Be a Traveling While Queer presenter!

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Do you have useful tips, tricks, or special interests that will inspire people to hit the road? Can you discuss how your positionality impacted your experience traveling? If so, we’d love you to be a presenter at one of our Traveling While Queer program.
This travel program is for LGBTQIA community who has travelled and would like to deconstruct and discuss their experience and or is looking to travel domestically and or international and would like to hear from others about their experiences.
Presentations are free and open to the public, helping educate travelers about the benefits of travel, and how they may be perceived. Speakers will work with the Hostelling International USA Education Coordinator to:

• Create a brief one paragraph description of your travel experience that captures the essence of your travels

• Build an interactive 5 slide presentation with a slide show, food or anything you think helps the presentation resonate with attendees

• Deliver presentation to a group of about 5 to up to 30 people, including questions from the audience.

Workshops are held either at the New York Hostel or can be presented remotely at one of our partner sites. This program will be taking place with at REI in Soho at 303 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012. Presenters are welcome to create unique presentations of their own, or incorporate additional elements that will be useful. Sample presentations and general presentation tips are provided to all prospective travel presenters.

Supporting our Mission:

The travel workshop presenter, through savvy travel tips and cultural learning recommendations, helps inspires a genuine understanding of people, places and cultures for a more respectful and empathetic world.

Requirements:

• Public speaking and presentation skills

• Passion for travel and teaching others to travel

• 2 hours per program

• Presenter must be available to present during the evening, typically on Wednesdays or Thursdays.

To Apply:

Please email Education Coordinator, Indigo Goodson at indigo.goodson@hiusa.org and visit http://www.volunteers.hiusa.org to fill out a form.

Please provide: Best telephone number you can be reached for initial screening interview and best hours to reach you.