Giving Effective Feedback – a key skill for every woman!
Giving effective feedback is an essential skill for every woman at work, home and in your social life. It is even more important as a woman living in an international and culturally diverse group. Catherine Guillou took us through practical examples for giving good feeback and receiving feedback that we could use. What does feedback …
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Menopause & Perimenopause Workshop links
Hello and welcome to the collection of links for the Menopause and peri menopause workshop. We hope you can star this blog and come back to it when you need to. Details from Bridget: UK based information: Davina Mccall has a program (Sex, Myths & The Menopause) on Channel 4, UK TV, should be available …
English Business Conversations
English Business Conversations with Victoria Waters have been a great success so far. We posed these questions: Do you feel daunted by business meetings in English? Are you considering applying for a job in English, and are worried about the interview process? We created this series of 10 sessions aimed at giving you the vocabulary …
Start-up support with the Office of Economic Development, City of Düsseldorf
Bettina Löhr and Erkan Kara from the City of Düsseldorf presented to the International Women in Business Düsseldorf e.V. (iwibdus) about why Düsseldorf is such a great city for you to start your business. Düsseldorf is calling all entrepreneurs! Why is the City so great? Rhein/Ruhr area has lots of companies and potential clients plus …
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Know Your iwibdus Audience
Executive Summary Thank you for being one of our speakers. We want you to make the best presentation or workshop possible and therefore we have created a guide to make sure you know your audience and our values. It is important to us that women in the group feel safe and welcomed. That means every …
How to create the ultimate presentation for iwibdus events.
This document is based on the book and presentation from Jay Surti. Mastering the Art of Perfect Presentations. 1. Who is your Audience? What do they want to get out of this conversation? Who are they? What do you want to tell them? Research this before you start writing content. The iwibdus range from 21 …
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Let’s Work – Transferable Skills Review
On 10th March International Women in Business Dusseldorf hosted a Let’s Work: Workshop on Transferable Skills with 20 International Iike-minded women all united by their willingness to learn and be inspired on their life journey. Let´s Work – iwibdus workshop iwibdus Let’s Work Workshops are designed not only to listen to a presentation, but also …
Inclusion Training
The Board received inclusion training from one of our volunteers this week. Alison Hubbard is an expert on inclusions training from the US. She has lived in Düsseldorf for 4 years has become a recent members of the iwibdus. We love women sharing their talents so we asked Ali to tell us more about inclusion …
Mastering the Art of Presentations
This sheet is to help you create the ultimate presentation for iwibdus events. This document is based on the book and presentation from Jay Surti. Mastering the Art of Perfect Presentations. 1. Who is your Audience? What do they want to get out of this conversation? Who are they? What do you want to tell …
What is the Lean Canvas Business Model?
The Lean Canvas Business Model is a tool that guides you in an easy and intuitive way to write the first version of your business plan. It is very useful to summarise your assumptions, track your development and present your ideas when creating a venture. It is easy to change and adapt to the market …
Why innovators and early adopters matter when you start a business?
What are Innovators and Early adopters? These concepts were introduced in the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Theory, developed by E.M. Rogers in 1962. This theory explains how an idea or a product spreads in the long term and the different phases before becoming Mass Market. Think about the first iPhone. The people that waited in …
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What is Lean Startup?
On November 29th, the consultant Carlos Morales spoke to us about Lean Startup. This is a short review of what we learnt: What is Lean Startup and where does it come from? Lean Startup is a method for developing products and business. It uses scientific principles to shorten product development cycles and get feedback from …