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# Balfour to Make Media Magic in Orlando
Nov 6, 2015 [Back to Blogs](https://blog.balfour.com) [ New & Noteworthy ](https://blog.balfour.com/topic/new-noteworthy)
*Balfour Yearbooks is proud to be a diamond sponsor for this year’s JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando, FL. Thousands of students will converge on the Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel for Media Magic Nov. 12-15 to learn from yearbook, newspaper, photography and broadcast journalism experts from across the country.*
Balfour’s very own yearbook experts will be presenting on a variety of topics throughout the convention. Don’t miss these sessions for inspiration and ideas you can use at your school!
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**FRIDAY, NOV. 13**
**Beginner InDesign**
*Hal Schmidt, Balfour Yearbooks representative
*Become comfortable using InDesign as you learn the basics of this powerful layout program. Bring a laptop with InDesign installed if you’d like to follow along during the *demonstration.
9:00am, Asia 2, Lobby Level*
**The Magic of the Interview**
*Marcia Meskiel-Macy, Balfour Yearbooks representative
*Here are 10 tips for a meaningful interview. Whether it’s for a story or for a job/internship, the Magic 10 make all the difference in leaving a lasting impression and getting the real story.
*9:00am, Southern Hemisphere I, Ballroom Level*
**Advanced InDesign
***Hal Schmidt, Balfour Yearbooks representative
*If you’re looking to move beyond the basics of using InDesign or looking for some tips and tricks, then this is the session for you. Bring a laptop with a recent version of InDesign (6.0 or later) installed so you can get hands-on *experience.
10:00am, Asia 2, Lobby Level*
**‘$75 for what?’ Better yearbook coverage persuades buyers
***Alan Swank, Balfour Yearbooks
*With a goal of not more pictures but more people pictured, this interactive session focuses on strategies and methods that will guarantee a sold-out yearbook year after year. Special emphasis will be placed on expanding the *academic section of the book. 11:00am, Northern Hemisphere E-3, Ballroom Level*
**Agile Leadership
***Brynda Everman and Ryan Meinzer, Balfour Yearbooks
*Learn to function as a team using Agile, Scrum and Trello. You will learn how to manage a task board, visualize your timeline, stay focused, deal with those difficult leadership scenarios, and then put it into practice to get a real *understanding of the process.
11 am, Oceanic 1, Lobby Level
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**Make Photoshop Magic
***Brynda Everman, Balfour Yearbooks representative
*These 10 virtually unknown features of Photoshop will save you hours, produce more consistent results, and just plain make you look like a genius. Both beginners and experts will learn something new. You will leave with powerful tools to make your Photoshop life magical.
*1 pm, Northern Hemisphere E-4, Ballroom Level*
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**SATURDAY, NOV. 14**
**Beginner Photoshop
***Hal Schmidt, Balfour Yearbooks representative
*Learn the basics of using Photoshop and getting a photo ready for your publications. Bring a laptop with a recent version of Photoshop installed to follow step-by-step.
*9:00am, Asia 2, Lobby Level*
**‘How do I…?’ using InDesign
***Hal Schmidt, Balfour Yearbooks representative
*This question-and-answer session will show you how to create your designs and layouts using InDesign. A graphic designer will help you on the spot with techniques that may be puzzling you.
*10:00am, Asia 2, Lobby Level*
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