#6 - Audio Education - Briefing and Being Briefed

GBA Audio Education Series – Briefing and Being Briefed
Episode Summary
In this episode, hosts Tiffany Vorhies and Ryan White examine the importance behind daily field reports and regular briefings. It begins with a dramatization between field techs Tyler and Charlie. Upon returning to work, Tyler catches up with Charlie who reveals that covering his sites in the interim was challenging. We discover that Tyler failed to provide Charlie with adequate field notes or a proper briefing, hampering Charlie’s ability to carry out his tasks. But daily field reports offer geotechnical teams with other valuable benefits, which Tiffany and Ryan say help safeguard against unforeseen events and keep clients satisfied.
Series Summary
Tiffany Vorhies and Ryan White recently uncovered a treasure trove of valuable content, GBA's outstanding audio-education series. In order to make this more accessible, they turned these into a podcast series. This series was originally available as downloadable audio files, designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other informal training sessions. Like other GBA audio education programs, Fundamentals of Field Representation uses dramatization to make its points. The roles are played by professional actors, supplemented by sound effects. In each episode, Tiffany and Ryan play the original audio and follow up with a discussion, including their own personal lessons learned from many years of experience in the industry as both field reps and technical leaders.
GBA Resources
GBA Audio Education: Fundamentals of Field Representation - Effective Reporting (https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/shopping/shopping.aspx?site=gba&webcode=shopping&prd_key=e15e91dd-8e3e-4b79-83ee-dd333ce95701&ssoToken=)
Model Daily Field Report for Geotechnical Field Observation (https://www.geoprofessional.org/product/model-daily-field-report-for-geotechnical-field-observation/)
Model Reporting Forms for Geoenvironmental Field Observation (https://www.geoprofessional.org/product/model-reporting-forms-for-geoenvironmental-field-observation/)
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This episode was produced by the following GBA Members:
Tiffany Vorhies, NACE CIP-2 (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffanyvorhies/) – Vice President/SME (https://sme-usa.com/)
Ryan White, PE, GE (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankwhite/) – Principal Geotechnical Engineer/PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc. (https://www.pbsusa.com/)
Jennifer Sanborn, PE (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenn-sanborn-a7946277/) – Project Director/Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc. (https://www.sanbornhead.com/)
Elizabeth Brown, PE (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-brown-365aab50/) - Geotechnical Services Manger/Atlas Technical Consultants (https://www.oneatlas.com/)
Diego Torres (https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegoetorres/) - Senior Writer/Atlas Technical Consultants (https://www.oneatlas.com/)

GBA Audio Education Series – Briefing and Being Briefed

Episode Summary

In this episode, hosts Tiffany Vorhies and Ryan White examine the importance behind daily field reports and regular briefings. It begins with a dramatization between field techs Tyler and Charlie. Upon returning to work, Tyler catches up with Charlie who reveals that covering his sites in the interim was challenging. We discover that Tyler failed to provide Charlie with adequate field notes or a proper briefing, hampering Charlie’s ability to carry out his tasks. But daily field reports offer geotechnical teams with other valuable benefits, which Tiffany and Ryan say help safeguard against unforeseen events and keep clients satisfied.

Series Summary

Tiffany Vorhies and Ryan White recently uncovered a treasure trove of valuable content, GBA's outstanding audio-education series. In order to make this more accessible, they turned these into a podcast series. This series was originally available as downloadable audio files, designed for one-on-one listening by field representatives, or as material to spur discussion during brownbag seminars or other informal training sessions. Like other GBA audio education programs, Fundamentals of Field Representation uses dramatization to make its points. The roles are played by professional actors, supplemented by sound effects. In each episode, Tiffany and Ryan play the original audio and follow up with a discussion, including their own personal lessons learned from many years of experience in the industry as both field reps and technical leaders.

GBA Resources

GBA Audio Education: Fundamentals of Field Representation - Effective Reporting

Model Daily Field Report for Geotechnical Field Observation

Model Reporting Forms for Geoenvironmental Field Observation

Subscribe

Subscribe to the GBA Podcast https://www.gbapodcast.com/subscribe

This episode was produced by the following GBA Members:

Tiffany Vorhies, NACE CIP-2 – Vice President/SME
Ryan White, PE, GE – Principal Geotechnical Engineer/PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc.
Jennifer Sanborn, PE – Project Director/Sanborn, Head & Associates, Inc.
Elizabeth Brown, PE - Geotechnical Services Manger/Atlas Technical Consultants
Diego Torres - Senior Writer/Atlas Technical Consultants