Presentations are funny things. You never know exactly how they’re going to turn out or what (if any) lasting effect you’ll have on the audience. You prepare and then simply hope for the best. So when Candace Thompson introduced me with a string of superlatives–including “world class”– I wanted to signal to her, “Oh, geez, […]
Wild Child Presentation “Reviews”… *sigh* Read More »
I wrote a long-form sales letter on Monday and Tuesday. The client has proclaimed it “excellent” and paid me $3,000 for it. That’s just under a dollar per word… a good price for a relatively-new start-up company that must rely on a targeted audience and great conversion rates to keep on keepin’ on. I feel
Yesterday in less than 90 minutes both of my does gave birth to six wee ones–four boys and two girls. Both does had triplets. All are doing great! I was able to get in on all six births. As Maggie gave birth to her three boys within less than a half hour, Jazzy helped her
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This week I’ve been editing and copy-enhancing a 42,000-word manuscript for a pastor and an 8,000-word sales letter for NeuroGym, John Assaraf’s company. Truth to tell, I’d rather be writing copy from scratch (it pays better; I am in business and writing copy is my flagship offering!), but hey… editing/enhancement is often very interesting; I
Endless Editing… and Awaiting Goat Babies Read More »
I’ve been asked to give a motivational speech to high school students and their teachers and parents during a big event on February 4th in Graham. It should be a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to it. The topic I’ve been assigned: “How to Stay Positive”. That’s perfect for me. I should be able
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I’ve been editing and copy-enhancing a new 42,000-word manuscript for a second-time client, a pastor. It’s another good’un! The edited version went back to him this afternoon for his review and final look-see to see if it’s everything he wants it to be. I suspect we’ll be doing a little more tweaking. I need to
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Locally, I know five copywriters personally. Two are men; three are women. Four of them (two men and two women) are self-proclaimed copywriters. Their portfolios reveal them to be newbies/wannabes. They’ve written feature pieces, some of which are pleasantly and properly written but far from powerfully written. A copywriter has to know how to write
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I’m firmly convinced that fear kills more dreams than do obstacles and opposition. How many times have you let a decision slide because you didn’t know if you’d make the right one? Or because deciding would require further action on your part that would put you outside your comfort zone? It’s time to realize that
Thank you, Lisa Twining Taylor(Dancing Goat Web Design), for uploading my recent Rotary Speech (1-6-2015) to this website and to YouTube for me. Thank you, William Lee (Keeba and Lee Sales) for videotaping the presentation for me. It turned out great. Clocking in at just under 17 minutes, the presentation explains the added value
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