scholarly journals How to wreck your own presentation: Twelve tips to confuse an audience

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 498-501
Author(s):  
Stephen Wyatt ◽  
Nelson Thiffaul
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Special Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
Highly Effective ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
Professional Foresters

Increasingly, professional foresters are expected to participate in communication and consultation processes to present specialised knowledge to non-foresters. However, forest management is increasingly complex; forestry is too important to be left in the hands of those who do not understand its intricacies. In this tongue-in-cheek paper, we provide professional foresters with twelve easy-to-use tips to ensure that presentations to non-foresters remain hermetic, confuse the public and preserve the exclusivity of our professional competence. Forging an unclear message, finding a bad title, and failing to adjust to listeners are just the first steps to success in boring an audience. Over-confidence in technical gadgets and an over-powering use of presentation backgrounds, fonts, and special effects will add to the confusion. Furthermore, efforts should be made to conceal the key message by hiding the big picture, maximizing the quantity of information, and using slides that no one will remember. Jargon is highly effective and should be used wherever possible. The speaker should treat the audience as an amorphous crowd, avoiding contact with individuals and dodging questions. We finally suggest using the last slide as an ultimate weapon to ensure that everyone leaves the room more confused than when they arrived. We hope that these simple tips will help professional foresters across Canada to make the most of opportunities for presentations, thereby reinforcing the correct role of the public in forestry. Key words: presentation, communication, public consultation

scholarly journals Forest management issues in a wildland-urban interface: The case of West Bragg Creek Timber Licence in Alberta

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Opio
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Wildland Urban Interface ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Standards ◽  
Consultation Model ◽  
Management Conflicts ◽  
Management Issues

A wildland-urban interface is a complex and dynamic zone which makes it a very difficult and uncertain area in which to practice forestry. The difficulty stems from, among other things, lack of an effective two-way communication system between forestry organizations and the affected publics, and from the differential value systems and social standards held by the publics in the wildland-urban domain. The complexity of, and approaches to solving, forest management issues in West Bragg Creek, a wildland-urban setting in Alberta, are examined in this paper,. The public consultation model is proposed and discussed as one strategy to minimize forest management conflicts in West Bragg Creek. Key words: forest management, wildland-urban interface, West Bragg Creek, public consultation model, Alberta

scholarly journals Informing Systems as the Transformers of Information Wave into Virtual Civilization and Their Ethics Question

10.28945/2264 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 177-204
Author(s):  
Andrew S Targowski
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Social Implication ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this investigation is to define the central contents and issues of the impact of informing systems on the rise and development of Virtual Civilization. The methodology is based on an interdisciplinary big-picture view of the Virtual Civilization’s elements of development and their interdependency. Among the findings are: Virtual Civilization has infrastructural characteristics, a world-wide unlimited, socially constructed work and leisure space in cyberspace, and it can last centuries/millennia - as long as informing systems are operational. Practical implications: The mission of Virtual Civilization is to control the public policy of real civilizations in order to secure the common good in real societies. Social implication: The quest for the common good by virtual society may limit or even replace representative democracy by direct democracy which, while positively solving some problems, may eventually trigger permanent political chaos in real civilizations. Originality: This investigation, by providing an interdisciplinary and civilizational approach at the big-picture level defined the ethics question of the role of informing systems in the development of Virtual Civilization.

scholarly journals Role of the public university in the labor market of its graduates

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Nicolás Barragán Codina
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
The Public ◽  
The University ◽  
Daily Occupation

