Speakers Bureau
About
The Speakers Bureau creates and teaches Adult Education classes to residents in Ramsey County. They often partner with other organizations, including public libraries, community education programs, and parks & recreation programs. Private groups, like businesses, churches, or garden clubs also request classes.​
Volunteer Roles
​Classes are taught as a team of Master Gardeners volunteers.
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Presenters are responsible for teaching the class itself. Classes can have up to 2 co-presenters. They operate the Powerpoint presentation using a projector and laptop (in-person classes) or screen-share feature (online classes) to present the class materials. The presenter tracks and reports contacts in the state database when hours are logged.
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Aides are responsible for assisting the presenter by monitoring participant questions, counting the total number of participants for each class, and collecting surveys (in-person classes) or launching in-class polls (online classes). Aides also share the related class handouts (in person classes) or resource page (online classes).
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Shadows are responsible for learning from the presenters and aides. Shadows should sign-up as an Aide or Presenter for another class soon after their observation.
Project Leadership
The current Speakers Bureau project coordinator is Brianna Gohde. (2018–present)
Tools & Resources
These tools can be used by Master Gardeners volunteers teaching classes.
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Presenter Notes Form is a great tool for remind yourself of all of the things to do before/during/after a class. One form/event
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Class Evaluation Form (for in-person classes) is used to collect feedback from participants. The information from all participants should be combined and entered into the Speakers Bureau Survey Form. One form/person
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Participant Survey Form (for in-person classes) collects information about who is attending a class. This is the demographic information used when entering hours. One form/event
Newsletter Sign-up Form (for in-person classes) is a sign-up list for the RCMG newsletter. After the class, the lead presenter should transcribe the information into the RCMG Newsletter Request Google Form. One form/event
Volunteer Resources
Includes teaching materials: Powerpoint, Study Guide, Handouts. Sample videos of each class can be found on the Train-the-Trainer page.
Participant
Resources
Includes class handout, subject-related handouts and online resources, and book recommendations.
Volunteer Resources
Includes teaching materials: Powerpoint, Study Guide, Handouts. Sample videos of each class can be found on the Train-the-Trainer page.
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