create your own elearning course? Here are 10 resources to help, focussing on process, strategy, design and development.
Yesterday, I published this blog post: How to create an ecourse - where to start In it, my friend, Manuela, and I came up with 30 things to think about when creating an elearning course. We spent several hours researching and discussing these points, and you can find a list of all those questions, organised … Continue reading 30 things to think about when creating an elearning course
Would you like to teach online? I am here today with a friend of mine, Manuela, and we have designated it "elearning day". Both of us are keen to get an ecourse set up and running. We thought we would share the process with you, so that anyone interested can also learn how to go about this. We'd love your comments, questions and feedback below as well!
The Zestee Social Media School has been running now for 3 years. In late 2014, I ran the most recent version but when I started teaching at The Hague University and also needed to deal with my website being hacked, I let it lapse. However now, I am revamping it for 2015 and am offering … Continue reading Zestee Social Media School: Free training for feedback for first 50 to email me
On Thursday 28th May, 2015, I attended a Storytelling for Business workshop, facilitated by Helen Kuyper of 24-7 Storytelling. I first met Helen at the WBII (Women's Business Initiative International) in August 2014 and you can read my previous blogpost here: The Power of Storytelling Event Highlights. The workshop that week built on the interest … Continue reading 2015 Storytelling for Business Workshop
On 29 May 2015, TEDxDelftWomen was held at the Rietveld Theater from 12:30-20:30. It was a fantastic event, with lots of inspiration. This event grew out of a LeanIn group that I was a part of in 2014. At those meetings, the women present shared their stories, and we came to realise how strong and … Continue reading 2015 TEDxDelftWomen
Last night, I attended my fifth live TEDx event – TEDxDelftWomen in Delft, The Netherlands. Organised by friends of mine, Molly Quell, Manuela Damant, Sarah Brown and a whole team of many other great people, it was a fantastic day. The speakers were inspirational and the location – The Rietveld Theater Delft - was large … Continue reading Social Media Strategy for TEDx events: your input requested!
Almost 18 months ago now, I wrote about my growing fascination with elearning in this post: The E-learning Explosion . The shortened version of electronic learning, it opens up a wonderful world of possibilities for learners of all ages worldwide. This is a topic which I'm increasingly interested in, particularly now that since September last year, … Continue reading Is it elearning, e-learning or E-learning? The dilemma of how to write #elearning
Earlier this month (May 2015), I had the privilege of travelling to Vienna to talk to a group of Advatera's social media managers about elearning and social media. Volker has built the opportunity for European digital managers in a variety of different industries to come together in digital expert groups 3-4 times a year to … Continue reading Advatera presentation in Vienna on elearning and social media
On April 23-25, 2015, I attended The Next Web Europe 2015 Conference in Amsterdam. I was busy tweeting that day and have recently learnt about the Storify app which is a really neat tool to collate tweets and other social media and online posts. //storify.com/Zestee_Renee/2015-tnw-thenextweb-europe-conference/embed?header=false&border=false//storify.com/Zestee_Renee/2015-tnw-thenextweb-europe-conference.js?header=false&border=false[<a href="//storify.com/Zestee_Renee/2015-tnw-thenextweb-europe-conference" target="_blank">View the story "2015 #TNWEurope (TheNextWeb) Conference Day 1" on … Continue reading #TNWEurope The Next Web Europe 2015 Conference Storify Coverage
On 23rd & 24th April 2015, The Next Web Conference was held in Amsterdam. This was their 10th anniversary and my first time attending. It was a huge event, with around 3500 people attending. One of the things that struck me immediately is that I was in the minority as a woman, but this seems fairly … Continue reading 2015 The Next Web Europe Conference Amsterdam Event Highlights
As well as the major almost-annual TEDxDelft events, there have a been a number of smaller TEDxDelft Salon events. I've attended a few of these in 2015: https://www.tedxdelft.nl/tag/tedxdelft-salon/ I'm fortunate enough to know the following two amazing ladies personally: Nan Deadorff-Mclain shared her story about art in the city (unfortunately the audio/video doesn't work after about … Continue reading 2015 TEDxDelft Salon
Last night, I had the opportunity to deliver a social media strategy presentation with Molly Quell to the Connecting Women group in The Hague, The Netherlands. Here is a copy of my presentation, where I talked about the top 10 tools and how people could create a written social media strategy for either personal or … Continue reading 2015 Connecting Women Presentation: Create your own Social Media Strategy
Want to be a blogger? Congratulations! Everyone has their own unique knowledge, skills, stories and insights to share and it's wonderful that you're considering adding your voice to the blogosphere! Getting started can sometimes be a bit overwhelming for new bloggers, so here's a step by step guide. 1. Identify your motivation Why you choose to … Continue reading Want to be a blogger? Here's ten steps to get started.
The WBII: Women's Business Initiative International is a wonderful business networking group in The Hague, The Netherlands. I've been a member there for 2 years now and always enjoy the company of other members and inspiring speakers each month. This month, I was privileged to be the speaker and have the chance to share my … Continue reading The E-learning Explosion Presentation at WBII
Twas the day before Christmas - and all through the house - all was not quiet - my websites were hacked and malware hidden throughout. The first I learned of this was an email from Google that they had detected malware on one of my sites, and emails about my other websites followed. As this … Continue reading Case study: Six things I learned from having my websites hacked
On Tuesday 3 March 2015, I attended a seminar in Utrecht, The Netherlands about Social Media in Higher Education. It was held in Dutch, so the actual name of the seminar was "Social media als vak" (Social media as a speciality). An English translation of how they promoted the seminar is as follows: That the world … Continue reading Social Media in Higher Education Event Highlights
A series first broadcast by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) in 2008 and ran for four seasons until 2011. The Gruen Transfer celebrates the brilliance of advertising, questions the ethics and overall gives an entertaining but educational insight into the industry. Unfortunately, if you're outside Australia, you're not able to view current episodes online, but the good news … Continue reading The Gruen Transfer – a fun way to learn more about advertising
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