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Here are my requirements, which I am flexible and willing to work with you on:
Getting more specific:
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If your conference location is adjacent to a hotel, we ask that we be lodged in that hotel so that I can have a quiet, nearby place of escape during the conference to go and re-group, pray, and gather my thoughts for my upcoming workshops. This is especially important if the conference does not have a room designated for speakers. (We need to stay at a hotel rather than in a home because I need to be free to prepare mentally, emotionally and spiritually for my upcoming workshops. We have found that staying in a home is difficult for a couple of reasons: For one, after a day of teaching, I need to "crash" in privacy and quiet. Also, almost always when staying at homes, I found myself having to talk late into the evening when I'm already running on "empty". Even just regular conversation is usually overwhelming at that point. It would be totally enjoyable in a different situation, but not this one.)
As for which workshops to have me present... Because my message is multi-faceted, I need to work with you on which ones to present at your convention. I realize that YOU are the ones with the vision for your event, but on my end, it's important that I come to present the *heart* of my message, and not just the "externals." So we can talk (or email) about this, and I'll explain it further. I know we'll be able to come up with a combo that we'll all be happy with!
(Just to clarify, I don't need to have control of when I speak; I'd just like to be able to work with you. At one convention, my last two workshops, which were on the how-to's of high school which are at the heart of my high school message, were scheduled at the same time as a Ladies' Tea with a big-name speaker and the preparation time for their Homeschool Graduation Ceremony. First, I was concerned and disappointed that my workshops were the last two workshops of the convention, when convention attendees are exhausted, and many do not even stay to the end. But these two workshops are my most intense ~ requiring an alert mind. There's no way the planners could have known this without discussing it with me, but had we discussed this long before the convention, it could have been planned differently. I do realize that someone has to be last, but what I had a hard time understanding was why a Ladies' Tea with a famous speaker and prep for graduation would be scheduled during any workshops. Very few came, and those are usually my most-attended workshop topics.)
Here's a
Brief Bio on Barb Shelton
(You are welcome to shorten it if you need to.)
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AIR FARE: Flights
for two: myself and one assistant,
plus a
rental car. (By the way, we do
not consider this "pay," but just getting me there and
back. I mention this only because of those (few) who have actually considered
airfare to be "pay"! Of course it actually IS "pay" ~
but only to
the airline company!)
We need to make the arrangements for the flights and car rental, and
you reimburse us. Scheduling considerations on
our end necessitate our need to take care of this.
We will need to arrive there the day before the seminar, set up the room
I'll be speaking in and our booth so that I can be ready to go in the
morning. 
