Attend incoming district training, TALMA, MyLegion.org and more workshops.
Aug. 28 and 30: Membership training with subject matter experts. On Saturday, Aug. 28, and Monday, Aug. 30, National American Legion College graduates will present training on 11 topics. Attend the in-person training from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Building, Exhibition Hall 1-3, Lower Level, Main Stage.
Topics of discussion include:
• Conducting a post meeting
• Training at the post level
• Post commander
• Buddy Checks
• Post leadership development
• Inspiring post growth and retention
• Department American Legion College
• Successful district commanders
• Resolutions
• Mentoring
• Volunteering and Membership
Aug. 30: Intro to MyLegion.org Workshop. A comprehensive training session on the new mylegion.org platform will be presented on Monday, Aug. 30, from 9-11 a.m. and from 2-4 p.m. The training will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Building, Lecture Hall, 200 Level. For those attending the training in person, pre-registration at the Media & Communications booth located in the exhibit hall is required.
Topics of discussion include how to:
• Register an account. All MyLegion accounts are registered with the email on your member record. Not sure if you have an email on file? Stop by the Information Technology booth in the Exhibit Hall prior to these sessions.
• Manage your account. As a member of The American Legion and/or Sons of The American Legion, you can manage your membership account online. Become familiar with navigating your MyLegion account to view updated contact information and demographic information, manage subscriptions, view discounts, set up auto-renew, print your membership card, and other member-only tools.
• Access MyLegion leadership tools. You will learn how to navigate the administrative side of MyLegion to manage post and squadron membership information, view reports, access materials and process memberships, along with how to assign others permission to use administrative tools.
Aug. 30: Incoming District Commanders Training. Training for incoming district commanders will be held on Monday, Aug. 30, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Phoenix Convention Center, North Building, Exhibition Hall 6.
Topics of discussion include:
• Remarks from national commander leading candidate Paul Dillard of Texas
• How to be a successful district commander
• Post analysis
• District revitalization
• Veterans Strengthening America
• Membership engagement plan at district and post level
Aug. 30: The American Legion Media Alliance (TALMA) annual Media Training Workshop. The daylong workshop, which is open to everyone, will be held Monday, Aug. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a 90-minute break for participants to get lunch on their own, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The training workshop at convention will also be available via Zoom. A registration link will be available at legion.org.
The workshop will include sessions on:
• How to obtain credibility with local print and electronic media to have articles published.
• Interviewing techniques.
• Tips for improving your writing.
• How to use Canva.
• Sessions focused on newsletters, Facebook and video.
- Dispatch