Key Words: Graduates, education institutions, labor market, universityAbstract. The market labor for the University graduates has become one of the top issues in academic daily occupation. Education institutions must understand that they had to be part of the occupational efforts made by its graduates. When I was teaching in Germany, the university official told and make very clear that I must not talk about the entrepreneurship sprit to the students; “there is a greart unemployment out there, there is no job available for our students, our only commitment is give them education, find a job is on their own”. Doing nothing to help them to relocate in the labor market, is worst, and I consider is our job to.Palabras claves: Graduados, instituciones educativas, mercado de trabajo, unviersidadesResumen. La colocación en el marcado laboral para los graduados de las universidades se ha convertido en un de los puntos mas importantes de las agendas de trabajo de las instituciones educativas. Las Universidades y las Instituciones Educativas deben comprender que tiene que ser parte de los esfuerzos de colocación en el mercado de trabajo que llevan a cabo sus graduados. Cuando me encontraba en Alemania dando clases, las autoridades de la Escuela de Pedagogía, me dejaron bien claro al advertirme que no debería de hablar a los estudiantes sobre el espíritu emprendedor: “existe por ahora un gran desempleo aquí, básicamente no hay trabajo para nuestro estudiantes, nuestra único compromiso es educarlos, buscar trabajo es por su cuenta”. No hacer nada para ayudarlos a colocarse en el mercado de trabajo es lo peor, y debe aun, ser considerado nuestra responsabilidad.

Prove generali di riforma del lavoro pubblico

2009 ◽  
pp. 239-262
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Efficiency And Productivity ◽  
General Perspective

- The essay deals with the most controversial issues of the so-called "Brunetta law of delegation", which aims at reforming the regulation of employment in the public sector. Taking into consideration the numerous requests for a review of the sources of regulation in this field, the reform strengthens the role of statutes, while decreases the role of collective bargaining, especially at the local level. The reform intervenes on the sensitive relationship between political and administrative power as well, in order to enhance management independence and to invest management with responsibility to reach efficiency and productivity, even through a stronger use of disciplinary measures. Public administration transparency and accountability is another important issue of this reform. In particular, the aim is to get involved citizens and customers in the first hand through measures - even at the judicial level - which might boost the most inefficient and uncommitted sectors. From a general perspective, this reform is noteworthy as it tries to introduce elements of renewal and to upgrade the public sector. Nevertheless, the proposed measures seem rough and not well-assessed, leading to solutions that often appear demagogic and unable to introduce elements of concrete renewal.Key words: Employment in the Public S ector; Collective Bargaining; Management; Transparency; Incentives; Sanctions.Parole chiave: Lavoro pubblico; Contrattazione collettiva; Dirigenza; Trasparenza; Incentivi; Sanzioni.

Developing National Sport Policy through Consultation: The Rules of Engagement

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Sam ◽  
Steven J. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sport Policy ◽  
Institutional Approach ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Public Consultations

This study illustrates how the rules and practices of a task force inquiry shaped the formulation of its policy. Adopting an institutional approach, it analyzes New Zealand’s Ministerial Taskforce on Sport, Fitness and Leisure (2001). Specifically, this article investigates the role of institutional arrangements (including public consultation and submission procedures) in shaping, delimiting, and circumscribing that task force’s findings and recommendations. The investigation consists of a critical analysis of available texts—including recorded observations of public consultations, written submissions, committee notes—and interviews with task force members. Two features of this task force are described and analyzed: (1) its terms of reference and operative assumptions and (2) its rules and procedures that guided the public participation processes. It is shown that the institutional arrangements can channel debates and thereby recast political relations among interests.

scholarly journals THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AS A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojana HAJDINI ◽  
◽  
Ada GUVEN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Key Words ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Pursuit Of Happiness ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Public ◽  
Institutional Resources

The article aims to give a brief review of the concept of the pursuit of happiness, its’ meaning and the role of individuals and the state that can contribute to the achievement of individual happiness by providing the legal, financial, and institutional resources. Further the article analyze the first constitutions that specifically foreseen the pursue of happiness in their provisions and argued that constantly remind the public institutions of the intentions in respecting the natural, unalienable, and sacred human rights that are necessary for the maintenance of order and the happiness of all. In the last part of the article we have studied some of the modern European constitutions and concluded that in difference from the Declarations of two centuries before, the term of happiness has been replaced with a list of rights that implicitly oblige governments to secure to all of its’ citizens extended quality of happiness. Key words: pursuit of happiness, human rights, constitution

scholarly journals Citraan Perlawanan Simbolis Terhadap Hegemoni Patriarki Melalui Pendidikan dan Peran Perempuan di Arena Publik dalam Novel-Novel Indonesia

