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Craig's 2010 Calendar
August
August 19 , 2010
HOLD FOR LLNL: humor program for accountants conference
July
July 14 , 2010
HOLD for Assoc. of Clerks and Elections, Monterey, CA
Jest Practices — A Best Practices of Humor in the Workplace
June
June 12 , 2010
UCSC-Extension of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, CA:
#6588 Positive Political Skills in the Workplace (1-day course)
May
May 21, 2010
HOLD FOR Bay Area Storytelling Festival's Study Trip
Emcee duties
May 15, 2010
HOLD FOR District 4 Toastmasters, Monterey Bay Area Location
Your Toastmasters Bucket List
May 8, 2010
District 57 Toastmasters, Vallejo, CA
Your Toastmasters Bucket List;
You've Got Stories
May 1, 2010
National Speakers Association's Achieve The Professional Edge, Burlingame, CA:
"Communication A La Modes"
April
April 3, 2010
Tales & Tellers , Fort Danville, CA.
Interactive Storytelling
March
March 21, 2010
The SF International Chocolate Salon, Fort Mason, San Francisco.
Pouring for Loft Liqueurs
March 16-17-18-19, 2010
LifeLong Medical Care, Berkeley-Oakland
Building Excellence! Internal Customer Service Training - Day 2
March 12, 2010
POSTPONED Genentec, South San Francisco, CA
Communication & Leadership Training
February
February 27, 2010
Speakers Forum , Concord, CA:
On A Platter: Helping Speakers Customize and Adapt
February 23, 2010
Tell-It-On-Tuesday, Julia Morgan Theater, Berkeley, CA:
Homegrown Humor — Growing up in Berkeley in the 60's
download a small PDF with program information.
February 16-17-18, 24, 2010
LifeLong Medical Care, Berkeley-Oakland
Building Excellence! Customer Service
February 5, 2010
Oakland Chamber of Commerce, Oakland CA
Grow Your Business with GPS: Goal Setting, Perseverance and Sales Skills
February 2, 2010
LifeLong Medical Care, Berkeley-Oakland
Directors Briefing
January
January 29, 2010
Business+Plus, Walnut Creek, CA:
StoryTell, Story Sell
January 3, 2010
Telling Time of Contra Costa County, 200 La Casa Villa, Walnut Creek, CA:
Homegrown Humor
Contact JIm Eklund, Director at. jimtells@yahoo.com 925-381-2858
Craig's 2009 Calendar
December
December 8, 2009
Canadian Professional Speakers Association (CAPS) Convention, Calgary, Canada:
Prospecting Your Past for Hidden Story Treasures
December 5, 2009
Tales and Tellers, Danville, CA:
Involving Your Audience (A Training for Storytellers)
November
November 17, 2009
Hilton Hotel, Burlingame, CA:
Open House for the National Speakers Association — Northern California chapter & Pro-Track
November 14, 2009
District 57 Toastmasters' Fall Conference, Diablo Valley College, CA:
The Toastmaster's Journey
November 7, 2009
National Speakers Association -- Northern California chapter, SF (Burlingame), CA:
Storylines for Speakers
October
October 26, 2009
TLC Leadership Lab, Oakland, CA:
Take the Vision Test! Vision Statements for organizations, clubs and individuals
October 18, 2009
Oakland, CA:
LaughLovers:
Introducing John Tenza's PROPMASTERS keynote
October 12, 2009
NSA Oregon:
Storytelling to Grow Business program
October 10, 2009
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension of Silicon Valley, Cupertino CA:
One Day Course: Leading & Facilitating Productive Meetings
October 9, 2009
Business+Plus, Walnut Creek, CA:
Elevator Speech Coaching
September
September 26, 2009
National Speakers Association — Northern California Chapter's Pro-Track:
Humor and Storytelling for Speakers (Polish Your Professionalism)
September 14, 2009
The Leadership Club:
Café Kvetch — Bad Attitudes at the Loser's Lounge
August
August 28, 2009
Abbott Diabetes Care, Alameda, CA
Impromptu Speaking for Professionals
August 20, 2009
August 15, 2009
Public Seminar, Networking Lounge, Pleasant Hill, CA
From Free to Fee: For emerging and aspiring professional speakers
Click for registration information;
Call
510/547-0664 to register for the next iteration.
