SPREZZATURA! This is the motto of the GSA Convention 2022. This year's Convention Chair is Rainer Petek. In an interview with blink.it, he shares his personal success story from the past years: Facing the unknown with ease. Rainer offers speakers, consultants, and those in leadership positions concrete tips in the interview on how to upgrade work digitally.
This is the GSA Convention 2022
I'm probably not the only one who had to Google the motto of this year's GSA Convention: SPREZZATURA – according to Wikipedia, the term describes the ability to make even strenuous activities appear effortless.
The idea thus goes beyond mastering an art or scholarly knowledge and refers to a way of presenting oneself as favorably as possible in society.
Wikipedia article on Sprezzatura
For most of us, the past pandemic years have been tumultuous and exhausting. However, for speakers who thrive on stage presence, a lot has changed. Therefore, this year's GSA Con 2022 will focus particularly on one question: Presentations and "social distancing" – how do they fit together?
Rainer Petek: GSA Convention Chair 2022
The GSA Convention Chair in 2022 is Rainer Petek, who set himself a goal at the beginning of the pandemic:
I wanted to be able to say in hindsight: 'My reaction to the pandemic was one of the greatest success stories of my professional life.'
Rainer Petek in an interview with blink.it
A key element of Rainer Petek's success story is the connection with other people. The exchange among each other to learn from and support one another. Therefore, an event like the CSA Convention will also play an important role in enabling speakers and trainers to continue living from their passion in the future.
About Rainer Petek: He describes himself as a "mountain guide for the entrepreneurial north face". As a former professional mountain guide, he combines his experiences from extreme situations with management strategies: Safety in dealing with uncertainty – a skill that was particularly advantageous during the Corona pandemic. More at www.rainerpetek.de
Rainer Petek in an interview with blink.it
To learn more about this year's Convention Chair, we recently conducted an interview with Rainer Petek. In it, Rainer talks about the tasks he has as the "Program Director" of the GSA Convention and the methods he used to digitize his business.
Shortcuts to the individual topics in the video
00:00 – Rainer Petek introduces himself
01:30 – About the role of the Convention Chair
03:20 – The impact of the pandemic on Rainer's work
06:56 – Tools for the unknown of the Corona pandemic
11:37 – Pandemic over – Back to normal? The future of online measures
13:34 – Rainer Petek's tips for speakers on online work
16:08 – Does the Corona pandemic force learners to take more personal responsibility?
Rainer Petek on the future of work
The 5 most interesting quotes from the interview with Rainer Petek summarized here:
1. About the shock of the pandemic and a promise to the future:
The situation in March 2020 was existential for me. I am a family man, have two daughters, and built a house. Suddenly, the calendar was empty, and I couldn't even set a goal in that situation. But I made a promise to myself for the future: When this is over, I want to be able to look back and say: The journey there was great.
2. On dealing with the unknown:
We have all experienced firsthand how fragile our whole constructs are and how much the notion of security is an illusion. (…) Therefore, we must manage the switch to see uncertainty not as a frightening specter but as an invitation: The invitation to shape our future.
3. On online offerings as the "new normal":
Today, online offerings are regarded as a completely natural part of consulting projects by clients as well. I hardly have consulting projects that happen only in person anymore. This is a significant enrichment for all of us.
4. Working in person vs. working from home:
Companies, including employees, have experienced: We function even when we are unprepared and all sit at home. You need to provide a reason why I should come back to the office.
5. The infrastructure of offices must change:
Work will never be the same as before. We will experience entirely new forms of hybrid collaboration. Offices will change and need to become hybrid.
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