ARE YOU IN NEED OF A SPEAKER FOR YOUR EVENT?
Cindy Kenney has provided a speaking ministry for diverse audiences over the last ten years, providing groups with inspirational, educational and entertaining presentations.
Cindy has provided speaking services for:
* Writing Events * School Events * Church Groups * Teacher Training Events * Library Events
* National Conventions * Women's Groups * Stores * Colleges & Universities * And much more!
Check out some of Cindy's presentation topics or join her at an upcoming speaking engagement near you! Contact Cindy at cindkenney@aol.com if you are interested in arranging for an upcoming engagement.
Some of Cindy's upcoming visits include:
- Mount Hermon Writer's Conference in San Jose, CA
- Write His Answer - Colorado Christian Writer's Conference in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado: http://www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado/
- Blue Ridge Writer's Conference at the lovely Ridgecrest Conference Center in Asheville, NC: http://brmcwc.com/
- ICRS in Denver, Colorado
- BEA Book Expo in exciting New York City
- GIDEON Film Festival at gorgeous Ridgecrest Center in Asheville, NC: May 31 - June 4 http://www.gideonfilmfestival.com/Home/
- Glorietta Writer's Conference in colorful New Mexico
- Children's Pastor's Conferences in Nashville and San Diego
- Other future bookings available by request
Some of Cindy's Sample Presentations:
(Cindy will be happy to tailor a specific presentation just for your event!)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
The Purpose Driven Writer – Ever wonder why you feel called to write for God? I did! At age 5, I made my first discovery into the wonderful world of writing and realized that God had a special purpose for my life. But the road wasn’t easy, the path not always clear. Still, I persevered through a difficult childhood, an even harder road as a young adult, financial disaster, a devastating health diagnosis, and losing my dream job for a multi-million dollar publishing company that went bankrupt. Yet I never lost sight of God’s purpose for my life. Cindy was in awe when asked to build the publishing department the “Top Tomato” at Big Idea Productions, serve as the Publishing Director for Exclaim Entertainment and publish over 65 books of her own, in addition to numerous curriculums, articles, scripts and more. You’ll be inspired to hear God’s calling in YOUR LIFE as you laugh and cry with Cindy as she talks about the importance of following God’s will, wait on His timing, work hard and keep the faith.
I’m a Survivor! Have you been serving in some capacity of ministry for a long time and feel like you’re not making a difference? Do you have a dream, passion, or goal to reach out to others in God’s name, but you feel like you’re just spinning your wheels? I’ve been there…more than once. This presentation will focus on how to find the staying power you need and lean on your faith in even the darkest moments of your life and ministry work.
TEACHING TRACKS FOR WRITER'S CONFERENCES:
The Building Blocks of Writing for Children - It’s not as easy as A – B – C! This four-part teaching track will give you the building blocks to create a top-notch children’s manuscript, whether you are writing fiction, non-fiction, a picture-book, chapter book or writing for a magazine. Learn how to develop your ideas, map out your project, create a page-turning adventure, write for the correct age group, edit your material and prepare it for an editor. From start to finish, you’ll be well on your way toward writing for children.
Creating a Fiction Page-Turner – How do you take your story from good to great? To write a successful story, you’ve got to capture your reader from page one and keep them turning each page until the end of the book! In this four-part teaching track you’ll learn how to engage, captivate and connect your readers to your story through character building, scene setting, building toward your climax, pacing, tone and more! Learn how to take your stories to the next level as you actively participate and make your readers want to come back for more!
WORKSHOPS FOR WRITER'S CONFERENCES:
Dialogue Development and Delivery - How to weave wonderful words into your dialogue delivery, while keeping it real and helping it to progress your story along.
GOTCHA! - Ever wonder how to capture the attention of your reader? If you don’t captivate your reader (or editor) right from the start, your book won’t be read by anyone! This workshop will delve into ways to create strong beginnings in fiction writing.
Happily Ever After - Creating a book that will lead to a top-notch conclusion isn’t easy. This class will delve into a writer’s journey that will cause the reader to walk away happily ever after.
Hide and Seek – Where can you go to get good ideas when you’re writing for children or adults? How do you begin? How do you know if you’re idea will make an effective story? How can you be creative with an average, yet important idea? This workshop will help you to jump-start your engine and help you take off writing. It will fill you with creativity, ways to set writing goals, test ideas and more!
