Remember A stranger is only a friend you haven't met. Someone once told me when I started doing some public speaking to just imagine the audience in their underwear. It doesn't work and can actually make it MORE scary! Don't try that one!!!! Depending on the space, you may set up a table and have everyone gather around the table so that you can "teach" that way. Have samples of writing (ones that genuinely need transcribing --kill two or three birds with one stone!!!) and everyone work together. Jeanne Elmore --- On Mon, 3/15/10, CHRISTINE M STOREY <chrissy_7@q.com> wrote: > From: CHRISTINE M STOREY <chrissy_7@q.com> > Subject: Re: [IDGEN] FW: Family History Fair > To: "Mike Stclair" <idgen@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 10:51 PM > > Great, that is good advice,I probley will try and do this > thou its kinda scary talking to people I dont know. > > Thanks so much! > > Have a great day > Chris > > > > > > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:16:55 -0700 > > From: jmcolby_hicks@yahoo.com > > To: idgen@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [IDGEN] FW: Family History Fair > > > > Personally, if it were up to me and I was available, I > would go. You might consider teaching something about > reading old scripts and deciphering censuses and the like > and encourage practice by bringing some older census pages > that need transcription..... > > > > What about encouraging submissions and explaining that > everything you have available on your site was either > donated by someone or was something that you did yourself? > Sometimes people don't realize that we don't have much > unless we actively seek it out.... > > > > Maybe show some sample pages and how they were > transcribed. Or giving samples of items that people > volunteer to "lookup". I think I would concentrate not so > much on how to use the items but on how to transcribe them > to be the most accurate and therefore the most > valuable..... > > > > Just my two cents (because of inflation, only worth a > half a cent....) > > > > Jeanne > > Elmore County > > > > > > --- On Mon, 3/15/10, CHRISTINE M STOREY <chrissy_7@q.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: CHRISTINE M STOREY <chrissy_7@q.com> > > > Subject: [IDGEN] FW: Family History Fair > > > To: "Mike Stclair" <idgen@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 5:31 PM > > > > > > > > > Hi Mike, I just received this email and thought I > would > > > share it with you. It makes me feel good that > perhaps we > > > county coordinators do make a difference and our > sites here > > > in Idaho do have a great impact on visitors. I > havent > > > deciced if I am going to do this as I am not sure > what to > > > teach on a class for the genweb. Any ideas or > advice??? > > > Have a great day > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: durffam@atcnet.net > > > To: Chrissy_7@q.com > > > Subject: Family History Fair > > > Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:21:32 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I am the director of the Declo Stake Family > History > > > center.  We are planning a Family History > Fair on April > > > 24 (Saturday) from 10 AM to 2 PM at the Declo > Stake > > > Center.  One of the classes that we have > discussed > > > would be a how to on usgenweb.  I was > wondering if you > > > might be interested in teaching an hour class on > the > > > usgenweb.  If not, that is fine.  I > just thought > > > you might like the opportunity.  I use your > Cassia > > > County site a lot and do appreciate the time and > effort you > > > put into it.  > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Janis Durfee > > > Almo    > > >          > > >            > > >    > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to IDGEN-request@rootsweb.com > > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the > > > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IDGEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >     >          >            >   > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IDGEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >