What they do not teach you in cosmetology school, now in a book!

What they didn’t teach you in cosmetology school…

… now in book form.  Actually digital eBook form Marianna and ClipperGuy.

This is my book ClipperGuy Says… All Work Performed By Students Under the Supervision Of a Licensed Instructor.  This is my 52 week road map to cosmetology and barber school success.  This is NOT curriculum.  This is above and beyond.  This is the OTHER stuff that is not typically part of cosmetology school.

Here is how it works.  Read the book once all the way through.  The go back.  Read one page each week for 53 weeks, one full year… about the time it takes to go through 1,500 hours of cosmetology school.  Read the page on Friday… Think about it over the weekend.  Then DO IT on Monday… whatever the skill, concept or idea was for the week.

The book is set up in 52 pages… one for each week in a full year.  If you follow the page-by-page program for the entire year… 365 days later you will graduate READY to OWN the beauty business.  Ready to chart a course and conquer your piece of the beauty industry.

Educators use the book weekly in class.  Students use the book by themselves for a self study program.

This is the stuff you need to know to go beyond what you get in school.  Schools can buy the book in bulk form Marianna and put them in their student kits.  Contact your Marianna school rep to make that happen.  Students and educators can purchase the book individually here at THIS LINK.

 

 

ITS Academy, El Paso, TX Advanced Education class

Marianna hosted a great program with a group of excited and talented students this weekend at the ITS Academy school in El Paso, TX.  Look at all that hair on the floor!  Thank you ITS!

Regency beauty Institute - Winners!

Regency Beauty Institute, Olathe, KS has a pair of big winners recently in the Marianna Rock and Roll manikin competition.
Congrats to Velva Mays and Cortnee Ferris.
See them here showing off their big collection of Marianna prizes.
Their work is shown below, too.
Nice job!
Good luck with your beauty careers.  You are off to a great start.
Thank you for participating in our competition.

updated winners video

Marianna 2013 CEA Rock and Roll Manikin video competition... winners featured in this video.  LINK HERE to video.  Thank you to all who entered.  Congrats to all our winners.  Images of just a few of the winners are included here with this posting as a sample of the amazing work we saw form these new beauty professionals.  Great stuff!

Nice prize package!

Have a look here.  This is the prize package that Marianna is gifting to all 15 of the top selections/winners from the Cosmetology Educators of America event this month in Las Vegas.
Winning manikins were featured on display at our booth.  Winner gifts will go out in the mail just after August 1st.
Thank you all who participated... stand by for an updated winning manikin video, too!

Rock and Roll Manikin Competition Winners Video

LINK HERE to the Marianna 2013 Rock and Roll Competition winners...  manikins are on display in our CEA event trade show booth.  If you are at CEA stop by to see this great work.

ClipperGuy Up Close classes SW, USA Aug. and Sept. 2013

Marianna is excited to announce full day advanced academy clipperguy classes with Ivan Zoot through ITS academy locations in the southwest.

These classes are open to all licensed cosmetologists… not just students and alums of ITS academies.

Space is limited… first come, first served.

These are full day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. programs… A.M.. lecture/demonsatration, P.M. hands-on workshop with Ivan.  Up close and personal, small group education… Your BEST educational value.

You will learn to master the top 5 tools of men’s haircutting… You will SEE and then DO the top 10 techniques of clipper cutting.  You will return to your shop with the skills and confidence to change your guy haircutting forever.

Classes are just $300… which includes a FULL DAY of education, a Marianna Brad 100% human hair manikin AND a new-in-box Wahl Icon professional clipper with guard set… The clipper and manikin (and the education) are ALL yours to keep after the program.

I am looking forward to seeing you there.

Dates and locations are as follows:

Contact the campus manager at your preferred location to register.

August 8, Irving, TX, 972.252.2200

August 9, Fort Worth, TX, 817.244.5406

August 25, El Paso, TX, 915.779.8000

August 26, Las Cruces, NM, 575.523.0006

September 8, Temep, AZ, 480.964.5528

September 9, Phoenix, AZ, 602.944.0001

Cowlicks? What to do?

In this NEW ClipperGuy video Ivan Zoot shares the 3 choices/options for managing clowlicks in haircuts... principles that do not change... every cowlick you ever encounter your entire career... you have just these 3 choices to manage it.  LINK to VIDEO  HERE.

