The Green Shed seminar and meeting venue is the focal point for our on-site training and extension activites.

We offer a range of  communications and management workshops. We are adding to these as we find demand and the right facilitator. Email us with the topics you would like to learn about.

The Winter Lecture series is an opportunity to listen to a knowledgeable person and discuss their topic with other interested folk. Lunch and a cuppa are provided. The 2012 topics are yet to be decided, so now is the time to tell us the topic or the person you would like to hear.

Communication Workshops

Technical and Business Writing: The art of writing documents for information to be found easily.

Article Writing: Have your news item published and read from start to finish, with the right photo.

Effective Presentations: Two workshops about creating effective presentations. Attend one or both. Complimentary lunch is provided for those attending both workshops.

Part 1: Visual Design looks at how to design slides that support your talk without distracting your audience from what you say.  9am to noon.

Part 2: Speaking with Confidence offers some simple tips to help you be prepared, relaxed and able to delivery your message clearly in an engaging way. 1pm to 4pm.

Smarter PowerPoint: Updates and tips for making PowerPoint easier to use and achieve great results.

Management Workshops

Negotiation skills: Excellent tips on how to create Win/Win relationships.

Leading Change: Insightful skills to engage people in change processes successfully.

Innovation Advantage: Engage Design Thinking to keep pace with a fast changing world and to problem solve creatively.

Health and Safety: Myths and Facts. A workshop focused on taking the stress out of health and safety.

Previous Events

2011 Winter Lectures

A wide range of technical and management topics for the primary sector and associated organisations
More information here>

May 2011: In May the LandWISE Conference Field Session returned to CLAW, and a specialist Mapping Workshop was held. See www.landwise.org.nz

Our inaugural Winter Lecture Series ran over July and August 2010.
Feedback from Attendees:
“Thanks for organising this series of talks. All quite different and all good brain food in the middle of winter”
“It was good to have lunch provided – particularly enjoyed the burgers! I liked having a single topic that I could think about, mull over for a few days afterwards”
See more detail here>

July 2010:
The New Zealand Rural Contractors came for precision agriculture demonstrations at the Centre in July 2010. Ignoring escaped sheep eating our trials, it was a successful day with over 80 attendees and strong industry support. Thanks to Matt at AgTech and John and Wade at Trimble in particular.

May 2010:
In May we hosted the LandWISE Conference Field Session, and a specialist Sensors Workshop. See www.landwise.org.nz