Archive for the ‘Workshops, Seminars & Online Courses’ Category
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Professional Independent Communicators presents:
Secrets of Successful Independents
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 6 to 9 p.m., Toronto
(Preregistration required; exact location to be announced)
Read the secrets of success blog and listen to the podcast.
Join the IABC panel of successful communicators as they share insights and tips to help you achieve your business goals. ...
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
Conquering Corporate Markets:
Find & Price Corporate Editing & Writing Freelance Assignment
Sat. Apr. 14, Toronto; sponsored by Editors' Association of Canada
Business writing and editing can be a lucrative source of income—if you understand how to sell your services to, and price your services for, corporate markets. To sell your services to ...
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Saturday, January 21st, 2012
I will be conducting "Harness the Business Writing Process: Become an Effective, Efficient Business Writer", a workshop for Human Resources professional in Toronto on March 29.
The seminar is sponsored by the Human Resources Professionals Association. You can read the workshop description and other details here.
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
Writers Earning a Living: Alternate Revenue Sources
PWAC Toronto panel talk and discussion
So what else do writers do (to earn a living)? Writing, editing, PR, training, teaching, TV commentary… baking cupcakes? Freelance writers often become generalist. Does that make them failures? Or are they following their bliss? Learn how to be ...
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
The Editors' Association of Canada is sponsoring a Print-on-Demand (POD) for Beginners seminar conduct by Paul Lima.
This Print on Demand (POD) workshop covers a variety of topics related to self-publishing and marketing your books, including:
- POD defined
- Difference between POD, vanity publishing, and vanity POD
- Importance of targeting your audience ...
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Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Paul Lima offers copywriting workshops and ecourses (Copywriting: Write Effective Ad Copy and Copywriting: Sales Letters & E-mail).
If you want to write stellar advertising, promotional and direct-response copy that promotes your business or organization and produce creative concepts that hit the mark and target your audience, then consider a ...
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Workshop: Getting Your Book to Market Using Print on Demand
Paul Lima, veteran freelancer and author presents this timely workshop on Print on Demand publishing, a popular, affordable short-run publishing process that can be used to sell print and electronic copies of your book(s) from your website and/or from leading online ...
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
Rolling Stone magazine has amended controversial comments Justin Bieber made about rape and abortion for a cover story due out Friday.
Bieber was asked if abortion is acceptable in cases of rape. Why the heck a reporter would ask a 16-year-old singer such a stupid question about rape and abortion boggles ...
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
The Digital SHIFT: A New Age of Freelancing
PWAC Toronto presents a Social Media Panel Discussion
Date/Time: March 22, 7:00 p.m (registration); 7:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m (panel discussion/Q&A) .
Location: Health Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Room 106 - 155 College St., Toronto
Advanced online registration
Can writers make money from new media? ...
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
When it comes to writing for newspapers and magazines, writing books or business writing, too many writers sit down in front of the blank screen and try to bash out newsy, clever, colourful, creative copy. But when it comes to writing articles, books or business documents, writing is a process ...
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