Presentations

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I bring my own laptop and only need an LCD projector, screen and an electrical outlet. All the presentations feature a PowerPoint deck and a Q&A period at the end.

I pitch my presentations at different levels to children or adults, I can speak about

The mechanics of writing

  • Where to find inspiration
  • How to get your thoughts together
  • The routine/discipline of putting fingers to keyboard
  • The importance of rereading your work
  • The role of editors
  • How to improve your writing

 

 

The writing life

  • Choosing writing as a career
  • Qualifications, training, certification, getting experience
  • Freelancing or in-house… Full-time or part-time…
  • Why did I become a writer
  • Types of writing and what to expect career-wise from them
  • Working with others
  • Professionalism
  • Knowing good writing from bad
  • Understanding your reader
  • Plain language
  • Complementary skills

The creative life

From Highrise To Haystack

  • How creative writing differs from corporate writing
  • ISBNs and bar codes
  • Preparing front- and back-end copy
  • The creative process
  • The publishing process
  • Marketing in an electronic age
  • Reading of a chapter from Highrise

I Once Was Here

  • Finding the story
  • The creative process, storyboards
  • Writing for an “audio-visual” project
  • Research and information gaps
  • Music and audio
  • Preparing front- and back-end copy
  • The production process
  • ISBNs and bar codes
  • Marketing
  • Viewing of a chapter from the DVD

How much will it cost?

No charge for a presentation on a weekday evening within a 15-minute drive of home (Gallingertown, Ontario).

$40 for a presentation on a weekday evening within a 30-minute drive of Gallingertown.

$0.40c/km for a presentation on a weekday evening within an hour’s drive of Gallingertown.

$300 for a half-day (two presentations) or $500 for a full day (four presentations) for schools. Two or three schools in the same area are welcome to pool the cost of the full-day rate if you can transport me from one to another.

I am happy to do out-of-region presentations. Contact me to find out more.

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