The Rule of 5ths for haircutting

I have posted a new video... LINK HERE... explaining the rule of 5ths for texturixing haircuts.  This is a great principle to share with students.
If there is a haircutting concept YOU would like to see on video for use in your classroom... just ask.  Custom video is always fast, easy and fun for me to create and for your to use.
Marianna and I are happy to help.  Ask your Marianna representative or contact me through this blog.
Ivan

Rock and Roll is alive and well at these schools!

Marianna schools is excited to share the names of the schools from which the finalists in the Rock and Roll manikin competition have been submitted from...

Regency Beauty Institute in Olathe, KS,
Miller Motte Technical College in Conway, SC,
Remington College in Tampa, FL,
Vancouver School of Beauty in Vancouver, WA,
Remington College in Garland, TX,
Merrell University in Jefferson City, MO,
Remington College in Columbia, SC,
Skyline College in San Bruno, CA
Phagan’s Beauty College in Medford, OR

Congrats to the schools and their educators/coaches!
The names of the student winners and the images of their winning entries will be shared on July 20th as a part of the kickoff of the 2013 Cosmetology Educators of America event in Las Vegas.

Stay tuned for that posting!

The guy haircut to teach right NOW!

This is THE right NOW guy haircut for your students to know.  LINK HERE for the How-to video.  Modern interpretation of a classic style.

manikins everywhere!

Monday was the due date for manikins entered into the Marianna rock and roll manikin competition for display at CEA in Las Vegas next month.  The UPS guy buried our office in awesome student work.  Thank you to all who submitted... Images to come soon as we sort them through and select finalists for judging.  Thank you to ALL who participated/submitted their work.

The ClipperGuy ClipperEye camera for hair education

Yes.  Today Marianna Schools raises the bar in video hair education with the debut of the ClipperGuy ClipperEye.  You see what I see when I see what I cut, etc.  LINK HERE  to the debut video from this powerful new tool.  Imagine this camera mounted on (worn by) a student at a class... posted to the web... YOU can sit in on awesome education from the eyes of a student.  There is lots to be learned and explored with this powerful new educational tool... only fro
m Marianna Schools.

Trainer Training event Westborough, MA June 9, 2013

Marianna core education has an event coming up on June9, 2013.  Space is limited, but spots as still available as I write this.
8 credit hours for the day.  Classes include, CND nails, Barbicide salon disinfection, Sheer Desigh make-up and Ivan Zoot ClipperGuy men's cutting.
Call Marianna 800.228.9060 to reserve your spot.
Tickets are $20 w a $20 bounce back coupon redeemable at the event for product specials.
See you there!

Pack up your manikin - Take this Marianna rock and roll show on the road!

Life on the road is just a fact of life for a rockstar.  Your rockstar manikin competition entry needs to hit the road to get to Marianna to be considered for the BIG trip to Las Vegas.

Here are a few tips for packing and shipping your manikin successfully... so it arrives in all (or most) of its rock and roll glory.

Save and use the box your manikin came in.  The manikin head fits in there well and it will protect it.  Pack this box in a slightly bigger box for shipping.  It is better to pack the manikin snugly than to have too much room and have the head rocking and rolling around in a too-big box.

Do not worry about crushing the hairstyle a bit when you pack it up.  It will spring right back to life when we take it out of the box... How do you think Mick Jagger still looks so good after all these years?

Overspray your manikin... see the crush it tip above.  Spray it up good with dry, firm hold hairspray.  Then spray it again.  Then spray it again... can you tell I grew up in the 1980s?... More spray the better... This will insure the style lasts even after your manikin's pack and ship trip.

Put a few photos in the box.  Snap a few pictures of your finished style from a few angles.  Toss them in the box.  Our crew of ready rock and roll roadies will take your manikin out of the box and primp it backstage as needed so it is ready when the lights go down and the spotlights come on.

Here is a link to the competition fyler for a review of the details:

LINK HERE to the competition flyer.

Here is a link to the 5 tips for competitors video:

LINK HERE for video

Rock a manikin, Vegas style!

