ConverStations: Coming Soon: Mini-Lessons & Whole Group Studies on Blogging & Social Media

One of the great things about the tools available to us as Citizen Publishers today is how we can connect, collaborate, converse, and create so easily.

Though I've done work with business and educational leaders outside of Iowa, it has sometimes been more experimental than experiential to find the right combination of tools and training schedules

With the help of my lab clients/guinea pigs - I believe we've found a great combination of tools:

Large Group Workshops: WizIQ - Starting in October, you'll be able to attend 60-minute classes on everything from using FriendFeed to creating a presence on Twitter to defining a purpose for your blogging. A "seat" in the class will be $29.00 each session and you'll have access to the archives. More info coming soon.

Mini-Lesson Podcasts: BlogTalkRadio - Starting this weekend, I will create mini-lesson podcasts using BlogTalkRadio. Each lesson will be 15-20 minutes and simplify some of the complexities of Social Media. This one is free and each show will also be posted here.

Individual Training: CrossLoop & Skype - If you want one-on-one training, you'll need to download a copy of the easy-to-use and fast growing CrossLoop (watch a demo video). We can share screens so you watch what I do with each online tool, then I watch what you do. Instruction to Independence. This will have an hourly rate attached to it (each circumstance is different).

The curriculum is being designed as I write this (thanks Angela Maiers) and will be posted later this week.

For those in Iowa, Angela and I are also working on a few things that will allow us to hold in-person workshops for blogging and social media in both business and education. Stay tuned.