In episode 352 astrologer Laura Nalbandian joins Chris in the studio to discuss some tips for how to give a good lecture at an astrology conference.

Laura has been organizing astrology conferences for more than 20 years, and has a lot of experience identifying good speakers and teachers.

During the course of this discussion we talk about what is involved in organizing astrology conferences, and some different strategies for giving a great talk at one.

Laura is organizing the NORWAC and ISAR astrology conferences this year:

NORWAC.net

ISAR2022.org

This episode is available in both audio and video versions below.

Timestamps

Timestamps for different topics discussed in this episode:

00:00:00 Intro and Laura's background

00:07:13 NORWAC and ISAR conferences

00:13:54 Project Hindsight

00:18:48 Tips for giving astrology lectures

00:30:25 Etiquette for attending lectures

00:32:05 Accommodations for deaf and hard of hearing attendees

00:36:00 The best ways to use slides when presenting

00:42:20 More tips for giving astrology lectures

00:53:30 Should you bring personal information into a lecture?

00:59:58 When lectures get hijacked by monologue questions

01:12:07 Verbal tics, body movement, and energy dynamics

01:21:23 Chris' early struggles giving lectures

01:23:43 Teaching vs. giving lectures

01:31:06 How to deal with glitches and anxiety during lectures

01:40:50 Speaker ethics

01:50:00 Astrologers who quickly progressed on the lecture circuit

01:54:04 How Laura discovers up and coming astrologers

02:02:57 Different lecture styles

02:12:57 How Laura arranges the schedule of speakers

02:22:08 Dress code

02:28:52 The importance of topics

02:34:34 Confidence

02:42:36 NORWAC & ISAR 2022

02:53:30 Patrons and Sponsors

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Watch the video version of this episode on tips for giving a good astrology lecture:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgMJytVqREE

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Transcript

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