Presenter Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in presenting a program to the North Bay Coaches.

Our 2007 program mission is to advance the skills of the coaching community through meaningful and engaging programs for the benefit of our clients, community, members, and the coaching profession. We request that you provide us with information on your proposed program in the form below. The Program Committee will review your proposal and contact you regarding next steps.

Who We Are:
We are a spirited, focused, mutually-supportive group of personal and corporate coaches with a wide range of different kinds of clients and different kinds of practices. There are usually 25-30 of us at our meetings, and we are always eager to learn. You’ll find us to be an active, engaged audience.

• The NBC community includes a cross-section of coaches including those who work with individuals and those working in the public, private and nonprofit sectors in a coaching capacity.
• We are diverse in our levels of experience, ranging from the novice coach to seasoned coaches with more than 10 years in practice.
• A significant number are recognized leaders in the coaching industry.
• We have either earned our coaching certifications or we’re in training programs working toward certification.
• NBC is a chapter member of the International Coach Federation, and we work closely with our sister ICF chapters in the East Bay, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco.

Presentation Criteria:
Our programs by outside presenters offer:

• Development of coaching skills and expertise
• Innovative tools and skills which can be applied with coaching clients
• Interactive, engaging programs which facilitate learning
• Skills which meet one of the ICF competencies and/or a new coaching tool, or a self-awareness tool
• Content which is new and unique

Information and Transformation
We like both. We like to apply the coaching spirit to our professional development programs. During a typical coaching session, our clients go through changes. They may learn new information, but more importantly, they move forward in their lives and they develop themselves in some way that matters to them.

Similarly, we look to our programs to give us the challenge of change. This means that we appreciate the chance to personally integrate the material that our presenter is providing. We’re big fans of interactive learning, although we know that there are some subjects that don’t lend themselves to this. But whenever possible, interactive learning is our first choice. We like live demonstrations, dyads, triads, active exercises, and big questions—asking them and being asked.

Our Meetings
Our meetings are held in Novato and begin with networking at 6:30 pm and promptly start our program at 7 p.m. Presenters have 1.5 hours to provide their program. The typical audience size is 25-30 attendees made up of new coaches to seasoned coaches. We also attract professionals from other areas such as psychologists, organizational development consultants and human resource professionals. Presenters are welcome to bring promotional materials such as workshops or books. Additionally, presenters may bring one guest at no charge.

Submitting Your Proposal
To submit your proposal, please fill out the form below, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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