Pecha Kucha Night Belfast

Posted by on Jun 15, 2011 in entrepreneurship, news and events | 6 comments

Allen and I attended Pecha Kucha Night Belfast tonight, as part of Belfast Book Festival. The Storytelling theme attracted our attention. What is it? The formula was a new one on me.  This is taken from the PechaKucha website: PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images forward automatically and you talk along to the...

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5 Steps Toward Professional Copywriting

Posted by on Jan 26, 2011 in writing | 2 comments

1. Consciously Construct Your Sentences It’s amazing how much web copywriting is composed with no consideration for sentence construction.  Click here to see what happens when you get it wrong.  Sentences will end mid-thought.  Unless you are a professional writer, and therefore know how to break the rules, stick to these simple principles: In the simplest of sentence constructions...

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5 Reasons Why Networking at BizCamp Works

Posted by on Nov 16, 2010 in business, entrepreneurship, networking, news and events | 10 comments

As a seasoned(!) networker of almost 5 years, and having experienced many different styles of events, I have a few things to say about the BizCamp format, most recently at BizCampBelfast.  These are my suggestions on why networking at BizCamp works, and why you need to be at the next one!  We’ll keep you informed. It’s a bit like Speed Networking I’ve always found speed...

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Confused by Online Marketing?

Posted by on Oct 27, 2010 in marketing, networking, news and events, social media | 0 comments

Next public social media event is a Facebook for Business Workshop.  Click for full...

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