LEARN LIKE LIGHTNING
Six Minutes to Ensnare, Engage, and Enliven!
Minutes to Stretch our Minds!
Remember that time when you were SO inspired about that idea that you wrote a submission for the Lightning talks segment of ASPIRE? Remember when you had an uplifting, thrilling, powerful experience being a Learn Like Lightning speaker? Remember when you set a Tupu goal to challenge yourself by stepping up and unleashing your ideas on a rapt audience? Remember when you and your story brought people together?
No? Well, then, it’s time to make some memories, because this year’s ASPIRE Learn Like Lightning submissions are now open!
Conference Theme 2024: Mahitahi | Come Together
This theme encourages us to work better together not only across teams and divisions but with tauira and the wider community, to explore how whanaungatanga and connection help us navigate and enable inclusivity, to use tools more effectively to collaborate, to explore new ways of working and much, much more.
So, what are you waiting for?!
What's in it for me?
Learn Like Lightning is a chance not just to brush up on your public speaking skills – though that’s a great incentive! With a LLL talk, you can:
- Share a passion, idea or project of yours
- Boost your confidence!
- Meet other like-minded thinkers, or plant the seeds of new thought in others!
- Get personalised feedback via rehearsals and Toastmaster coaching
- Be part of a stellar professional development event for all professional staff!
- Brush up on your University Citizenship as part of your Tupu goals!
You will also receive free entry to the ASPIRE conference!
Testimonials
What’s so great about participating as a Learn Like Lightning speaker? Get it straight from the horse’s mouth with the testimonials below.
Learn Like Lightning gave me the opportunity to share something that is important to me. The challenge of refining my thoughts into a 6-minute session was rewarding, and the entire process was enjoyable and highly supportive. I’d particularly encourage anyone who has some passion around a subject to consider giving this a go!
Learn Like Lightning at Aspire 2021 was awesome! The support team worked really hard to help us make our presentations presentable but also relatable, memorable and polished. I definitely rate the experience and hope you decide to give it a go – it’s such a fun chance to talk about something important to you and to share that with your professional staff peers. It’s not about being perfect so if you have something worth sharing (which I can guarantee that you do), submit an application – what’s the best that could happen?
I relished the opportunity to support the kaupapa. Being a person in a new position, new department and new scope of work, I also dovetailed into my Tupu how this would crystalise (in a very public forum, I might add) the direction and opportunity that lies ahead.
I can’t speak highly enough about the positive, upbeat and empowering support from the ASPIRE LLL team. Even my technical requests were met with excitement and anticipation.
The day flew by, and it was awesome to listen and absorb the narrative and insights of our talented whānau.
Would love to do it again – so that says a lot 😊
I wanted to speak at Learn Like Lightning to help to expose as many people as possible to understanding and thinking about the pros and cons of human gene editing. It was a very well run event and I felt very supported as a speaker. I really enjoyed the day and I felt that it is a great way to make professional staff feel valued.
It was thrilling experience, and I’m definitely doing it again. The LLL team were so supportive and provided helpful guidance and the moral boost. The LLL series is a great ako space for sharing vibrant perspectives and learning from your peers.
LLL was a great opportunity to reflect on my work and network with colleagues across the Uni both in the project and on the day. I would highly recommend it!
Countdown to ASPIRE 2024 (3 July, 2024）
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