Presentation & Performance Lab: Las Vegas

Overview

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NSA Jam Session: Presentation & Performance Lab
April 11 - 13, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
Golden Nugget Hotel

Whether you are working to upgrade the impact of your presentation, command higher fees and get them, or expand your reach to a larger, more loyal following, you must face a simple truth—you are an entertainer.

Content is vital, but entertainment value is what separates speakers from books. It’s what transforms a “talking head” into an in-demand celebrity. It’s what turns a speech into an emotionally engaging, powerful and memorable experience.

Whether you are a new speaker or a seasoned pro, The “Ultimate Performer” Jam Session will enable you to drastically increase your entertainment value. In Las Vegas, the entertainment capitol of the world, we will learn from an unbelievable team of experts who will share their unfiltered knowledge and vast stage experience to equip you to:

• Increase your laugh factor by learning to use humor strategically and effectively.
• Construct an experience with dynamic flow and theatrical impact.
• Become a master storyteller by constructing winning stories with captivating characters.
• Create an ideal environment for your performance by leveraging staging, lighting, sound, and visual impact.
• Transfer your unique style and skills to the stage as entertainment elements.
• Stimulate your audiences’ senses using music and movement, as well as words.

• Giovanni Livera, Creator of Magical Experiences
• Victoria Labalme, Master Performer and Coach
• Rich Little, Celebrity Impersonator
• Richard Oberacker, Cirque du Soleil Conductor and Composer
• DJ Vanas, Motivational Storyteller
• Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, Presentation Skill Guru
• Robert Fripp, Rolling Stone's #42 Greatest Guitarist of All Time
• Brian McDonald, Story Development Experts, Consultant to Pixar, Disney and LucasFilm
• Scott McKain, CSP, CPAE,
  
• Dan Maddux, International Meeting Planner and Staging Expert
• Dan Thurmon, CSP, your host and emcee
• And special “Vegas” surprise guests

Jam Session Producer: Dan Thurmon, CSP

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