When
–
Location
Harrison Workshop Room B
Props
scarves
Cigar Boxes
Clubs
3 Balls
Balls
Rings
All Toss Props
Diabolo
Skill Level
All Skill Levels
Instructor
Dave Finnigan
Teach Juggling:
Session 5 – Presenting as a Professional Conference Speaker
- Speakers Bureaus
- Your local chapter of NSA
- Presenting/exhibiting at NSA national conferences
- Toastmasters
- Your digital “One Sheet”
- What to charge
- Getting audience participation
- Teamwork, evaluation, advancement
- Celebration and take-home value
- Using your speaking to build your school program
- Sourcing teaching materials in bulk from China
- Using plastic bags to teach “baggling”
- Connecting to causes like environmentalism or substance abuse
- Followup with your students (get their e-mails)
- Different strokes for different folks (Gauge your audience)
- Leave behinds (videos, books, IJA membership, local clubs and connections)
- Agents – We’ll check with current presenters like Passing Zone
Everyone goes home prepared to deliver this program in their own part of the World.
I’ll demonstrate how I helped start the juggling movement of the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s with visits to over 2,000 elementary and K-8 schools in 46 states and 12 countries, and how I presented over 200 sessions as a conference keynote speaker and earned the Certified Speaking Professional or CSP designation the highest earned award from the National Speakers Association.
More workshops can be found here: https://festival.juggle.org/workshops/