JUMP 2011 Faci Application (lost)

JUMP FACI APPLICATION ALEXANDRE “

” BENAVIDES

Alexandre Benavides Silva Panamenian Panama 6755-43-60 alexandre.benavides@aiesec.net chande333 RST Webmaster & IM Coordinator NST Webmaster AIESEC in Greece UTP

Please indicate your order of preferences (using numbers).

1.

What is your AIESEC XP and what are the 3 major achievements/results in each position held?

1.

AIESEC XP Area

Position

Brief Description

OGX

Promotion & Communication Coordinator

EPs Ongoing Recruitment NST AIESEC Greece

OCP

EPs promotion, exchange campaigns, OGX newsletter, OGX wiki design Recruit EPs for the 2011 Pipeline

Webmaster

RST in CAS

Webmaster & IM Coordinator

Design of the www.aiesec.gr page, newsletter designer, coaching New wesite design, newsletter and wikis improvement. Knowledge management

Biggest Achievements in AIESEC I. Successful OC Ongoing Recruitment (LC UTP): surpassed the expectations and structured a confortable EPs Pipelines for the next term. I also managed to work in synegy wotk the other OCs at the time creating a OC3 campaign. It improved my understanding of the need of recruitment by receiving feedback from the people we recruited.

II. Successful CoCAS 2010 (CAS): I was OCP for this event and the work of the OC was praised. I’m happy to know that the members of my OC applied for Leadership roles after the OC has ended. So the development of my team was my biggest satisfaction. This experience developed my Team Work understanding.

III. AIESEC Greece Webmaster: Changed the whole site design and improve his usability and filled it with relevant information. The site receives aprox. 70 visits per day.

AIESEC Conferences & Events Event, year

Country

Role

Panama

Delegate

Costa Rica

OCVP Comm

Panama

Delegate (Growth)

Panama

OCP

Peru

Delegate (eXpro)

Panama

Delegate (OPS)

Costa Rica

Delegate (TTT)

2010, 2010,

Panama

Faci (OPS)

2011

Panama

Delegate

Giving my point of view in the EB’s decisions. Work for the first time with the CAS Communication Crew

Costa Rica

Delegate

As a RST, to help VP Comms in the IM area and give my opinion in the Cas Communication Crew

2009,

2009,

MAX

2009, 2010,

2010,

ILC

2010,

2011,

Responsibility or Key Learning Points Leadership skills (SDL)

Marketing and Communication, Working under pressure, team work.

Many things I’ve suggested here are still used in many CAS conferences EB Understanding / Giving my point of view in how the LC UTP should work Work under pressure, team management, team development.

Close follow up on the OC New OGX strategies Learned how other countries work Multicultural understanding Effective Networking Good Case Practices Best Leadership Skills Exchange flow understanding Things I need to know before leaving Teaching Skills How to face an audience Body language understanding Receiving feedback Interacting with EPs

1.

What would be your unique contribution to the facilitators’ team and conference?

You may use this space to specify additional skills that you can bring to a facilitator team (eg. IT skills, video making etc.)

I’ve been to many AIESEC in CAS conference and I got to understand the personality of committee in the region. I came from the LC UTP, the committee with the hardest delegates. I used to see how we gave though feedback to facis and what they like to see.

When I was in those feedbacks sections with them I always told them not to only give bad feedback not everything is bad, you have to tell the facis what they’ve done good as well.

I have many new ideas thanks to the friendship I’ve created with AIESECer abroad and met many of them in ILC Perú. The flow of the sessions there were different and this is a plus.

I also like to innovate. I was speaking with other AIESECer that wants to be faci and I gave a lot of ideas, things Facis could wear in each day or how we should behave. In JUMP 2009 the conference team used a different T-Shirt every day, so I was thinking of something similar. I’ve gave a similar suggestion to the OC regarding the delegaste T-shirts, so I always like new ideas.

Some of the sessions I’ve created were UNIQUE. In the OPS I’ve facilitated I used to make sessions were delegates have to guess some things and everybody was involved, even the OC. I have knowledge in Flash animations, and some sessions were made using this program.

Some delegates were impressed with the quality of the sessions and were asking me how I did it. I love to call the attention and make delegates laugh or react with my sessions.

