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Pithy Thoughts, or Lack Therof

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:45:20 -0400

I have, as always, a multitude of pithy thoughts on the subject of writing to share with you, but all I lack is the time to sit down and write them out. (I'm telling you, I need an Iphone, then I could share a post from where-ever I happen
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Blooming Cactus

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:34:30 -0400

The warm and summer weather is over, it is rainy and much colder now. But my cactus on the terrace is blooming. It is very, very old, sort of an heirloom. When I got it from my grandma Anna perhaps 30 years ago it was already more than 50 years o
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Crappy Rollercoaster

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:20:27 -0400

Sometimes life is like a gigantic rollercoaster, too fast and too furious, up in the sky and down through...well, a cellar full of poop. You may wonder why there is so much time between this and my last post. The reason is that at the moment my life
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Collecting Redux

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:40:31 -0400

I wrote about Collecting as Fertilizer a couple days ago, the idea being that collecting is the antidote for facing a blank page. In that post, I focused mainly on the benefits of keeping a writer's journal and noting descriptions, dialogu
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Tips for online Money from Ecommerce website

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:30:33 -0400

Are you running e-commerce website from last few year and don’t know how to make money online from it? If your answer will be yes then my tips would be sure supportive to you. E-commerce is one of greatest features on web where you can create m
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Introduction of Internet Money Making

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 02:55:42 -0400

Internet is world’s largest communication media. Few years ago, people had been used telephones for communications within the country, abroad but now a day, people rarely use telephones because Internet provides better facilities then the telep
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Top 10 newsletters for SEO, SEM, pro blogging

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:41:00 -0400

My email inbox probably looks like your email inbox, so I'm always looking to ditch regular transmissions from publications, blogs and such. A few months ago, I decided to shift most of the subscription email to RSS, retaining only 10 regular email p
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Books, Books, Books...

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:47:00 -0400

...and more books, delivered right to my door. In the Proof There is a God Department, I recently got on the press release list of a PR firms that deals with authors, or at least their press releases. The press releases come d
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Collecting as Fertilizer

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:26:26 -0400

I'm working on a workshop called Writing Abundance that I'll be presenting in September at the Path and Pen conference in Nashville. It's also going to be an E-book, for sale on this very site. Conveniently enough, all the
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The Week of the Niece and the Nephew

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 04:08:03 -0400

My niece graduated from high school last night. She is a dancer and she's been a member of an amazing local high school dance troupe for the past four years. Read about them here and here. Describing them as a "high school
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Bobby Kennedy

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:11:27 -0400

Forty years ago I was a student at a business school in Billings, Montana. I wanted to go to college, and my father said he'd help pay the way, but only if I went to business (secretarial) school first: something to fall back on. We had a dress
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From Humph: this year's quotation.

Sun, 8 Jun 2008 01:31:48 -0400

A wonderful final quotation from Humphrey LyttletonOne of the radio programmes which was mentioned in the questions and discussion after my talk at Locks Heath Rotary was I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, a show which had been hosted by the hugely popular
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Presentations are about checklists as well as cheques!

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:27:40 -0400

The Rotary Club of Locks HeathOn 29 April I spoke about My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer to a mixed audience of around 45 at the Rotary Club of Locks Heath who met at the Holiday Inn atTitchfield in Hampshire.There was a little bit of comedy befo
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Good or bad influence? Ability v credibility in public speaking

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:28:32 -0400

The London Book FairAn event which was going on at the same time that I was speaking in Hereford and Kent was the annual London Book Fair. I attended this trade show in 2004 with the intention of joining a screenwriting workshop but actually spent th
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I am a speechwriter; I am not a mindreader!

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:23:55 -0400

Personalised speechwriting commissions There was no sitting back and relaxing after the Hereford and Kent talks as I had two speechwriting commissions to complete over the weekend. I am delighted that this website and blog are producing this kind of
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Malling it over!

Thu, 29 May 2008 19:28:52 -0400

Kings Hill Active Retirement Association (KINARA)Two days after speaking in Hereford, I was off on my travels again, this time back to Kent. My talk was for the Kings Hill Active Retirement Association (KINARA) which is part of the KentARA.There are
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Humour for Hundreds in Hereford! Part 2: Blake, a barnstormer, a Baroness and beverages!