Marianna is announcing the Rockstar manikin competition for CEA for Las Vegas 2013.  Watch the VIDEO HERE and look at the FLYER HERE for full details on what you need to know to enter and win.  Style your best rock and roll themed Marianna manikin and you could have your work featured at the Cosmetology Educators of America show in Las Vegas this summer... and the 10 best Manikin entries will win some great prizes, too.

Are you a 5 tool player in the guy haircut game?

My latest posting in my clipperguy blog at modernsalon.com... How to be a 5 tool player in the guy haircut game  LINK HERE to blog posting.
This is a key element of my lave presentations.  Can't see me live... read me here.

Rock a Marianna manikin

Get out your Bic lighters... It is time to rock and roll.  Marianna is sponsoring a rock and roll manikin styling competition for all cosmetology and barber school students.

Get a Marianna manikin and do it up rock and roll style... color it, cut it, rock it out to best display your interpretation of rock and roll hair.

Full details and deadlines for the competition are listed in THIS LINK HERE.  Winners will be displayed at the Cosmetology Educators Of America show in Las Vegas in July.  prizes will be awarded, too.
 Winners will also be featured in this blog and on the Marianna facebook page, twitter channel, phone app and youtube channel.

Rock on!

Are you a 5 tool guy haircutter?

New blog post from me at modernsalon.com... the 5 tool guy haircutter.  Are you one?  LINK HERE

Ivan Zoot at Premiere Orlando 2013 for Marianna Industries

Premiere Orlando 2013 will be chock full of clipperguy education opportunities, thank you Marianna Industries.  Not mentioned in the promotional piece included are the 2 added classes, 1 Sunday and 1 Monday... Art of barbering and Fades, Tapers and Trends... These will be a pair of heavily technically focused guy hair cutting classes... also in room 340D... you know the 340 rooms... the barber classrooms all the way over in the top south corner where they always put the barber stuff... yes, those rooms.  All my ClipperGuy books and my three new ClipperGuy greatest hits videos will be available for purchase t the events.  There will be tons to learn, share and enjoy in sunny central FL!

Teacher / Educator / Trainer education at IBS NYC

Teacher / Educator / Trainer education at IBS NYC
 

The 2013 International Beauty Show, New York is coming up in just a few weeks.  The show is April 14, 15, 16 at the Jakob Javitz center in NYC.  Tuesday will feature presentations and classes specifically presented for cosmetology and barber school teachers, trainers and platform artists.

I am presenting my train-the-trainer program, ClipperGuy Says… Share! at 2 p.m. in room 3D10.  This class shares a program all about sharing, presenting and training in the hair business… or in any business for that matter.

This program features the golden nuggets of presentations wisdom I have accumulated in over 20 years as a highly sought after educator and presenter at hair shows throughout the world.  You know what to present.  This program explores the why, the how, the when and the where.

You will laugh.  You will learn.  You will be excited to implement this program to explode your learning and expand your training effectiveness.

This is an interactive program.  Come prepared to take notes and chime in with your experiences and ideas.  Come to learn and share what you have already learned.

Copies of the complete program in digital eBook form will be available for purchase at the class.  The class is FREE with your IBS show ticket.

I look forward to meeting you at the class.  Come up and say hello and introduce yourself.  Lets take your training to the next level at IBS NYC 2013.

Student Programming - International Beauty Show New York 2013

Student education at IBS NYC

The 2013 International Beauty Show, New York is coming up in just a few weeks.  The show is April 14, 15, 16 at the Jakob Javitz center in NYC.  Tuesday, April 16th will feature presentations and classes specifically presented for cosmetology and barber school students.

I am presenting my student program, The ClipperGuy 52 Week Road Map to Cosmetology and Barber School Success at 11 a.m. in room 3D10.  This class shares a program for making the most of your time in cosmetology or barber school.  Your hours fly by.  You want to be ready to take on our industry and run with it the day you graduate.  This program offers a way to do just that.  It looks to combine the great thing you will get in your schools curriculum with the things you need that your curriculum will not give you… it is sort of a “what they did NOT teach you in school” class.  You will laugh.  You will learn.  You will be excited to implement this program to explode your learning and launch your career.

This is an interactive program.  Come prepared to take notes and chime in with your experiences and ideas.  Come to learn and share what you have already learned.