Well, I love to make and edit videos. They must be funny and creative. Always have to be different from everything I’ve done before.

Design a session outline (1 page) around one topic you believe that should be included in the agenda you’re applying for as first option. (Session duration = 2 hours – feel free to use any session outline template). Please use the following session outline template: Session Outline

Conference

TTT

Identification

Name of the Session

Communication Skills

Day

1st Day

Hour

2:00 PM GMT -05:00

Available Time

1 hour and half

responsible

Alexandre Benavides

Sequence

Previous Session

How adults learn

Next Session Objectives

Active Learning & Delivery TTT delegates should find their communications strengths and weakness. Find out their styles and explores differents ways to send the message.

Specific topic

Description

Materials

# of requir ed Facis

Intro

Make a small intro about the way that they are going to learn different ways to communicate with each other.

Projector

1

5 minutes

Explanation

What exactly is by definition, the importance and evolution of the communication in society.

Projector

1

20 Minutes

Game - Oral Instructions

10 sheets 25 wooden sticks Masking Tape 5 empty botles

3

Time

Sss

5 minutes

Providing oral instructions for a task or activity, without visual clues, forces participants to use precise language, emphasizing

Comments

effective communication skills.

10 Minutes

10 Minutes

20 Minutes

Game Conclusion and Outputs

Putting the delegates to discuss the communication difficulties between facis and delegates

How to improve communication

Effective ways to finally get over all the communication issues and develop yourself and the audience is receiving the message. Put some examples

Back-to-Back Communication activity

This activity eliminates two communication factors (body language and eye contact).

Have the two participants sit back to back, and ask each person tell a story to his partner. Then put them face to face and tell the same story.

They will notice the difference and discuss it.

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Projector 1 piece of paper to each delegate

Blindfolds

1

3

3

We may separate the delagates in distant places-

As a final comment. This session comes after a short sessions and before that came the lunch, so I don’t want delegates to move too much, that is why the games are simple but EFFECTIVE. They will get impress with the results. The conclusion is very important.

Depending of the decision of the agenda manager, the last activity could be moved to the first one as an ice breaker or a waking up activity.

This session has some PPTs presentation during activities, so we should be moving the delegates and make it fast. They must not return to their places before the session is over, but we should try to make them all look forward.

D. Questions for TtT facilitators

1.

What are the differences between coaching and training for you? What will be the flow of your session in order to down properly the information to the delegates in a simple way?

Coaching is usually an individual teaching you give someone about real life issues and how to bear them. Trainings are giving in groups, teaching them about specific skills and knowledge. Coaching is more wide and training is more specific. Both can be a theory or a practice.

In order to give the delegates the proper information in a simple way, we should ALWAYS give examples. They clarify every spoken definition, because they have an image of what we are trying to say. But we should use both resources, since some of them catch the message by only listening to it, or writing it or doing it. We should try to cover all the possibilities.

2.

If you have a session with the next objective: "To show the delegates how to do effectively training and coaching when they are in a Leadership Role". What will be your main activities to facilitate this session considering that your public is 40% Kinesthetic, 30% Visual and 30% auditory?

For me, even none were Kinesthetic, I would put them in all the situations. I would put every single one of them in a Leader’s position and try to transmit a message to their members giving an specific situation and make them use their imagination to face those case scenarios. Before the session, or even better, before the conference I would send a survey to the TTT delegates so they can fill it, then we would know what kind of learning they prefer and try to split the groups making sure we have the 3 types in each group.

3.

What are the three main soft skills that a trainer must have and how do you think we can ensure the development in the whole conference?

Effective communication - the facilitator must send effectively the information he’s handling.

In order to do so, he needs to study the material, understand it and figure out the best way to display it. He must have the ability to improvise, because during the sessions he must study the delegates and see their body language (to see if they are responding to the message).

Interact with delegates – we as the conference team, must approach to every single delegate and make sure they’re comfortable with the learning environment. It’s a good idea to change from a seminar formation to a discussion circle, so the delegates can interact with each other and not only with the facis.

Work with feedbacks – In order to deliver an excellent seminar, a faci must analyze his work and improve it. There is no better way to do this than receive feedbacks from the delegates.