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:57:53 -0400

Speaking at Herefordshire Federation of Women's Institutes Annual Council MeetingI was greeted at the Courtyard, Herefordshire's Centre for the Arts, by Maggie Pridgeon who was my Speaker Hostess for the day. I have mentioned before that at some enga
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Humour for Hundreds in Hereford! Part 1: Accommodating a Public Speaker

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:54:40 -0400

Preparing to speak at Herefordshire Federation of Women's Institutes Annual Council MeetingMuch of the week following the New Milton talk was spent in preparation for my next engagement: speaking at the HFWI Annual Council Meeting on 15 April. This a
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Speak up - you never know who might be listening!

Sat, 3 May 2008 13:20:47 -0400

Milton Green Women's InstituteI mentioned New Milton Community Centre in my last post and I was back there on 7 April when I spoke to Milton Green WI about Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Wits, a talk which was followed by a good question and answer
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Lend me your ear (or how I became Disgusting of Tunbridge Wells!)

Thu, 1 May 2008 16:11:37 -0400

Tunbridge Wells Luncheon ClubMy first speaking engagement last month was on 3 April for a ladies' luncheon club in Tunbridge Wells. I got the 05.20 coach from Bournemouth to Victoria (so much cheaper than the train!) and our very well-spoken driver a
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Audience Appreciation

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:12:08 -0400

My apologies for the lack of blogging recently; I have been pretty busy with talks and speechwriting over the past few weeks so I now have quite a few posts to add, each, as always, containing at least one useful presentation skills tip...New Forest
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So where do public speakers find their public? (Part 3)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:02:11 -0400

Who books speakers?In my last two posts, I mentioned how Sarah Rourke could use public speaking to promote her podcasting company, not only by addressing business clubs but also by giving a more general presentation about her radio production career
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So where do public speakers find their public? (Part 2)

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:30:51 -0400

Cross-promotion between presentationsLast time, I wrote about how a reader of this blog, Sarah Rourke, could promote her podcasting business by speaking to business networking and arts-based events and clubs. Now I'm going to suggest some other speak
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So where do public speakers find their public? (Part 1)

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:48:24 -0400

Finding the right audience for your presentationNot for the first time, a reader has contacted me with a query (and if anyone else wants to use me as a 'public speaking agony uncle' then please feel free to do so. I'll help if I can - but it may some
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Even politicians sometimes have their uses...

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:38:05 -0400

Political BiographiesLast weekend, the top UK blogger Iain Dale published a list of his Top 75 Political Books.Political biographies often include a great deal about the preparation, delivery and impact of their subjects' speeches. A favourite
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An underrated technique for controlling public speaking nerves!

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:41:52 -0400

Controlling panic attacksIn a recent interview, Madonna revealed that she still gets panic attacks on stage.Now, you might be thinking that if a performer with her experience still panics after a quarter of a century of superstardom, then what hope i
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You're a public speaker? Hang on a minute...

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:53:00 -0400

Royal Air Force Yacht Club Ladies' Luncheon, HambleOn 14 March I spoke to around 50 ladies at the Hamble Royal Air Force Yacht Club in Hampshire.They were a very good audience and, despite the talk being scheduled for after the (very good) lunch, att
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A presentation and a pasty - an unbeatable combination!

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:56:39 -0400

Bournemouth Cornish AssociationMy second speaking engagement last Wednesday was a talk, once again My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer, for one of my home town's oldest clubs: Bournemouth Cornish Association (founded 1921).They were all extremely fr
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A charity appeal - and the appeal of repetition in a presentation

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:55:36 -0400

NSPCC Bournemouth Branch Ladies DayLast Wednesday morning, I gave an hour-long talk on My Life as a Freelance Comedy Writer as part of the annual NSPCC Bournemouth Branch Ladies Day held at Canford Magna Golf Club, a popular local venue where I had n
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A title, a talk and a toad in the hole!

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:51:43 -0400

Another talk for Hythe and District ProbusRepeat bookings can sometimes be for very soon after a speaker's last visit and on 6 March I was back at Hythe Probus near Southampton. My talk just before Christmas had been for the members and their partner
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Speaking to church groups, a £5 overpayment and early retirement!

