Subject: Team PA -- Training and Education May 2014
From: "Bruce Cole" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 11:30:49 -0400

All,

Take a walk through these items and see which you like the most:

1.  New Graduates from Syracuse and San Diego State

2.  Navy Public Affairs Guides

3.  Why Should the Boss Listen to You?

4.  Being a Good Mentor

5.  Strategic Thinking

6.  DINFOS News

A.  PAQC-ADL Residency Courses – Summer 2014

B.  Joint Senior PA Course Gets Rave Reviews

C.  VIM Goes Online

D.  CHINFO Requests New Writing Course

7.  Joint Humanitarian Operations Course Testimonial

8.  Social Media Map 2014

9.  University of Maryland University College and Office of Personnel Management Tuition Partnership

10.  PRSA Program

11.  Good Contacts

Navy PA Professional Development is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/91645935989/#!/NavyPAProfDev Send recommendations for these emails and Facebook to Mr. Chris Dunne, ([email-masked]), DSN 223-1363, COM 703-693-1363.  Let us know what you want to know.

VR,

Bruce A. Cole

Assistant Chief of Information (OI-8), Requirements, Policy & Professional Development

703-695-0911

Disclaimer:  Training opportunities are provided for informational purposes only.  References to opportunities offered by organizations outside DoD do not imply endorsement of those organizations.  Some training opportunities may require a fee.

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1.  NEW GRADUATES FROM SYRACUSE AND SAN DIEGO STATE.  Eight MCs and six PAOs completed their respective education programs earlier this month.  The graduates of our Visual Journalism program at Syracuse University are MC1 Demetrious Kennon, MC1 Nicholas Lingo, MC1 Jon Rasmussen and MC2 Glenn Slaughter in Motion Media, and MC1 Jon Rasmussen, MC2 Torrey Lee, MC2 Dominique Pineiro and MC2 Antonio Turretto-Ramos in Photojournalism.  The graduates of our Mass Communication and Media Studies master’s degree program at SDSU are CDR Jeannie Groeneveld, LCDR Cate Cook, LCDR Mark Walton, LCDR(sel) Clinton Phillips, LCDR(sel) Nicole Schwegman, and LTJG David Carter.

2.  NAVY PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDES.  Seven guides are out there and ready to use.  Get them at https://s3.amazonaws.com/CHINFO/NAVSO+P-5728.zip

- Ceremonies and Events

- Collateral Duty Public Affairs

- Community Outreach

- Navy Families

- Public Release of Information and Imagery

- Shipboard Public

- Working with CHINFO

3.  WHY SHOULD THE BOSS LISTEN TO YOU?  James Lukaszewski tells us in his book we each should become a “verbal visionary.”  “Verbal skill is the main tool of leaders – speaking effectively, describing the future, giving instructions, and teaching others.  People exercise leadership mostly through verbally expressed ideas, concepts, and stories.  Many elements of successful advice giving and advising also demand excellent verbal skill.  How are your verbal skills?”

4.  BEING A GOOD MENTOR.  One of ten ways Blue Sky Coaching from Australia says you can be a good mentor is to “Ask open questions.”  We know from our experiences with journalism that we learn the most by asking open-ended questions.  The same is true in mentoring, but the mentee should be the primary beneficiary.  “Asking your mentee open questions will help you as a mentor to identify their real needs, values and passions.  It’s also a great way to get your mentee to think through situations themselves and draw out the consequences of the various choices or courses of action they can take.  During these conversations, you can share your wisdom, without making decisions for (them).”

5.  STRATEGIC THINKING.  Leadership expert Liane Davey tells readers how to improve their strategic thinking skills in a blog posted to Harvard Business Review online.  http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/01/strengthen-your-strategic-thinking-muscles/

6.  DINFOS NEWS:

A.  PAQC-ADL RESIDENCY COURSES.  The PAQC-ADL Residency (R) Course is offered twice this summer:  11-22 August for class 010 and 14-26 September for class 020.  The August class is nearly full, but seats are still available for the September option.  Students must complete all Non-Residency (NR) course requirements before they can be officially registered for the R course. Students have two years to complete the R course once they have successfully completed NR.  Neither credit nor certificate is given until the student passes the Residency course.  Contact Chris Dunne to request enrollment.

B.  JOINT SENIOR PA COURSE GETS RAVE REVIEWS.  CAPT Anastasia Quanbeck and CDRs Kyra Hawn, Thurraya Kent and Gary Ross finished the two-week JSPAC at DINFOS on 9 May.  They said great things about this course, which is designed for O-5/6s, E-8/9s and GS-14/15s.  Here are several of their comments:

“It was a great opportunity to set aside day to day churn to think big picture strategic thoughts.”

