Expert: Pamela Welborn - 7/10/2005

Question
Dear Ms. Welborn,

I was researching experts in the subject of “Beadwork” on the internet today, and I came across your contact information.

May we respectfully take a moment to introduce our company, Sixth Star Entertainment & Marketing. We are the leading provider of “Edu-tainment” Programs to the cruise industry, staffing top cruise lines with engaging Destination Speakers. I invite you to visit our website at www.sixthstar.com for more information. We are currently working with Princess, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Silversea, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises and many more.  

The opportunity to be a part of a cruise line's enrichment program and enjoy international travel is available to you if you are an experienced speaker with excellent presentation skills. If you enjoy sharing your knowledge with others in an entertaining way, this is the perfect “working vacation” for you and a guest.

I would like to personally invite you to fill out our online application form, which will enter your information directly into our database and allow us to fast-track your interview/qualification process. Please Click Here.  

Program Overview:

From art history to zoology and everything in between, Sixth Star provides speakers on just about any subject, including hot news buttons of the day.

Special Interest Speakers should discuss their area of expertise in a fun, educating and entertaining manner. The door is wide-open when it comes to this position as numerous fields of study would be applicable. In the past, we have placed experts in opera, theater, cooking, wine, art, movies, astronomy, shipwrecks, lighthouses, animals, finance, etc.

The Special Interest Speaker provides a series of original presentations that would be of interest to the cruise guests. An expert on theater may give speeches on "The History of Rodgers & Hammerstein", "The Life of an Actor" or "How to Write a Screenplay".

Special Interest Speakers that are placed by Sixth Star are offered the luxuries of a fine voyage in a passenger stateroom with full passenger privileges in exchange for their services and a small administrative fee of $50 per day for each day of the cruise. The lecturer is welcome to bring a guest to sail in the same cabin free of charge. Please note that the daily administrative fee for Silversea Cruises and Radisson Seven Seas Cruises is $100 per day due to the all inclusive nature of these luxury voyages.

During a typical week at sea, Speakers traditionally deliver three to four 35-minute presentations, with 10 minutes at the end for questions and answers. Presentations should be very entertaining (or as we like to say, "edu-tainment"), and we highly encourage the use of professional presentation tools, including slides and Power Point presentations.

The Special Interest Speaker must be an excellent and experienced public speaker as typical audience size ranges from 50-300 passengers for each talk. However, good news travels fast aboard ships and excellent Speakers have been known to pack the house!

Special Interest Speakers who are interested in applying for a cruise assignment, please Click Here.

Special Interest Speakers who have already applied with Sixth Star are invited to review current cruise openings. Please Click Here.

To learn more about the Sixth Star cruise confirmation process, please Click Here.

**NEW** Important Notice for Special Interest Speakers: In order to make your search for a cruise more efficient, we have compiled a list of preferred categories for each of our cruise line clients. We have also listed topics which would not be accepted for each line. We kindly request that qualified candidates visit this page before searching for a cruise assignment Click Here.

To learn more about the new Embellished Enrichment Program aboard Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, Click Here.

To Apply:  
At Sixth Star, we strive to cultivate new talent for cruise ships. If you are interested in this opportunity and have speaking experience, excellent presentation skills and love to socialize with people who have a thirst for continuing education and enrichment, then we want to learn more about you. Please Click Here to complete our online application form and your information will be directed to Sixth Star Entertainment & Marketing for review (kindly please indicate that you were contacted by Ceci Leger).

Additional Edu-tainment Opportunities
On a side note, we are also searching for additional entertainment positions such as Bridge Directors, Arts & Crafts Instructors, Computer Instructors, Clergy and more to sail on cruise ships. If you know of an individual who has excellent social skills, is an accomplished speaker and enjoys teaching others, please feel free to pass this information on to them.

We look forward to hearing from you and always remember….

Ships that pass in the night…
are never as nice as nights that pass on the ship!

Kind regards,

Ceci Leger
Entertainment Coordinator
Sixth Star Entertainment & Marketing
21 N.W. 5th Street
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Phone: 954-462-6760 ext 228
Fax: 954-462-0737
E-mail: Ceci@sixthstar.com  

Answer
This is very intriguing!  I would like more info if there are cruises out of California that offer this.

Pamy


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