[Terrapreta] Suggestions for 15 minute presentation?

[Douglas Clayton]

Bernie,

I have a PowerPoint I put together for last summer's NOFA (natural  
organic farmers assoc.) conference I'd be glad to share with you.   
Perhaps you could find something useful in there but I've got to say  
introducing the concepts in 5 or 10 minutes sounds like a major  
challenge!   In a couple of weeks Julie Major from Cornell is  
presenting at the Ecological Landscaping Association  annual conference  
in Springfield MA and I see Tom Miles has just put the link to her  
PowerPoint up to the group.  You must check that out if you haven't  
already.

Julie Major, David Yarrow and I will be sharing a display table at the  
ELA conference and I am planning to update my PP and just have it  
running as a continuous loop on an old iMac.   You might do the same as  
part of your exhibit.  Let me know if you want my PP slides.

Everyone who can make it to the ELA event should.  A quick review  
keynotes, sessions and workshops will impress:  Michael Mann, John  
Todd, Julie Major, David Yarrow, David Jacke .  .  .  .
http://www.ecolandscaping.org/conference.html#

Doug


On Feb 20, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Green Waste Recycle Yard wrote:

> Hi all,
>  
> My business, Green Waste Recycle Yard, will be an exhibitor Feb 29th  
> at the Bay-Friendly Landscaping & Gardening Conference in the San  
> Francisco area:
>  
> http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=787
>  
> While our exhibit will be promoting our own services and products, I  
> will also use this opportunity to introduce the concept of biochar to  
> an excellent target audience of several hundred "green" public &  
> private sector professionals, landscape architects, designers,  
> contractors, and home gardeners.
>  
> I have a 15 minute slot for a presentation, in which I will present  
> our business, and also what we hope to do with biochar. While there  
> are tons of materials out there on the subject, I'm looking for the  
> most effective materials (graphs, photographs, diagrams, etc.) for an  
> 5-10 minute "elevator pitch" to an audience new to the concept. I want  
> to sketch out the basic ideas and potential of biochar, both as might  
> apply to their own pursuits as well as for the greater good. The  
> purpose is evangelize, to get them intrigued enough to research and  
> follow new developments on their own, and further virally get the word  
> out.
>  
> I'm looking for your recommendations for appropriate materials. Some  
> examples:
>  
>  - side by side plant/root growth control/char photos, such as Robert  
> Flanagan's
>  - photos of organisms growing on biochar, showing how it works
>  - simple figures/graph on increased water retention and  
> reduced emissions of greenhouse gases (i.e. nitrous oxide)
>  - a one page list of URLs for Terra Preta reading (or a URL with such  
> a list)
>  - a 5-10 minute PowerPoint presentation that already has compiled  
> simple clear graphs, photos, etc.
>  
> I'd appreciate keeping your suggestions simple, appropriate for an  
> average intelligent person with no previous familiarity with biochar.  
> I don't want to overwhelm them with complexity or encyclopedic  
> kitchen-sink resources. These should simply pique their interest, and  
> give them easy clear next steps to find out a bit more.
>  
> Thank you.
>  
> Bernie_______________________________________________
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