SLIG is the Salt Lake Institute for Genealogy and is celebrating their 25th year of providing intensive one-week courses. SLIG Academy is a second week devoted to professional genealogists.
The course I signed up for is "You're Invited: Public Speaking From Concept to Delivery" coordinated by D. Joshua Taylor. Having heard him speak several times previously, as well as taking a course from him at GRIPitt last year, I knew it would be a great course.
The week opened with a welcome breakfast for attendees in all seven of the Academy Courses. The entertainment at breakfast was provided by members of the Debra Bonner Unity Gospel Choir.
They provided a rousing start to the week along with celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday. Everyone was moving and clapping along.
On Tuesday we discussed preparing syllabi, negotiating contracts, and all aspects of copyright consideration. Then there was a reception at the nearby Ancestry Progenealogists Office.
Today, we will learn about tailoring our presentations to different audiences, as well as different types of speaking engagements.
We will have opportunities to give a talk to the class - one with slides, and one without.
Later this week, we will work on building presentations and how to survive the inevitable disaster.
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