Copies of the complete program in digital eBook form will be available for purchase at the class.  The class is FREE with your IBS show ticket.

I look forward to meeting you at the class.  Come up and say hello and introduce yourself.  Lets get your career off and running starting at IBS NYC 2013.

Core Education - Training Trainers

Our next event is on the calendar... June 9, Westborough, MA at the Doubletree... 4 programs - 7 hours - $20 + FREE $20 funny money to spend at the back of the room.  Next cost = FREE.  CND nails, Ofra cosmetics, Barbicide disinfection and ClipperGuy education... a FULL day of information to be shared.  Call Marianna to register, 800.228.9060  see the flyer for full details LINK HERE.

The ClipperGuy books are here!

The full 7 titles in the ClipperGuy book series are in stock and shipping from Marianna.  watch me tear into my box that I ordered for sale on my web site.  Get with your Marianna rep to order for you and your school and your co-workers and your students!  LINK HERE to video.

Let me level with ya!

The NEW Marianna level comb is a great tool for new haircutters to learn lines and angles on the head to master haircutting.  Has not 1 but 3 bubble levels built right in... horizontal, vertical and 45 deg angles...  Watch the video LINK HERE to learn more.

The Military Rockabilly

Post on my blog at modernsalon.com... have a look.  This spring's BIG guy haircut.  LINK to blog HERE. Thank you to Dave Alexander form American Haircuts in Midtown, ATL for the haircut image.  Nice work Dave.

Barbicide Certified

I went on line and took the FREE Barbicide Certified course today.  It was fast and easy and FREE.  And this IS important stuff.  REALLY important.  LINK HERE for the web site.  Go NOW and do it.  All licensed barbers and cosmetologists should do this.

Leila's Hair Museum

Must see this hair museum to believe it.  Victorian hair art and so much more.  Short video HERE.  Independance, MO.  Leila's is associated with Independance Cosmetology school.  This place is a one-of-a-kind national treasure.

The Chop Haircut, a how-to

In this video Ivan Zoot shares the how-to for the Chop haircut.  It is a popular mid-length style.  Easy to cut.  Fun to wear.  Quite versatile.  LINK HERE for the video.

Snake bit!

Snake bit!

The Arizona desert is well known to be home to a rattlesnake or two.  My recent trip to Phoenix had me come face to face with a mean Viper.

Quite unexpectedly, my NEW Marianna Viper barber shears, 6.5” got a piece of me.  I was working with a student to capture a youtube video (LINK HERE to the video) when in between takes I was cleaning up some stray hairs along the bottom of a bob.  My fault.  I was working fast (not the first time) and my ring finger on my left hand got too close to the front end of the snake.  That shear jumped out and bit me!

Good thing I have quick reflexes as I did not close the tool fully.  6’5” carries with it a lot of leverage.  It could have been a lot worse.  I spent a few hours in the emergency room at Phoenix memorial.  Thank you to the doctor and nurses there.  The offending Viper is pictured here, so is my hospital wrist band and my bandages finger.

That shear is super sharp.  Actually that was a good thing.  I cut myself just before the beginning of a two hour class.  I instantly applied pressure and a half dozed bandaids.  I did my class and then went off in search of the closest hospital.  The combination of pressure, time and the surgical precision of the two cuts 9 from each of the blades made it so that when they cut off the bandaids at the hospital it was already sealing well and did not need to be stitched.  Some surgical glue and more pressure and bandaging was all that was needed.

Bottom line… GREAT shears.  Great medical attention… and they students STILL got a GREAT class.

Get Excited and carry on!

Get excited and carry on

There has recently been a rage on in adapting the British World War two slogan “Keep Calm and Carry On”.  Versions of it have been adapted to any and many business situations and fecebook postings.  I am over it… almost.  I will do my version here and now and THEN I will officially be over it…

Get Excited and carry on!  That is my slogan for the Marianna Ultimate School tote pictured here happily posed with by students at Cutting Edge academy in Peoria, AZ north of Phoenix.  They love their totes and all the Marianna goods, manikins and supplies the totes can swallow up.  Speak with your Marianna sales representative today to learn more about these great school totes and the hot price we are currently offering.

Carry on!

