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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>what makes a sucessful demo? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Gearing the demo toward the target
audience. The audience going away feeling as though they learned something
positive, whether about history or the group. Accomplishing the goals set
forth by the group for the demo. Whether recruitment or
teaching.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>what does it take to set one up?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Planning and preparation. Know
what you want to accomplish and make sure the participants know, also. If
it is not a closed demo, i.e. at a school or such, advertise. Let people
know where you're going to be and when. Not just your members. Put
out flyers, alert the media, whatever. Be organized. Assign jobs as
you would with an event.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>what makes an unsucessful demo?
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Lack of the above. The audience
leaving with a sense of disappointment, not knowing quite what we are
about.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>>would like y'all's input and perhaps we can all
come up with a better model, or some guidelines for people to run good demos,
especially those who haven't set them up before. does anyone have url's
about setting them up?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>This reign has placed a priority on
demos and Master Modius has handed out discs with some great handouts, video
footage and guidelines. If anyone needs an extra, I have one. Our
shire ended up with 2 or 3, so this one is redundant. There is a kingdom
demo coordinator, who is deputy to the seneschal, Seamus O Dubhda. His
email address is <A
href="mailto:demo@ansteorra.org">demo@ansteorra.org</A> . Here are
some links with ideas for demos. I haven't thoroughly read all these
sites, but they are a starting point.<BR><A
href="http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~acg/Demohelp.htm">http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~acg/Demohelp.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://chatelaine.atlantia.sca.org/handbook/3.htm">http://chatelaine.atlantia.sca.org/handbook/3.htm</A>
<FONT color=#008000>- from Atlantia's Chatalaine Handbook</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.thescorre.org/literature/adept/28_29_Fair.htm">http://www.thescorre.org/literature/adept/28_29_Fair.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.thescorre.org/literature/adept/pdf/ADEPT_Manual.pdf">http://www.thescorre.org/literature/adept/pdf/ADEPT_Manual.pdf</A> <FONT
color=#008000>- a very in-depth manual that appears to have lots of incredible
information</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>There are also other
Chatalaine/Hospitaller handbooks out there with more info.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Hope that helps!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Muirghein</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>