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The Day My Dog Taught Me to Skijor
- Keith Baldwin
Born and raised in Alaska, Keith has had the opportunity to participate in many of the spectacular outdoor adventures available to those of us lucky enough to live here. One of those adventures was learning how to Skijor. Skijoring ('skē-jȯr-iŋ) is a winter sport where a person on skis is pulled by a dog (or dogs, horses, vehicle). The term is derived from the Norwegian word skikjøring meaning ski driving. Keith thought he was going to teach his yellow lab Rocky how to skijor – it ended up being the other way around!
Bio:
Keith was born in Alaska and has witnessed vast changes taking place in this once small state. Rarely content with the status-quo, he’s been involved in learning most of his adult life.
A few years ago, while completing his Masters in Adult Education, Keith became fascinated with understanding motivation and also understanding how we can develop conditions that support motivation in others. This led to studies in mentoring and the development of a mentor training program which he presents to groups upon request.
After completing over 60 formal presentations, as well as completion of a variety of leadership roles, Keith was awarded the highest educational achievement offered by Toastmasters International – Distinguished Toastmaster. Keith is the immediate past Governor of the Yukon Alaska Council of Toastmasters. He was responsible for quality educational programming and leadership development for 30 Toastmasters clubs and over 550 members.
Keith is a skilled facilitator who has presented training on topics such as mentoring, leadership, public speaking, effective training techniques for adult learners, effective listening, ethics, as well as a variety of training related to the insurance industry. He can be contacted at kbaldwin (at) gci.net.
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