It’s Birthday Bash Time and you know what that means! Time for our Facebook fan page party with free gifts and, of course, our contests where you can win free prizes like this one! From: Carla Ives, www.GhostWriteHer.com A 500-word article or blog post written to your specification by an experienced ghostwriter. The writing can be for personal or business purposes. ($25 value) (One winner will be chosen) TO ENTER THIS CONTEST: to win a 500 word article or blog post from Ghost Write Her, subscribe to the Art of Eloquence blog and leave a comment on this blog post telling us you subscribed. If you have already subscribed to the blog, leave a comment telling us approximately when...
Homeschoolers: I just got a private invitation to some fantastic Homeschool Interviews...that are free for you to listen. This is the perfect way to start the school year! Kerry Beck is offering 2 weeks of homeschool interviews - to get your homeschool year off to the right start! She has interviews about homeschooling teens, homeschooling boys, teaching art, teaching history, relaxing as a mom, teaching writing, getting ready for college, what to do with preschoolers, teaching literature, balancing home, homeschooling & hubby. She has an interview with yours truly about communication skills as well! You name it, there is an interview for you. Why is she doing this? Kerry knows what it is like to be in the trenches as...
Authors just need to know how to write, right? Well, actually writing is a business just like any other. It requires various skills including communication skills. An author needs to be part of the marketing process even if he or she has a publisher: book signings, selling his next novel to the publisher. And an author needs to know how to be a great guest on a radio or tv show! My friend Felice Gerwitz over at Media Angels is hosting a series of seminars for authors on the various skills needed to be a successful author these days. I'll be teaching about the communication skills an author needs on Thursday, April 15th at 8am PST/11am EST. Her seminar on...
"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 This week on The Talk Talk Show on the Communication Comedy Network, I'm asking the question, "If communication is so important, why isn't everyone studying it?" In my seminars I ask how many think communication skills are important for every day life. Just about everyone in the audience will raise their hand. However, when I ask my next question, I get puzzled looks: How many of you have studied communication skills or are teaching them to your children? "The wise in heart accepts commands, but the chattering fool comes to ruin." Proverbs 10:8 Usually about three hands go up. One says she took a speech...