Download PDF flyer.
August 15, 2009, Evening
Speaker at 5th anniversary of Pro-Track, NSA/NC's successful apprentice program founded by Craig and his board team in 2004.
August 7, 2009
Business+Plus, Walnut Creek, CA
Your Sixteen Second Success:
Use Your Elevator Speech to Build Membership and Grow Business
August 4, 2009
San Leandro, CA
Public Relations Training for District 57 Toastmasters Officers
July
July 25 , 2009
Speakers Forum, Concord, CA
The Speaker's Journey
How Speakers follow The Hero's Journey
July 18 , 2009
National Speakers Association's Annual Convention, Phoenix, AZ
The Speaker as Storyteller
For the Storytellers Professional Emphasis Group co-founded by Craig
June
June 27 , 2009
Humor Masters, Brea CA:
Humor Workshop for this specialty group modeled after Oakland's LaughLovers.
June 22, 2009
Leadership Oakland, Oakand, CA:
Be A Praise-Dispenser — The Power of Praise
June 21 , 2009
LaughLovers:
The Cantu Moment: A Father's Day Salute to The Stillers, Wayans and other father-son humorists
June 13 , 2009
Storytelling Association of Alta California, Juneteenth event:
A Story Concert with Linda Gorham
June 13, 2009
National Speakers Association — Northern California Chapter's Pro-Track:
Think Ink: How to Get Published
June 13, 2009
Region II Conference of Toastmasters International:
Good Better Best: On Becoming The Consummate Toastmaster
June 8, 2009
Leadership Oakland, Oakand, CA:
The Hero's Journey meets The Arc de Toastmasters
May
May 17 , 2009
Storytelling Association of Alta California's
24th annual Bay Area Storytelling Festival
Emcee for Kids' Concert featuring colleagues Kirk Waller, Cathryn Fairley,
Pauline Hale & Martha Shogren
May 16 , 2009
University of California, Santa Cruz Extension of Silicon Valley, Cupertino CA:
One Day Course 6588: Positive Political Savvy In the Workplace
May 10, 2009
Salon I'm On! At Eth-Noh-Tec Studios in SF (Map):
Craig Harrison's Homegrown Humor (Opening Act for storytelling colleague Judith Black's “Tales Of An Unrepentant Hippy” - Sexy, Silly and Serious!)
View full sized flyer: 
May 9, 2009
District 57 Toastmasters' Spring Conference — two sessions:
The Empowering Leader
Turning the Tables on Table Topic: Workshop.
May 7, 2009
Berkeley Communicators
The Empowering Leader
May 2, 2009
National Speakers Association — Northern California Chapter:
Meet the Pros: Shmoe or Pro? On Professionalism
April
April 26, 2009
Coaches' Corner, District 57 Train the Trainer program:
Teleseminar on Elevator Speeches for CLub Building
April 19, 2009
LaughLovers, Oakland CA:
Moses' Speech Coach: A Passover Story of Mordechai of Sinai
April 16, 2009
YeastFest 2009, Oakland CA:
Patriarchial Presentation
April 11, 2009
A Sedar Story for Passover, Oakland CA:
Exclusive Presentation from Moses' Speech Coach Mordechai of Sinai
March
March 20, 2009
Illinois Chapter of the National Speakers Association's Fabulous Friday Meeting:
Story Tell Story Sell for Speakers (Sales through Storytelling)
March 9, 2009
Leadership Oakland, Oakand, CA:
The Empowering Leader
March 7, 2009
National Speakers Association — Northern California Chapter, Burlingame, CA:
Leadership Panelist on economic challenges of speakers
March 5, 2009
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA:
Guest Lecturer on Storytelling for Artists
February
February 10, 2009
Diablo View Rotary :
Stimulate Your Sales Through Stellar Service!
