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Stage presence and physicality:
We have received some excellent advice this year in our storytellers retreat, Roots and Wings. I really liked hearing from a professional actress on techniques to present ourselves more professionally in our storytelling. Kym Mellen gave a presentation on the … Continue reading
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Cover Letter Advice:
I listened to a presentation that gave advice about cover letters. Here are some of my notes. – Set letter head format for your cover letter – Center name at tope. – Left side top? who to, in … Continue reading
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Like a pebble in a pond:
Tonight’s topic could be a suitable fit for two blog categories of my website. It’s using object lessons to teach writing concepts which could work under teaching embellishments or my rock soup blog. For the sake of adding variety to … Continue reading
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Tax Lien and Deed friendly states:
I attended a tax liens and deed seminar and learned the following: Here are some states that are good to do tax liens in: Arizona Florida Maryland Nebraska: Colorado Ill: 18% on line sales. States that are … Continue reading
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Spelling Furnace: 12-5-13
Bad: furnice Good: furnace A furnace is what makes the air feel warm. That might be how I remember to spell furnAce with an A rather than a I. If you have other suggestions for remembering this work, please feel … Continue reading
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Book signings cont.:
Every year I try to attend a wonderful writers’ symposium called Life the Universe and Everything. Here are some notes I took from a panel of author(s) who were guests at the symposium. These notes are a continuation of … Continue reading
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Logging into Facebook:
These instructions are for people who have not yet created a face book account. 1. on your browser line go to “Facebook.com” <without the quotes>. 2. On the top right side of the page are two rectangular blank boxes. They … Continue reading
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Teaching observation skills:
I hope the following topic can be of use to youth ministries, family counselors, family devotionals and home evenings. I came up with an idea that might be useful to teach a child how to observe their world around them. … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Piano guys:
Recently I haven’t had much down time but thanksgiving was an evening of relaxation. I had a chance to watch the Piano guys on PBS tonight. They’re great. Today’s blog is a tribute to their talent. Here are a bunch … Continue reading
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Spelling Utilities:
Bad: utilites Good: utilities How do I remember the third i? how about this visual image. I think of three things when it comes to utilities i. power i.gas and i. phone. Each I can represent a pipe or wire … Continue reading
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