Paralegal Division Webcast Series

Many of you know that I am the Chair of the Paralegal Division Webcast Series and I have a wonderful Co-Chair, Cindy Kranis. This series was brought into fruition by a grant from the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification. The North Carolina Bar Association Paralegal Division won a grant of $10,000 to provide low cost or free Continuing Paralegal Education to paralegals around North Carolina. The Paralegal Division Council decided to put on a series of one hour webcasts that are free to NCBA PD members or $25 to non-members. I don't think a single person believed they would be nearly as successful as they are now.

Each webcast that has been presented since July has had at least 75 attendees (some of them had almost 200!) This has been such a rewarding experience to watch something you helped create from the very beginning grow. The grant was originally only supposed to last for 12 months, however, because of its success the Paralegal Division plans to keep it running. I will be stepping down as Chair of the series in June -- not because I don't love doing it, but because I will be stepping into the role of Vice-Chair of the Paralegal Division. I want each of you in the Paralegal Division to consider jumping on board with Cindy Kranis to keep this wonderful series going. Part of why our division is so successful is because of YOU!

If you don't already know, I myself presented "But Mom Wanted ME to Have That!" a few days ago for the January webcast. I was a strange but rewarding experience. I love learning and sharing with others what I have learned. I enjoy entertaining a live audience, so it was a very new experience for me to be in a studio with the camera and tech support and knowing around the state there are paralegals watching me on the internet. The laptop I was using with my Power Point slides and speaker notes crashed in the middle of the presentation, but I still managed to plow through it (like a pro I am told). My point is, if you have ever want to present something but you are unsure if you want to speak at a bunch of people staring back at you....TRY A WEBCAST! It will give you a chance to get your feet wet and help you get the courage to speak infront of those people starting at you!

- Coley