February 4, 2009
Bouverie Preserve, Glen Ellen :
On the Storytelling Trail: Story Training for Docents
January
January 26, 2009
Leadership Oakland:
The Gift is In the Gaffe! (On Failing Forward)
January 12, 2009
Leadership Oakland:
Something From Nothing (Jacob the Tailor's Story)
Craig's 2008 Calendar
Click to January, 2008
December
December 21, 2008
Custom Performance of The Hanukkah Song for LaughLovers;
Roaster for Celebrity Roast of Ashley Harkness.
December 9, 2008
Teleseminar for National Speakers Association's Storytellers PEG:
Homegrown Humor! Prospecting Your Past for Your Own Stories
December 3, 2008
RADIO INTERVIEW: Talking Toastmasters:
Leadership — The Track Less Traveled
November
November 21, 2008
National Speakers Association's Fall Conference
Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort, Scottsdale, AZ:
Homegrown Humor! Prospecting Your Past for Your Own Stories
November 15 , 2008
District 57 Toastmasters' Fall Conference Laney College, Oakland, CA
Cultivating Your Leadership;
Homegrown Humor;
November 10, 2008
Leadership Oakland
Leadership -- The Track Less Taken
November 8 , 2008
Heartland NSA Chapter of Kansas
Storytelling for Speakers
October
October 27, 2008
Leadership Oakland
Lead From Where You Sit, Stand or Speak
October 25 , 2008
Speakers Forum, Concord, CA
Homegrown Humor
October 18 , 2008
District 57 Toastmasters leaders, Pleasanton, CA
How To Make The Ask : Recruiting & Persuasion Training for Leaders
October 15 , 2008
National Speakers Association Campfire Teleseminar for Chapter Leaders
How to Make the Ask (Recruiting for Boards, Committees, Teams and more)
October 14 , 2008
Moderator for Storytellers PEG (NSA) Teleseminar with Susan Luke, Corporate Mythologist:
Using Personal Stories with Corporate Clients —
Helping Clients Go From the 'Story Line' to the 'Bottom Line'
October 2 , 2008
Open House for NSA/NC's Pro-Track 2009 Burlingame, CA
Panelist
September
September 23, 2008
The Rinoceros Business Club, San Francisco
The Lighter Side of Leadership
For more information contact Jinsoo Terry: 415-240-5001
September 22 , 2008
The Leadership Club, Oakland, CA:
Cultivate the Leader in You!
September 6 , 2008
District 57 Toastmasters, Piedmont CA:
Think Like A CEO: Chief Education Officer!
Contact Gary Wong for more information.
September 5 , 2008
DemandTec Customer Service Training
Redwood City, CA
August
August 29 , 2008
DemandTec Customer Service Training
Pleasanton, CA
August 27 , 2008
Ragan Management Webinars:
Enhancing Your Workplace Communication Quotient (CQ)
Call 1-800-878-5331 for more information.
Click to purchase the Webinar + CD for $249 ; Click to purchase just the Webinar for $219;
Click to purchase just the CD for $219.
August 17, 2008
LaughLovers, Oakland, CA
The Reunion!
August 4, 2008
National Speakers Association's summer convention, Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City:
Story Tell, Story Sell: Sales Through Storytelling

August 2, 2008
National Speakers Association's summer convention, Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City:
Storytellers PEG
August 2, 2008
National Speakers Association's summer convention, Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City:
Hosting Table of Excellence for Chapter Leadership Training on APPRENTICE PGMs
July
July 24, 2008
ProMatch, 675 Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA
Story Tell, Story Sell for Job Seekers
July 20, 2008
LaughLovers, Oakland, CA
Storytelling On A Shoestring
July 17, 2008
eWomen Network, Campbell, CA
Building Your Business Through Speaking
For more information contact Kristy Rogers or call (408) 288-8484
July 1, 2008
Frank Bette Gallery @ Southshore Mall:
Craig will tell at the
GALLERY at Southshore Mall, Alameda, CA
Homegrown Humor -- Craig's Tales of Humor and Humanity
For more information contact Cathy Dana or call (510) 523-7853
June
June 12, 2008
American Business Womens Association North Bay Charter # 6499
"Expressions of Excellence"
For more information contact Amy Dawson.
