Call for Presentation

2012 Call For Presentation

We are looking for innovative, compelling, and inspirational presentations to help funeral directors improve profitability, provide extraordinary service to families, and run world-class businesses.

Topical Areas:

Business Strategies – decreasing expenses, eco-friendly funerals and strategies, ethics, human resources, increasing revenues, information technology, marketing, preneed, public relations, strategic thinking
Cemetery – buying/starting/selling a cemetery, combo operations, eco-friendly strategies, fiscal operations, marketing, sales training, staffing
Regulatory/Compliance – FTC Funeral Rule, EPA, OSHA, wage and hour, legal issues, etc.
Serving Client Families – end-of-life services, arrangement tactics, funeral event planning, grief and bereavement, serving different cultures and religions
Technical Skills – cosmetology, embalming for special circumstances (e.g., pandemic, disease, etc.), restoration, trauma embalming.

Deadline for 2012 NFDA Convention and Expo proposals:

December 12, 2011

Format/Time:

Presentations will be one to two hours in length as interactive workshops.

Reimbursement:

NFDA will provide selected presenters who are selected with complimentary convention registration, evaluation summary, and an audio CD of their program (if applicable).

Selected presenters are expected to pay travel, lodging, per diem expenses, and special-event fees for themselves and their guests. Guests of selected presenter may register for the convention at the “additional registrant” fee.

Procedure:

Completely fill out the form below. Please do not use ALL CAPS and check your spelling.
A high resolution JPG or TIF format photo of each presenter must be electronically submitted with the proposal.
Biographical information must be submitted for all presenters.
Only required information will be reviewed.
The NFDA Professional Development Committee will review and select presentations based on the following criteria:
1. The quality, relevance, and timeliness of the presentation
2. The professional background and speaking experience of the presenter.
3. Previous presentation evaluations, as applicable.
You will be notified via email regarding the status of your proposal by March 30, 2012. Please do not call NFDA: information will not be given over the telephone.

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Agreement * I have read and agree to the deadline and procedures above.

You must agree to the deadline and procedures to submit this form.

Presenter Information:

First Name *

Please provide First Name

Middle Initial

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Last Name *

Please provide Last Name

Suffix

Company/Firm

Address Line 1 *

Please provide Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City *

Please provide City

State/Province *

Please provide State/Province

Zip/Postal Code *

Please provide Zip/Postal Code

Country *

Please provide Country

Telephone *

Please provide Telephone

Fax

Cell Phone

Email Address *

Please provide a valid Email Address

Please provide a brief biographical sketch including any licenses and/or degrees. *

A brief biological sketch of yourself is required.

Presenter Photo - A high resolution photo of the presenter MUST accompany this proposal. JPG or TIF formats accepted. Max file size 1MB. *

You must profide a photo.

Additional Presenters Information:

Addtional presenter(s)? * Yes No

Please indicate if there will be Additional Presenters

Additional Presenter #1: Name

Additional Presenter #1: Provide contact information along with a brief biological sketch of this presenter, including any licenses and/or degrees.

Additional Presenter #2: Name

Additional Presenter #2: Provide contact information along with a brief biological sketch of this presenter, including any licenses and/or degrees.

Additional Presenter #3: Name

Additional Presenter #3: Provide contact information along with a brief biological sketch of this presenter, including any licenses and/or degrees.

Presentation Information:

Proposed Presentation Title *

Please provide Proposed Presentation Title

Presentation Area *

Please select Presentation Area

If you selected “Other” for presentation area, please describe here:

Have you presented this topic before? * Yes No

Please indicate if you have presented this topic befre

If so, where?

If yes, have you presented this topic at an NFDA event? Yes No

Description of your presentation AND your target audience. 75 words or less. *

Plrease provide Description of Presentation

Interactive Features are Required - Describe (e.g., breakouts, polling,audience activities, discussion “buzz” groups, brain teasers, etc.) *

Please describe Interactive Features

Desired Timet: Select the time length that best fits your presentation. Because sessions are limited, you may not receive your first choice of format. *

Please select Desired Format

If you selected “Other” for Desired Format, please describe:

All presenters are provided a podium, lapel mic, LCD projector, screen, and hand-held wireless mic for audience questions. If you require additional equipment, please indicate below.

Objectives: Describe in one clear sentence three goals of your presentation. Complete the following sentence: “After completion of this program, the attendee will be able to ...”

Objective 1: *

You must provide at least one objective.

Objective 2:

Objective 3:

Describe how your program will help funeral directors save money or become more profitable. *

Please describe how your program will help funeral directors save money or become more profitable.

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