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You Don’t Have to be Boring
I attend a lot of conferences, meetings, and events. I see many presentations. Most are just okay. Some are awful. Once in a blue moon I see spectacular ones. Here’s a few don’ts from a seasoned observer. DON’T ..ever apologize for anything. We don’t care that you are sorry the projector is not working, or…
Read MoreWe’re having a concert in Hampton
We’re having a concert in Hampton March 12. Not just any concert though. It’s the Simon Estes Young Performing Artist Concert and Residency. That’s a mouthful. Here’s what it means. 2 college graduates with degrees in some form of fine arts will come to Hampton on Friday. They’ll perform and hang out with the kids…
Read MoreDes Moines 140 Character Conference Needs Speakers
May 9 there’s going to be a 140 Character Conference at the Stoner Theatre in the Civic Center, downtown Des Moines. We need speakers. Simply go to http://desmoines.140conf.com and find the Speaker Link on the left – fill out the form. What are we looking for in a speaker? The key to being selected to…
Read MoreDes Moines Amplified
Debworks is helping planning an event in Des Moines. My job is reaching out to companies that can be possible sponsors. It sounds pretty easy and it is. That is if you’re passionate about what you’re doing, don’t mind having a lot of conversations – both IRL and online, and can handle rejection. Companies like…
Read More140 Conference coming to Iowa
We’re having a 140Conf in Des Moines May 9. Iowa – we are cutting edge! What is the 140 Character Conference? The 140 Characters Conference at the Stoner Studio Stage in Des Moines Iowa is being co hosted by Jeff Pulver , Deb Brown and Nathan Wright. Join them May 9 for the first Iowa 140 Character…
Read MoreEducation for All
North Iowa Area Community College has hired me to be their program associate. I help promote and market their continuing education classes here in Hampton Iowa. These classes are designed based upon what you’ve told us you’d like to learn. Already this year we’ve had a Writers Workshop and a Bird House Class. Coming up…
Read MoreWhat I Learned on Twitter Today
Iowa has more pigs than people. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/01/07/us/CENSUS.html Six Areas of Your Business That Should be Listening http://www.brasstackthinking.com/2011/01/6-reasons-to-answer-the-new-telephone/ Top 10 Largest Photographs in the World http://arkarthick.com/2010/10/11/top-10-largest-photographs-in-the-world/ 102 year old drives a car 85 years http://arkarthick.com/2010/10/11/top-10-largest-photographs-in-the-world/ What the heck is this Quora deal? http://noteasytoforget.com/2011/01/quora-quora-read-all-about-it/ Twitter is not just mindless chatter – unless you want it to be. …
Read MoreIt’s A Wonderful Life Recap
Sunday the Franklin County Players put on a live radio broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life. Over 200 people saw it live at the Windsor Theatre. It was broadcast on radio and online at 8 p.m. You can listen to it again Sunday December 12 at 8 p.m. Visit www.klmj.com and look for the live…
Read MoreLet People Get to Know You
It’s holiday time where I live. People are planning menus, parties, events and outings. There’s the play – and small towns require everyone to come out for the play. Some act in it. Some promote it. Some attend it. Some read about it. All enjoy it. It’s at this time of year that there is…
Read MoreQuick Recap of #140conf
I was the 2nd to the last speaker for the day. In the morning, I had my presentation all figured out. However, after hearing over 40 different speakers – I had about a million remarks to make to what they said. I got on stage ….and found I was crazy nervous! I’d forgotten that I…
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