Maverick Indonesia

“I never realized that listening is a skill…”

by Arif Pranoto from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB); an intern at Maverick from June-July 2008

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Two Fridays ago I attended one of Maverick’s sharing sessions.

Sharing sessions is a weekly activity at Maverick where someone shares their insights, knowledge or experience on almost any subject. As an intern I was of course looking forward to it as an opportunity to broaden my horizons - and also the snacks that are always great. (more…)

Tags: arif pranoto, intern, ITB, listening skills, Maverick

An Intern: Encountering Maverick’s CSL session

One week into my stint as an ITB intern at Maverick I received an invitation to sit in at a lecture that is part of the PR firm’s Corporate Social leadership (CSL) program. The program aims to help non-profit organizations conduct their own PR programs by running them through a 10-month course on public relations and communications skills.

The lecture was to be about online PR and presentation skills so I had two expectations. Firstly, I hoped to learn how to use what’s happening on the Net and online to help me communicate more efficiently. Secondly, I could benefit from skills that would enhance my presentations.

I was not disappointed.

On of the useful things I learned from the online PR session was about street creds. (more…)

Tags: Arif Pranoa, Civil Society Organization, CSL, intern, Maverick, NGO, online PR, presentation skills