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Get up to speed in the digital age at FastForward Camp.

Looking to save the world from another painful Powerpoint? Book Debra and Betsy for your next big talk. Debra Jasper and Betsy Hubbard know how to connect with crowds. Their presentations are visual, interactive and engaging—and also offer audiences what they want most: practical tips, strategies and insights.

With backgrounds in journalism and public policy, they do more than tell great stories. They unpack the latest social media tools and trends in a way that not only helps you understand the digital media landscape, but inspires you to move forward with new approaches.

And they conduct in-depth research in advance so they can deliver customized presentations fine-tuned to your particular audience, showing what works—and what doesn’t—in your industry.

Debra and Betsy have given social media talks to more than 10,000 people over the past three years, and have worked with C-suite executives, marketers, university faculty, K-12 school administrators and teachers, and dozens of other groups (find client recommendations here).

Sounds good, but what do they talk about? They have crowd-tested presentations on a wide range of social media topics and can tailor their talks to meet the needs of your audience. Below are two of their most requested keynotes, but there are lots of other possibilities (click here for a list of more sessions):

New Realities: You’ve been to the seminars and heard all the buzz about the importance of using Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to build client relationships. But like many business, nonprofit or government leaders, you want some straight answers to questions such as … “What is the Return on Investment on all of this?” This session gets you up to speed–-covering not just the new tools but three key shifts your organization must make to create powerful messages that capture attention. Goes beyond the latest technologies and illustrates how businesses, non-profits, governments and others are taking full advantage of platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Breaking through the Noise: In a time of short attention spans and high expectations, this session demonstrates the art of powerful messaging and presentations in a digital age. Learn to avoid the five fatal presentation flaws, take advantage of new technologies to wow a crowd, and tune in to tweckling, harshtags and more.

Want more information? Contact Donna Perry at perry@mindsetdigital.com