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:04:29 -0400

All Saints Church Mudeford Women's FellowshipOn 4 March I spoke for the third time to the Women's Fellowship at All Saints Church in Mudeford, just outside Christchurch. There were 26 there (including one gentleman who helps out with transport for th
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They'll let you know: lessons from public speakers' auditions (part 2)

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:48:20 -0400

In my previous post, I wrote about Women's Institutes but in October 2005, the month of my most recent WI Speaker Selection Day (East Sussex Federation), I also took part in two other, very different auditions. The results varied enormously but I gai
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They'll let you know: lessons from public speakers' auditions (part 1)

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 00:13:04 -0500

Women's Institute Speaker Selection DaysIt's around this time of year that forms start arriving through the post inviting me to submit my details to the Yearbooks containing details of speakers circulated to their members by Women's Institute County
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Four speaking engagements, ranging from a festive February to a torchlit TG

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:13:38 -0500

North Baddesley Women's Institute Annual Dinner My February speaking engagements finished with four talks in seven days.On 15 February, I spoke at the annual dinner of the North Baddesley Women's Institute. This is, in effect, their Christmas dinner
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I'm sure I speak (in public) for the majority

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:45:51 -0500

Ignoring the negative minorityI recently met up again with Mel Mellers, a very successful cabaret entertainer who I have known since the mid 90s. Throughout my speaking career, he has been very helpful in giving me advice but nowadays he spends much
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I told them about public speakers' notes (what a card!)

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:21:32 -0500

Wessex Women's NetworkThere are some bookings that a speaker really looks forward to and I was delighted to be asked to speak once again at the Wessex Women's Network in Brockenhurst. My last presentation for them was in October 2004, when The Power
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Hot Fuzz

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 04:42:04 -0400

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Hot_fuzz, originally uploaded by Theresa111. I have just watched a r
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Money

Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:44:12 -0400

Money, originally uploaded by Leaca’s Philosophy. This photograph is one that really caught my attention, whilst I was traveling through the Flickr world of photography. The artist, Leaca, has truly captured the quality of the coins inside th
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Why would she want it?

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 22:03:48 -0400

So. Lanny Davis is circulating a petition asking Obama to select Hillary Clinton for Vice President, presumably with her approval. I don't get it. Why would she want to be V.P.? She is one of the most powerful senators we have, and there are man
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Storm Destroyer

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:58:39 -0400

Storm Destroyer, originally uploaded by Theresa111. For the fourth time this week, I am huddled down in the basement area of our recording studio. Having to catnap the kitties from their snooze, they did not like being thrown together, with the doo
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Writing Affirmations

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 03:38:49 -0400

In the course of my research for a ghost-writing project today, I ended up on a couple of sites devoted to positive affirmations. Buried deep on one of them was a reference to "affirmations for writers."Hmmm, I thought, and clicked on
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I Saw a Movie

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 05:38:13 -0400

I know, big whoop. People all over the planet see movies every day. But not me.For some reason, I've not been to the movies in ages. Which is surprising when you consider that I love going to the movies. I love nearly eve
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Not Nearly As Disturbing As You Might Think

Sat, 31 May 2008 06:12:00 -0400

Claire thought clown hookers and dominatrix's (not sure how the plural of that is spelled) were disturbing. But, they look kind of cheerful really.I finally got my Mom's computer online with the wireless network tonight. Yeah me!
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One of the Other Games I Play

Sat, 31 May 2008 05:20:00 -0400

Adventure Quest - It's an online (via web browser, no need to download anything special) role playing game. My nephew and I play it and compare scores, monsters fought and so on. There are special events, more often now than when I joined a few years
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My Cats Don't Shed

Fri, 30 May 2008 05:14:00 -0400

These are my pets. They don't shed and they don't try to take over my computer either. That's not to say they aren't trying to take over the world, each in their own polite and evil ways. Little do they know, they are actually just my minions in my o
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As the Software Updates...

Thu, 29 May 2008 16:57:00 -0400

Setting up Mom's computer to be on the wireless home network. Have to find a way to make the hardware/ software compatible with Windows Vista. The guy at Future Shop said it would be fine. But, seems I returned this same hardware to WalMart cause it
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Wordless Wednesday: Kitchen Wilderness

Wed, 28 May 2008 19:27:00 -0400

Wordless Wednesday
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Flowering Trees

Wed, 28 May 2008 19:25:00 -0400

Taken in Barrie, last week.
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Be the Dragon!

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:02:00 -0400

This was at Spyro's Lair. If you join the chat/ register you can make your own dragon. Unfortunately I could not find a way to get an image other than screen capture after I had saved it. Pretty small image. If I did it again I'd save a screen captur
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Manic Monday: Star

Mon, 26 May 2008 19:25:00 -0400

Manic Monday
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