Guest Blogs
Knowitall.ch often invites local experts in their field to contribute to their own blogs on our site. This means not only you will benefit from the useful recommendations that we make on our News pages, but you can also profit from some of the great advice and tips that these experts have to make on their favorite subjects. Whilst each of these bloggers has been recommended to us at some point during the evolution of Know-it-all passport and knowitall.ch, obviously we are not able to test out all the suggestions they make on their blogs, nor do we necessarily agree with all their opinions. So if you do find one of their tips useful (or not!), do let us know!
To make these blogs more accessible to you, we have now decided to group them altogether in one section, entitled Guest Blogs, accessible from our main menu bar. We will also post the most recent blogs on the home page of our site in the right hand column.
We are still building up this area of the site, and are looking for bloggers in a number of sections, including Your Home, Travel, and Leisure, so if you feel you have a useful contribution to make in either of these areas, and have the time to submit blog entries approximately every month, then please get in touch!
Photo credit: Women's Economy and Society
By Claire Doole, www.doolecommunications.com
Many people I know – both panelists and audience members - are wondering what is the point of panel discussions.
This is what I am told by the senior managers, leaders and experts I have been training in various communication skills.
It seems they are often too promotional, disorganised, lack focus and fail to deliver any new insights or engage the audience. In fact the audience takeaway seems to be at the bottom of the organisers priority list for a successful panel discussion
And ignoring the audience is having consequences as organisers tell me that fewer people are showing up for virtual, hybrid or in-person panels. It would appear that post pandemic we are all suffering from a case of zoomitis and thinking twice before we tune in or turn up to an event.
By Marta Koncz, www.agateexperience.com
Lately, I was asked several times what to wear on hikes, with a special interest in which shoes are suitable.
Well, in terms of clothes, the magic word is layers! Spring or summer, the weather can change very quickly in the mountains, therefore it is useful to have a light pullover and rain proof windbreaker in your backpack. Keep in mind that it is always a few degrees colder in higher altitude!
However, make sure not to wear too many clothes. You will warm up while walking and it will feel good to take those layers off. Also, you will be highly exposed to the sun. Therefore, it is essential to have a cap, sunglasses, and sun cream with you.
By Marta Koncz, www.agateexperience.com
I love walking in Spring, I can never get enough of admiring the awakening nature and the blooming flowers as far as the eye can see.
Usually, I kick off my flower "treasure hunt" with the cherry blossom; the flower that due to its short lifespan, is the symbol of the fleeting nature of life. You might have seen it earlier this spring in the Arboretum in Aubonne, in the Jardin des Alpes or Parc de l’Ariana in Geneva, behind the former Musée de l'Elysée or at the EPFL Campus in Lausanne and along Route de Crassier in Nyon.
By Dr Mecky McNeil and Dr Michelle Wright from HealthFirst
As we enter the second month of the Ukraine crisis, the feelings of concern, distress and uncertainty are becoming more challenging by the day. In response to this, we have prepared a series of podcasts to offer help and support to those in need now.
These podcasts cover the important topics of making sense of emotions in uncertain times, offer strategies to help safeguard mental health and in our third podcast we offer advice for how to talk to children about the invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukraine crisis: making sense of your feelings in uncertain times
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1961687/10305759
The Ukraine crisis: Finding safety in uncertainty: coping strategies to help safeguard your mental health
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1961687/10309260
The Ukraine crisis: Advice for talking to children about the invasion of Ukraine
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1961687/10312752
We hope you find these podcasts helpful.
By Oguzhan (Osan) Altun, Swiss Photo Club
You’ve started to take some nice photos with your phone, and you get compliments from your friends and family… Now you feel like you would like to take the next step and learn how to use a proper camera to take even better pictures. As a photography school that educates more than 2000 students every year, we put together this guide of how to learn photography for you.
Many people give up after a while because they make choose wrong classes, too many “free” online guides and videos. Don’t repeat their mistakes! Read this article now to discover the best way how to learn photography.
Decide on your goal
Do you want to start a new hobby? Become a pro? Exhibit your photos? Take better photos of your newborn?
It will be much easier to make choices if you’re already clear on what you want. In many cases, it’s a good idea to start with a beginners workshop, even if you know some basics from past experience. This can help avoid one common trap, where people stall later in their photography journey because they skipped ahead, without ever mastering the technical skills that are taught in the beginner level.
Choose the correct sequence of courses
Once you decide which photography school is right for you, you must then select which course(s) to sign up for. First, you must consider two factors:
- Determine your level
We recommend our online test to get an idea. In our observation, many people who think they are intermediate level still benefit a lot from a comprehensive beginners course. If you already know what you want, you can skip this step. - Determine your availability and budget
Half / full day workshops usually take place on a weekend, in a very concentrated form. Choose this format if you’re already very busy and just want to check your interest level before committing more hours. You will learn a lot from a good one-day course, but they require you to practice regularly afterwards to retain what you learn.
