Public Speaking
This week my adventures in freelancing has landed me two speaking gigs - one at an International Association of Business Communicators luncheon (sounds legitimate right!?) and another at a university. I used to be shy about public speaking but I figure if you guys care about what I have to say so will established professionals and students. Maybe...
At one I'm speaking about Design Trends and at another I'll be discussing Design Entrepreneurship. Above are a few slides from my presentation but I'll share more with you all on these topics and what I talked about next week.
The hardest thing about this whole public speaking thing (so far) has been putting together a bio for myself. I decided to just pull from descriptions of myself that my sister has written on her blog:
Kathleen Shannon is an art director turned free-spirited freelance designer and an on-her-way-to-being-sort-of-a-big-deal blogger. She's also a local-sustainable-square-foot-gardening foodie, with a lacy-layeredy-boyfriend-jean aesthetic and a style perspective that pervades everything from her clothes, to her home, to her food. She'll follow a whim from the foothills of Mount Everest to a reality show audition just to have a good story to tell.
Wish me luck!
How exciting! Congratulations and best of luck! I can't wait to hear more about it :)
I love your "where narcissism meets voyeurism" slide!
Good luck! The bio is great & so are you! xo.
Most excellent bio! You're going to be amazing.
If you find out that they put the Design Entrepreneurship presentation online, please share!
Good luck!! I'm totally confident you'll rock the bitch.
And here-- this always helps me succeed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP_0cfW2dKo
love, rudi
woohoo, you'll do amazing!! can't wait to hear more about it.
You guys! You're the best!
BOA SORTE!
That's " Good luck! " in portuguese ;-)
Monica
You'll kick ass. You always kick ass. When I tell my friends to read your blog, I actually say "This is Kathleen. She kicks ass."
So that makes it legit. You're gonna be awesome. Good luck :)
I love your bio and from what I know about you virtually it seems spot on!
oh my gosh are you actually going to use those slides?? i love it! now that is a presentation i would like to see!
"Landed" seems to imply you were approached, but did/do you put yourself out there as a public speaker ?
Patience - Yup! Those are some of my actual slides! :)
Vanessa - I was approached for both engagements. I used to get asked to speak on occasion while I was working as an art director at an advertising agency but I always would hand it off to a fellow art director - so when he was asked to speak and couldn't fit it in his schedule he referred me. And then by coincidence I was asked by a friend / client to speak to a group of students at a local university. So I decided to step up and finally enter the world of public speaking. With that, I suppose I'm putting myself out there.
Rachel Laine - Either way, I'll share what I have to say on the subject of Design Entrepreneurship here on the blog. Stay tuned!
YAY! Congratulations! See, this is just another step towards compiling all of the creative knowledge for your book!
Kat - YES. I think I've decided though that I'm just going to give out my knowledge in a new series on the blog... Still brainstorming. :)
You did an awesome job!! I absolutely loved your presentation and am excited to begin following your blog! Keep up the great work!
I've been trying to write a little bio for myself for my revamped website. It's HARD! I love what you strung together from what your sister said about you. Maybe all I need to do is ask people for help. And congrats on getting these public speaking gigs!
Sabrina,
Thank you! I thought it was a blast - you all were a wonderful audience.
Brandi - I almost thought about hiring Karey from Mackin Ink to write up a bio for me. But then I remembered that I have a copywriting sister with a blog - so I just stole her words about me. :)
Good for you! I came to your blog tonight because I needed a "pick me up." Your news does just that. Congratulations! Margie (Mickie's Mom)
Margie aka Mickie's Mom - I think the next time you're in town we should grab a drink. I just adore you!
HAHA, what a fun bio. I need a blogging sister to write me fun things like that. ;)
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