4.

The delegate profile for this conference is members with one year or more in the organization, in EB positions or with a relevant AIESEC XP, and they already participate in LDS. What will be the specific added value that you will give as a faci to impact and put your footprint on this agenda?

Encourage them to facilitate in other countries. Show them the options they have and the possibilities. Give examples, like the MC CAS sent abroad and EP (Katrina Him as an example, she went on exchange and made an impact facilitating in AIESEC France). We see few AIESECer from CAS that take the challenge because they are afraid or don’t find the meaning on this. Facilitating in another country gives you a lot of opportunities. Sometimes it could be boring to always facilitate in the same region, so this could give you a chance to reboot your AIESEC XP and face new challenges.

I love to give examples and talk about good case practices. And all the time I will be saying this guy have done this, this other that, etc and etc. It works, and I can tell this because many delegates had approach me and told me they want to take the challenge and ask me how.

Also I will interact with delegates before and after the TTT. This will connect me with them even more and awake the curiosity in them.

C. Questions for LDS facilitators

1.

Why have you decided to apply for facilitator at LDS track? Why do you think this track is relevant? (max. 150 words)

I want to give a different perspective to the facis, delegates and conference team about this agenda. When I was a delegate at this one, I left the plenary without having clear what I’ve learn and what I could do with this. I wasn’t the only one, in fact the newbies left the conference more confused. I want to avoid this by making effective sessions and tell them the opportunities they have in AIESEC as a leader, what it means and where it can take you.

2.

What does leadership mean to you? Describe how you would explain leadership having the conversation with one of the delegates during the conference. (max.

150 words)

Leadership for me is the action to lead a team to a common goal, the one that benefits the interest of the entire group. Leadership is not management. A leader must inspire, be an excellent communicator, be aware of the feelings of their members, set goals, track their member, become friends of them, take risks. A leader must be strong and have a good presence. Everybody can be a leader, and in my opinion, all the AIESEC members must take a LR.

3.

Please describe your team experience (in or outside of AIESEC). Which were the main difficulties while working with others? What did you learn from this experience? (max. 250 words)

My team experience in AIESEC has always been difficult. Many times I wanted to left AIESEC but I believe more in the vision and mission of the association than the barriers that were presented to my along the way. I’ve always been the most active member of my teams. Even when I was in a regional OC, I kept working in my functional area with the same passion. When I finally became a leader, I understood the problems my leaders had faced and changed my manners. My LR had amazing results and OCP still ask me for advices. I learned to understand more my team and my leaders. How to please them and to approach. I like to become close friends to all of them and not treat persons as numbers.

This helped me A LOT in my work at the office. I grew so fast in AIESEC and in my work life that everyone got impressed. Now I had new job offers, many LR offers in CAS and abroad, and I always thanks everyone that helped me get were I’m today.

4.

How do you align your personal goals with goals of the organization? (max. 200 words)

If I failed in AIESEC, I failed in life. This simple. AIESEC is the perfect school I found. The problems I’ve to face in AIESEC are the same I had in my life and this organization saved my life. I tried to impact as many lives as possible in order to repay the favor. Now my goal is to have my exchange with AIESEC as I think this is the best choice I can make in my life and seeing how much this helped my fellows.

In every area I am in, I must create an impact. I do not accept to see things gone bad in places I’m in, so I always give an extra effort in order to keep thing up.

5.

What does dual XP means to you? (max. 150 words). Would you separate the projects we offer to leaders who join AIESEC after having been leaders in other organizations and the leaders we develop internally in AIESEC in the Team Leader Program of the new AIESEC XP?

You can’t have one without the other. The member will not feel complete if only had an exchange or a leadership role. I will not separate the leader from others. An AIESEC XP is different from other organizations. I’ve been a leader in some projects in the University and met some leader from similar associations, the XP they had in AIESEC is different. If it’s a good leader, we should give him an opportunity to fill some gaps in our organization.

VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEC3lVEG65o

Thanks for the opportunity You will not get disappointed if you elect me. I’m really excited about the OC and MC work in order to make this conference EPIC and I will love to impact people.

Sincerely,

ChandĂŠ