Got An Idea? 

What to Do If You Would Like to Submit a Proposal to Present at an

MCA Monthly Meeting:

1)      Proposals for monthly meeting presentations are received and reviewed by the Professional Development Team (PDT). You will be notified re: the status of your proposal within one month of submission.

2)      Contact the 2006 PDT Co-Leaders, Paula Hemming or Patricia Drury at profdev@minnesotacoaches.org if you’d like to talk further about your idea, before submitting a proposal.

3)      Programs are booked several months into the future; allow 90 days lead-time for your proposal and there are no guarantees on presentation dates if your proposal is selected.

4)      The topics for programming are selected in part based on the current vision and mission of MCA.  The PDT considers and includes a wide range of possibilities.  We encourage you to be out-of-the-box creative!  See our website for recent program listings.

5)      Proposals must be submitted online at www.minnesotacoaches.org (see attached sheet MCA Presentation Description and Presenter Information)

6)      We are looking for programs that include the following:

• relevancy to a diverse audience of  professional coaches,  and people interested in coaching
• a well-designed one-hour presentation
• interactive style including participant activities, assessments, exercises, etc.
• opportunities for coaching practice or a coaching demo in front of the room
• supporting handouts, resource lists
• no selling of your business or future workshops or services during the program

7)      When your program has been accepted you will be sent specific guidelines that outline your responsibilities for presenting and promoting your program: Speaker Guidelines for MCA Programs.  You will also be referred to the MCA web site where you can submit information required to publicize the event on the web site and in the CATALYST, MCA’s monthly e-zine.

8)      In general, we encourage presenters to be prepared to supply a bio and full description of the program, handouts or questions that can be posted ahead of time on our website, photos; links to your website, sample pages from books that you’ve written or a downloadable e-book, dates and descriptions of your upcoming workshops, etc.  We are prepared to create a web presence and promote you fully.

9)      MCA does not typically pay presenters.  The spirit of our organization is one where professionals collaborate for mutual benefit; Your presentation is an opportunity to contribute to our profession.

10)   At the time of your program, your promotional materials (business card, workshop fliers, brochures, etc) may be displayed near the registration table; You must provide a person to handle materials, set up and registration for your upcoming events, MCA does not handle that detail.

11)   Because you have been a presenter for MCA, it does not mean that MCA endorses, sponsors or will sell workshops you may present in the future

Thank You!

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