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REAL Montana Class V, Cameron Wholschlegel, back from left,Josh Senecal, Simon McCann, Chisholm Christensen, Peter Taylor, Weston Merrill, Brian Hogue, Christopher Anderson and Micah Jam, front from left, Tyler Tintzman, Shauna Dunn, Cassi Hammerness, Shelby George, Tracy McIntyre, Jessica Murray, Clay Redding, Katie Kuhr, David Crasco, Lacey Morrison and Amy Schulte pose for a photograph Oct. 28 at the Billings Gazette.
Press release
Hill County resident Katie Kuhr just returned from three days in Billings as part of REAL - Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership - Montana.
For Kuhr and other members of REAL Montana Class V, the Oct. 27-29 was the second seminar in their two-year educational program.
The focus of the seminar was media and communications. While in Billings, class members received individual training on vocal control and how to effectively communicate in a media interview, followed by 12 live television and radio interviews across the city. They took part in editorial meetings at KULR-8 and KTVQ-2 news and learned about print and online communication at the Billings Gazette. The class received tips for engaging the media and telling their story through social media, and media professionals hailing from ExxonMobil, the CHS Laurel Refinery, and NorthWestern Energy conducted a crisis management panel.
A networking banquet at the Billings Depot was attended by program alumni, sponsors and industry leaders. The session concluded with a team-building exercise at a local escape room, followed by a discussion on developing a transformational leadership style and how to manage conflict.
"Seminar two was an exciting opportunity to practice communicating with the public," Kuhr said. "REAL Montana encourages us to step out of our comfort zones and to lean into being leaders."
Twenty of Montana's top natural resource industry leaders from across the state were competitively selected to take part in REAL Montana Class V. The program's mission is to build a network of informed and engaged leaders to advance the natural resource industries in Montana. The two-year leadership program features eight in-state seminars; a five-day national study tour in Washington, D.C., and a 10-day international trip. Seminars include training in natural resource development, agriculture institutions and agencies, public speaking/media, economics, state and federal policy, international trade, urban/rural relationships, water issues and other current industry topics.
REAL Montana is funded through a partnership with Montana State University Extension and private industry. Oversight is provided by an advisory board of industry leaders.
Complete program information is available at http://www.realmontana.org .
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