ATAVISME ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-256
Author(s):  
Wiyatmi Wiyatmi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Public Domain ◽  
The Public ◽  
Feminist Literary Criticism ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
Women's Emancipation ◽  
Intensive Education

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengungkap gambaran perlawanan simbolis terhadap hegemoni patriarki melalui pendidikan dan peran perempuan di arena publik dalam novel-novel Indonesia dengan kritik sastra feminis. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut, secara purposif dipilih sejumlah novel periode 1920 sampai 1980-an yang secara intens mengangkat isu pendidikan bagi perempuan dan peran perempuan di ranah publik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya perlawanan terhadap hegemoni patriarki dalam bentuk perjuangan para perempuan untuk mendapatkan kesempatan menempuh pendidikan yang masih digunakan untuk mempersiapkan tugas-tugas domestiknya, sebagai ibu rumah tangga (Azab dan Sengsara dan Sitti Nurbaya), pendidikan bagi perempuan yang mempersiapkan dirinya ke dalam pekerjaan di sektor publik, terutama sebagai guru (Layar Terkembang, Kehilangan Mestika, Widyawati, dan Manusia Bebas), yang dilanjutkan dengan masuknya perempuan terpelajar tersebut dalam organisasi perempuan untuk memperjuangan emansipasi perempuan dan perjuangan menuju kemerdekaan Indonesia (Layar Terkembang, Manusia Bebas, dan Burung-burung Manyar). Abstract: This study is aimed at exposing the depiction of symbolic resistance of patriarchal domination through education and the role of women in public domain and in the novels of Indonesia by feminist literary criticism. To achieve these objectives, a number of novel from 1920 until 1980s that raised the issue of intensive education for women and the role of women in the public domain were purposively selected. The result shows the resistance to the hegemony of patriarchy in the form of women’s struggle to get a chance to still use their education to prepare for domestic tasks, as housewives (Kehilangan Mestika and Sitti Nurbaya), education for women who are preparing themselves to work in a public sector, primarily as a teacher (Layar Terkembang, Kehilangan Mestika, Widyawati, and Manusia Bebas), continuing with the entry of women educated in women’s organizations to women’s emancipation and the struggle towards independence of Indonesia (Layar Terkembang, Manusia Bebas, and Burung-burung Manyar). Key Words: symbolic resistance, patriarch, novel

scholarly journals Manajemen Hubungan Masyarakat Dalam Mengembangkan Lembaga Pendidikan (Studi Kasus di SMK Negeri 1 Dlanggu Mojokerto)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-139
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nur Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Public Relations Practitioners ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Community Or

  Abstract Schools and communities is a unity that can not be separated, as both mutual give and take. The school as a social institution and the institution of the community is given the responsibility of determining the fate of their nation to the next generation, while the society other than as consumers, also have roles and responsibilities the successful or not Organization of education. The community widely including learners, parents, Government, company/institution agency and so on. The main expectations of the performance of public relations is to attract people to care and trust as well as graduates or using the services offered by the institution. As is happening now, many agencies especially the institution suffered a crisis of confidence of the public in carrying out routine institution programs. See this, the role of public relations became very important in an internal institutional organisation or institution. Because of public relations practitioners are indeed function as an intermediary to bridge between the institutions represented by agencies that exist within the Community (or the community itself), as a result of public relations responsibility evenly against the institution It represents the associated with the community. Key words: public relations, educational institutions

Informal legal change on assisted suicide: the policy for prosecutors

Legal Studies ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penney Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Suicide ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Legal Change ◽  
The Public ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
Suicide Case ◽  
Professional Assistance ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Commit Suicide

Following the House of Lords' decision in Purdy, the Director of Public Prosecutions issued an interim policy for prosecutors setting out the factors to be considered when deciding whether a prosecution in an assisted suicide case is in the public interest. This paper considers the interim policy, the subsequent public consultation and the resulting final policy. Key aspects of the policy are examined, including the condition of the victim, the decision to commit suicide and the role of organised or professional assistance. The inclusion of assisted suicides which take place within England and Wales makes the informal legal change realised by the policy more significant than was originally anticipated.

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