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Presentations Come and Go, but You Always Remember Your First

Presentations Come and Go, but You Always Remember Your First

One of the truly valuable courses offered by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies is our Lecturing Skills Including Preparation course. This course focuses on the skills needed to present genealogical-related lectures to a variety of audiences. It is a “hands on” course where the student will develop all aspects of the lecturing process including the proposal and biographical sketch; marketing; syllabus material; creating lecture slides; and much more. Linda Debe is one of our most recent students who has completed this course, and she shares her experience below. Presentations Come and Go, but You Always Remember Your First by Linda Debe, Student  On Saturday, Nov 14, 2020, I presented my first official webinar to fellow students, colleagues, friends, and family. This presentation was part of the National Institute’s course: Lecturing Skills Including Preparation. First, I had to decide on a lecture topic. I started my list, but none of the topics really gave me that warm fuzzy feeling. Adding to the topic dilemma, I only had 30 minutes to present, so it had to be interesting yet explained in the allotted time. A friend suggested, “Talk about what you love… maps.” With that, I decided to do an introductory presentation on Google My Maps. I have watched many presentations explaining Google Earth Pro, but not as many on My Maps. Once I had the presentation topic, I needed to decide on a title. I decided on “Google My Maps: Visualizing Your Ancestors’ Lives.”  It was to the point, yet kind of catchy.…

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A Message from Legacy Tree Genealogists

THIS MESSAGE MAY BE OF INTEREST TO OUR SENIOR STUDENTS OR OUR GRADUATES Are you wanting to put your research skills to work? Have you started your genealogical research business? This may be the opportunity you have been hoping for! The team at Legacy Tree Genealogists currently has remote (work-from-home) positions available for several positions, with experience at three levels of genealogical expertise. These positions are part-time or full-time, depending on your needs, and will include paid time off, holiday pay, 401k, and full medical benefits (full-time only). Learn more about these opportunities and how you can join their team at https://www.legacytree.com/apply. FROM THE LEGACY TREE GENEALOGISTS WEBSITE: ‘As a company, we cultivate an atmosphere of support centred around our company values of CARE—Cooperation, Accuracy, Respect and Efficiency. It’s this commitment to providing exceptional quality and care to each client that has earned us the prestige of being the world’s highest-rated genealogy research firm. Since 2004, we’ve had the privilege of helping thousands of clients around the globe discover their story.’ At the bottom of the page, you will find which positions are currently hiring. You also have the option to subscribe to notifications for future open genealogy positions by completing the digital submission form. LegacyTree Genealogists Blog: https://www.legacytree.com/blog

Congratulations to our Graduates

Congratulations to all our National Institute for Genealogical Studies graduates. We have issued and mailed approximately 200 completion certificates for students who have successfully finished the Basic, Intermediate or Advanced levels of our various Certificate Programs. A special Congratulations to our Graduates of the Certificate in Genealogical Studies – Country Streams programs (40 courses). Celebrate the dedication you’ve shown on the way to this achievement. Great research results will come to you for all the hard work you put into your studies to reach this worthwhile goal. Congratulations!!! Louise St Denis, Managing Director, The National Institute for Genealogical Studies. ROLL CALL of GRADUATES: Certificate In Genealogical Studies  John Boeren, PLCGS: English Records Anna Dalea, PLCGS: Canadian Records Julie Eaklor, PLCGS: American Records Gaynol Fales, PLCGS: American Records Laura Hall, PLCGS: American Records James Hill, PLCGS: English Records James Hill, PLCGS: Australian Records Carol Mackay, PLCGS: Canadian Records Brian Maclachlan, PLCGS: Canadian Records Ginger Muenster, PLCGS: American Records Maria Murphy, PLCGS: Irish Records Maria Murphy, PLCGS: Australian Records Dahlia Petgrave, PLCGS: Canadian Records Kathryn Potter, PLCGS: Canadian Records Jeannie Waters, PLCGS: Canadian Records Justina Vickerman, PLCGS: German Records See a complete list of all Graduates: https://www.genealogicalstudies.com/eng/Graduates.asp ——————————- Visit our website for a complete list of online courses offered by The National Institute for Genealogical Studies. Contact information: 1 (800) 580-0165 www.GenealogicalStudies.com blog.GenealogicalStudies.com admin@GenealogicalStudies.com

A Message from Legacy Tree Genealogists

THIS MESSAGE MAY BE OF INTEREST TO OUR SENIOR STUDENTS OR OUR GRADUATES  Are you wanting to put your research skills to work? Have you started your genealogical research business? The team at Legacy Tree Genealogists has remote (work-from-home) positions available for Eastern European Researcher and Historical DNA Researcher. These positions are part-time or full-time, depending on your needs, and will include paid time off, holiday pay, 401k, and full medical benefits (full-time only). Learn more, or subscribe to notifications of future open positions at https://www.legacytree.com/apply. FROM THE LEGACY TREE GENEALOGISTS WEBSITE:  ‘As a company, we cultivate an atmosphere of support centred around our company values of CARE—Cooperation, Accuracy, Respect and Efficiency. It’s this commitment to providing exceptional quality and care to each client that has earned us the prestige of being the world’s highest-rated genealogy research firm. Since 2004 we’ve had the privilege of helping thousands of clients around the globe discover their story.’ LegacyTree Genealogists Blog: https://www.legacytree.com/blog

Follow us on Pinterest

Do you use Pinterest? It is a free social media website where you can create a collection of visual bookmarks on whatever topic you are interested in. This quickly became very popular, but…. Did you know that it is NOT just for Recipes and Crafts? You can actually use it for Genealogy! It can become a useful online tool. The International Institute of Genealogical Studies has a Pinterest account and you can follow us HERE. As you are researching online, you visit many websites while working on your research projects – how can you organize and keep track of them? Where can you keep them all in one place and have access to them wherever you are? In our Social Media Tools for the Wise Genealogist course, you will learn that Pinterest is a visual bookmarking website. It allows you to create “Boards” for various topics, which are like Bulletin Boards. You can “Pin” various website bookmarks to the appropriate topical board to be referenced later. These pins capture an image from that webpage and display it inside the board, along with a short description. The URL is linked so that when the image is clicked, that website will open. Boards are created with a title, which reflects your research topics and are usually displayed alphabetically. Inside your board, choose one of the pins with an image that best expresses what that board is about and save it to be displayed as the “cover” of that board. This provides a quick…

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