Better Writing Plain and Simple

Enhance writing and communication at work!

The 'Better Writing' workshop provides essential coaching in the skill of writing plainly.
It will not focus on grammar rules, but on the thought processes and skills you will need to effectively communicate with a specific audience, to achieve a goal.

TOPICS

• Structure your writing
• Information in 3-D
• Four ways to structure an article
• Improve clarity
• Trim “fats” from your writing
• Improve readability
• Avoid the common mistakes

COURSE FACILITATOR
Dorothy Lim has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry as editor/publisher/trainer. As an Editor in a major publishing firm, she worked with writers and designers to produce quality educational material. In 1992, she founded PublishWrite Consultancy, which was the first and, for many years, the only company providing integrated training in writing, editing, designing and publishing in Singapore. She delighted trainees and clients with immediately-applicable skills training, in highly interactive workshops, which helped propel some into full-time and freelance careers as writers, editors and designers.

In 2000, Dorothy founded Seed Media, through which she published quality inspirational material. Now, Dorothy continues to pursue her passion for publishing, and to train others to do the same.

Now she is Consultant/Trainer in a publishing company.

DETAILS
Date: 19 and 26 June (2 x Saturday)
Time: 2-5pm
Venue: VFC Toa Payoh, 623, Lorong 4,
Course fee: S$30 Special for Peers Republic only (Usual fee S$600)

REGISTER HERE!
Please indicate your name, Region, contact number and email address. As places are limited, and materials will be prepared for participants, you will be required to pay $30 once you register. The course fee will be collected at the first session on 19 Jun.

SWOP!

Hear Hear!
We're going eco! ...and saving you some cash along the way....

So here's how it goes:
Come with your friends and SWOP your second hand stuff with others. Each participant must bring a minimum of 4 items, bring home up to 10 items of whatever gems you find. All remaining items that aren't taken home will be shipped to benefit the toddlers and young adults of East Timor, with transport and packaging paid for using the money collected. This enables us to come together and SWOP for a good cause. More about Timor: http://www.loveeasttimor.com/
Scroll down, for details of Photography Showcase .

Entry Fee: $5 (To help in set-up and packaging of donations) Extra financial donations will be more than helpful.

Items Accepted: Male & Female clothings, bags, accessories and female shoes/slippers. Styles preferably for young and mid-aged adults both work and casual. Tattered, pungent smelling or stained items will be returned at the entrance screening.

P.S: As this is a SWOP among Singaporeans, do be generous with your Addidas, Nikes, Zaras and TOPSHOPs etc. This isn't a total dumping ground for your past camp T-shirts and old P.E stuff although we will gladly accept all items in good condition, as you never know which ex-MGS girl will appreciate your old ACS P.E shirt : )

Mummies Corner:
Yep! This will be a good time for mummies to come together, SWOP baby stuff and mummy tips over coffee at a different section. Same entry fee rules apply. Mummies can cross over to the adults corner to SWOP your own clothes, but please note there will be no baby-sitting corner if you bring your toddler.

Items accepted: Toddler clothes, books and hard toys for ages 1month - 6 yrs old. Soft toys and items that are tattered, pungent smelling or stained will be returned at the entrance upon screening.

Photography Showcase @ SWOP!

During the SWOP event, there will be an ongoing Photography Showcase for SWOP participants to view. This showcase is open to anyone as long as they comply with the criterions set and submit their entries within the stipulated deadlines.

3 Showcase Components (Select 1 only):
1. Hardcopy Single Shot
2. Hardcopy Illustrated photo story board
3. Projector Display: Phone Camera illustrated photo story board

4 Themes to choose from (Select 1 only):
1. Beauty from Pain
2. Faces | Phases | Phrases
3. Light
4. Eternity

Photography Showcase Entry Criterion:
Submission
a) Single Hardcopy entries must be printed/developed in 5R sized photo and mounted onto a monotone (preferably black) hard cardboard for display. The monotone cardboard should have a 2cm perimeter space around the photo on display for mounting purposes.

b) Illustrated photo entries must have a minimum of 4 5R photos per hard cardboard entry. The monotone cardboard should have a 2cm perimeter space around and between the 4 photos on display for mounting purposes. Do ensure text is within comfortable visibility.

c) For prime display positions, single shot and illustrated hard copies must be mailed or personally delivered by 12 March (Thursday).

Address to : Chew Ching Keh
Victory Family Centre - Technical Service Centre
623 Toa Payoh, Lorong 4, Singapore 319518
(Entrance is via Toa Payoh East, next to block 29 and opposite Lorong 5)

For non-prioritized display positions, you can deliver it to us on 14th March (Sat) between 9.30am - 10.30am

Any submission after 10.30am will not be accepted for the showcase. (Look for Jacky Woo upon submission)

d) Entrants are welcome to stand by their entries at 1pm - 6pm on 14th March (subjected to the same $5 entrance fee for charity) to discuss their work with passing viewers.

e) Illustrated Digital Phone Camera shots must be submitted to angeline.las@gmail.com by 8th March 12am, in 4-6 shots per entry. Total file size limited to 1MB and below arranged in 800 x 600 on a monotone background colour. All phone camera entries will be rotated on a single projector.

* Interested parties please contact Angie at angeline.las@gmail.com for the rest of the submission criterion. Questions through this blog may not be answered promptly.