liznord talks & writes.

PRESENTATION
Using Video to Promote Your Cause
ROI Summit Skill Session
Jerusalem, Israel, June 2011

PANEL
New Directions in Jewish Film
San Francisco Jewish Community Federation FedFest
San Francisco, March 2011

LECTURE
Contemporary Jerusalem
Hunter College
New York, March 2011

LECTURE
Social Media for Creative Professionals
Syracuse University Colab
Syracuse, October 2010

LECTURE
Outside-the-Box Journalism
NYU Graduate School of Journalism
New York, NY, September 2010

LECTURE
Video Production Tips & Tricks
Jewish National Fund
New York, NY, September 2010

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
Peer2Peer Fundraising Appeal
10th Media That Matters Film Festival World Premiere
New York, NY, June 2010

WORKSHOP
Video Production for Journalists
Tablet Magazine
New York, NY, March 2010

TV APPEARANCE
Discussing Haiti Earthquake
LeDrew Live, CP24 Toronto's Breaking News
Toronto, Canada, January 2010

TV APPEARANCE
Discussing Haiti Earthquake
MuchonDemand, MuchMusic
Toronto, Canada, January 2010

LECTURE
Social Media for Creative Professionals
Syracuse University Colab
Syracuse, October 2009

SEMINAR
What They Don't Teach You in Film School
New York University
New York, April 2009

PANEL
Panelist: Networking in the Media Industry
Metropolitan College of New York
New York, February 2009

DOCUMENTARY
Interviewee: Barack Obama: The People's President
Videovision/Globalvision, dir. Danny Shechter
January 2009

PANEL
Panelist: DNC Youth Council Press Conference
Democratic National Convention
Denver, August 2008

PANEL
Panelist: 2008 ELECTION: The Ultimate Communications Case Study
New York Women in Communications
New York, June 2008

PANEL
Panelist: Multimedia and Interactivity in Journalism
International Symposium on Online Journalism
Austin, April 2008

PANEL
Panelist: The Past, Present and Future of Punk, with moderator Danny Fields
14th Street Y
New York, September 2007

PANEL
Moderator: The Exchange, with panelists from Pixar, LucasArts and Electronic Arts
Ninth Street Independent Film Center
San Francisco, May 2007

WORKSHOP
Building Buzz Around Your Film
Film Arts Foundation
San Francisco, October 2006 and February 2007

PANEL
Panelist: Immigration & Identity: Re-Constructing Personal Narratives
ZEUM Arts and Technology Museum Teacher Studio
San Francisco, December 2006

PANEL
Panelist: Women Documentary Filmmakers
Bay Area Women in Film and TV
San Francisco, October 2006

PANEL
Panelist: Bay Area Resources for Film & Video Makers
SF Film & Video Makers Conference
San Francisco, May 2006

SEMINAR
What They Don't Teach You in Film School
San Diego State University, Graduate Film Department
San Diego, February 2006

Each of these engaging talks & workshops can be customized to meet your needs. Email me to discuss or book a workshop.

WORKSHOP
Video Production for Journalists
This hands-on workshop gives your newspaper, magazine or website writers a basic working knowledge of video production and visual storytelling techniques. Using your own video equipment, the workshop introduces all the basic technical and practical skills necessary to get your journalists started producing short videos to supplement their stories on your publication’s website.
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PRESENTATION
Using Video to Promote Your Cause
Videos can motivate volunteers, engage funders and get lots of new audiences on board with your cause, organization, or whatever you’re trying to promote. This session will spark your imagination by looking at several examples of great promotional videos and discussing what tactics you might use for production and implementation of your own pieces.
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PRESENTATION
Social Media for Creative Professionals
This one-hour presentation describes some of the latest and most innovative uses of social media for promotion and how they can be used to help your work rise above the noise, along with some practical tips for becoming your own best evangelist in order to make a viable career in the arts.
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WORKSHOP
Building Buzz Around Your Film
Publicity and marketing are some of the most crucial steps to ensuring the success of your film. Unbeknownst to most independent filmmakers, this process should begin as early as pre-production. Learn effective and inexpensive strategies for building critical buzz and community around your film. Topics covered include: creating press kits, how to effectively use the web & social media for promotion, and how to get your film covered by the press.
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WORKSHOP
Video Production/Media Literacy for Youth
Years of experience developing media curriculum and training underserved youth in video production inform Liz's customizable workshops for young people on a variety of media topics. Read about Liz's media education philosopy and background working with youth here.