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| Meet Mic! How to use a microphone. Intended for children's librarians, teachers, educators and storytellers. 45 minute workshop & humorous instructional. |
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| Sound Advice! |
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| How to make your own storytime sound effects. Intended for children's librarians, teachers, educators and storytellers. 60-90 minute activity workshop & slideshow with handouts provided. |
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| Charlie Williams is your Sound Coach, here to get your larynxes into shape with some vocal aerobics. He provides education for librarians and other storytellers who would like to increase their audience attention and captivate them with the spoken word or a well placed "Boing." Real, live, language arts! In this hands-on, tongue in cheek workshop, participants will learn the basics of making sounds for story times and other presentations. He will teach how to make noises of animals, machines, music and vehicles. The audience will learn about thematic values such as ambiance sounds and also how to vary your voices to enhance any public presentation. Start a spooky story with a squeaky door! Read "I Stink" with realistic garbage truck sounds! From chirps to explosions. From chainsaws to roars. We will learn an easy step-by-step procedure for imitating everyday sounds. Learn 12 noises you already know how to make! See the history of sound in comic books and movies! Be instructed on how to take care of your throat before and after your storytimes! Practice voice warm-ups and strengthening techniques! Participate in a whistling workshop! Topics also include onomatopoeia in reading, writing and speech. Idea development, journaling, practice spots and evil pranks. Focus on listening to the world around you and imitating it. Real language arts! OK, it's also good "end of the conference" comic relief. AV requirements: LCD projector and screen. (He'll bring his own laptop for the powerpoint presentation. (don't panic, it's not boring.)) He can present with or without a mic depending on audience size. He has a nice sound system of his own, but if he is flying in, you'll have to provide one. No clip on mics, please! The slobber shorts them out! |
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| Download a pdf proposal for this workshop: Click here... Charlie's Bio pdf: Click here... Charlie's Gigography: Click here... Sound Advice ALL INFO: Click here... |
| Where has he done this? Check this out: Wyoming Library Association, Casper, WY 1996 North Dakota Library Association, Bismarck, ND 1997 (Beat that Eric,) Mountain Plains Library Association, Big Sky, MT 1999 South Carolina Library Association, Charleston, SC 1999 Hawaii Library Association, Maui, HI 2001 Arizona Library Association, Phoenix, AZ 2002 WALE Conference, Lake Chelan, WA 2005 WLA/OLA Joint Conference, Vancouver, WA 2007 (Not to mention the reading conferences, and in-school service days) |
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| A mic is simply a speaking tool. It is AMPLIFIED SOUND. (emphasis added) But a lot of folk have a phobia about using it, so this workshop dispells the fear through educational familiarity. We will see examples of what not to do, then learn techniques for proper use in public speaking. We'll deal with feedback, learn how a mic works and see which type of mics work for different venues. There's different ways to hold a mic, gangsta, rock star, presenter, presidential, etc. We'll even cover the most confusing appliance on the planet: A MIC STAND! |
| (Note: Knowing how to use a mic helps overcome stage fright.) (Mainly because you can now overpower the audience! Mwa ha ha!) |
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| LEARN A FEW SOUNDS RIGHT NOW! |
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| SOUND COACH JR! A vocal sound effect workshop for kids! |
| Just for kids! Learn the ABC's of sounds and what you can use them for! Reading, writing, speaking (and sometimes pranks!) Custom hands-on workshop for K-5 (or 6-8!) |
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