Good Evening All!

The Local Host team application process is officially closed. We’ll be processing the applications we received and should have final calendar up by August 1st.

Thank you to everyone who applied for consideration.

• To those who made inquiries but did not apply by tonight, thank you for your interest.
• As stated, only those who have applications competed by tonight will be considered.
• However, you are welcome to bring a Lazy Leader program to your organization as a regular speaking engagement.

Looking forward to a great fall transforming America!

Cynthia

   Heads up!

If you are thinking of submitting as a Lazy Leader Road Show Host Team, you’ve only got four days left to apply.

Applications close at midnight this Friday, July 24th.

Wondering how to do it all?

• Check out the Local Host Team Training recordings.
• Also PPT lists for planning available.

Final list of stops will be released next week. Stay tuned.

Only 10 days left to submit to serve as a local host team for tour stop.

• Applications are due by July 24th.
• We are adding dates to calendar as soon as qualified applications are received.
• Apply early to get your preferred dates.

Training to help you succeed as a local host team.

• Recordings of intro to hosting program from last week are posted.
• This Thursday we are exploring meeting planning tips to help make hosting meeting for 100+ easier to do.

Just added new dates to Road Show Calendar.

• October 11th – Otsego, MN
• October 16th – Boston, MA
• November 14th - Santa Monica, CA
• Your community could be next!

Looking for a few more hosts…

• We are doing a nice job covering the country.
• Would love another Southern city and maybe something in the midwest too.
• Anyone?

Yours in Transforming America!

Cynthia

• Figured others may be asking as well. 
•  (I removed identifying information.)

Dear Cynthia,

I’m very excited to have you come to our community and do the Lazy Leader Road Show workshop. You are an amazing speaker and I know our folks will love you!

I do have a question…

Can we change the name of the program from The Lazy Leader Transforms America – One Volunteer at a Time?

I don’t think people will get Lazy Leader. How about something  like Volunteer Management 101?

Looking forward to having you in my home town!

Excited Leader

My response to Excited Leader…

Dear Excited Leader,

The title of the workshop needs to stay consistent with all the other stops – otherwise it does not look like a tour.

(Did you see the description I put up at http://www.LazyLeaderRoadShow.com )

I met with a variety of PR experts and marketing folk in determining the title…

• The Lazy Leader part is a “Huh?” factor  – and will get media’s eyes.
• Transforms America needs to happen and appeals to those who want to make a difference.
• One Volunteer at a Time! Helps clue people into how we are going to do it.

The goal is to get as much attention as possible for the program you are hosting so the room is packed with local leaders – and as a side benefit for more people to be aware of your organization.

Does that make sense?

We’ll be revving up our PR machine as well end of July/early August to start spreading the word.

Our goal is to make being a Lazy Leader (not martyr leader) irresistible so more volunteers will get to enjoy being involved in your community in meaningful ways.

(If you didn’t get the my Lazy Leader book, you can see some of the approach explained in the free download chapters at: http://www.chapterleadersplayground.org/?page=LL_Sneakpeek )

Hope this helps you understand the why behind the answer.

(We are doing a marketing training program for local hosts on July 21st as well. We’ll be recording it and posting audio in case someone on your team can’t make it live.)

Here’s to transforming America together!

Cynthia

I hope you had a fab 4th of July weekend!

I worked through it. Luckily I love what I do and got to speak to some fabulous people.

An overflow of current work has put me a touch behind on firming dates for the Lazy Leader Tranforms America- One Volunteer at a Time! tour.

• If you’ve been confirmed, but don’t have paperwork, it’s coming.
• If you’ve submitted form, but haven’t heard yet, it’s coming too.

Wednesday at the latest for both.

Hang in there.

So for everyone who submitted looks good.

Just juggling the dates to make them all work!

Thanks for your patience!

Cynthia

To help you out, I just set up three complimentary webinars.

How to Become  a Local Host Team

• Includes an overview of the Lazy Leader Road Show.
• Benefits for being a local host team.
• And time for Q&A

How to Successfully Host a Road Show Program

• I’ll be joined by meeting professional Cynthia Cresswell.
• Giving you meeting planner secrets for great meetings.
• And time for Q&A

How to Attract Outrageous Attendance for Your Road Show Program

• Includes marketing basics explained.
• Specific ideas about getting 100+ atttendees.
• And time for Q&A

Here’s how it’s going to work.

