Wednesday, August 5, 2020

LOCATION: Online with Zoom

Announcements begin at 7 pm. Speaker begins at approximately 7:30 pm.

If not familiar with Zoom, arrive 6:45 pm to set your audio levels and learn the system. Please load in a profile photo. Zoom tips at the bottom of this post.

How to Be a Guide

Adrienne Paquette, L.A.N.D.S. Educator for Texas Wildlife Association.

Learn how to become better leaders and educators for guided hikes and other educational outreach events from Adrienne Paquette, L.A.N.D.S. Educator for Texas Wildlife Association. Participants will discover basic guiding practices, how to become a better storyteller, how to handle difficulties and overcome obstacles, and how to set up a hike or outreach event. Become a stronger leader who is more confident in sharing their passion and further the Texas Master Naturalist mission of nature education, outreach, and service.

Adrienne Paquette is a L.A.N.D.S. Educator for Texas Wildlife Association, a nonprofit serving Texas wildlife and its habitat by facilitating conservation efforts through education and outreach of those who value and steward wildlife resources. A graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, she has a masters degree in Environmental Science & Sustainability from Saint Edward’s University in Austin. Before her work with TWA, she was an educator at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center.

Zoom Tips

Zoom works best if you download and install the Zoom app on your computer or phone. Do not rely on the browser version. Please do this prior to the meeting time. Go here: https://zoom.us/download

These Zoom Video Tutorials can be useful if unfamiliar with the platform, particularly Join A Meeting, Joining & Configuring Audio & Video, and Testing computer or device audio.