0:00 Season topics, upcoming programs, Everything DiSC; and direction the podcast is going in Season 4. 

0:28 Welcome by the podcast host, Vickie Maris.

1:20 What is an Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors? Vickie Maris is an Authorized Partner and explains what she can provide in this role. You can reach out to Vickie for access to the personality assessments such as Everything DiSC "Workplace," "Productive Conflict," "Agile EQ," "Work of Leaders," and others.

3:00 You can also enroll for facilitator training if you would like to become a certified facilitator of Everything DiSC or The Five Behaviors. Give yourself a couple months of lead time for getting enrolled in one of the virtual sessions. They fill pretty quickly.

3:44 Vickie mentions upcoming interview with Paul Slaggert who is instructor of Day 1 of the 2-day short course, Frontline Leadership. It is hosted by the Kelley School of Business and takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Fall 2023 session is full. The program will be offered again in Spring 2024.

4:20 Developing the Effective Technical Leader is coming up in October 17-18, 2023. It is taught by Dr. Pete DeLisle. Registration is open via the Kelley School of Business website (see link in previous sentence).

6:27 Contract work in the process documentation area and doing process improvement as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Upcoming interviews with my colleagues in the areas of process improvement and project management.

7:27 Thank you for sharing the podcast out and for subscribing to the show (it is free to subscribe).

7:48 You also might see upcoming episodes in this season about shifting the daily routine to include silence and meditation. Vickie shares how that practice helped her with the songwriting for her recent album, Another Universe. Here is the link to the album in Spotify. The music is available in the many other music streaming services as well.

8:51 Introduction of the other podcast, Making of the Album - Another Universe. It is co-hosted by Vickie Maris, Michael Kelsey and Scott Greeson. We talk about the inspiration for the songs and the behind-the-scenes of the recording process for each of the songs. Enjoy the laughter and insider perspectives of three recording artists! Check out the podcast here: https://sites.libsyn.com/446118

10:23 Date of the concert by the Kelsey Greeson Project is Oct. 7, 2023. Artists: Michael Kelsey, Scott Greeson, Vickie Maris and Courtney Von Drehle. Tickets for the show at the TAF Theatre in Lafayette, Indiana are available in Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/617699384487?aff=oddtdtcreator

10:57 Wrap-up

0:00 Intro - increasing your level of engagement

:16 Episode powered by Teach Inspire Connect

:32 Thank you from the host, Vickie Maris

1:01 Explanation about the previous pause in the podcast

1:08 Silence in my daily routine

2:10 Benefits of spending time in silence as a part of the daily routine

2:57 Conference talk during the 2022 Purdue Women's Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana

3:11 Silence led to writing and recording songs for a solo album, Another Universe by Vickie Maris

5:25 Starting an additional podcast about the behind-the-scenes 

5:38 Recording engineer and producer of the album is Michael Kelsey

6:03 Scott Greeson and Michael Kelsey will be on the mics with me for the new podcast.

6:26 Content stems from one of the videos in my 14-day challenge of livestreaming. This episode of the video series is shared here as audio about ways to better engage in a livestream or video call.

7:47 Daily goal of improving by 1% over the day before

8:28 The videos from the 14-day livestreaming challenge are available on my YouTube channel. Search Vickie J Maris.

9:01 The new songs and my album are available at the channel for Vickie Maris Topic or Vickie Maris Music.

9:20 Techniques for increasing your engagement with followers in a livestream. These tips can also apply towards video calls in Zoom, MS Teams and other platforms.

10:30 Watch a livestream that another person is conducting on a topic you find of interest. Take notes about the experience. What causes you to engage or not?

11:00 Ask a question early in your broadcast.

12:24 Pause to review comments and questions, or let people know that you'll revist the comments feed after the broadcast.

14:35 Contain your "teaching livestream" to 5-10 plus minutes.

16:47 Wrap-up of the podcast episode. Email comments and questions to agiledigitalbusiness @ gmail dot com.

17:03 Request for your positive rating and review. The feedback helps me to evolve the show to best meet listeners' needs.

17:37 To hear my new songs on the album, Another Universe: https://vickiemaris.hearnow.com

17:52 Thank you to my clients of my business, Teach Inspire Connect.

0:00 Welcome to Season 4 of Agile Digital Business podcast. Introduction by the host, Vickie Maris. Topics of leadership, personal development, team development and team communications.

:34 Insight about the music for the podcast and the accordion in the mix.

1:37 Upcoming leadership and team development programs; and music events

2:12 Frontline Leadership, April 6-7, 2022 - taught by Gar Trusley and Paul Slaggert; hosted in Indianapolis, Indiana by the Kelley School of Business Executive Education (this leadership program was previously named Supervisory Development when it was offered in South Bend, Indiana)

2:30 Developing the Effective Technical Leader, April 5-7, 2022, is taught by Dr. Pete DeLisle. The program is held in Bloomington, Indiana and is also hosted by Kelley School of Business Executive Education. This program was previously called Engineering Leadership when it was offered in South Bend, Indiana.

3:22 Take the Everything DiSC "Workplace" assessment & participate in a 90-minute facilitated discussion (virtual), "What's your style in Everything DiSC?"

4:35 Learn about the custom program you can bring to your team - an experiential learning event with an acoustic rock band about team communications

4:56 Music dates

5:02 Scott Greeson, Vickie Maris & Brady Joseph - music via a FB Live; 8:30 pm EST from the Facebook page

5:35 Concert at TAF on May 7, 2022; 7:30 pm EST - Scott Greeson, Michael Kelsey, Vickie Maris and Courtney Von Drehle

6:47 Notes about the new version of the introductory episode for Agile Digital Business.

7:44 Mention of a possible new show name in the works for the podcast.

8:02 In Season 4, host Vickie Maris is exploring the topics of leadership, personal development, team development and team communications.

8:10 Vickie Maris is a certified facilitator of the DiSC Profile, or more specifically, the "Workplace" profile in the portfolio of content from Everything DiSC. She also facilitates The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team. Both these are Wiley brands. 

8:21 The podcast was on hold in 2021 as the business was being launched: Teach. Inspire. Connect. 

8:47 Several speaking engagements occurred in 2021 and several more speaking and facilitating engagements are on the books in the new year.

9:11 Background about Vickie Maris

10:51 Feeling grateful for the podcast medium.

11:02 Capturing nuggets of wisdom in leadership, team development and team communications.

11:32 Information about the opportunity to take the Everything DiSC Workplace assessment and to participate in the virtual, 90-minute discussion.

12:33 Information about the team experiential learning event with an acoustic rock band

13:12 In the program, you can select which assessment you would want to have your team take. A few of the options include Everything DiSC Workplace, Everything DiSC Productive Conflict, Everything DiSC Agile EQ and more.

14:40 What is an Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors

15:15 How to enroll in facilitator certification for Everything DiSC or The Five Behaviors

15:45 Thank you for checking out Episode 37 of the show

16:20 How to set up a call for talking about how any of the

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