- Lessons from the pandemic on how to communicate science
- Media Training: How to Answer the Personal Question
- The real ‘cost’ of Swiss universities
- Banana Bread Recipe - 4 hour marination then bake
- Everyone can save a life! CPR and Emergency First Aid
- Wolfgang – the master storyteller
- Some ideas for Winter Activities in Switzerland
- Demystifying the art of storytelling
- Bullying in the workplace; has this happened to you?
- Weekendscaping in Switzerland
- Has there been an event reset since COVID?
- Creating meaningful moments through kindness, gratitude, and authentic conversations
- Setting up and running hybrid meetings
- Six ways to optimise working from home
- How to make Blackberry Jelly and Southern Biscuits
- Advice from a moderator on how to select your panel speakers
- Learning a new language is not just popular… it might be a necessity!
- Melitta Campbell's new book out: A Shy Girl’s Guide to Networking
- Stress Resilience Vs Stress Management
- Press briefings in the virtual world
- 🥧 Follow Lisa: Easy Pecan Pie Recipe with Whiskey
- 🍌🍫 Follow Lisa: Banana Toblerone Cupcakes
- How to professionally produce a virtual event
- A chess player can lose 6000 calories in a single match!
- 🍫🇨🇭Follow Lisa: Toblerone Mousse - Egg-free - Easy 2-Ingredient Recipe
- Hybrid events the new normal in 2021
- Time to Travel Within
- Movember campaign: Unmasking Mens’ Mental Health
- Moderating in the virtual world - Tips and techniques from a professional moderator
- Tips for helping students develop their emotional language
- Leaves, Game, and Wine
- Your future with the IBCP: Vocation - part 2
- Engaging Presenting in the virtual world
- Business Coach versus YouTube Mentors
- Successful virtual events are good television
- Why Morges should be on your "Swiss Spot" list
- Expatriation the easy way or How I learned to give up my US citizenship and breathe freely again
- Choosing an English-only or Bilingual Stream - Which is best?
- Resilience and the path from challenge to opportunity and achievement
- Streamlined Voluntary Disclosure for US citizens living in Switzerland
- Facilitating engaging meetings in the virtual world
- Barbecue turkey and stuffing recipe: Christmas in July
- Find your Swiss Spot - Summer Series: Les Pléiades & Blonay
- Interior Redesign – Your Summer Breeze
- Summer Camps are back - post-Covid19!
- The power of virtual learning particularly in a pandemic
- How can parents approach their children about COVID-19?
- Gardening and planting: Our new normal?
- Snail in a Hole (Toad in a Hole) - No snails nor toads were used in this recipe!
- Pumpkin chestnut soup with chorizo chips
- Plan your transition: Covid-19 confinement time is coming to an end
- Swiss home renovation in the time of COVID
- ... and so it continues. More gardening ideas from Tara
- 10 Tips for Moderating Dynamic Virtual Meetings
- Gardening in these unusual times
- Unprecedented pandemic press conference from pharma industry
- It’s a Covid-marathon
- Business Success Secrets from a Local Business Coach for Women
- Storytelling is an essential professional skill
- Adulting – Or how to grow up faster
- Choosing the right photography course provider
- Vertical Tutoring System gives students a sense of community
- Why New Year’s resolutions never work
- We sold our Swiss house... and this is what we learned in the process
- How to Plan your Business for Success in 2020
- Creating a STAR panel discussion
- How to avoid procrastination - prioritization and planning
- A tapestry of leaves - My Swiss garden
- Virtual clutter aka online pollution
- An end to "Manels" and "Manferences" - a Moderator's View
- Explaining the International Primary Curriculum - IPC
- The start of Mental Health First Aid training in English in Switzerland
- Harvest time in a Swiss Garden
- Choose joy. What a phrase! A concept! A revolution even!
- Helena Rubenstein - Opportunity missed to tell the story of a great woman
- Back to school – time to relax!
- How to make your point the right way
- Is your child active enough?
- How to succeed at a video job interview
- Kids and Zero Waste
- Storytelling to further your career
- Reluctant players – does your child really want to play football?
- A job interview is a presentation
- The Perfect Career for Trailing Spouses?
- Avoiding Oscar Night Gaffes
- 8 solutions for solving teacher-related problems
- The month of March is full of surprises
- Is Davos the gold standard of panel discussions?
- Search Inside Yourself: born at Google and based on neuroscience
- How to be an outstanding children’s football coach
- Information about the A-Level Diploma
- Time in the market, not timing the market
- Does My Child Have a Speech or Language Delay?
- You Too Can Be A Powerful (TEDx) Public Speaker
- What Makes a Powerful TED Talk?
- Renovating in Geneva: a 19th century home gets a 21st century heating system
- Sunita meets one of the authors of "The Joy of Leadership"
- Building Rapport for Effective Communication
- New beginnings
- Set your internal clock for a great winter season
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