• Well record the webinars live over the next few weeks.
• You invited to attend.
• For those who can’t make it, we’ll post audios on this site so you can still learn.

The programs will focus on specific, simple, how-to information you can start to use right away.

(Of course, since I’m involved, they’ll also be a lot of fun too.)

Working together and learning from each other, we will transform America – one volunteer at a time!

I’m pulling together a couple of webinars to help local host teams be even more successful. One will focus on the meeting planning of the actual event and the other on how to build attendance.

I need some help…

I’m looking for a meeting planner willing to volunteer some inside scoop for chapter leaders who are hosting the Lazy Leader Road Show in their community.

I’d like to give leaders ideas about how to:

• Find great space.
• Set the room strategically
• Make the event extra cool.
• Handle registration for 100+ with ease.
• Any other secrets of meeting planning.

The live program is scheduled for Thursday, July 16th 1:00 – 1:50 PM ET.

• I’ll interview the meeting planner for part of the program
• And open floor to questions from participants too.

Anyone interested or have ideas of who might be good for this?

Thanks! Cynthia

The goal behind the collaboration requirement was trying to help you think bigger than just your chapter.

As you know the Lazy Leader Transforms America – One Volunteer at a Time tour is all about making a difference for our country.

Our goals are to:

• Train 5,000 leaders or more
• Impact more than 250,000 volunteers

We need to have 100+ leaders at every stop – thus the request for host teams.

However some of you have shown us you are willing to host, you can pull the numbers and believe it’s important for us to come to your community.

And so we are changing the host team requirements.

If your chapter can attract 100+ leaders to a public program on leadership, we would love to consider you as a host team.

Please fill out the online application.

We look forward to making a difference with you!

Cynthia

   I’ve been getting a few questions about money and bringing me to your community.

Decided to answer main ones here.

How much does it cost to be a local host team?

• Each team is contributing $300 towards my travel.
• I am waiving my normal speaking fee for this event.
• You will also be responsible for getting a room that holds 100+ volunteer leaders, AV and perhaps some of your promos.

You have the opportunity to make this back with the door charge of $10-19/person.

We are a local nonprofit with a tight budget. Why are you charging us $300 to bring the Road Show to our community?

• Normally it would cost you several thousand dollars to bring me in to speak at your event.
• I’m waiving my normal speaking fee to host teams because I believe by helping to build strong chapters we will truly transform America.
• The $300 is to help defray costs – and to make sure you have some skin in the game too.

Plus, with three chapters or nonprofits working together as a host team that’s only $100 each.  You’ll easily make the money back with registration fees.

Why can’t we charge a larger registration fee? I know a lot of people who would love to hear you – and you are worth a lot more than just $19. My chapter could make a lot of money!

• The goal of this event is to bring leadership training to as many local leaders as possible – our goal is 5,000 in ten weeks.
• Not to make your host team a lot of money.
• That said, even at $10-19/person, the more leaders you get in the room, the more you will make.

Why do we have to charge anything?

• People who pay nothing to attend tend to drop out last minute.
• They have no skin in the game.
• Show rates for free events tend to be closer to 50%.
• Even $10 makes a big difference in attendance.

Your goal as a local host team is to have 100+ people in the room for the training.

This will help you reach that number.

Who gets to keep the registration fees?

• That’s up to you and your local host team partners.
• We are not asking for anything from you beyond the $300 travel contribution.
• You will be asked on your application to be a local host team how you plan to divide up extra revenue.
• This is to help you all be on the same page from the get go.

Hope this helps. If you have more questions, let me know.

Cynthia

   Thanks to the folks who wrote me asking exactly what will take place when I come to your community!

• I’ll be doing a two-hour program designed to help you turn “I don’t have time” into “I can’t wait to volunteer!”
• You’ll learn a Lazy Leader approach to increased involvement.
• As well as specific how-to strategies you can start to use right away.

I’ve posted a full program description here.

Anything else you are wondering?

• This is a major group effort.
• Way beyond what I can do myself.
• After all, we are working on transforming America!

Thanks to everyone for their feedback and support!