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Managing Your Message Workshop

Date: September 22, 2010
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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A Unique Training with On-Camera Speaker Training

Some prospective leaders seem to be on message, able to answer questions with solid but timely answers. What about your message? Is it diffused? Meandering? Varying from one audience to another? Expert speech consultant, Deb Sofield, just returned from training others in Turkey and Jordan, conducts the day's workshop.

Learn how to build a message that defines your campaign and then test your points with representatives of the media.

  • Build a succinct, differentiating message.
  • Create media that reflect a consistent message.
  • Test your message with editorial boards and reporters. 
  • Talk to the camera. How does your presentation look onscreen.
  • Beyond mainstream media. Taking your message to the online public.
  • Switch it up - modify your message to address different audiences.
  • Sum it up - build your memorable close.
This is a unique opportunity to hone your message with volunteer members - print and broadcast - plus test your message in front of a live camera and take your disk home for further review and practice.

This unique workshop is limited to 18 on-camera and 36 total participants.

When:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Session Time: 9 AM until 2 PM

Where:
SC Department of Commerce
Multimedia Room
Capital Tower Center
1201 Main Street, 15th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Click here for directions through google maps or download a printable copy of directions

Parking is available in the City Garage, entrance on Lady Street between Assembly and Main Streets.  Open parking begins on the 4th floor.  You will be responsible for covering the cost of parking.

Registration (includes breakfast, lunch and training materials):
$125 - On-camera presentation with critique and DVD (only 18 spaces available!)
$75 - Workshop without on-camera feature (only 18 spaces available!)

REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS SESSION: Your Bio in 100 words, Your Resume, Your campaign one-sheet. If you are not (yet) a candidate for office, please create a short bio along with a one-page description about your campaign or project. The second document should be the one-page sales tool that persuades another person to do what you want them to - vote for you, support your issue, etc.

The cost of covers the expenses of the training school. If you wish to make an additional supporting contribution to the Institute to help further its mission of identifying and training more women for elected and appointed offices in South Carolina, we would greatly appreciate it.


This training follows the Pathways to Power Reception on Tuesday, September 21 at 6 - 7:30 PM. Consider attending both!

Venue: Columbia, SC

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