Hi, Sarah, Thanks a lot. Will certainly follow that up soon. Vince. ======================================== Message Received: Apr 07 2014, 05:07 PM From: "sarah leadbetter" To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" Cc: Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: school visits Hi Vince, if you phone Leamington guide dogs trading school and say you are interested in speaking at schools etc and you then go on a speaker course either at Leamington or nearer to where you live, i did one of these courses and it's good fun, you get to meet other guide dog owners, puppy walkers etc, you hope that helps, Sarahx Sara Leadbetter Sent from my iPhone On 7/04/2014, at 14:43, Vincent Thacker wrote: Julia, how do you become a speaker? Presumably if you volunteer in general, they will decide at GDBA what your strengths are likely to be and guide you into being a speaker if you're the right kind of person. I've spoken in public often enough, and have taught kids aged 16-17, so I imagine it would be a good thing for me to do. Vince. ======================================== Message Received: Apr 07 2014, 12:23 PM From: "J Kimbell" To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: school visits What age are the kids? I'm an official speaker for GDBA and we are given prompt cards to work from with statistics that we can refer to. Just for background, and then talk about our own experiences. We arent allowed to do working demos that I know of or let otehrs have a go with our dogs. I wouldnt anyway as mine could pull someone over if they arent used to dogs, as she is very boisterous, but I can control it as I've handled dogs for over 30 years. But good luck, they can be quite fun, especially the silly questions kids can ask!! Julia ----- Original Message ----- From: "pam" To: Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 9:32 AM Subject: [guidedogchat] school visits i am going to a school on wednesday to give a talk on guide dogs. just wondering if anyone else has experience with this and if so any tips? this is my first visit. thanks. pamSent from my iPhone -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2425.1.1/5035 - Release Date: 05/31/12 07:34:00