Audiovisual storytelling lab PATYS (“by ourselves” in English) is an intensive practical training program for 18-22 year old Lithuanian youth. Over the course of two months, lab participants learn to develop and produce documentary web series from experienced TV and film professionals from all over the world. At the end of the lab, all participants get a chance to pitch their original documentary web series to a panel of commissioners from the Lithuanian National Television. Authors of the best pitches and pilot webisodes are provided with an opportunity to co-produce their web series with the Lithuanian public broadcaster.

Audiovisual storytelling lab PATYS is partially funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.

• You will learn to tell an emotionally touching story about your activities, products, services, organisation or yourself
• You will master professional content creators’ storytelling techniques

Your consultant will be Aiste Ptakauske, an award-winning educator and innovator of international caliber. She is a recipient of an Augustinas Gricius Prize for the Best Fiction Debut in Lithuania, a Fulbright Graduate Student Grant, an Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All award from the Women Economic Forum, the Vilnius University Rector’s Prize for Internationalisation of Studies by means of Designing and Successfully Launching the MBA Entrepreneurship Program, etc. Aiste Ptakauske is constantly invited to lecture and teach at world-class universities such as Vilnius University in Lithuania, California Institute of the Arts in the USA, Rotterdam Business School in the Netherlands, etc. Ethnic Kitchen, Aiste Ptakauske’s documentary about immigrant women in post-Soviet independent Lithuania, is included into curricula of several European universities.

Read Aiste Ptakauske’s War, Motherhood, and other kinds of Magic: Series Mania Digital Forum 2020, Chief Virtue of The Virtues, and Mrs. America: A Battle of Losers

Whether you represent a creative enterprise, a non-governmental or non-for-profit organisation, a performance venue or work in creative industries as a freelancer, this course will help you build strong, authentic, and sustainable relationships with media and your audiences through digital communication channels and platforms.

You will learn to design your communication strategy, craft an efficient press release, and create authentic and engaging content for social media.

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• You will learn to understand dynamics of intercultural teams
• You will strengthen your motivation to get actively involved with intercultural teams
• You will learn how to choose appropriate verbal and non-verbal behavior in intercultural settings
• You will learn to spot and overcome challenges that arise while working with intercultural teams

Your consultant will be Aiste Ptakauske, an award-winning educator and innovator of international caliber. She is a recipient of an Augustinas Gricius Prize for the Best Fiction Debut in Lithuania, a Fulbright Graduate Student Grant, an Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All award from the Women Economic Forum, the Vilnius University Rector’s Prize for Internationalisation of Studies by means of Designing and Successfully Launching the MBA Entrepreneurship Program, etc. Aiste Ptakauske is constantly invited to lecture and teach at world-class universities such as Vilnius University in Lithuania, California Institute of the Arts in the USA, Rotterdam Business School in the Netherlands, etc. In 2019, Aiste Ptakauske was the Lithuanian coordinator for the Virtual Business Professional, an international project that involved over 650 students from 14 universities in 9 countries who worked together in virtual teams to develop high-quality business reports on online reputation management for Starbucks, Google, and Amazon. Aiste Ptakauske’s students contributed to the success of 5 out of 9 winning teams of the project.

Read Aiste Ptakauske’s A Survival Guide for Foreigners in Lithuania.

• You will understand how experience economy shapes expectations of your customers and consumers
• You will learn to explore the needs and expectations of your customers and consumers
• Your will learn to see your services from the point of view of your customers and consumers
• You will learn to improve your services in creative and original ways that will help you both satisfy your customers’ needs and expectations and get a competitive advantage in the market

Your consultant will be Aiste Ptakauske, an award-winning educator and innovator of international caliber. She is a recipient of an Augustinas Gricius Prize for the Best Fiction Debut in Lithuania, a Fulbright Graduate Student Grant, an Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All award from the Women Economic Forum, the Vilnius University Rector’s Prize for Internationalisation of Studies by means of Designing and Successfully Launching the MBA Entrepreneurship Program, etc. Aiste Ptakauske is constantly invited to lecture and teach at world-class universities such as Vilnius University in Lithuania, California Institute of the Arts in the USA, Rotterdam Business School in the Netherlands, etc. Ethnic Kitchen, Aiste Ptakauske’s documentary about immigrant women in post-Soviet independent Lithuania, is included into curricula of several European universities.

• You will understand how working in groups helps gain new knowledge and learn new skills
• You will understand dynamics of teamwork
• You will learn to assess teamwork
• You will learn to monitor and lead teamwork
• You will learn to foresee and manage challenges associated with teamwork

Your consultant will be Aiste Ptakauske, an award-winning educator and innovator of international caliber. She is a recipient of an Augustinas Gricius Prize for the Best Fiction Debut in Lithuania, a Fulbright Graduate Student Grant, an Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All award from the Women Economic Forum, the Vilnius University Rector’s Prize for Internationalisation of Studies by means of Designing and Successfully Launching the MBA Entrepreneurship Program, etc. Aiste Ptakauske is constantly invited to lecture and teach at world-class universities such as Vilnius University in Lithuania, California Institute of the Arts in the USA, Rotterdam Business School in the Netherlands, etc. In 2019, Aiste Ptakauske was the Lithuanian coordinator for the Virtual Business Professional, an international project that involved over 650 students from 14 universities in 9 countries who worked together in virtual teams to develop high-quality business reports on online reputation management for Starbucks, Google, and Amazon. Aiste Ptakauske’s students contributed to the success of 5 out of 9 winning teams of the project.