I held my first iNaturalist presentation as an Ambassador today at our local library…gearing up for springtime in our region. It was the “Introduction” presentation. It was a lot of fun and well-received. I thought I would share my top takeaways in hopes they might be useful to other ambassadors pl…

Nice ideas! I always try to include a “field” component to every presentation. I tell the group that if they make some observations, I will go home that night and see (non-obscured) observations that were made in that place and on that day, and I’ll help identify and give them a pat on the back in…

Thank you for all the useful takeaways. I’m not an ambassador, but am in contact with one who is planning to have a similar event at our local library. I have offered to help with the planning, and to share my knowledge and enthusiasm as an experienced user, so I’ve been thinking about it a lot. I’…

I love this idea! I did see last night that at least two attendees had submitted their first observations and I did go in and help with IDs for them. Thank you for sharing this idea for motivating attendees.

[image] danly: I intend to recommend that people check out the Forum - both as a source of information (I’ve learned so much here!) and as I way to feel more connected to a community, rather than just engaging in a solitary activity. It took me too long to discover it. I agree with your thoug…

[image] DianaStuder: Sounds wonderful, wish I had been there ! Congratulations, the ripple effect is real. Thank you for that nice and supportive comment. It was very nice to receive it. :heart:

Great notes and feedback! [image] pnwcoasthiker: There is no slide or information about the “history” of iNaturalist in the slideshow. Ah, I haven’t thought of this. One thing I always do is share of text from the original iNat project paper from 2008 (FWIW I was a test user of iNat when it …

[image] tiwane: Maybe it’s not as useful as it used to be, but I think it’s really helpful when trying to explain that iNat isn’t just about answering researchers’ questions, it’s about your own enjoyment and curiosity, and your activity doesn’t necessarily need to be directed by others. This…

[image] pnwcoasthiker: For the future, I will create a slide showing the actual steps for finding and installing the app; I will have that sitting on the screen prior to beginning the presentation as well as at the end of the presentation (many others stayed after to install the app as well). …

[image] lizaeckardt: Did you have the QR code for the presentation? That could be on the screen for people to scan and download iNat. I did not, but when I sent feedback to iNaturalist via the ambassador event report I added that having a slide with the QR code would be helpful and I plan to …

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DianaStuder March 15, 2026, 6:42am 2

Sounds wonderful, wish I had been there ! Congratulations, the ripple effect is real.

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