JAMES RAFFAN | SPEAKER
Subject knowledge, passion and personal experience drive his presentations, which are often enhanced by maps, photographs, animated graphics, and music. He’s informed and entertaining, often touching and always challenging.
Whether he is presenting to an audience of ten around a dining room table or to a thousand people in a hotel ball room or theatre, James is at home teaching and telling stories.
As an award-winning teacher and conference convener in his own right, James is always interested in working with organizers to tailor his presentations to fit the audience, tone, theme and flow of a gathering, whether it is a one-time keynote or a presentation/panel/hosting combination in the context of a multi-day program. He’s happy to talk about mini-keynotes done in conjunction with a main talk, or to collaborate on creating workshops or other conference/pre-conference contributions that could add value to a conference presentation package.
Based in the Rideau Lakes north of Kingston, Ontario, he travels within a 400 km radius by road or rail and expedites air travel from either Ottawa or Syracuse. He has also done presentations by Skype and video conference and jumps at the chance to work with organizers to minimize the carbon footprint of conferences and other gatherings. Although he has talks ready to go, in a number of different categories, when possible James tailors his presentations to the needs and interests of particular audiences.
Hear James Raffan Speak:
Explore: A Canadian Geographic podcast.
Host David McGuffin talks to Canada’s greatest explorers about their adventures and what inspires their spirit of discovery.
“… James Raffan, author, filmmaker, teacher, explorer and former executive director of the Canadian Canoe Museum.” David McGuffin interviews James Raffan about the far north and its peoples.
What others have said…
The Raffan presentation received rave reviews. There was superb photography together with an articulate discussion of various frontiers that only the canoe can reveal.
Hilarious, quirky and at times touching … [your] descriptions and anecdotes fleshed out the world into which this incredibly significant collection of canoes and kayaks was born.
Find out more about James Raffan’s presentations by clicking on a category:
Adventure Talks Canoe Talks Career Talks
Educational Talks Inspirational/Motivational Talks
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