Learning to clipper cut

 I am sharing a few recent shots of my travels and experiences sharing clipper cutting with students and educators in the west.  Thank you all for the fun and learning.

Cosmetology licensure issues, 2013

Cosmetology license legislative issues...
Excerpted from an email I rec'd... Have a look.  Take action.  Be informed.  Be aware.  protect YOUR profession.

January is upon us and this means that state legislatures around the country are busy introducing bills. So far a handful of states have introduced legislation pertaining to the beauty industry, some that would positively affect, and some that would negatively affect, the standards that we uphold as an industry.

Indiana is at the top of the list, as their legislature is looking to review all licenses in the state. The bills below have been introduced. Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions regarding the following bills.

INDIANA
INDIANA S.B. 520
Sponsor: Head
Summary: Creates the eliminate, reduce, and streamline employee regulation (ERASER) committee to study professional licensing in Indiana. Provides that the office of management and budget staffs the committee. Repeals the regulated occupations evaluation committee. Creates a five year cycle for sunsetting professional licenses, registrations, and certifications. Full text of the bill.

CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT S.B.  324  -  License (Cosmetology) 
Sponsor: Senator Joe Markley (R)
Summary: Provides relief to individuals and small businesses by eliminating unnecessary regulatory burdens. Requires the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to undertake a study of all occupational licenses and recommend elimination of those licenses that are not necessary to protect the public health or safety. Full text of the bill.

GEORGIA
GEORGIA S.B.  64  -  Cosmetology Education,  License (Cosmetology) 
Sponsor: Senator Gloria Butler (D)
Summary: Requires a person whose certification of registration has been revoked shall be disqualified from practicing the occupation of cosmetology as a cosmetologist, esthetician, hair designer, or nail technician until all fees to date of application for reinstatement shall be paid. Requires that at the time of renewal of any certificate of registration, the holder of such certificate shall provide proof, in a form approved by the board, of completion of five hours of continuing education since the date of issuance of the certificate or, if the certificate has previously been renewed, the latest renewal certificate. Requires that the curriculum shall be consistent with the United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards applicable to the practice of cosmetology or other applicable federal health, sanitation, and safety standards, and shall be regularly updated so as to incorporate newly developed standards and accepted professional best practices. Full text of the bill.

MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI  H.B.  30  -  License (Cosmetology) 
Sponsor: Representative Sam Mims (R)
Summary: Directs the State Board of Cosmetology to expedite the processing of applications for Cosmetologists, Estheticians, Manicureists, and Wig Specialists licenses by reciprocity by spouses of individuals serving on active duty in the Armed Forces and stationed in Mississippi. Full text of the bill.

MISSISSIPPI  S.B.  2084  -  Cosmetology Education,  License (Cosmetology),  State Boards of Cosmetology 
Sponsor: Senator David Blount (D)
Summary: Redefines "Cosmetology." States that a "Master" means a person holding a cosmetology, manicuring and esthetics license who has completed the minimum course of continuing education.  Includes manicuring and esthetics license in master of cosmetology if a person has been licensed for at least 12 months and has completed 16 hours of study in continuing education approved by the board within the licensing period preceding initial application for the license, and has paid the original license fee. Provides that a salon license that has been expired for over one year is nonrenewable and requires a new application. Gives the State Board authority to establish and assess fees for manicurists and estheticians. Full text of the bill.

NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA  L.B.  422  -  License (Cosmetology) 
Sponsor: Senator Amanda McGill (I)
Summary: Allows each respective state board of credentialing to evaluate the ability of spouses of veterans and spouses of active military personnel to meet the requirements for its credentialed profession using training and experience obtained in other jurisdictions. Full text of the bill.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW HAMPSHIRE  H.B.  376  -  License (Cosmetology)
Sponsor: Representative Carol M. McGuire (R)
Summary: Removes the requirement that barbers, cosmetologists, manicurists, and estheticians have one year of experience prior to the granting of a shop license, and removes the requirement for a separate license for booths attached to or within a salon or barbershop. Full text of the bill.

