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You Can’t Spell ‘Presentations’ without ‘Present’! by Sheila B Robinson

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / December 9, 2017

Happy Holidays aea35-ers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with a wish for a small present from you! You see, in addition to being your loyal blog curator, editor and writer, I’m also working on AEA’s Potent Presentations Initiative (P2i), a project with the goal of helping evaluators improve their presentation skills. …

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Are You Ready to be an #Eval17 Potent Presenter? by Sheila B Robinson

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / October 14, 2017

Greetings aea365 readers and potent presenters!  Sheila B Robinson here, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor doing double duty as coordinator for our Potent Presentations Initiative, aka p2i. P2i is about helping evaluators improve their presentation skills, whether it’s for the AEA annual conference, any other conference, or any other type of presentation or meeting. …

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Creating Presentation Handouts with the Newest P2i Tool by Sheila B Robinson

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 22, 2017

Hello loyal readers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with a few tips on creating handouts for your next presentation (#Eval17 perhaps?). Repeat after me: Slides are not handouts! Slides are NOT handouts! I know, I know…it’s just so easy to print out your slides and give them to workshop …

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RTD TIG Week: Tying it Together with Transitions by Julie Bronder Mason

Leave a Comment / Research, Technology and Development Evaluation / May 12, 2017

My name is Julie Bronder Mason, Ph.D., and I am the Deputy Director of the Office of Science Policy, Planning, and Communications at the National Institute of Mental Health.  I have spent a fair number of years conducting, overseeing, advising, and presenting on program evaluations, and the tips I will share stem from a corpus …

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Samantha Grant on an Evaluation 2016 Call to Action

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / October 22, 2016

Hello, I’m Samantha Grant, and I serve as the Evaluation Director at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Youth Development. Like many evaluators, I am eagerly anticipating the start of the Evaluation 2016 Conference. In Minnesota the seasons are changing and we are pulling out our hats and mittens, so the thought of being in …

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Sheila B Robinson on Navigating the Annual AEA Conference

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / October 22, 2016

Hello All! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with some tips for navigation Evaluation 2016! Cool Trick: If you want all of these tips described in detail, log into the AEA website (if you are a member), click on Coffee Break Webinars (under the “Learn” menu), then click the Coffee …

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Sheila B Robinson on Submitting Your Evaluation 2016 Proposal(s)!

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / March 12, 2016

Hello loyal readers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with some last minute tips for your Evaluation 2016 conference proposals! Hot Tip: Take the time to read through the main conference proposal page. It contains a wealth of information AND multiple links to additional information and key resources (such as descriptions …

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#Eval15 Week: Donna Podems, Aimee White, and Sheila B Robinson on the Challenges of Creating a Conference Poster

2 Comments / Uncategorized / January 16, 2016

Greetings! We are Donna Podems, Amiee White (AEA board members), and Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator with some tips and advice for creating a killer conference poster. We served as judges of the Evaluation 2015 Potent Presentations (p2i) Poster Competition and used p2i criteria to identify the top two posters that came closest to …

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Sheila B Robinson on Spreading Your Wings and Registering for Evaluation 2015!

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / September 26, 2015

Happy Fall loyal readers! I’m Sheila B Robinson, aea365’s Lead Curator and sometimes Saturday contributor with a reminder to register early for Evaluation 2015. Hot Tip: Be an early bird! Register now. If you are planning to attend Evaluation 2015, the American Evaluation Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois this November, and have not yet done so, register …

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Cheryl Keeton on From Dependent to Independent

Leave a Comment / Independent Consulting / July 26, 2015

Hi, my name is Cheryl Keeton. Throughout my career, I’ve been responsible for program evaluation, review, and success. Most recently I transitioned to independent consulting to focus my energy and passion to the field of evaluation. I want to share my experience as one way to make the transition. Lessons Learned: Three years before I …

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