Saturday, May 12, 2018
Conventions, Coaching and Content
Hey friends!
Years ago I used to run the IMPACT Clown Conference (for 10 years). I also was the department director for clowns at the International Fellowship of Christian Magicians Convention for 5 years. Recently, as the President of the World Clown Association and also as the Convention Coordinator in 2018, I worked with three international conventions.
Conventions are great...but they can only help a person go so far. At conventions, a person attends what I call "the buffet of classes." You walk throughout the day and "take a little of this, and then take a little of that" and fill up your plate. That's good, but it's really difficult to dig deep and sick your teeth into some great meat.
This is one of the reasons that I started the Next Step Workshop. We have opportunity to move beyond the basics and begin to really chew on some important concepts and techniques while we are together. This is also why the workshop is limited to fifteen or less clowns. We want to have a personal time with everyone and help them personally at the level they are at, with the questions they have, and coach them personally helping them develop their individual presentations.
We take time for questions. We ponder the art of clowning and we strive to go deeper in our ministry too. We help each other. We encourage participants to share routines so that others can experience them and your leaders can give coaching tips and individual advice to increase the effectiveness of the presentation. Each staff member has walked this path for years and have great experience and insights to help you where you are at, and help you get to where you want to go.
We eat lunch together every day. We "break bread" and share the communion of relationship. We pray together. We laugh. We cry. We share the art of clowning and also the heart of Christ.
I invite you to join us at the Next Step Workshop on November 7-11, 2018. Register soon so your spot is reserved. Any questions? Call me at 507.720.6306 or write to me at procomedy@earthlink.net
Years ago I used to run the IMPACT Clown Conference (for 10 years). I also was the department director for clowns at the International Fellowship of Christian Magicians Convention for 5 years. Recently, as the President of the World Clown Association and also as the Convention Coordinator in 2018, I worked with three international conventions.
Conventions are great...but they can only help a person go so far. At conventions, a person attends what I call "the buffet of classes." You walk throughout the day and "take a little of this, and then take a little of that" and fill up your plate. That's good, but it's really difficult to dig deep and sick your teeth into some great meat.
This is one of the reasons that I started the Next Step Workshop. We have opportunity to move beyond the basics and begin to really chew on some important concepts and techniques while we are together. This is also why the workshop is limited to fifteen or less clowns. We want to have a personal time with everyone and help them personally at the level they are at, with the questions they have, and coach them personally helping them develop their individual presentations.
We take time for questions. We ponder the art of clowning and we strive to go deeper in our ministry too. We help each other. We encourage participants to share routines so that others can experience them and your leaders can give coaching tips and individual advice to increase the effectiveness of the presentation. Each staff member has walked this path for years and have great experience and insights to help you where you are at, and help you get to where you want to go.
We eat lunch together every day. We "break bread" and share the communion of relationship. We pray together. We laugh. We cry. We share the art of clowning and also the heart of Christ.
I invite you to join us at the Next Step Workshop on November 7-11, 2018. Register soon so your spot is reserved. Any questions? Call me at 507.720.6306 or write to me at procomedy@earthlink.net
