National Funeral Directors Association | Call for Presentation

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, disaster planning, eco-friendly funerals and strategies, ethics, human resources, increasing revenues, information technology, intergenerational issues, marketing, preneed, public relations, strategic thinking
Cemetery – buying/starting/selling a cemetery, combo operations, eco-friendly strategies, fiscal operations, marketing, sales training, staffing
Cremation – being profitable in the cremation market, buying/starting/selling a crematory, cremation arrangements, cremation liability, crematory operations, cremation marketing
Innovation – becoming more profitable through innovation
Regulatory/Compliance – FTC Funeral Rule, EPA, OSHA, wage and hour, legal issues, etc.
Serving Client Families – end-of-life services, exceptional arrangement tactics, funeral event planning, grief and bereavement, serving families from different cultures and religions
Technical Skills – cosmetology, embalming based on circumstances (e.g., pandemic, disease, etc.), restoration, trauma embalming.

Deadline for 2010 NFDA Convention and Expo proposals:

December 4, 2009

Format:

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

Reimbursement:

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

Presenters are expected to pay travel, lodging, per diem expenses, and special-event fees for themselves and their guests. Guests 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 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 topic
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, 2010. Please do not call NFDA: information cannot be given over the telephone.

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Presenter Information:

First Name *

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Last Name *

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Please provide a brief biographical sketch including any licenses and/or degrees, to be used for your introduction. *

A brief biological sketch of yourself is required.

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

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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 *

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Presentation Area *

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

Description of your presentation AND your target audience (to be used in the official 2010 convention program). 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 Format: Select the format 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.

Objective 1: Describe in one clear sentence the goal of your presentation. Complete the following sentence: “After completion of this program, the attendee will be able to ...” *

You must provide at least one objective.

Objective 2: Describe in one clear sentence the goal of your presentation. Complete the following sentence: “After completion of this program, the attendee will be able to ...”

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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