NEW YORK
NEW YORK  A.B.  734  -  Salon Safety 
Sponsor: Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (D)
Summary: Requires the Department of Health to review the existing medical and scientific literature, published reports and articles regarding the potential health hazards associated with the use of ultraviolet nail drying devices and identify any health hazards. States that upon completion of review, based on the findings of the Department, the Commissioner of Health may promulgate any regulations deemed appropriate for governing the use of ultraviolet nail drying devices by any appearance enhancement business required to be licensed by the Department of State. Full text of the bill.

OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA  H.B.  1702  -  State Boards of Cosmetology 
Sponsor: Representative Gus Blackwell (R)
Summary: Amends the termination date of the State Board of Cosmotology from July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2017. Full text of the bill.

SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA  H.B.  3148  -  Cosmetology Education 
Sponsor: Representative Robert Brown (D)
Summary: Requires that a barber college and teachers at a barber college be registered with the board. Requires a teacher at barber college to have three years experience as a practicing barber and must successfully pass a teacher's examination as prescribed by the board. Requires any college that offers hair braiding coursework and a teacher of hair braiding coursework to be registered with the board. Full text of the bill.

SOUTH CAROLINA  S.B.  179  -  Cosmetology Education 
Sponsor: Senator Katrina Shealy (R)
Summary: Requires the holder of an individual license issued by the State Board of Cosmetology must renew their license and pay the renewal fee and furnish proof to the board that they have completed either onsite or online continuing education that is approved by the board. Full text of the bill. 

TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE  H.B.  39  -  State Boards of Cosmetology 
Sponsor: Representative Antonio "Shay" Parkinson (D)
Summary: Provides that the board is authorized to establish rules and regulations for the creation of a natural hair care school. Full text of the bill.

TEXAS
TEXAS  H.B.  566  -  License (Cosmetology) 
Sponsor: Representative Roland Gutierrez (D)
Summary: Adds new language that states that providing a necessary service that is preparatory or ancillary to a service, including bobbing, clipping, cutting, or trimming a person’s hair or shaving a person’s neck with a safety razor. Adds new language stating that cutting a person's hair is a separate and independent service for which a charge is directly or indirectly made separately from charges for any other service that a person treating a person's mustache or beard by arranging, beautifying, coloring, processing, styling, trimming, or shaving with a safety razor. Full text of the bill.

WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON  H.B.  1038  -  Cosmetology Education 
Sponsor: Representative Cindy Ryu (D)
Summary: Requires the Department of Licensing to adopt rules to allow online learning for training in the areas of cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, esthetics, and instructor-training. Defines "Distance or online learning" as theory training provided online, by a licensed school in the areas of cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, esthetics, and instructor-training. Full text of the bill.

Please contact Bridget Sharpe, Government Affairs Coordinator, if you have any questions or concerns at bridget@probeauty.org.

Viper Barber Shears

New from Marianna Schools... Viper barber shears.  Precision professional tools... straight shear in 6.5" and 7.5" inch lengths.... and a superb barber blender in 7"... High quality and superb pricing... what you expect to see form Marianna Schools... Watch the demo video, see the tools in action right here.  LINK

Marianna Schools Phone app is here!

Does Marianna Schools have their very own iPhone app?
YES!

Does it work on Android phones, too?
YES!

Does it contain a schedule of all the exciting upcoming Marianna Schools educational events?

YES!

Does it have a photo gallery of Marianna Schools stuff?
YES!

Does it have a news feed of the Marianna Schools Twitter account? #beauytschool and #cosmetologyschool and #clipperguy?

YES!

Does it contain a directory of the Marianna Schools team with head shots and contact info?

YES!

Can all app users update the app with posts and pictures?

YES!

Does it include the Marianna Schools Mission statement?

YES!

Can I have the link?  I want the app!
Here it is…

http://my.yapp.us/MARIANNA

 Have fun!

Ivan

Hair nerds Interview - Ivan Zoot

I was recently Nerd Stalked and interviewed by the Hair Nerds - The interview is HERE

IBS NYC train the trainer class

Marianna and I have been selected for me to present my new ClipperGuy Says... Share program at the 2013 IBS NYC beauty show.  This is the train the trainer class built from my latest book, ClipperGy Says... Share.  LINK HERE for info on the IBS NYC show.  Details on the class to follow.  This class is for educators, platform artists and trainers in the beauty industry... learn form my over 20 years experience as a presenter at shows and events.  I share ALL the good stuff.