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“Your team did an amazing job with every aspect of the conference. It was larger than last year, but still felt personal, warm and friendly. Things ran so smoothly and everything was really well organized.”

— She Speaks Conference
Attendee 2008

Pre-Conference Additional Women's Ministry Intensive Leadership Seminar
Friday, July 30th

TIME SESSION
8:00 - 8:45 am Women's Ministry Leadership Track Registration
9:00 - 9:45 am Welcome, Worship and Morning Devotion
10:00 - 11:00 am Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):

Building a Dream Team of Leaders
Leading Women to Live Extraordinary Lives
11:15 - 12:15 pm

Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):

Developing a Dynamic Women's Ministry
Age to Age: Bridging the Generation Gap
12:15 - 1:15 pm LUNCH
1:15 - 2:15 pm

Breakout Sessions (you will choose one):

Taking Your Ministry to the Next Level: How to Evaluate Effectively
Filling Up So You Don't Burn Out


Pre-Conference Advanced Ministry Marketing Seminar
Friday, July 30th

TIME SESSION
8:00 - 8:45 am Advanced Ministry Marketing Registration
9:00 - 9:45 am Welcome, Worship and Morning Devotion
10:00 - 11:00 am

Session 1: Make Your Website Work for Your Ministry
11:15 - 12:15 pm Session 2: Write Newsletters that Get Results
12:15 - 1:15 pm LUNCH
1:15 - 2:15 pm

Session 3: Get More Media Coverage for Your Message
   

Main She Speaks Conference!
Friday, July 30th

TIME SESSION
1:00 - 3:45 pm Conference Registration
1:15 - 2:15 pm

Bonus Session Options (If you would like to attend one of these bonus sessions, you must choose one of these sessions when you register)

  • How to Prepare a Powerful, Effective 15-Minute Publisher Meeting
  • Delivery that Delivers

(Please note that these two bonus sessions take place prior to the main conference. They are bonus sessions offered at no extra cost. However, since they do begin prior to the conference, you need to make your travel plans accordingly if you wish to attend.)
4:00 - 5:30 pm Opening General Session
5:30 - 5:45 pm BREAK
5:45 - 6:45 pm DINNER
6:45 -7:45 pm

Breakout Sessions:

Speakers: Pursuing Excellence as a Speaker
Writers: Who Would Have Thought?
Women's Ministry Leaders: Navigating Leadership Challenges
8:00 - 9:30 pm

Speaker Evaluation Groups
Writers' Peer Critique
Women's Ministry Leadership: Leadership Networking and Idea Sharing
9:30 - 10:00 pm FREE TIME

Saturday, July 31st

TIME SESSION
7:45 - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet (for hotel guests)
8:30 - 9:15 am General Session: Morning Devotion
9:30 - 10:30 am

Breakout Sessions:

The Power of a Story
Advanced Teaching by the Book
Magazine Writing 101: Honing Your Writing Skills
Book Proposals that Get Noticed
Age to Age: Bridging the Generation Gap
Preparing for the Battlefield through Prayer
10:30 - 10:45 am BREAK
10:45 - 11:45 am

Breakout Sessions:

Fear Not
The Pathway to Publication
Advanced Writing Techniques: Moving from Good to Great
Marketing for More Bookings
From Blog to Book Deal: How I Got Published without Being Famous
Filling Your Women's Ministry Toolbox
12:00 - 1:00 pm LUNCH
1:15 - 2:15 pm

Breakout Sessions:

What Every Speaker Needs to Know
How to Write a Book
Self Publishing: Your First Choice
Building Your Platform
Putting Together a Compelling Radio Interview
How to Reach Twentysomethings
2:30 - 3:30 pm

Breakout Sessions:

The Fee Issue: The Hows and Whys of Charging Speaker Fees
Behind the Scenes: The Inside Scoop on Booking or Being a Speaker
Become a Marketing Maven
So You Wanna Write a Novel
What to Wear
Beyond Event Planning: Creating Experiences with God
3:45 - 4:45 pm

FREE TIME or Optional Bonus Breakout Sessions:

Spiritual Warfare: Preparing for Battle on the Home Front
Growing Your Ministry through Social Online Media
Balancing Marriage and Ministry
An Agent and Writers Best Advice
5:00 - 6:30 pm

Speaker Evaluation Groups

Writers Coffee House: Why Is It So Hard to Get Published? A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Going from an Idea to the Finished Book (Kim Moore, Harvest House) and The Care and Feeding of Your Agent (Jonathan Clements, Agent)

Women's Ministry Leadership: Experiencing God's Power in Your Ministry through Prayer
6:30 - 7:45 pm DINNER
8:00 - 9:45 pm General Session

Sunday, August 1st

TIME SESSION
8:30 - 9:15 am Breakfast Buffet (for hotel guests)
9:30 - 11:30 am General Session and Worship
11:30 - 12:00 pm

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