June 8, 2008
Sssh Story Swap, CCC, 145 Rock Hill Dr., Tiburon, CA 94920
Tales of Humor & Humanity
Contact Jim Cooke (415) 461-8199.
May
May 23, 2008 POSTPONED
Palo Alto Rotary:
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Podium
May 18, 2008
LaughLovers @ BASF
"The Day I Made Sinbad Laugh"
May 16-18, 2008
Bay Area Storytelling Festival
Emcee for annual Study Trip for 700 Students (May 16);
Emcee for Rick Huddle and Olive Hackett-Shaughnessy (May 17);
Emcee for Story Swap (May 18);
Teller: "The Day I Made Sinbad Laugh"
May 10, 2008
District 57's Spring Conference: Plenary program:
What Next? Leveraging Toastmasters Skills to Impact Your World
Embassy Suites, Walnut Creek, CA
May 3, 2008
National Speakers Association — Northern California chapter, Burlingame, CA
Diamonds in Our Midst: Interviewing Susan RoAne, 25-year member of NSA!
Meet the Pros: Hosting Table on The Pub Crawl
— Free Publicity for Speakers
Download transcript in handout form (PDF).
April
April 19, 2008
NSA/NC's Pro-Track program:
"Think Ink: Getting Published As Speakers, Trainers and Experts"
April 12, 2008
Emcee for annual dinner and auction for Trinity School, Menlo Park, CA
April 9, 2008
National Association of Professional Organizers
Annual Convention, Reno, NV:
"Orchestrating Leadership"
Leadership Forum for NAPO leaders at John Ascuaga’s Nugget
March
March 13, 2008
Ragan Management Webinars:
The Voice of Customer Service! (Part II)
Call 1-800-878-5331 for more information. From $109!
March 12, 2008
Ragan Management Webinars:
The Voice of Customer Service! (Part I)
Call 1-800-878-5331 for more information. From $109!
March 11, 2008
National Association of Catering Executives, Northern California:
The Tao of Networking
March 8, 2008
District 57 Toastmasters of Northern California:
In Praise of CEOs: Chief Educational Officers (EVPs)
Elio’s Dining
260 Floresta Boulevard San Leandro, CA 94578
February
February 29, 2008
eWomen Network Palo Alto, Crowne Plaza Cabana:
In Ye They Trust — Building Trust As A Service Organization
Kristy Rogers, Regional Executive Director, eWomenNetwork San Jose
408-288-8484. Click here to register.
February 14-17, 2008
National Speakers Association's Workshop, SF CA:
THR AM: Chapter Leadership Training for NSA leaders (8:30-Noon);
THR PM: Inaugural meeting of Storytellers Professional Emphasis Group (PEG) 4-5pm;
FRI PM: Coordination of Jewish Service (5:45-6:30PM)
January
January 29, 2008
Teleseminar for new members of eWomen Networks, San Jose
Use of QUESTIONS to uncover prospect and client needs
January 24, 2008
National Speakers Association — Northern California Chapter
Humor Us — Humor for Speakers
"Mini-Meeting" at Barnes & Noble, Oakland, CA
Download flyer
January 20, 2008
LaughLovers:
Review of Jeff Justice's book and Top-10 List Technique
San Jose, CA
January 19, 2008
Accountants Advanced Marketing Network Association, Inc
Story Tell, Story Sell: Stories told and sold;
Your Sixteen Second Success: The Elevator Speech;
Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls
San Diego, CA
January 15, 2008
San Jose Leadership Council:
Orchestrating Leadership
San Jose, CA
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