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The NCSL Video Resource Center is a collection of recorded webinars accessible for on-demand learning.

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Using Creativity: Don’t Just Survive, Thrive!

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Using Creativity: Don’t Just Survive, Thrive!

Many of us yearn to be creative but lack the courage to dive in. An artist with a background in business, Tricia Rose Burt has worked with Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders, blending her experiences and galvanizing audiences to step into their creative selves—so they can reinvent, adapt and develop new solutions both at home and at work.

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Professional Development

Secrets of Parliamentary Rule-Makers and Managers

Learn about the roles of clerks, secretaries and parliamentarians, how they conduct their work, and some of the unique challenges they face. Find out more about what goes on behind the scenes, especially when rules, processes and personalities collide. Speakers: Susan Kannarr, Chief Clerk, Kansas House of Representatives, Clancy Myer, Parliamentarian, Pennsylvania, Jennifer Novak, Secretary, Idaho Senate, Yolanda Dixon, Secretary, Louisiana Senate.

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Boosting EQ: How to Increase Our Emotional Intelligence

Recent research in the field of organizational psychology suggests that emotional intelligence, or EQ, is an even more important attribute for success than IQ in both your personal and professional life. Explore what EQ is, why it matters and how you can boost your own EQ score to improve your interactions with others. Speaker: Curt Stedron, Legislative Training Institute, NCSL.

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Bill Information Service (BIS) Online Training

Learn how NCSL, through a partnership with StateNet/LexisNexis, provides legislators and staff access to a searchable legislation database that contains the full text of every bill in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Congress for current sessions. Speakers include Mikell Wood, LexisNexis, and Laura Carper, NCSL.

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Virtual "Town Hall" Training

In a time when virtual meetings have become the norm, explore communicating with constituents via live broadcasting on major social media platforms. Unsure what that looks like? Tune into an NCSL “Town Hall” on the NCSL Facebook page. NCSL’s public affairs specialist Berkeley Teate covers all the details you need to know, including tips and tricks for scheduling, preparing for and successfully executing your event.

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The Virtual Third House: Integrating Advocacy in the Legislature's New Normal

Topsy-turvy schedules, shortened sessions and Zoom meetings haven’t just affected legislators and staff. Lobbying is an integral part of legislative life, but during pandemic times, advocates lack a physical lobby in which to do their work—and legislators and staff need good information and expertise. Can a business relationship thrive when you have to maintain your distance? How does it affect the institution? And where does public access fit into the mix?

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