“Subject matter experts were amazingly experienced and conversant in their field. The level of exposure was impressive and humbling. I felt honored to be given such tremendous access and the opportunity to engage as such insightful influential levels of government.”

“The intensity of this course surprised me. It overflowed with quality material and expert presentations; not a moment was wasted!”

“The camaraderie and learning through active dialog with classmates (is what benefited me the most.)”

“The course allowed me to connect many professional experiences and critically analyze problems through a much more comprehensive lens.”

JSPAC is held four times each year at DINFOS.  Starting FY2015, JSPAC and the similar course for senior enlisted (JSEPAC) will be merged.  The last JSEPAC, runs 21 July through 5 August.  Quotas are still available.  The 2015 JSPACs start on 5 January, 23 March, 6 July and 14 September.  Contact Chris Dunne to sign up.  Check with your detailer to see if you can attend one of these between duty stations.  Learn about the course at http://www.dinfos.dma.mil/dinfosweb/CourseInfo/tpi/JSPAC.pdf?

C.  VISUAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (VIM) COURSE GOES ONLINE.  The first distance learning version of VIM begins 1 October.  The online-only course is six weeks long and will be offered three times in FY15.  Contact your detailer to request enrollment.

D.  CHINFO REQUESTS WRITING COURSE.  In late April, CHINFO formally requested DINFOS to develop a new course focused on development of intermediate to advanced writing skills for officers, enlisted and civilians.  The proposal for the course includes teaching skills in research, interviewing, speechwriting, storytelling, professional journal articles, opinion pieces and others.  CHINFO recommended the course be offered primarily, if not solely, through distance learning.

7.  JOINT HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS COURSE (JHOC).  Chris Dunne attended the JHOC on 13-14 May in D.C. and says the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) training is “outstanding.”  The instructors are knowledgeable and very engaging.  Through guest speakers, case study reviews, group exercises, informal quizzes and discussions you learn about the disaster declaration process, chain of command, specific responsibilities of all parties in Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief operations and much more.  In addition to a course workbook to capture your ideas and the thoughts of others, each student received a copy of USAID's Field Operations Guide.  The 7.5 by 4 inch waterproof guide is the go-to-guide of disaster relief operations and is routinely used by USAID representatives in the field.  Students also received a DVD full of additional resource materials.  Classes are held in D.C. and elsewhere.  To learn where and when, and how to register, email [email-masked]

8.  SOCIAL MEDIA MAP 2014.  Overdrive Interactive’s “Snapshot of the Evolving Landscape,” including live links to dozens and dozens of social networks, photo and video sharing, content discovery, microblogging and other tools is available for download at http://www.ovrdrv.com/social-media-map?utm_source=asset&utm_medium=infographic&utm_campaign=Social%20Media%20Map

9.  TUITION PARTNERSHIP: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (UMUC) & U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM).  Federal employees, spouses and dependents may be eligible for a 25 percent discount on out-of-state tuition and a waiver of UMUC’s application fee by using the UMUC-OPM tuition partnership.  UMUC offers classes either entirely online or as a hybrid of online and on-site class meetings.  For details, see http://www.umuc.edu/corporate/fedgov/index.cfm.

10.  PRSA PROGRAM.  PRSA launched an initiative geared toward military PAOs called “Moving Veterans Forward Initiative.”  The new program will offer qualified military public affairs professionals with a FREE one-year PRSA membership and access to career tools such as resume writing tips, networking information and job interviewing tips and techniques.  For details, go to www.prsa.org/veterans

11.  GOOD CONTACTS

-  MC Detailers.  E1-E5:  MCC (SW/AW/EXW) Jennifer Villalovos, ([email-masked]) DSN 882-3689, COM 901-874-3689and E6-E9:  MCCS (EXW) Tom Jones ([email-masked]), DSN 882-3752, COM 901-874-3752

-  Officer Detailers.  CDR Scott Miller, ([email-masked]), DSN 882-4091, COM 901-874-4091 and LCDR Chris Bishop ([email-masked]) DSN 882-4025, COM 901-874-4025

-  Reserve PAO Detailer.  CDR Elizabeth Zimmermann ([email-masked]), DSN 224-4288, COM 703-614-4288

-  CHINFO Senior Enlisted Advisor.  MCCM (SW/AW/EXW) Jon McMillan ([email-masked]), DSN 222-4704, COM 703-692-4704

-  CHINFO Senior Enlisted Advisor (Reserve).  MCCM Kevin Elliott ([email-masked]), COM 317-670-7596

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