The 2007 Spring Speaking Tour

Okay folks, here is the first of several posts (more details to come) about the upcoming speaking trip I will be taking to points east (of course, almost everything is east of here…). I hope to meet LOTS of you at these events!

What will I be talking about? So glad you asked…

Beyond PMS:
How to overcome fear, find your best market, and achieve your goals

Building on her very popular New Treatments for PMS (Panic Marketing Syndrome) presentation, internationally-known consultant Leslie will talk on several issues blocking photographers (and other creative professionals) from being more successful. Her presentation will have Keynote-based visuals and a downloadable pdf outline available ahead of time to facilitate comprehension and note-taking. These tools, combined with Leslie’s humorous-yet-thoughtful delivery and an openness to answer questions on all topics, result in an opportunity to improve your business and the acquisition of helpful ideas that can be implemented the very next day.

Some topics to be covered include:
time management for the “flakey” creative
rational goal setting
how to turn goals into action
fear and its painful results (like lowballing)
understanding and finding your best market
effective tools
using tools more effectively

Oh, and do you want to win a copy of my book? Then come to one of the events–you have to be there to win!

While in each city, I’ll be offering consultations at a discount to members of the sponsoring organizations. Also, and quite importantly for the groups, I will be donating back a percentage of the fees generated in the consultations–member or not–to each individual chapter. So, for example, if you meet with me in Atlanta, a portion of the fees will go to APA-Atlanta. In other words, you can help these groups while you help yourself. If you are interested in signing up for the individual consultations, you can do that by contacting me directly. The prices will be as follows:

Members 50 minutes: $250, 110 minutes: $470

Non-Members 50 minutes: $300, 110 minutes: $550

Sign up soon, and definitely in advance, to get the most out of our meeting. I will send a worksheet to those who sign up ahead of time, to help us be more efficient with our time together. That way you can get more of the help you want in the time we have.

The schedule is as follows:

Austin, TX
17 April (evening) Presenting Beyond PMS at ASMP-A/SA
18 April (all day) Individual Consultations

Philadelphia, PA (to meet with ASMP National–no presentation)
22 April (morning) Individual Consultations (member discounts still apply!)

Charlotte, NC
25 April (day) Individual Consultations
25 April (evening) Presenting Beyond PMS at APA-Charlotte
26 April (all day) Individual Consultations

Atlanta, GA
28 April 10:00AM, Presenting Beyond PMS at APA-Atlanta
30 April (all day) Individual Consultations

Richmond, VA
03 May (evening) Presenting Beyond PMS at ASMP-Central VA
04 May (all day) Individual Consultations

Washington, DC
07 May (all day) Individual Consultations
08 May (day) Individual Consultations
08 May (evening) Presenting Beyond PMS at ASMP-DC

Boston, MA
10 May (day) Individual Consultations
10 May (evening) Presenting Beyond PMS at ASMP-NE
11 May (all day) Individual Consultations

I’m sure each sponsoring group will have postings about the presentations on their websites soon, with location details. And keep you posted here on those as well, providing links as they are made available.

Technical difficulties…please stand by

Hey folks, sorry for the delays in posting but all the BAP stuff is being/has been moved to new servers. In the doing, there have been a few technical hiccups which, combined with a new (and more than usually buggy) version of WordPress (which I use to blog), and, well, you get the perfect storm of non-postingness. Most things seem to be up-and-running now, however.

This switch *may* have caused an email here and there to astray as well. While doubtful (my tech guru is quite good at keeping track of such things), let me just say that if you sent me something in the past 24 hours or so and I have yet to reply, you might want to send it again, just to be sure.

Thanks for everyone’s patience, and please stay tuned–more information on the upcoming Speaking Tour will be posted very soon!