Entries by bronwynr

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9 Tips To Help You Write More Powerful Emails

By Suzan St Maur 1. Make the effort to learn about the etiquette (these days known as "netiquette") involved in writing emails. There are loads of good reference websites and books about the internet which will tell you the basics. I know it might seem a bit precious to attach so much importance to social […]

Fizz 101: how to turn cocktail napkin ideas into great products

Wednesday, April 30with Steve Spangler, CSP You need products that fizz, bubble and erupt into a new revenue stream and enhanced media coverage. Steve will teach you how to create products that will have your audiences buzzing with excitement — and producers scrambling to book you. Every speaker has product ideas, but even the best […]

Kids’ Comics at New York Comic-Con

65,000 attendees—some in costume— thronged the aisles of New York City's Javits Center last weekend for the 2008 New York Comic-Con. "Over the past few decades, kids’ comics have become the most underground of underground comics," said Diamond’s Janna Morishima at the Kids' Comics Publishers roundtable at last weekend's New York Comic-Con. "Only in the […]

Prepositions – locators in time and space

  [From Guide to Grammar and Writing] A preposition describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. In itself, a word like "in" or "after" is rather meaningless and hard to define in mere words. For instance, when you do try to define a preposition like "in" or "between" or "on," you invariably use […]

What Worked, What Didn't, What's Next?

One of the common denominators of successful people is their ability to persevere when things don't go as planned. Effective people don't allow themselves to get bogged down in feelings that don't serve their purpose.On the other hand, ineffective, unsuccessful people allow their emotions to rule rather than their rational and objectivenature. They lament what […]

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The Arrival

by the Spare Parts Puppet Theatre The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre with the State Library of Victoria and the Arts Centre are proud to present a special presentation of the production of The Arrival. Date: Friday 2 May 2008 Venue: Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Time: 6.30pm – 8.00pm Bookings: Tickets are $25 each Synopsis The […]

Twelve Tips for Terrified Speakers

If you are overcoming the fear of public speaking, these tips will be of enormous benefit - very useful, and obviously practical. You will also find all sorts of useful, practical information on public speaking at Nick's blog. Read the 12 tips here.

In The SpotLight, Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing

Author:  Janet E. Esposito From the Reviews: Why is she so effective? First, she's been there. You can totally relate to her as she describes her experiences. Second, Janet resolved to overcome her problem and tried many different approaches to do so. Her book focuses on the most effective methods that attack the problem from […]