Events matching tag "writing"
Saturday, March 8
Ghostwriters get a first-hand look into the minds of many of today’s great thinkers, innovators, and storytellers. We write bestsellers, yet never see our names on the bestseller list. We spend our days verbally poking a…
Beginner
Presenters
Stephanie Land
ESPN launched Grantland based on the writings and vision of Bill Simmons. The company recently hired Nate Silver and acquired his site, FiveThirtyEight. As a company known for sports, Simmons and Silver will discuss the…
Advanced
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Bill Simmons, Nate Silver
Sunday, March 9
Imagine if you had a direct connection with thousands of readers who loved reading your work and those readers eagerly awaited the launch of your next project. How would that direct relationship with your readers change …
Intermediate
Presenters
Tim Grahl
We are Washington-based speechwriters who helped to run the speechwriting boiler room at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. But politicians aren't the only folks who need to develop strong public speaking skills …
Intermediate
Presenters
Andy Barr, Sarada Peri
Monday, March 10
Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new media professional. Please visit this URL t…
Beginner
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Rod Paddock
They say everyone has a book in them. NYT bestselling author Joni Rodgers notes that everyone has a spleen too, but it takes a special skillset to get it out and make it something you'd want to display on a shelf. A prof…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jerusha Rodgers, Joni Rodgers
Since the 1980s Roy Peter Clark and Mario Garcia -- an influential writing coach and world-class designer -- have collaborated on a creative concept called WED, an acronym that stands for the marriage of Writing, Editin…
Advanced
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Mario Garcia, Roy Peter Clark