Backstory
Two weeks ago, @callmesmile, one of my onboarded friends, invited me to their town fiesta. I happily obliged. Thinking this would be a great opportunity to share Hive, I asked her if she had fellow co-teachers that will be coming. Our conversation went on until we decided that it would be best to schedule a meet-up with a few of her colleagues at a café a day before the fiesta.
And so yesterday came - October 14, 2022, I asked @callmesmile where I would meet them and she simply told me to go to the school where she was teaching. I thought I wouldn't make it at the agreed time as a few unfortunate events came about before arriving.
It was my 2nd time meeting @callmesmile in person after 5 months since she joined Hive through the OCD Onboarding program. It was @missleray who also introduced the both of us to each other. We were excited and happy to see each other again after our serendipitous 1st meet-up inside the bus while I was headed to the city and she was on her way to her school! What were the odds?! 😄
Once I was inside their school, she revealed to me that she invited almost all secondary teachers in her school to attend our Hive Orientation! Just when I thought I was just meeting 2-3 people, about 15 teachers were waiting for me! 😲
So that's how I ended up having an impromptu 2-hour Hive Orientation & OCD Onboarding yesterday at Ilihan Integrated School with @callmesmile and @missleray.
How it went...
Once we were settled inside a classroom and also settled my nerves (I wasn't ready for a big crowd), we started the Hive orientation at 2:45 pm. To be honest, I didn't prepare anything. 😅 I relied on my old presentations and simply did the discussion as how we always do with our webinars. It was also a weird feeling to be sharing with a group of teachers but I was humbled as they were eager to learn and stayed throughout our 2-hour session.
I started asking if some of them were mothers or if some of them loves to cook, tend to their gardens, or perhaps if they travel a lot. Most of the time, we would often hear - "I don't know what to write." so we always suggest they lean into what they already know first - their passion, interests, or hobbies. Then, I shared my journey in Hive and all the opportunities and blessings I've enjoyed since then.
We continued further with the Basics of Hive - how it's a decentralized social media, a blockchain, a cryptocurrency, and an ecosystem. This was followed by showing to them the @peakd interface - feed, communities, profile, wallet, and many more. I showed them how to draft a blog and the reward system. I also introduced them about @ocd - the initiatives and programs we support.
The internet connection was intermittent so I had to ask @missleray and @callmesmile to fill in the dead air by sharing their Hive journey with their co-teachers. A part of me was proud to hear @missleray shared how smooth her onboarding experience was and how she used her first withdrawal to donate goods for the Typhoon Odette victims. @callmesmile also shared how her Hive journey has been, and that she used her first withdrawal as additional funds to purchase a flat screen tv for her family. 👏
Just when I thought I was done, I decided to use another presentation on how they can make their introduction blogs, the dos & don'ts in Hive, and the importance of making quality blogs. When I had a glimpse of the time, it was already 4:30 pm! After almost 2 hours of nonstop talking, my throat was starting to feel parched! So, I had to finish the session off with a Q&A and a photo session for another 15-20 minutes.
Post Onboarding Moments
@missleray gave me a bunch of plants from her garden that I'm excited to grow. @callmesmile brought me to their house and also gave me a bunch of bananas right from her backyard. They also told me that their first impression of me was that "I'm strict." I get that a lot! 😆 Still, I'm forever grateful to them both, especially to @callmesmile for making our impromptu Hive orientation & OCD onboarding possible! It's been a long time since I've done this face to face and it's quite refreshing!
I'm pretty sure those teachers were overloaded with too much information but I'm still glad they were eager to learn. I didn't pressure them to join right away or make their introduction blogs as soon as possible. I don't expect them all to join Hive as well. Zero expectations.
After many orientations or webinars we have done in the past, I've learned to never expect anything but just be grateful that we were able to spread the word about Hive. If they want to miss out on this opportunity, it's ok. If they finally decided to join in, then I'd be more than happy to assist them in any way that I can.
See you at our upcoming monthly Hive PH Onboarding Webinar on Oct. 22, 2022, 8:00 pm in our discord server which will be led by our Hive PH admin & onboarders.
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