NWS Training Center
Giving a Better Virtual Presentation
- Title
- Giving a Better Virtual Presentation
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Delivering a presentation virtually means accounting for several things you don’t think about in an in-person presentation. NWS Meteorologist Dave Snider gives tips for giving a better virtual presentation including how to act, where to put the camera, and the attire that you are wearing.
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- Preparing for a Virtual Presentation
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Not all presentations or interviews are done face-to-face. Occasionally you will deliver a presentation or interview virtually. NWS Meteorologist Dave Snider explains crucial aspects of preparing for online presentations.
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- Creating a Presence
- Runtime
- 4:10
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- As you step into the room to begin your presentation, your audience may have already made up their mind about you before you ever said a word. NWS Meteorologist Brooke Bingaman discusses ways you can create a presence and make a good first impression.
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- Using GOES-16 to Enhance Wildfire IDSS
- Runtime
- 12:36
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- On March 6-7, 2017, a series of deadly wildfires spread across portions of Kansas and Oklahoma, into the Texas Panhandle. The ability to identify and communicate critical information to decision makers on the ground was directly enhanced by real-time availability of imagery from the GOES-16 satellite. This presentation describes how forecasters used these data to assist firefighting efforts for this particular event, and the unique value they add to future NWS decision support services.
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- Becoming Indispensable
- Runtime
- 18:52
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Kim Runk's keynote address for the 2016 AMS Early Career Professionals Conference in New Orleans (January 10, 2016)
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: My Role as a Technician
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In this video, Electronic Technician Zach Wakefield discusses his role in the Weather Ready Nation initiative.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: My Role as a Manager
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In this video, Deputy Regional Director Steve Brueske discusses his role, a success story, and the importance of a Weather Ready Nation.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: Everyone Matters
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Over the past couple of years, the NWS has been focusing on how to build a Weather Ready Nation. So how does your job fit in? Central Region Director, Chris Strager, was part of the inception of the Weather Ready Nation initiative. In this video, he explains that every person has a role to play in a Weather Ready Nation.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: My Role as Support Staff
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In this video, Support Services Specialist Marion Smith discusses her role in the Weather Ready Nation initiative.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: Technology Improvements
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A key goal of the Weather Ready Nation Roadmap is maintaining and growing our local expertise. This includes operating in a system that moves science and technology more efficiently from research and testing to field operations. This video details some of technological improvements that are already occurring to help us achieve this goal.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: Improving Communication
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A key goal of the Weather Ready Nation Roadmap is improving communication, especially with our partners. While technological advances continue to help us improve our accuracy, a forecast is only effective if people receive our message, understand our message, and act appropriately on the contents. This video details some of the steps that are already occurring to help us achieve this goal.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: Science Integration
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A key goal of the Weather Ready Nation Roadmap is maintaining and growing our local expertise. One part of this goal involves integrating technology and science and effectively moving new methods to field operations. This video details a few new projects that are already being tested in effort to help build a Weather Ready Nation.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: Emphasizing Impact-Based Decision Support Services
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- One of the key goals of the Weather Ready Nation Roadmap is emphasizing impact-based decision support services. Achieving this goal includes formal training in Emergency Response and Incident Command support skills. This video details some of the steps that are already occurring to achieve this goal.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- What is Weather Ready Nation?
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- NOAA’s Weather-Ready Nation is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. This initiative involves not only the public and our partners, but each employee in the National Weather Service.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- WRN: My Role as a Forecaster
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In this video, General Forecaster Audra Hennecke discusses her role in the Weather Ready Nation initiative.
For more information on Weather Ready Nation, visit www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/
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National Weather Service Training Center
Kansas City, MO
www.nwstc.noaa.gov
- Title
- Building a Weather-Ready Nation: Lightning Safety for Outdoor Venues
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 12 years ago
- Description
- For questions on developing local safety plans contact your National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM).
For questions about the recognition program for developing a plan contact Charlie Woodrum at Charles.Woodrum@noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- Leading Culture Change in the NWS
- Runtime
- 16:10
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- NWS Operations Proving Ground Director, Kim Runk illustrates and discusses how to lead culture change in the National Weather Service. His points are based on an 8-step process outlined by Dr. John Kotter in two award-winning books: "Leading Change" and "Our Iceberg is Melting." For more information on Dr. Kotter, see his site: http://www.kotterinternational.com/
This video was produced by the NWS Operations Proving Ground, Central Region Headquarters, and the National Weather Service Training Center. For more information or to contact us, visit our website.
National Weather Service Training Center (NWSTC): http://www.nwstc.noaa.gov/
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- TEASER TRAILER: AWIPS-2 Collaboration Tool Training
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- TRAINING NOW AVAILABLE! Are you a National Weather Service forecaster that needs to chat with other offices about an upcoming event? The AWIPS-2 Collaboration Tool allows you to chat in real-time while performing actions through the Collaboration Tool interface.
