Image Detail: Courtesy The Motor Company (Queens Arts Fund Arts Access '23), Jaz Astwood in "What Grows?" by Ben Holbrook, September 2022, Photo Credit: Averi Israel

Are you about to attend networking events and fear you won’t be able to say something articulate about your creative work? Is the idea clear in your mind, but the words seem uninteresting? Public speaking coach, Jezra Kaye, (recently featured in The New York Times) is here to help! Let’s work on talking about our art projects in social situations and how we can use these conversations to connect with future audience members and supporters. Whether you are planning to attend industry functions or need something to say at your extended family holiday dinner, this event can give you tools to engage people in your art practice.

This workshop will consist of a presentation by Jezra, a Q&A, and time for a few participants to test their speaking skills with the group.

What: Speak for Yourself! A networking skills workshop for artists with public speaking coach, Jezra Kaye

When: November 2, 2023, 6:00 PM ET

Where: Online Via Zoom

Audience: artists of all disciplines

Cost: pay what you wish

Register: Click here to register. You will receive an email about how to access this webinar before the event. You may attend using a Mac or PC computer (with speakers), phone, smartphone, or tablet. Strong wifi or hard-wired Internet connection is preferred.

Questions: Please email sponsorship@nyfa.org

Recording: This webinar will be recorded & shared with registrants after the session. It will be available for viewing for up to 30 days. A recording will not be available for purchase after registration closes. Tickets are non-refundable.

Presenter Bio: Jezra Kaye, President of Speak Up for Success, is a Brooklyn-based public speaking coach, workshop leader, speechwriter, and keynote speaker with more than 25 years of experience in corporate, not-for-profit, academic, and start-up communications. Her clients range from CEOs to celebrity chefs, and from scientists to social entrepreneurs. A former jazz singer, she is the author of three popular books on public speaking and a novel, and has authored or co-authored four books on management, negotiations, and fundraising.