2008 to 2009 PWAC Toronto Chapter
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
For further information contact Sharon Aschaiek,VP Professional Development at s.aschaiek@pwactoronto.org
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Ross Pennie, Author of "The Unforgiving Tides" shares his memoir,
about being a young doctor in Papua , New Guinea .
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Download PWAC Toronto Chapter Professional Development Flyer
Print it and share it!
EVENING SEMINARS
| Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |
Telling Individual Tales: How to Craft Compelling Memoirs & Personal Essays
(Presented in partnership with Ryerson University 's G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education
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| November 13, 2008 |
Tricks of the Trade: Breaking Into Trade Magazine Writing |
| Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
Writing That Makes More Than Cents: Financial Management for Professional Writers |
| Tuesday, February 17, 2009 |
Calling All Start-Up Scribes: Launch Your Freelance Writing Business the Right Way |
| Tuesday, March 24, 2009 |
Web Writing Smarts: Navigating the New Media Landscape |
| Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
Going Digital: Tech Tools for Writers |
| June 19-20, 2009 |
PWAC Toronto Chapter AGM and Executive Board Elections *MEMBERS ONLY
PWAC Toronto Chapter Annual Executive Board Retreat *MEMBERS ONLY |
Location: World's Biggest Bookstore, Event Room, 2nd Floor
20 Edward St. (one block north of Dundas Street at Yonge Street )
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Registration, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Seminar/Q & A
9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Networking & Light Refreshments
Cost: FREE for PWAC Members/Students, $10 for Non-Members
HALF-DAY WORKSHOPS on Saturday, April 18
PWAC National Headquarters, 215 Spadina Ave.
Boosting Your Business Savvy: How to Negotiate, Manage Clients & Get Paid - 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Going Corporate: How to Make Your Breakthrough into Big Business Writing - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
PWAC Members/Students $40/half day or $75/full day
Non-Members $60/half day or $100/full day
REGISTER NOW
Print registration Form
For further information, e-mail s.aschaiek@pwactoronto.org
Sharon Aschaiek, VP Professional Development, PWAC Toronto Chapter
PAST EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
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Leading industry professionals attract writers from across the GTA at
PWAC Toronto Chapter professional development events.
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Our monthly seminar series resumed in October with “Memoir Writing”. Panel guests included Beth Kaplan, Sarah Moore, Lindsay Michael and Dr. Ross Pennie.
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PWAC Presents…
The PWAC National Seminar Series provides half-day seminars on specialty areas of writing to help you and your business succeed.
Power of Partnerships
Half-Day workshop led by Dawn Boshcoff
Date and time: Tuesday, October 28, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave.
Learn how to form powerful partnerships that support the growth of your business or organization and that result in mutual benefits and opportunity for growth.
Visit http://www.pwac.ca/eventsandresources/pwacpresents#partnerships
Speech Writing
Half-Day workshop led by Dorothy Helms, aka The Writing Fairy®
Date and time: Tuesday, November, 25, 2008 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave.
Helping people put into words what they want to say in public can be fun -- and a lucrative source of revenue for freelance writers.
Visit http://www.pwac.ca/eventsandresources/pwacpresents#partnerships
Watch for PWAC Presents 2009 Workshop Schedule!
For further information, contact info@pwac.ca
2009 PWAC National Conference, June 3rd to 7 th , 2009, hosted by PWAC Toronto Chapter at 89 Chestnut St., downtown Toronto
The largest national industry collaboration ever will take place over five days, attracting professional writers, editors and publishers from across Canada. Superb networking, six program streams, five days of seminars and workshops and an event program designed to open doors and create many more career opportunities for professional writers!
Mark your calendars now! This is an event you won't want to miss!
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING delivered by PWAC Toronto Chapter Professional Members
In addition to providing professional writing services and communications expertise to companies and organizations, many PWAC Toronto Professional Members conduct customized workshops, seminars, and individual and online training sessions.
PWAC members listed below are professional trainers who lend many years of combined education, experience and knowledge to the general population, writers, editors, members of associations and organizations, businesses, as well as continuing education programs, colleges, universities and school boards.
To add PWAC Professional Development to your Conference or Workshop Agenda, please contact s.aschaiek@pwactoronto.org . To help meet your specific learning objectives, please contact any of the PWAC Professional Member trainers below.
Note: If you are looking to hire a PWAC Professional Writer, please visit www.writers.ca
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Dawn Boshcoff |
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Media Relations/Media Training & Interview Techniques, Writing for Electronic Media, Clearly…the Written & Spoken Word, Personal Performance PR, New Media PR, Power of Partnerships, Start-Up & Execution of your Freelance Business |
| Web: |
www.BOSHmedia.ca |
| E-mail: |
dbosh@BOSHmedia.ca |
