Media Career Development Network and The Cobuilders Academy are set to hold a series of virtual workshops designed to equip media professionals with the knowledge and skills for sustainable and profitable innovation in the media industry.
Moving from one state of operation to another usually comes with some mental and emotional pressure. In this workshop, participants will be provided with tools to identify and manage stress during uncertainties and to leverage stress for innovation and creativity. Participants will also be given tools to develop mental toughness required to reinvent current processes and cultural roadblocks without burning out.
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Speakers include: Mental Alertness for Change and Innovation, Bosede Olusola-Obasa, (CEO Lead Facilitator, Lead Academy) Mental Awareness in Times of Great Change, Nader Mowalee (Founder and CEO, Engineer your Mission)
Workshop 3-Skills and Outlook for the New Media Age
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 (9am to 11am PST:5pm-7pm GMT+1)
Tools and skills are important for advancement. Here, participants will be taken through modules of training in technologies such as web development, SEO and Search Engine, content (text and video) marketing, self-service platforms, review services, e-commerce, membership sites, online editorial, and advertising, data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, information technology strategies, ICT, trend convergence, innovators’ mindset, cloud technologies, coding and programming, technological barriers and how to circumvent them, waiting for innovation to take root, etc.
In this workshop, participants will be entered into a contest for N200,000 investment into an idea that that passes the test of innovative thinking.
Participants have to Sign Up for a CoBuilders Account to post their projects on The CoBuilders Platform. Judges will review the projects on the Find Opportunities page. The selected project will be supported by CoBuilders in the amount of the award.
Speakers on the final session of the workshop are: Michael Nelson, Lekan Otufodunrin and Project Development and Management, Alex Ogundadegbe (CEO, Optimum Performance Training)