Just a Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down! – How can we keep the interest of kids in today’s changing marketplace? It isn’t easy. Despite the influx of electronic media, every parent and teacher still knows and understands the importance of reading a good book! Learn how to engage kids in both fiction and non-fiction writing so you’ll keep them coming back again and again for more!
Let’s Go Shopping! (for stories) - This is a fun workshop that uses a shopping theme to find great story ideas for today’s Christian marketplace. Get out your grocery bags and trek through the aisles of today’s marketplace to discover what the readers and the publishers are looking for next!
Making SENSE of Your Story - A workshop that helps you incorporate each of the five senses into every fiber of your story – sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. Make your writing come alive by utilizing each of these sensory images in your work.
Mastering Your Manuscript – You finished your book at last! Now what? What will take your story from paper to publisher? They key is EDITING! This workshop will help you to dissect problems in your manuscript – and learn how to fix them.
Taste of the Writer’s Life – What’s it like to have a career in publishing? How do you get there? What are the steps along the way? Twenty-year veteran, Cindy Kenney, will take you on a journey toward publishing success and what you must do to make it happen. But come hungry – because in this fun workshop you’ll nibble your way through the sweet – the sour – and the salty times on the path! Just like there are important food groups to good nutrition, Cindy will outline important areas to focus on in creating a solid career.
Top Ten Tips to a Terrific Picture Book – This workshop will cover the ten most important elements in developing a successful picture book for children. If you want to create a fabulous picture-book for infants, toddlers, preschoolers or the 4-8 market, then this is the hour just for YOU!
The Wonderful Wacky World of Writing for Children - The TRENDS in children’s publishing are constantly changing! What’s going on in the world today? What are children and their parents looking to read? Come and get the latest information in children’s publishing in this fast-paced, information packed hour!
Writing Christian Curriculum for Kids - Churches have such little chance to open doors and reach kids with God’s Word! They are all searching for materials that provide engaging lessons with life application that will make kids want to come back for more. This workshop will help participants learn how to write a good lesson, reach a child, make a difference, and find a publisher in the curriculum world.
WORKSHOPS FOR CHURCH AND EDUCATION CONFERENCES:
Creative Crafts that Teach a Message: Develop crafts that will successfully teach kids God's messages as they create. This will not only make learning fun - but it will make a lasting impression toward helping kids remember what they have learned.
Family Ministry - A Connection Between Church and Family: Both the church and family are looking for ways to help children discover and grow in faith. Yet there are precious few materials on the market to show anyone the way! Cindy will help uncover effective ways to develop a partnership between the church and family as both work together in this lifelong journey.
Great Games for Children's Ministry: If kids have fun when they come to learn about God, they'll be much more likely to want to come back and learn more! Discover some great games to communicate God's Word - without letting his Word get lost in the shuffle!
How to Direct an Effective VBS Program: Vacation Bible School is one of the best outreach programs for the church. If done well, not only can you provide a wonderful way to help children grow in God's Word, but you will also introduce many new children to his message. Discover how to hold an effective program for churches of all sizes!
Imagination - Life Application: So you've got a great idea or story to teach kids - well, now what? Imagine if you could find a way to help kids not only remember God's messages, but also put them into action every day! Come prepared to have fun, use your imagination, and discover great ways to reach kids through your teaching!
School Presentations: Help your class enjoy the story creation process! Kids will work through story idea sparkers and enjoy innovative ways to use their own personal skills and imaginations to create stories!
Teaching an Effective Lesson to Children: It's getting harder and harder to grab kid's attention and effectively communicate God's messages. Discover ways to reach today's youth from the moment they enter your class and help them follow through on what they learn when they go home.
Writing Christian Curriculum for Kids: Churches have such little chance to open doors and reach kids with God's Word! They are searching for outstanding materials that provide engaging lessons with authentic life application that will help kids personalize what they have learned, apply it to their lives, and come back for more! Learn how to write an effective lesson, reach children with God's messages, and find a publishers in the curriculum world.
School Presentations: Please contact Cindy for a complete list of her school assembly and/or class presentations.
Storytelling: Please contact Cindy for a complete list of storytelling presentations.
Women's Groups: Please contact Cindy for a complete list of inspirational presentations.