Click here to log into the NWS Learning Center and start the training, (https://doc.learn.com/login.asp?lcid=LCIDNUMBER&requestedurl=courseredirect.asp?courseid=11421)
or visit our website at www.nwstc.noaa.gov for more information about the NWSTC.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- 2013 Flood Safety Awareness Week
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- We kicked off the first day of Flood Safety Awareness week with a video. View the video below then please visit the link to read more about Flood preparedness on the Red Cross website. The NWSTC encourages you to Share this video so you can help us spread awareness to all of your friends and family. Red Cross Website: http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster/flood
For more information or to contact us, visit our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- 2013 Day 5 Severe Weather Awareness Week: Console Replace System (CRS)
- Runtime
- 1:40
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Today's Severe Weather Awareness week video focuses on the maintenance and operation of the Console Replacement System (CRS). NWSTC offers training for field electronic technicians to keep the system operational during severe weather events.
For CRS course offerings, visit our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- Teaser Trailer: Handling Space Weather Inquiries
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- What makes the everyday person want to know more about space weather? What do you do when they call YOU for answers? That's what the course, "Handling Space Weather Inquiries" is all about. This trailer gives you a quick peek at the course.
For more information or to contact us, visit our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- Teaser Trailer: Media Training
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Talking with the media can be very stressful, especially in the middle of a crisis. That's where media training comes in. For a sneak peek at this great course, check out this video!
For more information or to contact us, visit our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- 2013 Day 4 Severe Weather Awareness Week: Radiosonde Replacement System (RRS)
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Thunderstorms are the focus of Day 4 of Severe Weather Awareness Week. The Training Center offers courses on equipment very useful for forecasting stormy days. The Radiosonde Replacement System or RRS collects data and puts it into the NWS employee's forecasting system. Today's video explores our RRS training and how it helps the NWS prepare for thunderstorms and severe weather.
For more information about RRS courses or other NWSTC courses, see our website: www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- 2013 Day 3 Severe Weather Awareness Week: Hydrology
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Day 3 of Severe Weather Awareness week focuses on Flash Flooding. Here at the Training Center our Hydrology team hosts courses to help train NWS employees for all types of hydrology events. Since flooding can have huge economic impacts, it's important that NWS offices are prepared for major events so they can warn the public.
For more information about Hydrology courses, visit our website, www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- RRS: How to Check the SPS 10.7 IF Signal Job Aide
- Runtime
- 5:53
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- NWSTC instructor demonstrates how to check the SPS 10.7 IF signal in the Radiosonde Replacement System.
For official documentation on this procedure, visit the https://www.ops1.nws.noaa.gov/Secure/ua_new.htm page.
For more information or to contact us, see our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- 2013 Day 6 Severe Weather Week: NWR and Wrap Up
- Runtime
- 3:27
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Wrapping up Severe Weather Awareness week is a video on the NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Transmitters. This system transmits weather messages to the general public who own NOAA Weather Radio receivers. The NWSTC offers classes on operations and maintenance of the four different transmitters used by the National Weather Service.
Also at the end of this video is a quick wrap up of the week! After watching the video below, be sure to share this video with your friends.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- COOP - Standard 8" Rain Gauge Maintenance Job Aide
- Runtime
- 8:21
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- NWSTC Senior Instructor Jim Jones performs basic maintenance on the Standard 8 inch Rain Gauge with a few "best practices" covering gauge/stand inspection, hydrostatic testing, and gauge re-leveling.
For more information or to contact us, see our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- 2013 Day 1 Severe Weather Awareness Week: Operations Proving Ground
- Runtime
- 2:51
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Today is the first day of Severe Weather Awareness week. The traditional topic is Preparedness, but at NWSTC we are focusing on the Operations Proving Ground. The Proving Ground plays a role in preparedness by not only helping with decision support preparation, but also by connecting the NWS and its partners.
For more information about the NWSTC, visit our website at www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- 2013 Day 2 Severe Weather Awareness Week: NEXRAD Dual Pol
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- Day 2 of Severe Weather Awareness week and the traditional topic of the day is TORNADOES. At NWSTC we're focusing on one of the most useful tools when identifying storms capable of producing tornadic storms --RADAR. At the Training Center, NEXRAD Dual Pol maintenance courses are a great way for technicians to learn about maintenance, troubleshooting and calibrating. It's these courses that keep the radars in tip-top shape and in peak performance for stormy days.
For more information about the NEXRAD courses offered at NWSTC or any of our programs, visit our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov.
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
- Title
- COOP - Standard 8" Rain Gauge Installation Job Aide
- Runtime
- 8:56
- Date posted
- 13 years ago
- Description
- NWSTC Senior Instructor Jim Jones describes the rain gauge and stand. Then he performs a basic installation with a few "best practices" covering gauge/stand assembly, digging options, and gauge leveling.
For more information or to contact us, see our website www.nwstc.noaa.gov
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National Weather Service
Training Center
Kansas City, MO
